CORONATION Street hunk Sam Robertson has a signed a new contract to keep him on the soap until next year.
The actor – who plays Adam Barlow in the ITV soap – put pen to paper to secure his future on the cobbles.
Sam, 39, initially starred as Adam from 2004 until 2007 – having taken over from Iain de Caestecker.
He reprised the role in 2016 and has remained part of Corrie’s ensemble cast ever since.
ITV insiders told The Sun that Sam’s new contract option takes him up to November 2026.
Viewers most recently saw Adam on-screen in March – where he told girlfriend Alya Nazir that she couldn’t work at his firm.
Taking notice of his absence, fans soon took to X, formerly Twitter.
One wrote: “Where’s Adam Barlow May I ask?
” Last seen onscreen 7th March 2025. Somebody do something.”
Another added: “I noticed that, maybe he will be back on screen soon, hopefully he isn’t a character that’s going to get axed x.”
While a third shared: “You’d think with all the criminals on the street currently there would be a few scenes of him representing clients and inside his office?”
Despite this time off-screen, fans now need not worry about Adam’s future on the soap.
Since returning from Canada in 2016 to look after his grandfather Ken Barlow (William Roache) following his stroke, Adam has become a prominent solicitor for the locals of Weatherfield.
Around the same time, he was one of the central suspects to attempted murder after Ken was pushed down the stairs.
He wed Sarah Platt in 2020 – only for the marriage to break down in 2023 after her affair with bad boy Damon Hay.
Sarah fell pregnant as a result of the affair, and Adam was left heartbroken and seeking revenge.
In late 2024, the soap began revisiting Adam’s romantic spark with former employee Alya Nazir.
History of the Coronation Street set
By Jake Penkethman, TV Reporter
1960-1968 – Whilst the Coronation Street set remained on Quay Street for 53 years, it actually had three separate studio sites. The first was an entirely indoor wooden set which was used for the first eight years of filming. This encompassed a replica of the Street built entirely indoors. The set was known to be awkward for actors to use and the houses brought to three quarter scale.
1968-1982 – In 1968, the addition of an outdoor set was created to adjoin the existing indoor set which was still used for filming right up until 1982. The set was used only when required with many of the show’s cast reportedly hating it and describing it as ‘the coldest place on Earth’.
1982-2013 – A brand new set was officially constructed in 1982 and was almost built fully to scale but still only permitted for one car to drive down the cobbled street. The house were purpose-built using reclaimed Salford brick in order to give it the most authentic feel possible. During these years, some of the show’s buildings were adapted to allow for both interior and exterior filming at the same time. These locations included Elliott’s Butchers, Barlow’s Buys, Prima Doner and Webster’s Autos. The final scenes to be recorded on this site occurred in December 2013. By early 2014, it began operating as a tourist attraction for around two years before ultimately being demolished and re-purposed in 2017.
2014-present – In early 2014, the show’s set moved to the TV hub of the North – MediaCityUK in nearby Salford Quays. It is now located a stone’s throw from major TV studio Dock 10 as well as the BBC’s base in the North – home to Blue Peter, Newsround, BBC Breakfast and BBC Sport. The new set was even bigger and built to 9/10 the scale of a real street and allowed for two card to be travelling down the road at opposite sides for the very first time. The site has even undergone major expansions during its 10 years. Just four years after opening in 2018, a brand new set extension was unveiled which introduced viewers to Victoria Gardens for the first time in its history. The Weatherfield North tram stop also became visible as did a series of shops which became used as part of product placement advertising deals. Brands to have been seen on the Street so far include a Co-Op, a Costa Coffee and a branch of Hay’s Travel. Four years later in 2022, another brand new set was unveiled, this time being the heavily mentioned Weatherfield Precinct. It became the first time in 62 years that the area had ever been seen on screens. It fearued a variety of shop fronts, a playground and a number of small flats which have begun to house more and more residents on the street in recent months.
They had explored a romance before Alya temporarily left the cobbles for a six month placement at a top law firm.
Last July, The Sun told how Sam had signed a new contract to keep him on the soap for another year.
A source said at the time: “Everyone was so happy Sam agreed to stay another year – they’ve got some good storylines in the pipeline for his character so it’s going to be an exciting year.”
Coronation Street airs on ITV1 and ITVX.
