Brookside star Claire Sweeney has joined the cast of Coronation Street.
The actress, 52, will be playing Cassie, the mother of Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall), and her first scenes will air in late June.
Tyrone has been told by his grandmother, Evelyn Plummer (Dame Maureen Lipman), that her daughter and his biological mother Cassie is dead.
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So when Cassie turns up out of the blue, Evelyn is faced with a dilemma as she has to decide whether to come clean to Tyrone about her lies.
The Weatherfield mechanic grew up believing his real mum was Jackie Dobbs (Margi Clark), but he discovered the truth about his parentage years later.
Not trusting Cassandra to look after Tyrone properly due to her drug addiction, Evelyn left Tyrone at a police station in 1982 where he was found by Jackie who brought him up as her own.
But Tyrone is set to face more heartache when he comes to terms with his grandma’s, while trying to navigate a relationship with his mother.
The West End star starts filming for the soap next week and her first appearance will come on June 28.
Corrie Producer Iain MacLeod promised Cassie’s arrival will cause “electric” scenes.
He said: “Claire bowled us over in her audition and the scenes with her, Tyrone and Evelyn will be electric.
“Her arrival will mark the start of a tumultuous time for Tyrone and the family and her impact will be felt across the street in the weeks and months that follow.”
Discussing her new role, Claire compared being cast in the soap to landing a part in a Hollywood movie.
“Even though I’ve been lucky enough to have enjoyed an amazingly varied career for nearly 40 years – being cast in Coronation Street is, to me, better than being cast in a Hollywood movie!,” she said.
Claire continued: “I’ve watched it all my life and can’t quite believe that I’ll now be stepping onto those famous cobbles myself.
“I was really nervous when I got the scripts to audition as this show means so much to me and my family and this is Corrie gold, I was beyond thrilled and very grateful when I got the call that Iain MacLeod is trusting me to play Tyrone’s Mum and work alongside one of my heroes, Dame Maureen Lipman.”
Sharing more about her character, Claire added: “Cassie is a character who is definitely going to make an impact – I just hope the audience will enjoy watching her as much as I’m going to be enjoying playing her!”
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