Notts-born Coronation Street star Chris Gascoyne is saying goodbye to the cobbles of Weatherfield for a new role. The Huthwaite actor has played Peter Barlow in the soap for 23 years although he's been missing from the soap for several weeks.
The 55-year-old, whose storylines during his 23 years on screen, have included affairs, alcoholism, bigamy, being framed for murder and undergoing a liver transplant, is heading south and swapping TV for the stage. He has been signed up to star in panto in St Albans, Hertfordshire.
He will feature as baddie Captain Hook in The All New Adventures of Peter Pan at the Alban Arena. In an announcement shared on social media, the venue wrote: "EXCITING PANTO NEWS. The Alban Arena are delighted to announce Coronation Street Legend Chris Gascoyne will star as Captain Hook in The All New Adventures of Peter Pan this pantomime season!
