The actor, 59, played Martin Platt on the cobbles from 1985 to 2005 and was set to return to be part of Helen Worth's dramatic exit storyline as his former onscreen wife Gail.

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Helen Worth has played Gail Platt on Coronation Street for 50 years, and ITV has given a glimpse of her fiery Christmas Day departure