Al's cobble wobble

I'll really miss my work, says Street veteran Halsall on his Oz adventure

- MARK JEFFERIES

MOST people would love an exotic break from work but not Alan Halsall who says he is going to really miss the cast and crew of Coronation Street.

The actor, who first stepped on the cobbles in 1998 as Tyrone Dobbs, says he loves his job after spending more than 26 years working on the ITV soap.

Revealing what he will struggle with most Down Under, he said: "I'm super close to my family and my friends and there are lots of things I'm going to miss.

"I'm going to miss work. I love my job, I love going into work, I love the people. It is a very difficult thing to put into words, just how big a thing it is in my life. It has been a huge part of my life for just over 26 years now.

"And I love the show. It's not just the show, it's the people, the people you see on screen, but the people behind the cameras, the crew, storyliners, writers, people I've known for that whole time.