Imagine comedian Vic Reeves walking the Weatherfield cobbles. Well it could happen if he gets his own way.

The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer funnyman says his ultimate ambition would be to star in Coronation Street – and not just in a cameo role playing himself. He wants to play the son of The Kabin shop co-owner Norris Cole.

The comedy legend told departing producer Stuart Blackburn at the Royal Television Society North West Awards that he wants to join the ITV soap.

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He said: “I would like to be Norris’ son.

“I have watched Corrie since I was little and I have never ever missed an episode.

“For me it’s the greatest TV.

“It would love to be on Corrie. It would make my life complete.”

Vic can reel off a list of his favourite characters including cafe owner Roy Cropper, Emily’s husband Ernest Bishop and Len Fairclough and Rita Tanner’s husband Len Fairclough. But his all time favourite is Mary Taylor played by Patti Clare.

Vic was gripped along with the rest of the nation as events unfolded in Coronation Street’s triumphant live episode in September which saw evil drug dealer Callum Logan murdered by his ex Kylie Platt.

He said: “I thought it was brilliant. He was killed off and buried and I don’t know how they will get out of that.

“Is it the end of David and Kylie?”

Vic reassured us at the awards that his comedy sidekick Bob Mortimer is ‘doing good’ following a triple bypass heart operation which forced the pair to cancel the first leg of their upcoming tour. And he’s resting by watching plenty of television.