Andrew Sachs

After reading the recent post about Lysette Anthony joining Corrie, I was just thinking about all the famous faces "d'un age certain" - 'scuse my French - that have appeared on Coronation Street.Not the ones who appeared when they were still unknowns, like Joanna Lumley - I mean well-established faces, such as Sir Ian McKellen, Andrew Sachs, Nigel Havers, Anthony Valentine, and so forth. And I was also thinking about those who have expressed a wish to appear, such as Julie Walters and Joanna...Read Full Story

Day 49 of our 50 day countdown of Coronation Street - written by blogger Sunny Jim. The portents were not good for the wedding of Becky Granger and Steve McDonald: he’d been married three times before and the day they’d chosen was Friday the thirteenth. So there was little surprise when it all went horribly wrong. The day started with Becky toasting herself over breakfast with brandy and champagne. Blanche Hunt sent over a celebratory bottle of Thunderclap cider for the bride-to-be and once...Read Full Story

Julie Hesmondhalgh, who plays Hayley Cropper in Coronation Street, has revealed more about the upcoming storyline of Roy's mum joining Corrie. Julie told Holy Soap: "There's a cat amongst the pigeon once again - just when you get a bit of peace and quiet and normality back, Roy's mum comes into the equation and she's quite fierce." The soap star admitted shy, eager-to-please Hayley is no match for her mother-in-law, played by Stephanie Cole. She laughed: "Oh no! I don't think so. She's...Read Full Story

The BBC has been fined by Britain's broadcast regulator for lewd phone calls made by TV personality Jonathan Ross and comedian Russell Brand.Ofcom ordered the BBC to pay 150,000 pounds ($219,000) Friday for an on-air routine last year in which Brand and Ross left recorded messages for the elderly actor Andrew Sachs saying crudely that Brand had had sex with the actor's granddaughter. The two later joked on-air that Sachs might hang himself over the newsThe calls to Sachs — best known for...Read Full Story

I've loved the trailers showing Andrew Sachs arriving on Coronation Street to the background music from a cowboy film and I've been looking forward to Norris Cole's brother being on screen for a while. And so far, so good.Andrew Sachs as Ramsay Clegg is a solid, believable character who looks set to ruffle Norris' feathers, which is always a good thing, especially after he was so mean to Mary.Missed Corrie this week?Catch up with the Coronation Street Weekly UpdatesYou can even sign up to...Read Full Story

Andrew Sachs is turning up soon on Coronation Street as Norris Cole's brother, Ramsay Clegg. Fans of Andrew Sachs might be pleased to hear that there's a competition on the UKTV website to win a chance to meet the cast members of Fawlty Towers. But if you want to win, you'll have to be quick, the deadline for entries is this week. Runner-up prizes included signed photos of the Fawlty Towers cast and a Fawlty Towers Series 1 & 2 DVD for the next ten runners-up.With thanks to UKTV for letting...Read Full Story

Andrew Sachs turns up as Norris Cole's half-brother Ramsay Clegg on Coronation Street next week and there'll be a few shocks revealed. Ramsay's visit will have a long-term effect on Norris, says Andrew Sachs."Ramsay's presence will change Norris. There are consquences to his arrival which will significantly affect people's understanding of Norris. I'm only going to be in Corrie for a fixed amount of time and Norris will be on a very different footing once it's over."By 'eck, it sounds good. I...Read Full Story

Andrew Sachs arrives in Corrie tonight and you can watch a preview video of his first scenes at the official Corrie site.And now The Sun reports that his character, Norris Cole's half-brother, Ramsay Clegg, will become The Kabin's oldest paperboy when he gets a job delivering the papers.Read Full Story

Written by Damon Rochefort, directed by Duncan Foster.Norris receives a visit from the police informing him that Ramsay as died on the plane before making it to Australia. Rita finds Norris, and Norris tells her the bad news and asks her to deliver it to Emily. Poor Emily, in shock, once given the news about Ramsay. She calls for more information, and finds that Ramsay was suffering from a brain tumor, of which he knew of, that he was taking medication for. A very touching scene when Norris...Read Full Story

BBC News 31 October 2008The BBC is hoping that it has drawn a line under the furore provoked by the offensive phone calls made by Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross.The pair made the calls to the actor, Andrew Sachs, on Brand's Radio 2 show.Brand resigned on Wednesday and Ross has been suspended from his BBC shows for three months without pay.However, the BBC Trust has asked for a further report into the matter, and Ofcom is conducting its own investigation, which could mean a fine.The BBC Trust...Read Full Story