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"Andrew Lancel has joined the cast of Coronation Street, taking on the role of new character Frank Foster. The actor - best known for playing DI Neil Manson in The Bill - will make his first appearance on the cobbles early next year when Frank is introduced as one of Carla Connor&amp;#039;s (Alison King) business associates. According to the ITV soap&amp;#039;s official website, Frank goes on to become a new factory client before pursuing Carla&amp;#039;s right hand woman Michelle (Kym Marsh) as he looks for love. Speaking of his new part, Lancel commented: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m made up to be here. It&amp;#039;s been a long time coming and I&amp;#039;m a big fan of the show so I&amp;#039;m thrilled.&amp;quot; He added: &amp;quot;Frank looks like he&amp;#039;s going to be fun to play, there&amp;#039;s more to him than meets the eye, he&amp;#039;s definitely not one-sided.&amp;quot; As well as The Bill, Lancel&amp;#039;s screen credits include roles in medical drama Cardiac Arrest, Bad Girls and Queer as Folk. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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