Coronation Street star Simon Gregson has revealed that he feels honoured to have reached his 20th year in the soap. This week marks the anniversary of Gregson making his first appearance as Weatherfield favourite Steve McDonald on the ITV1 programme. The actor's debut episode, which aired on December 6, 1989, saw Steve arriving on the cobbles as a 15-year-old alongside twin brother Andy (Nicholas Cochrane) and their parents Jim and Liz, played by Charles Lawson and Beverley Callard. He has since helped to establish the wisecracker as one of the programme's most popular characters. Speaking to The Mirror, Gregson commented: "It doesn't seem like 20 years at all. It's great fun - I just love going to work. I feel fortunate to still be here. It feels like going to school and having a laugh with my mates (more)...
- 12/4/2009
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Former Coronation Street regulars Charlie Lawson and Nicholas Cochrane are to return to Weatherfield for a "big old McDonald wedding", Digital Spy can exclusively reveal. The duo, who play father and son Jim and Andy McDonald (below), return to filming at Manchester's Granada Studios later this month for their son and twin brother Steve's (Simon Gregson) second wedding to loudmouth barmaid Becky Granger (Katherine Kelly). Speaking to Digital Spy, the soap's producer Kim Crowther said: "Lloyd [Mullaney] plays quite a major part in Steve's next wedding when Jim McDonald makes a reappearance. The thing that Jim gets embroiled in isn't what you'd expect, though." She continued: "Lloyd manages to cause a rumpus at the nuptials without it all panning out as you'd think - considering Lloyd's going out (more)...
- 6/1/2009
- by By Kris Green
- Digital Spy
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