Ex-Corrie star joins 'Robin Hood' cast

Former Coronation Street actor Ian Reddington will appear in the next series of Robin Hood.

The 51-year-old, who played Vernon Tomlin in the ITV soap, told The Sun: "I'm going to be popping up with my bow and arrow in Robin Hood next year.

"I've had to grow a shaggy beard, which is really itchy and untidy."

Shameless actor Dean Lennox Kelly is also joining the cast of the BBC drama.

Reddington admitted that he missed working on a soap, but said he is looking forward to teaming up with his friend Kelly.