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Rhyl Journal
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Rhyl Journal
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. 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! 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. 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. 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.
South Wales Argus
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- South Wales Argus
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! — 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. Recommended Reading: 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.
The Sun
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Coronation Street star making a comeback to the show 15 years after being killed off – but WON'T be seen on screen
CORONATION Street star Reece Dinsdale is making an epic comeback to the cobbles - 15 years after he was killed off. The actor played Gail Platt's fourth husband Joe McIntyre before he met his demise after he tried to fake his death to claim insurance money. 5 5 5 But before ITV fans get excited, Reece won't be reprising his role - instead he's taken a job from behind the camera. Reece has directed tonight's and Friday's episodes. Taking to his X account, he wrote: "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!" Reece confirmed that the episodes were filmed around six to eight weeks ago. In the comment section, Reece admitted he "loves" being a director on the show as fans shared their excitement ahead of the installments. In April, Reece revealed he was making a return to the beloved soap. He revealed he recently directed four episodes that month. Reece is no stranger to directing Coronation Street and has made eight episodes since 2022. He has also directed 42 episodes of Emmerdale since 2020, and helmed episodes of shows such as Pitching In, Moving On, and Secrets and Words. The actor's gig behind the camera comes after he was forced to defend his career prospects when he left Emmerdale. In 2024, Reece announced he would be taking a break from directing the soap following the death of his mother. He told fans: 'Following the death of my Ma (& moving house), at 64 I've taken a decision to have some time out from work. Many months in fact. I've never done that consciously. 'I've stuff lined up down the line, so I know that's easy for me to say. However, I'm loving every bloody second of it!' Reece also played villain Paul Ashdale on Emmerdale in 2020 for a two-year stint, before he was killed off. 5 5
RTÉ News
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Colson Smith says he will miss Coronation Street 'forever' after leaving soap
Coronation Street actor Colson Smith has said he will miss the ITV soap "forever" after his character died in Wednesday's episode. The 26-year-old, who has played police officer Craig Tinker on the show for 14 years, saw his character die after being beaten with a baseball bat by Mick Michaelis (Joe Layton), after he tried to arrest him. Speaking on ITV's This Morning, Smith said of his departure: "It literally is just working at Coronation Street (that I'll miss the most) and calling that place my work. "And it was weird, because when I got asked about highlights, I was trying to think of some of the things we've done, and I've done some mad things, I've met the (late) Queen, and I've done all this stuff, but it's the simple stuff. "Like, on a summer's day at Corrie, we get an ice cream van, with all your mates and sit outside in the car park and the cast, the crew, the production team, the security staff, the cleaners, we're all so tight there, so sitting out in the summer having an ice cream with your mates, they're kind of the best days. "It's that craic, that's the stuff that I won't get at any other job, and that's the stuff that I'll miss forever." Smith said he found out he was leaving the soap on the eve of Gail Platt actress Helen Worth's last day on set, and was worried he would ruin it by announcing his own departure. The actor told This Morning: "I found out on a night, and then I went back in the next day, and it was Helen Worth who played Gail Platt's last day. "So I've gone in and I'm like, I'm about to ruin Helen's last day, I can't do this, do I keep it a secret? And then by the time I got into work, everyone knew, and it was like Colson had died. "I walked into the green room and kind of just awkwardly laughed, and Lucy Fallon was heavily pregnant at the time, and she burst into tears, Julia Goulding was crying all day. "I felt for Jack (P Shepherd) and Ben (Price), they were losing their (on-screen) mum, and they'd found out that their mate was going, it was just, it was a real rollercoaster of emotions, and it had been all the way through. "And then the last day, Andy Whyment was just crying, he couldn't even park his car straight in the morning." Smith will appear for the last time in Friday's episode as doctors pull a sheet over his deceased character's body.
