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    Dennis Tanner

    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.


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    Original cast member Philip Lowrie is due to return to the cobbles to play Dennis Tanner, the character he played in the very first episode of Coronation Street.

    Philip will begin filming in March and will appear on screen in May.

    Dennis Tanner was the original Corrie bad lad. He moved in with his mum Elsie Tanner after being released from prison and lived at 11 Coronation Street on and off between 1942 and 1968, when he married Jenny Sutton and moved to Bristol.

    The black sheep of the Tanner family, Dennis found it difficult to stay on the right side of the law. Now much older, will Dennis be wiser?

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    Why does he return now?

    He has no family on the street

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    Quote Originally Posted by tammyy2j View Post
    Why does he return now?

    He has no family on the street

    It seems a bit random doesnt it. No doubt we will find out in due course

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    Oh Derdrie a new fella for you to and Audrey to fight over.

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    The details of Coronation Street character Dennis *Tanner's comeback have reportedly emerged.

    It was revealed earlier this year that 74-year-old Philip Lowrie is returning to his role as Dennis after 43 years. He will apparently arrive in Weatherfield as a homeless drunk and attempt to sleep on the doorstep of old rival Ken Barlow (William Roache).

    "He will lock horns with Ken, who will not be pleased to see him," a source told the Sunday Mirror.

    Dennis, the son of Elsie and Arnold, will also beg Rita Sullivan and Audrey Roberts for a place to stay. Lowrie appeared in the first episode of the show, but was written out eight years later.

    The actor, who has also starred in The Liver Birds and Doctors, is thought to have signed a six-month contract and will begin filming in May.

    It was recently announced that former Hollyoaks star Chris Fountain had joined the cast as Tommy Duckworth.

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    Philip Lowrie has revealed that his character Dennis Tanner will be homeless when he returns to Coronation Street.

    The actor, who was last seen playing Elsie Tanner's son in 1968, returns to the soap when his character meets Sophie Webster and Sian Powers at the soup kitchen where they volunteer.

    Lowrie told PA: "When we see Dennis on May 12, he's actually homeless, sleeping in a doorway in a cardboard box."

    He also revealed that his character is set to clash with Norris Cole, who "doesn't like [him], not one little bit".

    Characters still in the show from when Lowrie last appeared as Tanner 43 years ago include Ken Barlow, Emily Bishop and Rita Sullivan, who was romantically involved with him. Another source recently revealed that he will "lock horns" with Ken when he tries to sleep on his doorstep.

    When Lowrie's return was announced in January, an industry insider said: "Dennis was involved in dodgy dealing, theft, fights and spent time in borstal. He was the bane of mum Elsie's life."

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    Should be fun to see, Dennis and Norris lock horns.

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    Dear lord has it really come to this , what next Bet Lynch back as well

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