Coronation Street fans were thrilled to see a much-loved character back on the cobbles 19 years after his exit from the ITV soap.
Eco-warrior Spider Nugent, played by Martin Hancock, unexpectedly reappeared in his ex Toyah Habeeb's life in the middle of a protest during Friday night's episode (July 1).
The legendary character returned to the street during a noisy protest against waste incineration led by Toyah just weeks after her husband Imran Habeeb died in a car crash.
Toyah and a gang of protestors successfully blocked in the council bin wagon on Victoria Street. As Toyah jumped into the cab of the bin wagon, a hat-wearing figure picked his way through the protest group and clambered into the cab next to her.
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