A Coronation Street legend, who starred in the show from 1990 to 1998, is set to take on a new role with rival soap opera Doctors.
Coronation Street star Phil Middlemiss is returning to a rival soap opera 26 years after his shock exit from the cobbles.
He left the cobbles when his character tried and failed to stop his stepson's assailants before being carted off in a body bag. Taking to X, he told fans of the soap: "Today is the last day of filming Doctors. A show that has run for 24 years, employed thousands of people, produced more than 4,500 episodes, will call ‘cut’ for the final time.
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