<P> Alfred Sidney "Alf" Roberts, OBE is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, Coronation Street . He ran a grocery shop at No. 15 and was heavily involved in local politics, including two spells as mayor of Weatherfield . The character first appeared on the programme in 1961 on a recurring basis, before finally becoming a regular in 1971 and remaining in the series until he died on 1 January 1999 . </P> <P> He was played by Bryan Mosley, who died six weeks after his character's final appearance . </P> <P> The character first appeared on the Street in 1961, working as a sorter at the post office alongside Frank Barlow . He appeared intermittently until 1967 . Although occasionally mentioned, Alf was not seen again until 1971 . When he returned, he continued to work at the post office, albeit now in a supervisor's role . </P> <P> Alf was married first to Phyllis, who was mentioned by name but never made an appearance on screen . She was engaged to Alf's brother but Alf crashed his car, causing his brother's death . Out of a sense of duty, he offered to marry Phyllis but the marriage was a love-less one . Nevertheless, he was very upset when she died of cancer in 1972 . </P>

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