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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Katie Fitzpatrick

BBC Strictly fans make the same point as Will Mellor returns to ITV Corrie

Coronation Street fans took to social media as TV worlds collided and Strictly Come Dancing star Will Mellor returned to our screens as the villainous drugs lord Harvey Gaskell. Will, who has been impressing with his hip-shaking skills on the Strictly dancefloor, was back in the soap as jailbird Harvey.

In Wednesday night's episode Will, who has been winning hearts on the BBC One dance contest partnered with Nancy Xu, was a world away from the sequins and sparkle as he came face to face with heartbroken 11-year-old Sam Blakeman. His character Harvey is in prison a year on from gunning down and killing Sam's mum Natasha in a case of mistaken identity.

Sam asked to see Harvey to get answers about why he killed his mum and what had led him to a life of crime. In tense scenes Harvey snapped at Sam and poured scorn on his visit.

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