Which actor played dodgy author Mel Hutchwright in Coronation Street?
Mel Hutchwright Mel Hutchwright Lionel Hipkiss, using the alias Mel Hutchwright, is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, "Coronation Street", played by Ian McKellen. He makes his first on-screen appearance on 1 May 2005 and is last seen on 22 May 2005. In March 2005, it was announced that British veteran actor, Ian McKellen, had joined "Coronation Street" for ten episodes as a "dodgy novelist". Producer Tony Wood said: "We are delighted that an actor of Ian McKellen's calibre has agreed to appear in the show, it is a testament to the direction we have been taking the show
Mel Hutchwright "he's unwashed, sleazy and a leading authority on "the working man" and his "daily struggle", no mean feat considering Mel's spent the past three decades in a dressing gown and flip-flops listening to the World Service." During a feature on famous faces in "Coronation Street", Tom Cole of the "Radio Times" said McKellen's casting was "show-stealing" and "one in the eye for any snobs who'd call soap operas vulgar or trashy." Cole added "Playing smooth-talking conman Mel Hutchwright, McKellen's performance in Corrie was as enchanting as a kaleidoscope and intoxicating as a fine single malt." Mel Hutchwright Lionel Hipkiss, using