Coronation Street star sparks concern as he pulls out of appearance at fan event due to mystery illness
He had a 10-year stint on the cobbles - but is
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Craig Charles pulled out of a fan event due to illness
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He played Corrie's Lloyd Mullaney for 10 years
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Craig notably played Dave Lister on Red Dwarf
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Craig Charles had been due to appear at
London
Film
and Comic-Con on Sunday, July 6.
The actor, 60, played Lloyd Mullaney on the cobbles and before that, lead character Dave Lister in
BBC
sci-fi
comedy
Red Dwarf.
Fans of Red Dwarf had hoped to see Craig alongside co-stars
Taking to Facebook, the event shared: "We contacted Craig at 9am to be be told that due to a family emergency he would not be in until 11am.
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"At 11.30am we spent 20 minutes knocking on his hotel room door where there was no answer.
"His Red Dwarf colleagues were able to contact him at 12.30 where he confirmed he was ill and unable to attend. These are the facts."
They added: "The Group shot will go ahead with Danny, Robert and Hattie and ticket holders will receive an automatic £60 refund to allow for the change of line up.
"If anybody does not want the group shot, any unused tickets will automatically be refunded after the show."
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Later in the day, Craig took to social media and shared an update on the situation.
He wrote on X: "I'd just like to say sorry to showmasters and the fans at comicon.
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"I made it to the hotel but woke up at 3
this morning
with stomach pains.
"I then proceeded to be violently ill for hours. Not a pretty sight.
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"I tried to see if it would wear off but at 10 am I called it off and came back to
Manchester
."
Craig added: "I'm feeling slightly better now and I'm drinking lots of water and electrolytes.
"Again sorry for the cancellation and I look forward to
next
time."
It followed Red Dwarf co-star Chris Barrie - who played Arnold Rimmer -
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Posting on his website, the star shared: "Hello everyone.
"I'm going to be brief, but over the last week I have been dealing with a medical situation which I am only just beginning to get my head around.
'In the light of this I shall be attending no more events over the
summer
and into the
autumn
.
Red Dwarf cast members
Sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf first aired on BBC2 in 1988 and ran until 1999, before it moved to UKTV channel Dave ten years later.
Its cast members include:
Craig Charles as Dave Lister
Chris Barrie as Arnold Rimmer
Robert Llewellyn as Kryten
Norman Lovett/Hatty Hayridge as Holly
"Updates on all this will be issued as and when.'
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Chris confirmed he would be keeping his November 9 appearance at
Newcastle
comedy
event Scarborough Unleashed in the calendar for the time being.
He explained: "In the meantime I shall leave Scarborough on the itinerary for now and will look forward to returning there in the early
winter
.
"Obviously I shall miss not being with the posse in
London
this Sunday but I'm afraid that is the way it is. Enjoy!'
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The actor later shared an update on the situation
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