I know five things that are killing off Corrie, says Jim McDonald star Charlie Lawson as he reveals whether he’ll return

CORONATION Street great Charlie Lawson has blasted the world’s longest-running soap for going downhill, believing some “extremely average” acting is turning off viewers.

Charlie, who has played Jim McDonald on and off on the ITV series since 1989, says he does not recognise the show any more — and claims Sarah Lancashire, who played Raquel Wolstenhulme in the Nineties, feels the same.