For The Love Of Roy...

Former Watching star Paul Bown on his new role playing Roy’s long-lost brother in Corrie

- Alison Slade

Paul Bown has carved out a long and impressive career as a character actor.

But he has never starred in a prime-time soap... until now.

This week, Paul, 62, who shot to fame in the 1980s as mummy’s boy Malcolm Stoneway in ITV sitcom Watching, will make his debut in Coronation Street, playing Roy Cropper’s long-lost brother.

‘There was the possibility of a role in EastEnders about five or 10 years ago, as a vicar,’ recalls Paul, whose recent credits include A Confession and Endeavour, ‘but I didn’t fancy it. They sold this to me because it meant working with David Neilson, who is a legend!’