Overview

• Tyldesley signed on earlier this year and will begin on-set work next week to film Eva Price’s comeback.
• Her character will take over the pub following the recent exit of Jenny Connor.
• Eva Price originally appeared from 2011 to 2018 before leaving Weatherfield for France after her partner’s suicide.
• The Rovers Return has a storied history of landladies including Liz McDonald, Bet Lynch and Annie Walker.
• ITV producers pursued the return to maintain narrative momentum and leverage audience attachment to legacy characters.