21/05/2014

William Roache Set To Return To Coronation Street

Ken Barlow actor William Roache is to begin filming for Coronation Street, some five months after being cleared of rape and indecent assault charges.

Roache has not appeared in the ITV soap opera since May of last year, after news of the charges was made public.

In February this year he was cleared of two counts of rape and four of indecent assault.

According to a report by the BBC, the actor will return to filming within weeks and the episodes are due to air in August.

(MH/CD)

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