{"id":287446,"date":"2011-03-02T19:10:44","date_gmt":"2011-03-02T19:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/02\/coronation-street-jim-mcdonald-returns-with-a-bang-as-he-tries-to-rob-a-bank-at-gunpoint\/"},"modified":"2011-03-02T19:10:44","modified_gmt":"2011-03-02T19:10:44","slug":"coronation-street-jim-mcdonald-returns-with-a-bang-as-he-tries-to-rob-a-bank-at-gunpoint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/02\/coronation-street-jim-mcdonald-returns-with-a-bang-as-he-tries-to-rob-a-bank-at-gunpoint\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronation Street: Jim McDonald returns with a bang as he tries to rob a bank at gunpoint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"94.1325641026\">\n<!-- google_ad_section_start(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\nBy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/search.html?s=y&#038;authornamef=Daily+Mail+Reporter\" rel=\"nofollow\">Daily Mail Reporter<\/a><br \/>Last updated at 7:10 PM on 2nd March 2011<\/p>\n<p>The volatile relationship between Jim and Liz McDonald has seen the couple marry and divorce twice and seen the ex-soldier violently attacking his ex-wife.<\/p>\n<p>But it appears Coronation Street villain Jim (Charles Lawson) is still holding a candle for the mother of his children as he returns to the cobbles in an explosive new storyline.<\/p>\n<p>The ex-convict is so desperate to win back the affections of his ex-wife, he attempts to rob a building society so he can buy the Rovers Return from their son Steve for her.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/98a11e1780_468x675.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"675\" alt=\"Get loaded: A nervous Jim McDonald (Charles Lawson) gets his shotgun ready as he prepares for the bank raid\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Get loaded: A nervous Jim McDonald (Charles Lawson) gets his shotgun ready as he prepares for the bank raid<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Northern Irishman ends up holding customers and staff at the building society hostage at gunpoint.<\/p>\n<p>The explosive storyline paves the way for actress Beverley Callard&#8217;s exit from the soap after 22 years on-screen.<\/p>\n<p>Liz was last seen leaving Weatherfield in disgust after finding out builder boyfriend Owen Armstrong (Ian Puleston-Davies) had beaten up Jim in December, joining Steve&#8217;s twin brother Andy (Nick Cochrane) in Spain.<\/p>\n<p>But she will return to the cobbles on March 14 and play a major role in Jim&#8217;s building society raid.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/7fe484d1922_468x603.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"603\" alt=\"Give yourself up! Jim is finally coaxed out of the building society after holding customers hostage inside\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Give yourself up! Jim is finally coaxed out of the building society after holding customers hostage inside<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Liz and son Steve (Simon Gregson) are called to the scene by armed police in a bid to negotiate with desperate Jim as he is holed up in the building.<\/p>\n<p>The actors were spotted filming the scenes &#8211; which are expected to be screened around Easter &#8211; in Manchester today.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But it looks like Jim won&#8217;t get away with it as he is seen being coaxed out of the building without his weapon.<\/p>\n<p>Soap fans have speculated Liz may end up with Jim again &#8211; if he manages to escape another jail sentence.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"29\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/ac04208d884_468x286.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"286\" alt=\"Negotiation: Jim's ex-wife Liz (Beverley Callard) and son Steve (Simon Gregson) are called to the scene in a bid to persuade him to give up\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Negotiation: Jim&#8217;s ex-wife Liz (Beverley Callard) and son Steve (Simon Gregson) are called to the scene in a bid to persuade him to give up<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about her forthcoming exit, Callard said: &#8216;It&#8217;s a fantastic<br \/>\nexit and it&#8217;s absolutely massive, but Liz may not be leaving on her<br \/>\nown.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Lawson quit the soap in 2000 after 11 years of playing bad-tempered<br \/>\nfather-of-two Jim.<\/p>\n<p>Off-screen his<br \/>\ncharacter went in and out of prison over the past decade, briefly<br \/>\nreturning to Weatherfield in 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009 and most recently in December 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, the actor and his partner Debbie Stanley opened a farm shop in the village of Prestbury, Cheshire.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"9\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/1ee4a7fe306_468x286.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"286\" alt=\"Rocky romance: Jim and Liz during their second wedding day in 2000 with sons Steve and Andy (far left), played by Nick Cochrane\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rocky romance: Jim and Liz during their second wedding day in 2000 with sons Steve and Andy (far left), played by Nick Cochrane<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/98a11e1780_468x675-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>See the original post here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-1362290\/Coronation-Street-Jim-McDonald-returns-bang-tries-rob-bank-gunpoint.html?ITO=1490\" title=\"Coronation Street: Jim McDonald returns with a bang as he tries to rob a bank at gunpoint\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coronation Street: Jim McDonald returns with a bang as he tries to rob a bank at gunpoint<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 7:10 PM on 2nd March 2011 The volatile relationship between Jim and Liz McDonald has seen the couple marry and divorce twice and seen the ex-soldier violently attacking his ex-wife. 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