Corrie signs up former GMP police officer for shocking scenes next week and viewers may recognise him

Coronation Street has signed up a former police officer turned actor for big scenes next week.

It has already been revealed that Michael and James Bailey will become victims of an unprovoked racist attack.

Viewers will see the siblings test driving a sports car after James is offered £30,000 for his interview after publicly coming out.

A police car pulls them over and when James questions the officer as to why he pulled them over, the officer arrests James for obstruction and handcuffs him.

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James then trips and injures his leg just as Craig Tinker rounds the corner to see James in agony.

Michael’s convinced they’re victims of an unprovoked racist attack and tries to convince James to make a complaint, but he refuses.

But the pair are then shocked to discover that someone filmed their arrest and posted the video online, leading to James accepting they should make a formal complaint to the police.

James is injured during the arrest (ITV)

We then see more of PC Brody when he confides in Craig that James and Michael have lodged a formal complaint about the arrest and accused him of racism.

Later in the week, in the police station, PC Brody sidles up to Craig and asks him not to mention the fact that he thought James’s driving was fine and didn’t warrant being pulled over.

But what will Craig do?

What we do know for now is that it's Daniel Jillings taking on the role of PC Brody in Corrie.

The actor actually used to be a police officer in real life.

It's the first we'll see of PC Brody (ITV)

He tweeted on Wednesday: "Words out. PC BRODY making his first appearance on @itvcorrie on Monday 26th."

And he's no stranger to the small screen, so fans may have seen him before.

The former police officer with Greater Manchester Police is known for his role as Mick Cooper in the World War Two film Enemy Lines, opposite Ed Westwick and John Hannah.

Oldham-born Daniel has also appeared in Hollyoaks as Billy Parker, Doctors and Casualty.

It's also not his first time in Corrie as he appeared in the ITV soap back in 2012 as PC Ashcroft.

Away from TV, Daniel co-founded the children's bereavement charity Once Upon a Smile in 2011 with Emmerdale star Danny Miller.

In 2019, the charity opened Manchester’s first dedicated children’s bereavement centre, Sidley House.

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