craig alexander harris (previously nelson), was played by richard fleeshman. in real life, fleeshman's parents david fleeshman and sue jenkins had also starred in "coronation street"; sue played gloria todd and david played mr. austin. itv announced in early june 2006 that richard fleeshman would be leaving the soap in the autumn of 2006. it was his decision to quit the role of craig harris in order to pursue a pop career. fleeshman filmed his final scenes in late august 2006 and his final episode aired on 16 october 2006.