The unexpected reason for Jim McDonald’s return on Coronation Street has been revealed

Woah.

Coronation Street's Jim McDonald is returning to the cobbles very soon - and it looks like he's not going to be alone. The character, played by Northern Irish actor Charlie Lawson, is set to be released from prison soon. It's expected that he will be making his return to Weatherfield just in time for his son Steve's second wedding to Tracy Barlow. https://www.instagram.com/p/BlNPGxalrJf/?taken-by=coronationstreet However, new reports have said that he won't be coming back alone: his and Liz's daughter, Katie, will be joining him. Some viewers may remember that Liz and Jim have a daughter named Katie, who was not believed to have survived after she was born prematurely in 1992. According to The Sun, there was a mix-up in the hospital - and Katie was adopted by a couple who then moved to Australia. When she was 18 years old, she vowed to track down her parents and managed to find Jim via his military records.   The news will understandably cause shockwaves in Liz's life, as well as the rest of the Weatherfield residents. A source told the publication:

“Producers are excited by Jim’s return to The Street so ensured writers created an astonishing storyline to go with it. “The iconic character was popular with fans and is expected to cause plenty of drama again. “They’ve cleverly cast the role of Jim and Liz’s daughter to a beautiful woman in the hope of making her the street’s new resident fox. “It will be a turbulent time for the McDonalds over the next few months.”