Coronation Street has announced a brand new casting – someone who should be familiar to ITV viewers.
Tony Maudsley – who played Kenneth du Beke in comedy series Benidorm – is joining the soap, and his character will have a strong connection to a former resident of the cobbles.
The casting was first reported in The Sun, while Maudsley tweeted the news and added: "Yes I can indeed confirm this to be true. I'm chuffed to be staying at my @itv home and heading to Weatherfield and I for one, couldn't be happier.
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"As a long time fan of @itvcorrie I'm thrilled to be joining the cast of my favourite show. Here's to the next exciting chapter!"
His character will be the son of Archie Shuttleworth, an undertaker who appeared between 2002 and 2010. Archie was friends with Blanche Hunt and eventually fell romantically for Audrey Roberts, although she friendzoned him.
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The character's last appearance was at Blanche's funeral, and the soap then confirmed that Archie had died in a 2018 episode and had left Audrey £80,000 in his will.
The actor who played Archie – comedian Roy Hudd OBE – sadly passed away just last month.
Maudsley will start on the soap when filming resumes, after production was shut down due to the current worldwide situation. Further details about his character are not currently known.
Coronation Street airs Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights at 7.30pm on ITV.
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