Meet Mike!

Former Brookside Star Louis Emerick Joins Corrie as Retired Teacher Mike and He Reveals He’s a Man One Resident Would Like to Learn From!

- Alison James

When Mike Thornberry enters the Rovers Return, Liz McDonald notices him straightaway. But she doesn’t immediately remember he used to teach her son, Steve, at Weatherfield Comp. ‘Mike knows who Liz is, though,as he always fancied her,’ Louis Emerick, who plays Mike, tells us. ‘And he tells Liz he used to give Steve extra detention just so she’d come to the school!’ Cheeky! Mike also asks if Liz knows of any firms looking for cab drivers and, of course, she does… 

So Mike’s looking for a job? 

Yes. He’s divorced, retired from teaching and he’s just got his cab driver’s license. He’s got a place in Spain that he’s doing up and the plan is to work part-time. It wasn’t the plan to get a new girlfriend, but there’s a connection there with Liz.