Jim McDonald played by Charles LawsonDisgraced actor Charlie Lawson is making a return to Weatherfield as jailbird Jim McDonald.

We'll see him on our screens next month as he rocks up to a family wedding.

It's been nine years since Charlie was in Coronation Street and joining him will be Nick Cochrane who plays his screen son Andy McDonald.

Charlie, who played the fiery Irishman for 11 years was written out of the soap after a series of personal problems, including divorce, drink and drug problems and bankruptcy. He admitted that he felt he was heading for a nervous breakdown.

But earlier this year he told the Mirror that he would love to go back into the show saying: "I'd go back in a minute. I miss Jim and I miss the cheque.  He was fun to play because I thrived on good writing."

The last time fans saw him was 18 months ago when his screen son Steve told him to get lost.

If things go well this could be the start of a series of regular appearances.

A source told the Mirror more about Jim's storyline: "His ex-wife Liz (Bev Callard) is stuck in Spain so to bring some extra spice to the big day they bring his dad and brother back and you can rest assured wherever Jim McDonald is, there's trouble."

Ooh we're rubbing our hands with glee with this one. Let's hope it's not the last we see of Charlie.

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