Coronation Street star Martin Hancock has said the end of Spider Nugent and Toyah Habeeb is 'desperately sad' as viewers are set to see the character leave the cobbles once more.
It was announced back in April last year that the actor would be reprising the role of the character 19 years after his exit from the ITV soap.
Martin played Emily Bishop's eco-warrior nephew between 1997 and 2003 and is probably best remembered for being the on/off boyfriend of Toyah, played by Georgia Taylor.
The pair left Weatherfield to start afresh together in London before splitting. Viewers last heard that Spider had fled to Peru while Toyah returned to the cobbles in 2016.
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