Coronation Street star reveals he's working as a groundsman at local cricket club days after being killed off on soap
CORONATION Street star has revealed he's swapped the cobbles for the cricket pitch - just days after his character was dramatically killed off.
The actor, who recently bowed out of the ITV soap in emotional scenes, is now working as a groundsman at his local cricket club.
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Colson's character Craig Tinker passed away following the horror clubbing
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But now the star is volunteering at his local cricket club as a groundsman
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Coronation Street fans have been left in tears following PC Craig Tinker's
The loveable policeman
Craig had attempted to arrest drunk driver Mick but after turning his back for a moment, Mick was able to grab hold of a baseball bat in his van and club Craig over the head and left him to die in the road.
Having been raced to hospital, his family and friends and long-standing colleague PC Jess watched on as he succumbed to his injuries and passed away.
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Craig's death comes after actor
The soap favourite has now shared a behind-the-scenes snap from the pitch, trading scripts and stunts for mowers and maintenance.
Taking to his Instagram stories, Colson posted a snap of himself getting his hands dirty while he looks after his local cricket club's pitch.
He captioned the snap: "Groundman duties @castleford_cricket_club".
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The Cricket fanatic has been volunteering there since his departure from the soap.
The Sun exclusively revealed
Coronation Street's Colson Smith reveals the moment soap boss 'binned him' from show and says 'I knew it was coming'
A source told us: 'Craig has grown up on the street and he's become part of it so it was a tough decision to make but one that will be worth it.
'PC Tinker will meet his maker in heroic circumstances this summer and there won't be a dry eye in the house when it goes out.
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'Colson is taking it well and there's a real feeling that this chapter is closing for him and there are bigger and brighter things ahead."
The star marked his soap exit with a wild, booze-fuelled
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
The police themed party paid homage to his character PC Tinker and featured fancy dress, balloons and police tape at the tapas bar and restaurant El Gato Negro Tapas in Manchester.
Many of Colson's Corrie co-stars attended full of smiles including
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Corrie is gearing up for a number of exits for some iconic characters this summer, including
The soap has already seen several characters depart the cobbles from the likes of
ITV is facing a
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Consequently, the broadcaster is reducing the length of both Coronation Street and Emmerdale episodes from hour-long to 30-minute installments, starting in January 2026.
This change will create a "soaps power hour" where Emmerdale airs at 8pm, followed by Coronation Street at 8.30pm each weeknight.
But with ratings falling and viewers switching to streamers like Netflix, more soap stars are fearing the axe - should they be worried?
Coronation Street airs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV1 or stream from 7am on ITVX
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Craig's friends and family were left devastated by his death
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Colson had a boozy bash to mark his departure on the soap after 14 years
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The party was full of drinks and emotional speeches
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Many of Colson's Corrie co-stars attended full of smiles
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