Comedian and actor Jim Moir - better known as Vic Reeves - has revealed to RadioTimes.com that he'll be on Coronation Street until the end of the year.
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Moir will make his Corrie debut in scenes to be shown next week playing Colin, a marketing exec from a local radio station who crosses paths with Weatherfield stalwarts Norris and Mary.
As fans know, the pair have recently decided to embark on a sham marriage in order to win a Mr and Mrs competition - and Colin will be one of the people they have to convince.
Speaking on the set of the ITV soap, Moir said of his casting: "I'm here for three months. And then I disappear, though not in a bad way, so I could probably come back."
Explaining that he was kept in the dark about the character he'd be playing until filming began, Moir added: "I had no idea what the character was until I turned up. It was near to the knuckle.
"And I don't think I'd worked out what Colin was about until...yesterday! I'll have worked out what he's like by the time I leave."
You can watch the interview with Jim Moir below
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David Brown is Deputy Previews Editor at Radio Times, with a particular interest in crime drama and fantasy TV. He has appeared as a contributor on BBC News, Sky News and Radio 4’s Front Row and has had work published in the Guardian, the Sunday Times and the i newspaper. He has also worked as a writer and editorial consultant on the National Television Awards, as well as several documentaries profiling the likes of Lenny Henry, Billy Connolly and Take That.
