The actor, 26 - who had played PC Craig Tinker in Corrie for 14 years - was left gutted after ITV bosses broke the news to him that his time on the soap was to come to an end.

Coronation Street star Joe Layton has addressed his character's brutal murder twist for the first time – revealing that it was always the plan for Mick Michaelis to kill Craig Tinker.

Colson Smith has revealed his new job following his Coronation Street exit. The Craig Tinker actor's departure was confirmed ...

Coronation Street actor Daniel Brocklebank has announced he is leaving the ITV soap after 11 years in the role of Billy ...

News that the actor, 45 - who plays Billy Mayhew in the show - would be leaving Weatherfield in a 'sensational storyline' ...

Coronation Street star Colson Smith has announced his first job since being axed from the ITV soap just days after his ...

A major Coronation Street star is due to leave the soap after 11 years after becoming the latest to face the chop, following ...

Coronation Street star Joe Layton, who plays Craig Tinker's killer Mick Michaelis on the ITV soap, issued a plea to viewers ...

AXED Coronation Street star Colson Smith has revealed his first new job away from the soap. This week, the 26-year-old’s character PC Craig Tinker was heartbreakingly killed in the line of ...

Joe Layton has revealed that he always knew his Coronation Street character, Mick Michaelis, would murder beloved mainstay ...

Coronation Street's Colson Smith had a seven-word reaction to meeting his character's killer for the first time ...

Another Coronation Street character looks set to depart the cobbles after being charged with murder in recent scenes. Craig ...