Martin Hancock wants to see a “Spider/Toyah wedding” in ‘Coronation Street’.
Martin Hancock is leaving Corrie but wants a wedding
The 54-year-old actor - who first played Geoffrey ‘Spider’ Nugent in 1997 and returned for his latest stint last year - has claimed there is still “a bit of love” between his character and his on-screen flame Toyah Battersby, played by Georgia Taylor, and he thinks their recent relationship breakdown is down to “bad luck and circumstances”.
He told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “Life has gone wrong between them, it’s just bad luck and circumstances.
“It’s sad - for now it’s just not workable. But I don’t think it’s the end of the story. These two will always have a bit of love there. I think he’ll be desperately sad about the way things have ended.
“Spider loves Toyah, and I would like to feel he’s leaving with unfinished business. It would be nice to have a Spider/Toyah wedding in the future.
His character was revealed to have been an undercover police officer this week, and has once again left the cobbles.
But Martin - who first left Weatherfield in 2001 before a short stint in 2003 and popped back last year - admitted that he is willing to “consider” returning to the cobbles once again as he loves the ITV1 soap.
He said: “I’d consider coming back to the show in the future, of course. I love the show.”
Last month, Martin teased “demons” were going to feature heavily in the storyline but kept tight-lipped with the details before praising the soap format allowing discussions around topical issues.
He told Metro.co.uk: “I can’t reveal too much. But let’s just say that there are some demons from the past coming!
“I think soaps have always had the ability to address really really difficult issues that you wouldn’t be able to, or that people wouldn’t be open to.
“So we’re allowed to bring in these changes in society, develop them and show them and maybe even come up with solutions for them as well.
“That’s where soaps are very good.”