Jim McDonald is coming back to Corrie and it’s gonna be EXPLOSIVE

Jim McDonald

by Emma Dodds |
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Actor Charlie Lawson has CONFIRMED his return to Coronation Street after seven years away from the soap

Jim McDonald is arguably one of the most iconic Coronation Street characters of all time.

Granted, he's not an especially nice guy - but the criminal does make for exciting viewing.

Played by Charlie Lawson, Jim originally appeared on Corrie in 1989 before leaving in 2000, and has returned on and off throughout the years since.

But his next stint on the cobbles is set to be a major one.

All the action from next week's Coronation Street, IF you think you can handle it

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Audrey convinces Geoff to go on a date with her

Oblivious Audrey invites herself along on a date with Geoff and Yasmeen, who feels so awkward that she leaves abruptly.

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She realises her mistake

But as she watches Geoff staring wistfully after Yasmeen, Audrey realises what a plonker she is and encourages him to go after her. Yasmeen is over the moon - but Sally is less than impressed.

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Sally tries to break them up

Silly Sally meddles in their blossoming relationship, and attempts to thwart it by inviting them over for dinner. But by the end of the week, Tim is astonished to see Sally shake Yasmeen's hand.

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Beth's dodgy dealings actually come good

After Beth overhears Amy charging her grandad Ken £21 a week to walk his dog Eccles, Beth decides to take matters into her own hands.

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Beth steals Eccles as part of a plot

Bad Beth steals the dog, ratting on Amy to Ken and saying that Kirk would be a better dog-walker - however, it works even better than they'd hoped, as David employs him to walk his dog too.

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Yet another jackpot for the pair

Whilst walking the dogs, Kirk helps a woman who is having trouble controlling her dog. She's so impressed that she hires him as a dog trainer, but Tyrone convinces him to lie to Beth and pretend she's in her sixties. Yeah, because that's going to work out great...

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Johnny confides in Aidan

Johnny is baffled when Jenny postpones their leaving party, before confiding in Aidan and then Liz that Jenny has been acting strangely lately. Liz advises him to talk to Jenny.

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Jenny reveals her secret tragedy

Johnny implies to Jenny that he's worried she's cheating on him - but Jenny reveals the real reason that she's been distant.

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She takes Johnny on a trip down memory lane

Jenny takes Johnny to a children's playground, revealing that her son passed away, it's the anniversary of his death and that she scattered his ashes there. One of the reasons she was keen to leave was to escape all the memories.

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Josh can't resist winding David up

Josh is still digging his claws into poor David, who bumps into him with his new girlfriend Emma. What does he say that riles him so much? Elsewhere, Shona confronts David about his new relationship and Emma is shocked when he shouts at his children. Imran also advises David to plead guilty.

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Jude gets himself in a tight spot

Jude is terrified when he spots Angie arriving at the Marine Life Centre, and sets off the fire alarm. As everyone is evacuating, he gets rid of his shop uniform and meets Angie, who says she has come to speak to his bullying colleagues. Jude tells her everything is sorted and that they have agreed to come round for dinner. He confides in Mary and she comes up with a solution.

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Angie is NOT happy when she discovers Jude's lies

Mary has hired two people to play Seth and Phillipa, but the real pair at that moment are sacking Jude after spotting him set off the alarm on the CCTV. He runs back to the Rovers to abort the plan, but Angie arrives and ushers them all over. Of course, she finds out what has happened and is furious with her husband.

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Angie pours her heart out to Adam

In her fury, Angie heads over to the solicitors office and bumps into Adam, who offers her a shoulder to cry on - and a few whiskies...

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Rana tries to be honest with Zeedan

After Rana confides in Kate about how Zeedan kissed her, Kate tells her to stop giving him false hope. She tries to tell Zeedan that she doesn't love him, but things don't go to plan.

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Simon's sussed it

Simon helps Toyah carry a cot from the car into the pub, and when she leaves the keys in the car, he steals them with Tyler and takes a joyride in the car. When Toyah facetimes Eva, she notices that she doesn't look well and tells her she is coming over. But where are her car keys?

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Simon finds out about the cottage

Simon confronts Toyah about the cottage in Lymm, which she lies about and says it was a surprise for Peter.

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Eva goes into labour

Poor Eva locks herself in the bathroom without her phone and goes into labour prematurely.

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Toyah gets there in the nick of time

Thankfully, Toyah heads over to the cottage and hears Eva's screams coming from the bathroom. She manages to break into the bathroom and call 999.

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Toyah helps Eva give birth

Toyah is coached on the phone through the birth and Eva gives birth in the bathroom before baking taken to hospital. Eva remembers that the surrogate is supposedly in Dubai, and that they'll have to come up with another plan.

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Eva tries to avoid holding the baby

Eva tries her hardest not to hold the baby, but her midwife gives her no choice.

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Eva looks at her baby with love

Eva looks overcome with emotion as she comes face to face with her and Aidan's baby for the first time.

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She bonds with her little girl

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Simon is jealous of the baby

Eva hides in another room whilst Toyah video chats Peter and shows him their baby. They decide to call her Susie and Peter announces the news to punters in the Rovers. Toyah promises Eva that she will always look after her. But Simon is not happy about his new "sibling."

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Peter is overjoyed

Toyah arrives back in Weatherfield with the baby, and Peter is instantly smitten with the little girl. Simon, however, is unimpressed and tells Leanne that he thinks Toyah is having an affair, telling her about the cottage she was renting.

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Toyah bumps into Aidan

Toyah's lies catch up with her, and when she bumps into Aidan whilst taking a stroll with Peter, she's visibly shaken.

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Aidan notices Toyah's strange behaviour

Toyah's odd reaction to Aidan meeting baby Susie does not go unnoticed by Aidan, who notes Toyah's awkwardness.

After Jim was sent down in 2011 for attempting to rob a bank (typical Jim), he briefly reappeared in 2014 after Peter Barlow was imprisoned and Jim made his life hell.

But since then, we've not see hide nor hair of ole Jimmy - but all that's about to change.

Charlie has himself confirmed the return to The Mirror, saying: "They wanted me back full time this year but I couldn’t do it as I am doing Rebus on stage, and a thriller.

"I’m going to film a bit but then will be back again next year."

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He's a busy chap!

A Corrie spokesperson confirmed the news: "Jim is such a hugely popular character. We’re delighted he is coming back for what will be a typically explosive Jim storyline."

We cannot WAIT to see what trouble Jim stirs up on the cobbles.

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