Actor Les Dennis has said that he has filmed his final scenes on Coronation Street as his character prepares for a dramatic exit.
The television host and comedian joined the ITV soap as Michael Rodwell in 2014 but announced he was leaving the cobbles earlier this year.
He revealed in a Twitter post this morning that he had wrapped up filming for the show this week.
Filmed my last scenes on @itvcorrie yesterday. Thank you all there for my lovely gifts. Will miss you all. pic.twitter.com/A5Vb8CAXs3
— Les Dennis (@LesDennis) October 15, 2016
I was so moved. Will miss being part of the @itvcorrie family. Made so many friends. You especially x https://t.co/R9GimPupWM
— Les Dennis (@LesDennis) October 15, 2016
“Filmed my last scenes on @itvcorrie yesterday. Thank you all there for my lovely gifts. Will miss you all”, he said.
The 63-year-old former family fortunes presenter said, “I was so moved. Will miss being part of the @itvcorrie family. Made so many friends”.
The actor took a sabbatical from the show earlier this year to produce and star in a stage production of Alan Bleasdale's Down The Dock Road in Liverpool.
His Coronation Street character, Michael, made a dramatic debut in Weatherfield as a burglar, before marrying Gail Platt.
Dennis' Michael Rodwell was a regular at the Rovers Return
Dennis announced back in July that he was leaving the show, having said “I always knew that the time would come when I would want the freedom to do more projects, and now feels like the right time”.
“The talented team of writers and producers have come up with a very dramatic exit for Michael on the show which will be exciting to film”, he said.
“I'll treasure the two-and-a-half years I have been part of such an iconic show and move on with very fond memories, so many lovely friends and colleagues and an ambition achieved”, he said.
“Filmed my last scenes on @itvcorrie yesterday. Thank you all there for my lovely gifts. Will miss you all”, he said.
The 63-year-old former family fortunes presenter said, “I was so moved. Will miss being part of the @itvcorrie family. Made so many friends”.
The actor took a sabbatical from the show earlier this year to produce and star in a stage production of Alan Bleasdale's Down The Dock Road in Liverpool.
His Coronation Street character, Michael, made a dramatic debut in Weatherfield as a burglar, before marrying Gail Platt.
Dennis announced back in July that he was leaving the show, having said “I always knew that the time would come when I would want the freedom to do more projects, and now feels like the right time”.
“The talented team of writers and producers have come up with a very dramatic exit for Michael on the show which will be exciting to film”, he said.
“I'll treasure the two-and-a-half years I have been part of such an iconic show and move on with very fond memories, so many lovely friends and colleagues and an ambition achieved”, he said.
