Ian McKellen to join Coronation Street soap; will appear in 10 episodesLONDON (AP) — Ian McKellen is fulfilling a long-held ambition — an appearance on long-running British soap Coronation Street.
McKellen, who played the wizard Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings movies, will appear in 10 episodes of the show, producers said Thursday.
“We are delighted that an actor of Ian McKellen’s calibre has agreed to appear in the show,” said producer Tony Wood.
McKellen, 65, already has two Academy Award nominations, a reputation as Britain’s finest living classical actor and a knighthood from the Queen.
He said last year his one remaining goal was to appear in Coronation Street, a much-loved soap about everyday life in the northern English community of Weatherfield. He will play Mel Hutchwright, a flamboyant romance novelist with a host of secrets, in episodes due to start airing in May.
― Huk-L, Thursday, 10 March 2005 17:53 (twenty years ago)
Yeah, I don't know if I approve of this kind of thing. Didn't they have Norman Wisdom or someone on it briefly a while ago? It just looks wrong.
― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Thursday, 10 March 2005 18:14 (twenty years ago)
This will be great, like the Stan Lee/Ringo Starr superhero.
― Leon the Fatboy (Ex Leon), Thursday, 10 March 2005 18:28 (twenty years ago)
I only hope that when he appears, somebody's commemorative spoons bend!
― Huk-L, Thursday, 10 March 2005 18:51 (twenty years ago)
Can they cast Christopher Lee as Danforth Stickington, Mel's crotchety neighbord that's always letting his dog poop and piss all over Mel's mail & flowers?
― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 10 March 2005 18:53 (twenty years ago)
one month passes...
I wish there were torrents of Coronation Street, I think the CBC is at least six months behind the UK broadcast.
― Leon Jones Reynolds (Ex Leon), Monday, 2 May 2005 18:42 (twenty years ago)
I'm thinking the CBC is catching up a bit with the 2 shows a day. I hope they do, but who knows. I was briefly excited about getting to watch BBC online but knew that wasn't gonna last the day, so no Eastenders :( Related to that: Why no Easterenders, CBC? Why?
― rrrobyn (rrrobyn), Monday, 2 May 2005 19:04 (twenty years ago)
Get Samuel L Jackson into Eastenders, PRONTO.
― Frogm@n Henry, Monday, 2 May 2005 19:42 (twenty years ago)