Jamie, Violet and Todd to return to Coronation St

Jamie, Violet and Todd to return to Coronation St
Jamie, Violet and Todd to return to Coronation St

Coronation Street is set to welcome back some familiar faces for its special Easter episodes. Violet Wilson and boyfriend Jamie Baldwin (Jenny Platt and Rupert Hill) were last seen by fans three years ago when they fled Weatherfield with Sean's biological son, Dylan. They will be back briefly for a special storyline that takes the ITV1 show from Weatherfield to London. And they're not the only familiar faces making a reappearance. Sean (Antony Cotton) will head to the capital to be reunited with Dylan for the Easter holidays, and is thrilled to bump into his ex Marcus Dent (Charlie Condou). Coronation Street fans can also look forward to the return of Street favourite Todd Grimshaw (Bruno Langley), when he travels north for the holiday to introduce his wealthy new boyfriend to mum Eileen. However, Todd's visit to Weatherfield does not go exactly to plan, while Sean's journey south throws up some unexpected surprises. "It will be a real treat for Corrie viewers to see Sean exploring the sights of London, while at the same time Todd returns to Weatherfield to catch up with his mum," explained a Coronation Street spokesperson. They added: "Sean is desperate to be a real dad to Dylan so when Violet says he can visit he is thrilled, but when he arrives in the capital he is in for a few surprises. "Meanwhile back in Weatherfield Todd has returned home for Easter. But how does he feel about Coronation Street now he has a rich boyfriend in tow and a glamorous life in London?" The episodes will screen from Sunday, April 24.

Patrick McLennan

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 

An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.