Judge Rinder narrator and former Coronation Street actor Charles Foster dies-Sabrina Barr-Entertainment – Metro

Tributes have been shared in honour of the late star (Picture: ADC)

Charles Foster, who worked as a continuity announcer for ITV’s Granada Television, has died, it’s been reported.

From the 1970s to the 1990s, Foster was one of the faces of Granada Television, now known as ITV Granada, which is broadcast across the North West of England and the Isle of Man.

As well as his role on the channel, he also starred in several TV programmes as an actor throughout his career, including Crown Court and the soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale.

He provided the voiceover on ITV’s Judge Rinder, while also working on Catchphrase and The Krypton Factor, ITV reported.

Rob Jaskowski, a producer on Granada Reports, remembered how ‘nice’ Foster was when he met him in person, describing the late star as a ‘true inspiration’.

‘I remember being star stuck on my first day at Granada on work placement in 1984 when I sat with him in the canteen at Quay Street,’ he said.

‘He was great to chat with and a true inspiration. Condolences to his family and friends.’

TV presenter and journalist Steve Saul wrote: ‘Sorry to hear the reports of the death of former Granada TV continuity announcer and voiceover Charles Foster.

‘Along with Colin Weston and Jim Pope they were the friendly face of ITV when I was growing up. I would have loved to have been an in-vision continuity announcer.’

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