A Coronation Street star has returned to the soap as part of Gail Platt’s emotional exit storyline,
Sean Wilson is set to return to the cobbles as Martin Platt, six years after his last appearance in Weatherfield.
The 59-year-old has already begun filming his return scenes and will reappear on screen in October as part of Helen Worth’s exit storyline.
In the scenes, Martin’s son David (played by Jack P Shepherd) is shocked to find his dad at the house.
David is immediately suspicious of his reasoning for coming back into their lives.
Speaking about picking up his scripts again, Sean said: “It was great to be invited back to Coronation Street again, to contribute to Helen’s exit story.”
“We’ll have a few months to catch up with Martin and Gail again, following the ebbs and flows of the unfolding storyline.”
“Playing Martin has been a joy since day one and in a way, I’ll be slipping back to where I left off, which no doubt will throw a spanner into the heart of the Platt family.”
“It’s just like slipping on an old and comfortable jumper from the back of the wardrobe… I’m looking forward to reuniting with my TV family.”
Sean played the character Martin for 20 years from 1985 to 2005, before he and his family emigrated to New Zealand in 2018.
The actor paid a final visit to Weatherfield before his departure to make peace with his son David, who was upset that his dad was leaving the country.
According to The Sun, Gail will have a happy ending and is set to rekindle her romance with Martin Platt in her emotional exit storyline.
Sean, who left the ITV soap to become a cheese-maker in 2005, will make his return for her final scenes.
Although the pair’s ten-year relationship ended when Sean’s character Martin had an affair, he is still considered the best of a bad bunch in Gail’s previous five marriages.
A source told The Sun: “A number of options were considered for Gail’s departure from the cobbles but bosses knew the moment needed to truly celebrate one of Corrie’s most iconic characters as well as honour Helen’s astonishing run on the soap.”
“It just didn’t sit right to kill her off or have Gail suffer more tragedy after, let’s face it, a pretty traumatic life.”
“Martin was always considered the one that got away and bosses are thrilled they’ve been able to tempt Sean back to wave Gail goodbye.”
