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Veteran actor Sir Derek Jacobi hits out at Corrie for ditching older stars
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mirror.co.ukVeteran actor Sir Derek Jacobi has slammed Coronation Street for getting rid of all its best older characters. The 81-year-old, who is a founding member of the Royal National Theatre, made the criticism after once appearing in a small non-speaking role, after he was invited on a tour of the show's set "When it started, Corrie was all about the older generation – lovely Annie Walker behind the bar, Elsie Tanner, all of them. "There are only token oldies in it now," he said, adding: "And it lacks a texture that it had." He continued: "It's still good.
I still watch it, but it's not as rich as it was, not as layered as it was, and it's very plot-driven whereas it used to be character-driven." Other known faces who have enjoyed non-speaking
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