Corrie star called ‘cockroach’ by fellow actor

Coronation Street star William Roache was called a “cockroach” by a fellow cast member, a court heard.

And one of his alleged sex assault victims was warned by Peter Adamson, who played Len Fairclough in the soap, that he would “lead you astray”, the jury heard.

The witness claims Roache indecently assaulted her when she was about 14 after he arranged passes for herself and her younger sister on a visit to Granada Studios in Manchester.