{"id":33283,"date":"2023-05-26T22:00:20","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T20:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1835732"},"modified":"2023-05-27T01:03:58","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T23:03:58","slug":"coronation-streets-roy-cropper-set-for-surgery-after-angina-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/coronation-streets-roy-cropper-set-for-surgery-after-angina-diagnosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronation Street\u2019s Roy Cropper set for surgery after angina diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> He&#8217;s been suffering from chest pains. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Laura Denby\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 26 May 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Soap favourite Roy Cropper (<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/people\/david-neilson\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">David Neilson<\/a>) heard the news that he has been diagnosed with angina in tonight\u2019s <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/coronation-street\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Coronation Street<\/a> (26th May), after weeks of suffering with chest pains.<\/p>\n<p>Roy recently acquired a pet dog, Freddie, but when he ventured out to walk him with pal Evelyn Plummer (Maureen Lipman), Roy found himself running after Freddie when his canine companion chased a cat \u2013 despite knowing that this was a risky move as he was still awaiting tests for his symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>Once again, Roy soon began to buckle over in pain, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/coronation-street\/coronation-street-spoilers-roy-health-emergency\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">leaving Evelyn to call an ambulance<\/a>. At the hospital, Roy had a series of tests, and eventually, a doctor returned to tell them that Roy had angina and would need a stent fitted into his artery, before arranging to book him in for the operation as soon as possible.<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But Roy was reluctant to worry niece Nina Lucas (Mollie Gallagher) with the news, even when Evelyn urged him to tell her. Back at the caf\u00e9, Roy told Evelyn that he would tell Nina he was simply going on holiday.<\/p>\n<p>When Nina walked in, Evelyn backed up Roy\u2019s lie by telling Nina that he would be going to Rhyl, and that she would be looking after Freddie for him.<\/p>\n<p>But how long can Roy keep up this <span data-dobid=\"&quot;hdw&quot;\">facade<\/span>? Will he continue to keep Nina in the dark, or confide in her over his health?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/coronation-street\/coronation-street-spoilers-paul-diagnosis-gemma-chesney-wedding\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">4 Coronation Street spoilers: Paul reveals diagnosis as Gemma and Chesney wed?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/coronation-street\/coronation-street-bgt-schedule-change-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Coronation Street to air for 5 nights in BGT schedule shake-up week<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/coronation-street\/coronation-street-gemma-paul-diagnosis-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Coronation Street\u2019s Gemma will be \u201cdevastated\u201d over Paul\u2019s diagnosis<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Visit our dedicated\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/coronation-street&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\"><strong>Coronation<\/strong><strong>\u00a0Street<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0page for all the latest news, interviews and spoilers. 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