Coronation Street's Sean Wilson said soap 'no longer had great acting or writing' ahead of being 'summoned to head office' and 'quitting for personal reasons' weeks after big comeback By Geraint Llewellyn For Mailonline Published: 19:25 BST, 17 August 2024 | Updated: 19:27 BST, 17 August 2024 e-mail View comments Coronation Street 's Sean Wilson claimed the soap no longer had 'great acting or writing' ahead of his now axed comeback. The actor, 59, was set to reprise his role as Martin Platt in October as part of his ex-wife Gail's exit as actress Helen Worth, 73, prepares to retire from the cobbles. But reports suggest he suddenly departed the show after being 'summoned to head office' before quitting for 'personal reasons' forcing Gail's entire exit storyline to be frantically rewritten.
Earlier this year Sean said soap storylines were now 'issue-centric' and trying and failing to solve world issues, in comparison to his own time on the show, between 1985 and 2005, when audiences watched in their droves and were left both 'laughing and crying'. Telling The Daily Star : 'I think the world of soaps is a different vehicle nowadays. I think I was part of the British soap industry at the best time, the halcyon years when there were 18 or 21 million people watching it' Coronation Street 's Sean Wilson, 59, claimed the soap no longer had 'great acting or writing' ahead of his now axed comeback The actor was set to reprise his role as Martin Platt in October as part of his ex-wife G.