Hughes: 'I turned down Corrie return'

Geoffrey Hughes has revealed that he turned down the opportunity to return to Coronation Street.

The 66-year-old actor, who played a recurring role as binman Eddie Yeats on the programme between 1974 and 1987, claims that his life on the Isle of Wight would stop him returning to full-time work.

He told the Southern Daily Echo: "Living on the island, I am totally content. I'm very, very happy here."

Following his stint on the ITV1 soap, Hughes has starred in Heartbeat, Keeping Up Appearances and The Royle Family.