CORONATION Street’s Gail Rodwell is seen giving Lewis Archer a kicking as they come face

to face once again. The character, played by Helen Worth, is furious to see the conman back

on the Cobbles after he left her seriously out of pocket.

It seems his return hasn’t gone down very well with the residents though, as previous images saw Roy having a fight with Lewis (Nigel Havers).

Nigel was last seen in Weatherfield in February 2013 as former male escort Lewis, when he fled to Belize after blackmailing Audrey’s daughter Gail for £40,000.

And surprisingly Audrey seems really pleased to see Lewis as she is seen holding his hands as they reunite in the street, just moments before Gail goes for him.

Lewis previously dated Audrey before stealing from Peter Barlow’s (Chris Gascoyne) bookmakers and fleeing, but he later returned to pay up and make up with Audrey.

He went on to start dating Gail and pretended they would move to Italy together to start a new life.

In doing so, he persuaded her to take a £40,000 loan out against the house but stole the money after blackmailing Kylie Platt (Paula Lane) for Gail’s bank account passwords.

He fled and left a DVD for the Platts to watch in which he slammed Gail and revealed what he had done.

But he sent £9,000 to Audrey and a bunch of flowers which read: “You were always the one. All my love, all my life, Lewis.”

Nigel’s return as Lewis comes Rula Lenska is also heading back to the cobbles for a stint as Audrey’s on/off pal Claudia Colby.

She will be causing trouble by starting to steal all of Audrey best customers at the salon.

A source said told The Sun: “Producers are delighted to have Nigel and Rula back.

“They were both hugely popular on the show, and it feels like an age since either of them were last on the cobbles.

“They are returning this summer but at separate points and in different storylines.

“Both stories will involve Sue Nicholls, who plays Audrey.”