Coronation Street fans are used to the odd celebrity popping up on those famous cobbles, but Oscar-winning actor Ben Kingsley wants another crack. The veteran star, whose credits include Gandhi and Sexy Beast, started his career in the soap, playing Ron Jenkins, a cheeky chap who chatted up Ken Barlow's then wife Valerie back in the 1960s. Ben told The Sun: "Oh I did enjoy my time on Coronation Street. I said I might go back, have a pint in the Rovers Return." "I have very fond memories. I think a long-running soap is a very interesting way of looking at the social history of a time and a place." He added: "And this took place in Salford, so it was very much my territory and my background. It was a marvellous show." The actor revealed how making the soap was 'almost like live TV or theatre', and said: "We had huge cameras with great thick tapes, and we ran from one part of the studio to the other to keep the tapes rolling. Quite marvellous. Very exciting." Get all the latest soap gossip delivered straight to your door. Subscribe to Soaplife magazine today
