Craig Charles will be returning to our screens on Monday 2 July as Coronation Street's Lloyd Mullaney. He's taken time off from Corrie to record a new series of Red Dwarf and tells Soaplife magazine that he's pledged his acting future to Corrie.
Digital Spy have quotes from the interview (as it's not available online) so it's only fair to link to them and you can read their piece here.
Craig says this about his work at Corrie: "I don't want to leave - I've just signed another extension.
I had a three-year deal with options and I've just picked up my
options. I'm going to be able to explore different sides to Lloyd's
character."
Now then, I have no idea what "just picked up my options" means for an actor in terms of their contract, but if it means Craig remains free to present his wonderful BBC 6 Radio funk and soul show, that's great news.
Lloyd's return storyline sees him come face-to-face
with Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) while he is out working for another
cab firm.
"He invested in a land deal in
Jamaica with a family member, but it went belly up. So he's come back to
Manchester and is working for a dodgy old cab firm and one day his
engine blows up. When the smoke clears, Steve is standing there and they
start chatting. Steve offers Lloyd a job back at Streetcars - but Lloyd gets the idea he's inviting him back as a partner."
Asked
how Lloyd reacts to the news that Steve only wants him as a driver, the
actor replied: "He's not happy. He says they have unfinished business
and storms off and sleeps on Eileen's sofa for a couple of nights." Let's hope the two of them will be friends again soon, Corrie needs a bromance.
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Tuesday, 19 June 2012
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