Dial M for Oliver Mellor at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre
Former Coronation Street actor Oliver Mellor comes to Wolverhampton this month in a stage production of Alfred Hitchcock thriller Dial M For Murder.
The 35-year-old star, who played Dr. Matt Carter in the ITV soap for three years, takes the role of Tony Wendice, the part played by Ray Milland in the 1954 American detective film.
Terri Dwyer, best known for appearing as Ruth Osbourne in TV's Hollyoaks, plays his wife Sheila, Grace Kelly's character in the screen version.
The story sees and ex-tennis pro who wants to have his wealthy wife murdered so he can get his hands on her inheritance.
When he discovers her affair with Mark Halliday he comes up with the perfect plan to kill her. He blackmails an old acquaintance into carrying out the murder, but the carefully-orchestrated set-up goes awry, and she stays alive. The production will run at the Grand Theatre from April 26-30.
