Former crack head TV star Craig Charles has been asked to rejoin the cast of �Coronation Street� after he has successfully cleaned up his act.

Charles was pictured taking hit after hit on a crack pipe during a car drive from London to Manchester earlier this year; his driver also revealed to a popular tabloid his boss� penchant for porn magazines while he was high.

However, Charles seemed to have managed to kick the habit for good and after a secret meeting with Corrie bosses looks to be on his way back to that famous cobbled street.

A Corrie source told the Mirror: �He was mortified when he saw the pictures. He suddenly realised his life was headed down the pan. It was a massive wake up call for him.

�Getting his job back is the icing on the cake for him. It�ll be tough facing his colleagues again. But Craig is a tough character. He�ll rise to the occasion and won�t let anyone down.

�A lot of people would have written him off. But Granada has a history of supporting people with problems and Craig is no exception.�

Expect to see Charles back in the saddle as cabbie Lloyd Mullaney soon�