CORRIE'S original bad boy Dennis Tanner is returning to the Street to stir things up for Ken Barlow - 43 years after he left.
Actor Philip Lowrie, 75 - who starred in episode one of the 50-year-old soap as Elsie Tanner's tearaway son - is returning on a six-month contract.
Loveable rogue Dennis was in the soap until 1968, when he moved to Bristol.
But viewers were kept up to date with his exploits - including a spell in jail for conning OAPs.
His return will come as a shock for Ken (William Roache).
A source told TV Biz: "Dennis's return will throw the cat among the pigeons. Ken was always sparring with Dennis in the old days. They are still chalk and cheese.
"Dennis was involved in dodgy dealing, theft, fights and spent time in borstal. He was the bane of mum Elsie's life."
Actor Philip has worked on stage and screen since he left.
The Sun
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