{"id":50185,"date":"2024-04-24T15:16:18","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T13:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2029562"},"modified":"2024-04-24T16:27:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T14:27:00","slug":"is-roy-cropper-leaving-coronation-street-amid-murder-storyline","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/is-roy-cropper-leaving-coronation-street-amid-murder-storyline\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Roy Cropper leaving Coronation Street amid murder storyline?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Should we be worried for Roy? <\/p>

By Laura Denby\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 24 April 2024 at 13:16 PM<\/p>

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With Coronation Street<\/a> stalwart Roy Cropper (David Neilson) currently locked up in prison<\/a> and wrongly charged with Lauren Bolton\u2019s (Cait Fitton) murder, we\u2019re fearful of the beloved character\u2019s future.<\/p>\n

After Lauren went missing, DS Swain (Vicky Myers) saw blood in the teen\u2019s abandoned flat and concluded that Lauren had been murdered.<\/p>\n

Far be it for us to question the mighty Swain, who has proved herself to be a powerhouse police officer in the past, but we don\u2019t buy that Lauren is actually dead \u2013 after all, where\u2019s the body?<\/p>\n

The very notion of cobbles legend Roy departing the ITV soap is unthinkable, yet here we are wondering. With no sign of Roy\u2019s innocence being proven, it\u2019s time we consider how his future might look.<\/p>\n

Read on as we delve into what this complex storyline might mean for Roy.<\/p>\n

Is Roy Cropper leaving Coronation Street?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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David Neilson as Roy Cropper in Coronation Street.<\/span><\/figcaption> ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

At the time of writing, there has been no suggestion from ITV that Roy is set to exit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

While next week\u2019s official spoilers describe a worrying development as Roy is found collapsed in his cell<\/a>, he is seen alive, if not well, soon afterwards.<\/p>\n

If Roy ever\u00a0were\u00a0<\/em>to depart, it should be under much better circumstances than a false murder accusation \u2013 but we\u2019ll update this page as and when more information comes in.<\/p>\n

Actor Neilson, who has played the character since 1995, has revealed that he\u2019s enjoying telling this story for Roy, as it reflects moments from the character\u2019s past.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a compliment but at the same time a responsibility. I do like when Roy<\/span> is doing bits and pieces in scenes with other people and I get to spend time with my family and see my grandchildren but you never know when things are suddenly going to get busier and I\u2019m prepared for that.<\/p>

\u201cWhat I do like about it is the way it has gone back 29 years to 1995 when Roy<\/span>\u00a0first arrived. It is reminiscent of that early\u00a0Roy<\/span> Cropper when people were suspicious of his behaviour and thought he was creepy. And all this history will be used against him, things that have happened in the past like abducting their foster child. All that makes this storyline interesting.\u201d<\/p>\n

With no real evidence that Lauren is actually dead, we\u2019re hoping she\u2019ll return at some point in the near future and clear Roy\u2019s name, if no one else is able to do so.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, we\u2019re expecting many more prison scenes for poor Roy, with, hopefully, a positive resolution to his plight.<\/p>\n

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