Axed Coronation Street star Colson Smith reveals he's auditioned for major BBC series
AXED Coronation Street star Colson Smith has revealed he's auditioned for a major BBC series.
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Axed Coronation Street star Colson Smith has revealed he's auditioned for a major BBC series
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Colson has played the character Craig Tinker since he was 13 years old
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Colson explained how he has auditioned for another policeman
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Speaking on On The Sofa, which he co-hosts with fellow Corrie actors,
Jack P. Shepherd
, Colson
explained he self taped for a new policeman role.
The new part would be in the crime dramedy Ludwig,
But the new role is not too different from his Corrie character, policeman Craig Tinker.
Colson said: "I think it was too similar to Craig Tinker. I find it very, very difficult to play a copper.
Coronation Street
"The casting brief – like, I basically did a brainstorm of everything that was on the casting brief – it was, like, cringey, likeable.
"I was going through it and it was grating."
The soap star wasn't sure if he would get the role but he enjoyed the experience.
"I did it and I've not heard anything back, so that's the way it goes.
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"But I think it was just
nice
to do my first tape and it was for a relatively big (production)," he said.
He added: "I knew I wasn't going to get it sort of thing, because one, it was for a big show and two, a copper.
Coronation Street's Colson Smith reveals new project after soap axe - as he opens up about final day on set
"But it was just a
nice
experience to get out and do it."
Colson joined the
in 2011, when he was just 13-years-old.
Over the years, viewers have seen him at the centre of various hard-hitting storylines.
From being bullied as a schoolboy to becoming a policeman and battling OCD.
Corrie cash crisis: shock exits for 2025
ITV bosses are locked in a battle to save the cash-strapped soap.
This means that a number of stars have either been axed from or have abandoned the long-running serial drama.
Colson Smith - Craig Tinker
The character of Craig Tinker
Sue Cleaver - Eileen Grimshaw
After 25 years playing Eileen Grimshaw, former I'm A Celebrity campmate Sue Cleaver
Luca Toolan - Mason Radcliffe
Bosses decided to axe the teenage character after
Sue Devaney - Debbie Webster
In November 2024, we revealed that
Charlotte Jordan - Daisy Midgeley
The actress became the fifth star to leave Coronation Street in just one month. We
Shelley King - Yasmeen Metcalfe
The actress has played Yasmeen Metcalfe on the cobbles for the past 11 years and
But the 26-year-old was sadly axed when bosses decided to get rid of his character Craig Tinker.
Colson was one of a number of stars to have been given the boot over the past few months with co-stars
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The comedy drama Ludwig has been commissioned for a second series
Coronation Street airs on ITV and ITVX.
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