John leaves Corrie in September after two years playing Karl and will go straight to playing consultant
neurosurgeon Guy Self in the BBC hospital dram, says What's On TV.
John said: "It's a complete change from scally to surgeon! I've never done medical drama before but I have quite a few medics in the family, so I've got loads of people to talk to. One of my good friends is John Collee, who is a doctor and a writer. He wrote Paper Mask, about a porter becoming a bogus doctor. He's set up a load of stuff for me - his brother's an anaesthetist and I can go in and see an operation."
He joked: "My mum was a nurse and always wanted me to be a doctor not an actor so finally half her wish has come true!"
John said: "It's a complete change from scally to surgeon! I've never done medical drama before but I have quite a few medics in the family, so I've got loads of people to talk to. One of my good friends is John Collee, who is a doctor and a writer. He wrote Paper Mask, about a porter becoming a bogus doctor. He's set up a load of stuff for me - his brother's an anaesthetist and I can go in and see an operation."
He joked: "My mum was a nurse and always wanted me to be a doctor not an actor so finally half her wish has come true!"
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