CORONATION STREET - SACHS TAKES CORONATION STREET ROLE

SACHS TAKES CORONATION STREET ROLE

Actor Andrew Sachs has agreed to appear in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street.

Sachs, who previously played Manuel in the cult comedy Fawlty Towers hit the headlines earlier this year when comedian Russell Brand and TV host Jonathan Ross left lewd messages on his answer-phone, claiming Brand had slept with his granddaughter.

ITV reportedly offered Sachs a role in the soap last month, but he admitted he was a little anxious in taking it due to his age.

Speaking to the Radio Times, the actor said: "They're asking me to do Coronation Street next year. I'm a little concerned because I'm a pensioner, as the newspapers keep telling me, and it takes me longer to learn the lines. I'm going to take up the challenge anyway.

He added that he was forced to watch the soap at home. "I have to watch Coronation Street. It was a condition of my marriage. My wife was such a fan that I've been watching it since 1962," he said.