{"id":323123,"date":"2025-08-06T18:02:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T18:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/323123\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T18:02:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T18:02:21","slug":"father-ted-star-set-for-key-coronation-street-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/323123\/","title":{"rendered":"Father Ted star set for key Coronation Street role"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The series is to welcome a new family who will run local pub the Rovers Return Inn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Catherine Tyldesley\u2019s character Eva Price, who was last seen on the show in 2018, will return alongside her latest partner and his mother, who are both new to the cobbles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Shameless actor Aaron McCusker stars as Eva\u2019s partner Ben Driscoll, with Father Ted\u2019s Pauline McLynn playing his interfering mother Maggie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Ben\u2019s two sons and Eva\u2019s daughter Suzie will also be joining the cast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Residents will discover that Eva and Ben are the new landlords in October, more than seven years after Eva stopped pulling pints to start a new life in France with her daughter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Coronation Street producer Kate Brooks said: \u201cWe are beyond thrilled that Eva is returning as the landlady of the Rovers, with her new blended family in tow.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pauline McLynn, Aaron McCusker and Catherine Tyldesley (Danielle Baguley\/ITV\/PA)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/65820a21-9b23-4347-bec0-982c69dbd09e.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Pauline McLynn, Aaron McCusker and Catherine Tyldesley (Danielle Baguley\/ITV\/PA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Today&#8217;s News in 90 seconds &#8211; 6th August 2025   <\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cThe Driscolls do not arrive quietly, so expect big drama, explosive secrets and raucous knees ups galore. To have actors of Catherine, Aaron and Pauline\u2019s considerable calibre at the beating heart of this family is absolutely wonderful, and we can\u2019t wait for you to get to know and fall in love with them as much as we have already done.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cStrap yourselves in, it\u2019s going to be an exciting and eventful ride.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">A host of stars have left the British soap this year including Sue Cleaver, who spent 25 years playing Eileen Grimshaw.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Among the others who have left are Colson Smith, who played Craig Tinker on the ITV soap opera, and Luca Toolan, who played Mason Radcliffe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Coronation Street is shown on Virgin Media Television in Ireland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Sligo born McLynn (63) played housekeeper Mrs Doyle in iconic Irish comedy Father Ted. Among dozens of TV and film roles, she played Libby Croker in the Channel 4 comedy drama Shameless, Tip Haddem in the BBC One comedy Jam &amp; Jerusalem, and Yvonne Cotton in EastEnders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The series is to welcome a new family who will run local pub the Rovers Return Inn. 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