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CORONATION Street's Peter Ash has secured a substantial new role just months after being killed off. He played Paul Foreman, who battled motor neuron disease (MND) - a rare condition which affects the brain and nerves. Today on X, formerly known as Twitter , he announced that he will be swapping the small screen for the stage.

Peter said: "Very excited to say I will be joining this incredible cast next year for @peterjamesonstage's brand new Roy Grace play Picture You Dead! Hope to see you there." Picture You Dead is the seventh Peter James book to be adapted for the stage by award-winning writer Shaun McKenna and is directed by Jonathan O’Boyle. The story of Picture You Dead was inspired by Peter’s meeting with real life art forger and now acclaimed copyist, David Henty.



Read more on Coronation Street Set in Brighton, DSI Grace investigates a cold case. Meanwhile, an unsuspecting couple unwittingly buy a potentially long-lost masterpiece in a car boot sale, but their dream find is about to turn into their worst nightmare -only Grace can stop them from paying the ultimate price. It's a world away from Coronation Street , where he played some heartbreaking scenes as his MND symptoms gradually worsened.

Viewers watched as on September 9, Paul became distressed and struggled to breathe so was rushed to hospital. Most read in Soaps In heartbreaking scenes, he stopped breathing before his husband Billy could reach him. He dialled in to say goodbye, saying: “My beautiful husb.

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