It's scary...'
TV Times|August 01, 2020
Paula Wilcox on playing Corrie monster Geoff Metcalfe’s first wife
Alison Slade
It's scary...'

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Back in 1969, Paula Wilcox had a guest stint in Corrie as Ray Langton’s wayward sister, Janice. Now, 51 years later, she’s back on the cobbles as Elaine Jones – the first wife of abusive Geoff Metcalfe and biological mother of Tim – who has been through the same ordeal as Geoff’s current missus, Yasmeen.

Here, Paula, 70 – who became a household name as a star of 1970s sitcoms The Lovers!, The Liver Birds and Man About the House – talks about returning to Weatherfield, and why Elaine is vital to Geoff’s downfall…

How did this role come about?

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