A former Coronation Street actor has avoided an immediate jail sentence after pleading guilty to producing indecent images of children. Eric Potts, who appeared in ITV’s longest-running serial drama in the ‘00s as baker Diggory Compton, pleaded guilty to all charges in October.Now it has been confirmed that Judge Daniel Prowse handed Potts, now aged 61, a 26-month prison sentence, which has been suspended for 30 months.