Richard Hillman is back! The trials of Ebenezer Scrooge are nothing compared to Gail Platt’s terrifying ordeal this Christmas on Coronation Street! Tonight in the soap, horrified Gail (Helen Worth) was visited by the Ghost of Husband Past in the form of ...

Coronation Street viewers are preparing to say goodbye to Gail Platt for the last time tonight. The character, played by Helen Worth, will officially exit the Cobbles tonight after 50 memorable years.

Coronation Street legend Helen Worth will be waving goodbye to the ITV soap for good this Christmas Day as her character Gail Platt leaves Weatherfield in emotional scenes

The 73-year-old actress has appeared on the show since 1974 but will make her final appearance on the famous cobbles on Christmas Day.

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

In an exclusive chat with The Mirror, Jack P Shepherd, who portrays David Platt, disclosed his role in instigating a pivotal alteration to the final scene ever filmed by Helen Worth as Gail. With filming schedules not always aligning with onscreen sequence, it turned out Helen's concluding scenes as Gail didn't include her screen family entirely.

Richard Hillman returns to Coronation Street as part of Helen Worth’s Gail exit - The character is expected to appear in the soap’s Christmas Day episode as Worth’s exit as Gail nears.