Overview
- Jake Parry announced on TikTok that he will return to Coronation Street in a new role called Damo and his first scenes are reported to air on May 26.
- Parry originally appeared on the show as baby Simon Barlow in 2003 alongside his twin brother Oscar and he will not be reprising that character.
- Short trailers and spoiler summaries show Damo involved in a scuffle outside the Speed Daal restaurant and suggest a private encounter with the new character Idris, a plot detail based on previews rather than full scripts.
- Parry has continued acting since his infant role with credits that include BBC Three’s Red Rose, Doctors, Mount Pleasant and a number of commercial campaigns.
- The return highlights Coronation Street’s long history of recasting and reusing former performers and the show is using short-form promotion to raise interest in how Damo’s link to established characters will unfold.