Coronation Street stars reunite for Ian Puleston-Davies' film director debut in Manchester

It was something of a Coronation Street reunion in Manchester as soap stars past and present headed out to support former Corrie star Ian Puleston-Davies as he celebrated his film director debut. Ian also wrote the movie Bolan's Shoes, which premiered at the Manchester Film Festival on Saturday night.

And a huge number of Ian's Corrie co-stars from over the years headed to the red carpet event. Ian famously played hot-headed Owen Armstrong on the soap from 2010 to 2015, before leaving to explore other projects and focus on his passion for writing.

He was joined by former Corrie favourite Katie McGlynn, who played tragic Sinead Tinker, and her pal Lisa George who plays Beth Tinker in the ITV soap. Mikey North, who plays Gary Windass in the soap, headed to the film screening alongside former Corrie faves including John Thomson, Scott Wright and Dean Fagan.

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And the film certainly met with their approval. Katie McGlynn said on Instagram after the screening: "Bolan's Shoes was mesmerising. Written and directed by the incredibly talented and overall superstar Ian Puleston-Davies, I was honestly blown away...

"The cast, the cinematography, the writing... Just so so brilliant! Definitely a must see."

Lisa agreed, saying: "Wow! Wow! Wow!! Heartfelt, mesmerising, funny, emotional, nostalgic - what more can I say? Ian Puleston-Davies you should be so proud of yourself!"

Ian's acting career went from strength-to-strength after leaving Corrie, including high profile roles in Sky's Tin Star, and as serial killer in Netflix original Marcella. But while acting remains his "day job" he's been passionate about writing for years, and hopes that this will now be the first of many