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"Andrew Sachs has admitted that he nearly turned down the chance to star in Coronation Street. The veteran actor signed up to play Norris Cole&amp;#039;s estranged half-brother Ramsay Clegg on the ITV1 soap at the beginning of the year. However, speaking to the Sunday Mirror, Sachs revealed: &amp;quot;I nearly turned them down because I was too scared. I said to my wife that I didn&amp;#039;t think I could do it. Apparently there is very little rehearsal time and I said I wasn&amp;#039;t sure I liked the part anyway. &amp;quot;She read it and then she made me do it. She said: &amp;#039;Of course you must do it. Face the challenge. How would you feel if you didn&amp;#039;t do it and somebody else did?&amp;#039;&amp;quot; He added: &amp;quot;I took her advice and accepted the part and now I&amp;#039;m delighted. I got such a nice welcome from the rest of the cast when I joined and I&amp;#039;m enjoying every minute.&amp;quot; Ramsay&amp;#039;s arrival sparks immediate conflict in Weatherfield - with Norris (Malcolm Hebden) telling his brother that he is not welcome. Sachs confirmed: &amp;quot;You see him trying so hard and Norris just growing more and more infuriated and refusing to accept him as a brother.&amp;quot; The star&amp;#039;s first scenes will air on May 15 on ITV1. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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