Coronation Street star Colson Smith has made a much-welcomed returned to the small screen following his sad departure from the long-running show. There were tears aplenty at the end of last month as the actor bowed out of the ITV soap in tragic scenes as PC Craig Tinker. The cop was shockingly killed in the line of duty, marking the end of Colson's near-14 year stint in Weatherfield. As Corrie viewers saw, keen police officer Craig was supposed to be on placement with CID but was given the cold shoulder by mentor DC Kit Green. Kit's distracted, and rather cruel, behaviour saw Craig seek advice from DS Lisa Swain, who encouraged Craig to prove Kit wrong, and let her know if he had any more issues with the detective constable. But his decision to put back on his uniform later went against him, as after being called to a domestic disturbance at Lou and Mick Michaelis' home, he pursued Mick, suspecting him of being a drunk driver. Mick soon became convinced that Craig was in corrupt Kit's pocket and knocked the breathalyser out of the officer's hand. Craig once again sprang into action and wanted to arrest Mick. But as Mick headed to his van and pulled out a baseball bat, Craig tried to talk him down, but Mick brutally used it to attack him. He ordered him to get up but when he didn't move, he took his bodycam and fled the scene, leaving a motionless Craig bleeding on the ground. It was Maria Windass who later found Craig, having been left for dead, and despite seemingly making improvements in the hospital, he suffered a cardiac arrest and tragically died, leaving his friends devastated. Speaking after his exit, Colson said he wanted his beloved character to be killed-off but admitted he'll miss being a part of the show "forever". Speaking on ITV’s This Morning , the 26-year-old said of his departure: “It literally is just working at Coronation Street (that I’ll miss the most) and calling that place my work. "And it was weird, because when I got asked about highlights, I was trying to think of some of the things we’ve done, and I’ve done some mad things, I’ve met the (late) Queen, and I’ve done all this stuff, but it’s the simple stuff. "Like, on a summer’s day at Corrie, we get an ice cream van, with all your mates and sit outside in the car park and the cast, the crew, the production team, the security staff, the cleaners, we’re all so tight there, so sitting out in the summer having an ice cream with your mates, they’re kind of the best days. "It’s that craic, that’s the stuff that I won’t get at any other job, and that’s the stuff that I’ll miss forever." But now, Colson has returned to This Morning, this time getting himself a presenting role. The former soap star was seen during Thursday's (June 5) edition of the daytime show, reporting live from Cheshire. Colson was on hand to catch-up with Sam Thompson amid his mammoth charity challenge. The TV, radio and podcast star's Match Ball Mission is seeing him run and cycle 260 miles in order to deliver the match ball for Soccer Aid 2025, which takes place on Sunday, June 15, with the money raised going to Unicef.