Corrie's Jack P Shepherd hopes villain Ray Crosby will stick around after sinkhole chaos

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Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd, who plays David Platt, has revealed he hopes the new villain on the cobbles Ray Crosby will stick around.

He also teased what is in store for the soap's 60th anniversary special, with the Platt family involved in a "community story with Ray".

Ray is currently plotting against David for reasons yet unknown, having paid for a sinkhole to be opened in David's garden. In upcoming scenes his sinister motives will become clearer as he attempts to persuade David to sell his house.

But off-screen, David gets on very well with Ray actor Mark Frost, and hopes his character won't be axed any time soon. Asked whether viewers could end up seeing David and Ray go head to head, Jack replied: "We'll have to see