Coronation Street café owner Roy Cropper will fall out with Sharif Nazir in an upcoming storyline. David Neilson and Marc Anwar, who play the characters, were spotted filming an argument while working on location in Manchester this week. Future episodes will see the pair forced to share an allotment, but its far from a happy partnership when they cant agree on how to use the patch. Roy and Sharif end up splitting the plot in two, but it looks as though their comedic bickering could still last for a while. Despite the early tensions, Roys hobby will ultimately mark a turning point for him as he starts to move on from his difficult year. In a recent interview with Inside Soap, Coronation Streets producer Stuart Blackburn confirmed that Roy will meet a troubled new character while working on the allotment - giving him something new to focus on after a year of grief for his wife Hayley. Blackburn commented: Roy meets a widowed lady over on the next allotment. Shes not going to be a love interest, but someone who Roy will feel obliged to help guide through the world. We know how nervous Roy is around people he doesnt know, so the fact that hes able to come out of his shell and offer real, redemptive support to a complete stranger is a sign that the Roy we all know and love is back.
Posted on: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 00:38:28 +0000