Coronation Street's longstanding, long-suffering character Gail will bid farewell to Weatherfield on Christmas Day, after 50 years on the cobbles. Actress Helen Worth has stuck with the character through thick and thin since 1974, and fans have seen Gail weather many domestic dramas, romances, bust-ups and even prison.

This Christmas is set to be a big one for the Platts as they say goodbye to their matriarch, Gail, as she leaves Weatherfield behind after 50 years. As fans know, she is due her f

Coronation Street's Gail Platt is about to bid a final farewell to the cobbles as she leaves Weatherfield for good to start a new life in France with her new husband - but will she get the happy ending she deserves?

Coronation Street's Gail Platt is set to bid farewell to the cobbles for good as she embarks on a fresh start in France with her new husband

Coronation Street villain Richard Hillman has returned to the soap after more than 20 years as part of Helen Worth’s exit storyline as Gail Rodwell (formerly Platt).

Coronation Street has aired an eerie return scene for dead character Richard Hillman. Brian Capron has reprised his role as the iconic soap villain, who came back to haunt his former wife Gail Rodwell in the Christmas Eve episode.

Christmas Day on Coronation Street is always a spectacle, and this year is shaping up to be no different. Wedding bells are set to chime through Weatherfield as Jesse Chadwick (John Thomson) and Gail Platt (Helen Worth) prepare to tie the knot,