Baldwin Return

[GossipGirl]

I saw that and that wasn't too bad but it wasn't great either

[Hannelene]

Maybe he never comes back

[tammyy2j]

SOAP legend Johnny Briggs wants to come back from the dead as Mike Baldwin’s evil twin brother.

He would even welcome a Dallas-style return like Bobby Ewing in 1986.


Millions saw Baldwin, who had battled Alzheimer’s Disease, die in the arms of his long-time enemy Ken Barlow three years ago.


Asked if it would ever be possible to return, Johnny, 74, right, replied: “Why not – I think it could work.


“It worked in Dallas where he came out of the shower as someone else. I would do something like that, definitely.”


Johnny added: “I do miss it – I miss the camaraderie backstage. It honestly is like one huge family. Everyone just gets on so well.


“Talk about ageism on TV is silly – there is no sell-by date on a good actor.


“But I don’t really regret leaving when I remember how hard it was. To be honest the hours were getting longer and longer.


“It got to the point where I just thought: ‘I don’t want to be carried out of here on a stretcher’.”


A source said: “Johnny was a hugely popular figure in Corrie among viewers and his co-stars.”

[Hannelene]

Is this some kind of joke? Why did he allow himself to be killed of?

[Chris_2k11]

Did he not leave to retire?

[Perdita]

Yes, he did. Retirement obviously does not keep him entertained enough.

[Hannelene]

he shouldn't of had the character killed off as now he can never come back

[Perdita]

Perhaps he can come back to haunt poor Ken in his dreams

[Hannelene]

I think he will always haunt Ken in his dreams as from knowing a little about their history from reading about the characters online I think Deirdre should of been with Mike.

[Perdita]

Johnny Briggs has insisted that his recent comments about a possible return to Coronation Street should not have been taken seriously.

Last week, a tabloid newspaper reported that Briggs wanted to make a Weatherfield comeback in the future, even though his character Mike Baldwin was killed off in 2006.

At the time, the 71-year-old actor was quoted as saying that such a move could work because US soap Dallas set a precedent with its unexpected Bobby Ewing (Patrick Duffy) twist.

However, asked if the reports were accurate in an interview with What's On TV, Briggs replied: "No, it was a joke! They asked was there any chance of me going back to Coronation Street and I said, 'Mike's dead - how could I come back?' They pointed out that it happened with Duffy and the actress in Dallas. So I joked and said, 'In that case, I'll be back!'"

On whether a return would ever be possible, he said: "I shouldn't think so, because to me Coronation Street is one of the most realistic shows on television, and to do something like that would be a bit silly.

"Everyone who's in Coronation Street thinks that they're the star in it, but there's only one star of the street and that's the pub! Take the Rovers Return away and you wouldn't have a show, would you? I always loved doing things in the Rovers and giving them a rollicking!"

Briggs will be seen making a one-off appearance in BBC medical drama Doctors next week.


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