McDonald clan to stage a bank robbery [Corrie//Armed police pictures]

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CORRIE'S Jim McDonald is to hold up a building society in a crazed bid to win back his ex-wife Liz, TV Biz can reveal.

The desperate ex-con returns to the Street next month and hopes to get his old missus back by buying the Rovers off their son Steve.

But when all legitimate attempts to raise the funds fail the former squaddie - whose catchphrases include "So it is" - decides to stage an armed raid.

Jim, played by Charles Lawson, 51, goes into Weatherfield Building Society and tells the cashier: "I've got a gun. So if you know what's good for you, my friend, you'll fill that bag to the top with all your cash, so you will."

But things go wrong for the Ulsterman when the terrified worker presses the panic button to alert cops - and a have-a-go hero tries to bring him down in a violent tussle. In dramatic scenes to be aired at Easter, Jim makes a run for it - but finds he is blocked in by armed cops.

He holds staff and customers hostage and refuses to discuss their release until he can speak to Liz.

After police fetch the stunned landlady from the Rovers, her hapless ex, left, tells her over the phone: "I've let you down big time Elizabeth, so I have."

Jim, who left the Street in 2000 after 11 years but has featured part-time ever since, then reveals he wants to shoot himself.

As the cameras close in on his tortured face, we will be left wondering whether it really is the last time Jim sets foot on the Corrie cobbles.

So we will.

The Sun

[Smithy]

oh lord
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Sounds good though :D

[Scarlett.]

Sounds like a brilliant final exit for Jim

[Jords]

Haha I cant wait for this. :laugh:

[Scarlett.]

Just to think, if that little cow Kylie had never asked Becky for all that money...D:

[Kerry]

Oh..... My..... God.......... :laugh2:

[Scarlett.]

Did Jim really think he'd be able to get away with it? lol

[Kerry]

Did Jim really think he'd be able to get away with it? lol

A knocking on, Northern Irish drunk with a catchphrase robbing from his doorstep? Why ever not? :laugh2:

[Scarlett.]

A knocking on, Northern Irish drunk with a catchphrase robbing from his doorstep? Why ever not? :laugh2:

lol it reminds me of the McReary's robbing the bank in Liberty City (GTA IV)

When one of them mentions off hand that they're brothers, then another mentions they're Irish xD

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http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2010/10/12/corrie-s-charlie-lawson-says-acting-s-no-fun-anymore-115875-22627356/
That explains the reason Jim will be making his final exit I think (even though its from December)

[Niamh.]

poor old Jim :(

[Rob]

lol it reminds me of the McReary's robbing the bank in Liberty City (GTA IV)

When one of them mentions off hand that they're brothers, then another mentions they're Irish xD


this, definately this!!!!!!

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SHOPPERS were left bemused when a lorry from the Rovers Return brewery pulled up.

The van belonging to fictional Weatherfield company Newton and Ridley was stationed outside the former Barclay’s Bank behind Victoria Square yesterday.

But it was all part of Granada TV’s preparation for filming Coronation Street, which gets under way today.

Although ITV bosses are remaining tight-lipped about the details of the scenes being filmed in the town, The Bolton News understands it will see the return of bad tempered Jim McDonald to the long-running ITV1 soap.

A film crew is expected to be working in Bolton throughout the week, along with actor Charles Lawson, pictured, who plays Jim, and the rest of the McDonald clan.

Most of the filming is due to take place inside the old bank building, The Wellsprings, with some scenes being shot outside.

Councillor Ismail Ibrahim, Bolton Council’s executive member for development and regeneration, said: “Bolton has gained a great reputation for being a film friendly town and this is largely down to the team who facilitate filming requests.

“They have built up good contacts with location managers and this has really helped us to attract productions such as this to the region.

“All the filming taking place will boost the town and profile Bolton to a massive audience on prime time television.”

The McDonald family was introduced in the 1990s with the fiery relationships between Liz, Jim, Steve and Andy quickly emerging.

The husband and wife relationship was tested many times, with affairs and domestic violence, ending in divorce, with a reconciliation in 1998 when Jim had an accident and was unable to walk.

In 2000, Jim was sent to prison and the couple were reunited and re-married in a prison ceremony.

Liz re-emerged in late 2003, working in a bar in Blackpool, when Jim escaped from prison and attempted to go on the run with her.

But they divorced again in 2005 and since then Jim has only reappeared fleetingly.

He is rumoured to be returning on March 24, when the scenes filmed in Bolton are due to be screened.

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Some reactions on Twitter to filming

"Still feeling quite star struck after seeing cronation street on location in Bolton this morning filming a bank robbery"

"Aha, Coronation Street are filming outside my cousins work. Which means Bolton will be shown on Corri aha xD"

"Big film crew in sunny bolton, wonder what they are up to..."

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Here's the bank
http://i54.tinypic.com/zwb7m0.jpg

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I bet this will out do seige week, even though there's no explosion involved xD

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Filming
http://i53.tinypic.com/sqqhsn.jpg

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:eek:

http://i52.tinypic.com/rmp7hg.jpg

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STEVIE!
http://i51.tinypic.com/1zw2sn4.jpg

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Even more pics lol

Apparently there's a giant crowd watching xD
http://i53.tinypic.com/23rs22g.jpg
http://i54.tinypic.com/kdx1zs.jpg

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Okay, big spoilers here


Apparently Steve is arrested for the robbery, Becky does a runner with the money and someone gets shot

[Niamh.]

Okay, big spoilers here


Apparently Steve is arrested for the robbery, Becky does a runner with the money and someone gets shot

OMG Becky :nono: after Steve stood by her after all she's done!

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The person who told me that was watching the filming, they could have meant

Becky takes the money to a safe place, but it's looking like she takes it D:

[Niamh.]

The person who told me that was watching the filming, they could have meant

Becky takes the money to a safe place, but it's looking like she takes it D:

tut tut:nono:

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I wonder who gets shot...it's either Elizabeth or James

[Niamh.]

I wonder who gets shot...it's either Elizabeth or James

yeah, hopefully Liz:joker:

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I was thinking Liz too

"Oh wee Elizabeth, why did you have to catch yerself on, it's a shame so it is"

[Niamh.]

lmao Jimbo can die, he's a legend!!

[Scarlett.]

Aye, so he is!

Still can't believe Becky :bored:

[Niamh.]

I know, she can't seem to shake her criminal ways!

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http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5300/5491582467_7f8695d5d7.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5176/5491570115_ebe915f124.jpg
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[Niamh.]

Poor Steve he constantly has that pained look on his face!!

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I bet he misses the days of Streetcars xD

[Jords]

oooooooo someone gets shot now :shocked:

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http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/03/02/article-1362290-0D70B2D1000005DC-922_468x603.jpg

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http://i55.tinypic.com/21o6gye.jpg

[bbfan1991]

So Jim is another person who clears up the trashy Karen wanabees mess:bored:, I wonder who's next?:rolleyes:.

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Steve surely wont stay with Becky after this

[lolajane]

I feel really sorry for Steve. He loves his ma and pa, and has only really stuck by Becky in everything. He's really gonna suffer I think watching Liz and Jim going through this. Will Becky give a toss though? I know she hasn't physically made Jim do this, but she gets away with things all the time and everyone forgives her. It just seems if it's what she wants and has got into her mind nothing else matters and this is a catalyst for it all, and then when it goes belly up, she'll be pulling her 'woh poor me I'm such a bad person stuff'.

I wonder if Steve will forgive her this time if those spoilers there are true.

Here's more pictures of this here from The Sun.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/soaps/3443203/Jim-McDonalds-take-away.html