{"id":242409,"date":"2023-11-28T14:16:24","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T14:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=242409"},"modified":"2023-11-28T14:16:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T14:16:24","slug":"coronation-street-fans-spot-legendary-sitcom-star-making-shock-weatherfield-appearance-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/tv-and-movies\/coronation-street-fans-spot-legendary-sitcom-star-making-shock-weatherfield-appearance-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronation Street fans spot legendary sitcom star making shock Weatherfield appearance | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
CORONATION Street fans have spotted a legendary sitcom star in the ITV1 soap.<\/p>\n
Eagle-eyed fans noticed a new character introduced to the cobbles during Monday's episode.<\/p>\n
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Ram John Holder arrived in the Weatherfield as the father of Ed and Ronnie Bailey.<\/p>\n
The 89-year-old is best known for his work on Channel 4's Desmond's as a barber shop owner from Peckham.<\/p>\n
Desmond's ran for six series in total between 1989 and 1994 before being axed.<\/p>\n
Reacting to Ram's return to screens, one Coronation Street fan said: "Brilliant to see Porkpie in\u00a0Coronation Street! Legend! #Corrie\u00a0#coronationstreet."<\/p>\n
A second posted: ""Porkpie! Yes, what a legend!"<\/p>\n "Only Porkpie and Ronnie needed in the Bailey family please," said a third viewer.<\/p>\n While a fourth simply commented: "Omg it's Porkpie!"<\/p>\n During Ram's first scene in Corrie viewers also learnt that Aggie wouldn't be returning to the cobbles anytime soon.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Nurse Aggie Bailey – who is played by actress Lorna Laidlaw in the\u00a0ITV\u00a0soap – hasn\u2019t been seen in\u00a0Weatherfield\u00a0since early June.<\/p>\n And bosses finally addressed her absence from the show.<\/p>\n It was revealed that Aggie is currently looking after her auntie Em and won't be back before Christmas.<\/p>\n Coronation Street airs on ITV1 and ITVX.<\/p>\n<\/picture>COR NO <\/span><\/p>\n
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