CORONATION STREET Launching Racism Storyline

Craig Charles (Lloyd) and Tony Hirst (Paul)

CORONATION STREET will be rocked by a racism scandal storyline. The character of Paul Kershaw (Tony Hirst) is going to be accused of racist comments by cab driver Lloyd Mullaney (Craig Charles) after he uses the phrase "playing the white man" in conversation with Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson).

Stuart Blackburn, CORONATION STREET's producer, told the Daily Star newspaper: "There's a point when Paul, in a moment of stupidity and stress, makes one wrong remark. It's a remark he dismisses as nothing but what it takes us into is something of pride, loyalty and principle."