CORONATION Street is bringing back comedian John Thomson to replace axed Sean Wilson’s character Martin Platt. Cold Feet and Fast Show star John , 55, will have a romance plotline with Martin’s ex-wife Gail Platt, played by Helen Worth , 73, who is leaving the ITV soap. 5 Coronation Street is bringing back comedian John Thomson Credit: Supplied 5 John is set to replace axed Sean Wilson’s character Martin Platt Credit: ITV Bosses had to drum up the emergency tale after axing 59-year-old Sean’s character just two weeks ago — as revealed on Saturday by The Sun.
Cast and crew were baffled by Sean’s leaving. A spokeswoman said he “stepped down for personal reasons”. A source said of John’s return: “It’s been an absolutely frantic, incredibly stressful past couple of weeks for Corrie bosses and scriptwriters.
READ MORE CORRIE NEWS BAR-LOW BLOW Cult leader Rowan gets his claws into vulnerable youngster in Corrie hostage horror Corrie fans predict ‘hostage’ storyline after HUGE secret is revealed “So many new departure storylines for Gail were mooted but they were set on a love interest one – which proved tricky as she buried five of her six ex-husbands. And the remaining living one, Martin, was obviously axed in real life. “They wanted a recognisable name and plumped for John as his character was popular with viewers and a real blast from the past.
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