In an entertaining Sun article today, Charles Lawson has been quoted as saying acting is not as much fun as it used to be. He reckons the "bosses" treat actors like kids and this seems to refer to soap bosses but that could very well be taken out of context.
The interview is quite good, with Charlie's view on his years on Coronation Street, mostly being great. He says that Simon Gregson puts in a gruelling schedule and he thinks everyone does a bang up job on Corrie but reckons acting as a business is getting a bit too serious for him. He spends a lot of his time with his wife on their farm in Cheshire where he describes life as having a lot less bull**** (I guess he doesn't raise cattle, then!)
He is amused at the Facebook campaign to free Jim McDonald but doesn't think the producers really take that sort of thing seriously.
Will he return as Big Jim someday? Well he quips "Let's not forget we are in Never Never Land and Tracy Barlow suddenly appeared after being found guilty of murder. Bobby Ewing could leap out of that shower, you never know." Will Liz return? He and I have the same opinion on that, I wish Beverley very well. But she's a bit of a homing pigeon so I wouldn't write her off.
Wednesday, 27 April 2011
You might also like...
-
I have no idea if I am coming or going given recent scheduling changes. Speaking personally I think ITV made a fundamental error. The soap...
-
Hello and welcome to Tuesday. Sunday's episode was actually Monday's, so we're getting ahead of ourselves. We start with ...
-
Here are the major storylines for the week ahead on Coronation Street, all wrapped up nicely. Monday 17 August to Friday 21 August 2026 Sara...
-
Friday 14th August 2026 SALLY AND TIM STRUGGLE WITH THEIR NEW ARRIVAL A scream wakes Sally and Tim, who find Lucy wide-eyed after a terrible...
-
Thursday 13th August 2026 TIM AND SALLY HAVE A NEW HOUSEGUEST Having taken a call from Ruth, the social worker, Sally tells Tim and Brody th...
-
Wednesday 12th August 2026 TIM’S HAUNTED BY HIS WORDS OF WISDOM Tim and Sally sit in shocked silence after a sleepless night. Lisa calls ro...
-
Monday 17th August 2026 SARAH’S BLACKMAILED BEHIND BARS Todd returns from Thailand to receive a visiting order from Sarah. Todd visits Sarah...
-
Monday 10th August 2026 SARAH STRUGGLES IN PRISON In the prison, a tough looking inmate shoots Sarah daggers. Sarah’s unnerved. Bethany vis...
-
On our latest episode of the podcast, we chat about the goings on in Weatherfield between the 9th and the 14th August (Episodes #11,918 - #1...