Former Coronation Street star Sean Wilson has announced that he would be interested in returning to the soap.

The actor claimed that his character Martin Platt should make a shock comeback in order to rescue his ex-wife Gail (Helen Worth) from her recent love woes.

Gail's current romance with Joe McIntyre (Reece Dinsdale) has hit a rocky patch this month due to the kitchen fitter's addiction to painkillers.

Speaking to the Daily Star Sunday, Wilson explained: "Given that Gail is a disaster with men since me [a return] would make great sense - but I have yet to get the call."

Wilson was axed from the show in 2005 after more than 20 years in the role of Martin. He later insisted that he was glad to leave, complaining that the programme was "taking over" his life.

His final scenes saw Martin departing Weatherfield for a new life in Liverpool with his girlfriend Robyn.