Coronation Street icon making comeback 15 years after death
Reece Dinsdale, who played the role of Gail Platt's fourth husband Joe McIntyre, was axed from the show after his character tried to fake his death for insurance money.
Coronation Street star Reece Dinsdale making return to show 15 years after his character was killed off
Tonight's episodes of #CoronationStreet (and both of Friday's) are directed by yours truly.
Loved every second of making them.
Hope you enjoy, too! pic.twitter.com/3iJ7geyjmf — Reece Dinsdale 👀 (@reece_dinsdale) June 4, 2025
However, he will not be reprising his role on Coronation Street and instead will be taking on a job behind the camera, directing tonight's episode of the soap opera (Wednesday, June 4).
According to The Sun, he took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to tell fans: "Tonight's episodes of Coronation Street (and both of Friday's) are directed by yours truly. Loved every second of making them. Hope you enjoy, too!"
The ITV star confirmed that the episodes were filmed around six to eight weeks ago.
In the comment section, he added that he "loves" being a director on the show and shared his excitement at tonight's broadcast.
Who is Corrie star Reece Dinsdale and has he been involved with other shows?
According to IMDb, Reece Dinsdale, who was born on August 6, 1959, has had a number of acting and directing roles over his long career.
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In terms of acting, he played the role of Paul Ashdale in Emmerdale, Matthew Gurney in Waterloo Road and DI Mike Casey in the Scottish crime drama Taggart.
He has also had other roles in shows like cult classic Life on Mars, Threads and Bergerac.
Since 2022, he has directed eight episodes of Coronation Street and has even directed 42 episodes of Emmerdale since 2020.
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