Grand deal as Ken signs up for Wolverhampton panto

Wolverhampton Grand has announced three more of the cast who will appear in this year’s panto Jack and the Beanstalk.

Actor and comedian Ken Morley will play the King; X-Factor singer Niki Evans returns for her third Grand panto as the Fairy; and Nigel Ellacott joins the line-up as Jack’s mom, Dame Trott.

Jack and The Beanstalk will reunite Ken Morley with fellow Coronation Street star and onscreen wife Sherrie Hewson who plays Lady Temple-Savage.

The panto opens at the Grand on Saturday, 8 December and runs until Sunday, 20 January.