Former Coronation Street star Nigel Pivaro has revealed that he was robbed while making a film to help ex-convicts.
The actor, best known for his role as Weatherfield bad boy Terry Duckworth, was filming in Salford with producer Julia Berg when the male culprit struck.
It is thought that the thief snatched a £400 piece of sound equipment before speeding off on a motorbike. Pivaro, who now works as a journalist, reportedly gave chase but was unsuccessful in recovering the stolen property.
The ex-soap star was making a six-minute film which gives information to ex-prisoners on housing, benefits, getting back into work and battling addictions. A new piece of equipment had to be purchased to complete the project, which was funded by the probation service and prisoners' charities.
Pivaro told the Manchester Evening News: "The equipment would be of no use whatsoever to the lad and he would find it impossible to sell it on. It was used for picking up sound from radio microphones. The sad thing is it will probably end up at the bottom of the river.
"It is ironic that the film that seeks to help offenders go straight was put in jeopardy by a criminal who might possibly be in need of the same advice himself one day."
Greater Manchester Police confirmed that it is investigating the matter.
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