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Coronation Street's Anna Windass will be accused of beating her adopted daughter. The mother-of-two, played by Debbie Rush, is left stunned when Faye (Ellie Leach) is rushed off by social workers after she tells them her adopted mother has been hitting her, all in a bid to move in with her biological dad Tim (Max Carr). Anna cries: ''She's told social services I've hit her and tomorrow she's being interviewed by the police. What do I do?'' Boyfriend Owen Armstrong (Ian Puleston-Davies) reassures her: ''You've done nothing wrong. She's a kid making up stories.'' The drama in Weatherfield doesn't stop there. David Platt (Jack...

Coronation Street fans have criticised the ITV soap for recycling actors in different roles. Joe Duttine arrived on the soap as Tim Metcalfe last week, the biological father of adopted 10-year-old Faye Windass. However, the actor previously played detective Max Carr for several months in 2010, who was involved in the plot surrounding Gail McIntyre being accused of murdering husband Joe. The new role saw some viewers take to Twitter after noticing the familiar face. Amanda Pickering tweeted: "Do the producers think we'll have forgotten last time Joe Duttine was in #corrie he played a policeman?" Angela Francis added: (more)...

'Coronation Street' fans have slammed soap bosses after they recycled an actor to play a major new character. Eagle-eyed viewers of the ITV soap took to Twitter to complain after Joe Duttine - who portrayed detective Max Carr in the programme for four months in 2010 - re-appeared on the show last week as Tim Metcalfe, the biological father of adopted 12-year-old schoolgirl Faye Windass (Ellie Leach). Joe became well known as the police officer interrogating Gail Platt (Helen Worth) when she was arrested for murdering husband Joe McIntyre (Reece Dinsdale). One fan tweeted: ''#Coronation Street seems to be reusing its...

'Coronation Street' fans have slammed soap bosses after they recycled an actor to play a major new character. Eagle-eyed viewers of the ITV soap took to Twitter to complain after Joe Duttine - who portrayed detective Max Carr in the programme for four months in 2010 - re-appeared on the show last week as Tim Metcalfe, the biological father of adopted 12-year-old schoolgirl Faye Windass (Ellie Leach). Joe became well known as the police officer interrogating Gail Platt (Helen Worth) when she was arrested for murdering husband Joe McIntyre (Reece Dinsdale). One fan tweeted: ''#Coronation Street seems to be reusing its...