An ITV spokeswoman has confirmed to us here at the Coronation Street Blog that Craig Charles, who plays Streetcars cabbie Lloyd Mullaney, is leaving the show in September.
Simon Gregson, who plays Steve McDonald, posted this on twitter after the news broke:
@SoapQueen86 @CCfunkandsoul I'm 😔
— simon gregson (@simongregson123) May 2, 2015
Craig will be leaving the show to return to filming Red Dwarf and hopes to return to Coronation Street one day.Craig Charles said: “I have had an absolutely fantastic ten years on Coronation Street and I will be very sad to leave. Lloyd has become a huge part of my life and I have made some amazing friends with whom I will always keep in touch.
“But I feel I owe it to my colleagues on Red Dwarf to join them in filming the new series and finding out what is in store for Lister and the others. I would love to return to Coronation Street at some point in the future.”
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