Kim Marsh returns to work on Corrie

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Bet returns to the cobbles

Coronation Street legend Julie Goodyear is set to make a return to the cobbles in Corrie the Musical. Julie, who played gobby barmaid/landlady Bet Lynch until 1995, will take to the stage for the musical extravaganza next year, along with other Coronation Street favourites Kevin Kennedy (who playeds Curly Watts) and Weatherfield murderer Richard Hillman [...]

The Man From U.N.C.L.E. joins Corrie

Robert Vaughn is set to cause a stir on Coronation Street – when The Man From U.N.C.L.E. joins the soap’s cast early next year. According to reports, veteran actor Robert, who is best known for playing Napoleon Solo in the hit 1960s spy drama, will play Milton, a rich American who wins the heart of [...]

Coronation Street gets a cashpoint

The relaxation of TV product placement rules raised the possibility that regulars at Coronation Street’s Rovers Return would be swapping their fictional Newton and Ridley ale for Boddingtons. However, the first product placement in the ITV soap will take a rather more mundane form, with a Nationwide building society cash machine appearing in Dev Alahan’s [...]

William Roache remembers Betty Driver

Bill Roache has paid tribute to fellow Coronation Street legend Betty Driver, who passed away over the weekend, aged 91. The actress, famous for playing barmaid Betty Turpin for 42 years, died “peacefully” in hospital on Saturday. Now Roache, who has played Ken Barlow since the show began, has branded Driver a “real [...]

Coronation Street from Monday 12 September 2011

Monday 12th September Deirdre betrays Tracy over her abortion. As Steve and Becky chat it’s clear he’s still harbouring feelings for her but he’s thrown when he spots Deirdre with Amy. Finding Tracy he lays into her for stealing his daughter, Tracy tries to calm him saying there’s something he needs to know but Steve [...]