Sean Wilson has claimed his dream return to Coronation Street was blocked due to an unfounded sex allegation.
The actor, 59, had filmed scenes as Martin Platt, the character he played from 1985 to 2005 and briefly again in 2018, but these were pulled after he was told he was under police investigation for an alleged indecent assault dating back to 1997.
According to the Sun, Wilson was cleared 10 days ago, with police confirming no further action would be taken. The complaint is said to have been made by someone connected to the show and alleged that Wilson had put his hand up a woman’s skirt over 25 years ago.
Wilson was reportedly never told the name of the complainant.
The actor had filmed scenes with his former on-screen wife Gail (Helen Worth), but it is understood these will now not be used.
“My reputation was ruined in just eight minutes — my whole world blown apart,” Wilson told the Sun.
“I had no idea who had made this complaint or anything about it but I lost my job. It's been hell. I've been low all the way through.”
ITV previously announced that Wilson had agreed a 10 episode contract but later said he left for “personal reasons”.
In an email to the actor, they said: “This is to discuss a historical allegation of a sexual nature which has been made about you in the past few days relating to when you were previously under contract to the programme.
“We will realise this will come out of the blue for you as it has for us.”
The allegation was dismissed after police informed him in an emotional phone call on November 21 that no further action would be taken.
He added: “I could have been making thousands of pounds a week but instead I have become persona non grata throughout this whole sorry episode. My career is in tatters.”
Wilson is now said to be looking to get his career back on track having largely left acting in the 2010s, and is reportedly eyeing up future panto roles.
