It has been confirmed that Andrew Sachs, better known for his role as Spanish waiter Manuel in the BBC comedy series Fawlty Towers, will return to our TV sets on coronation street some time soon as he has accepted corrie producers offer.
The 78-year-old veteran actor will be playing Norris Cole’s brother and it is anticipated he will be received warningly by Coronation Streets fan base.
A spokesperson for the soap said: “I can confirm that Andrew Sachs has taken us up on the offer. He will be joining us later this year. At this moment I cannot go into any further details.”
Sachs was recently thrown back into the spot light after the Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross’s phone prank which resulted in Ross being suspended from the BBC. However in a twist of fate, it would seem to have re sparked his acting career.
He will also be joining the Countdown team next week in the dictionary corner for there first show back on January 12th.