Coronation Street spoilers as Roy collapses after key Lauren flashback, fresh exit and Steve gets new love interest
23.04.2024 - 07:26
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The concern for Roy Cropper continues in Coronation Street next week as he collapses in his cell while new information about Lauren Bolton's disappearance - and suspected murder - comes to light. The beloved cafe owner was charged with the teen's murder and refused bail earlier this month.
In the ITV soap's upcoming scenes, Roy calls the cafe hoping to speak to his niece Nina Lucas. But when Shona Platt passes the phone to Carla Connor, she hangs up, making out it was a dodgy line and hurries out.
In his prison cell, Roy has another flashback of Lauren approaching the cafe counter with Max Tuner, but can’t work out what’s significant about their conversation. Bit when a prison officer bangs on the door, a frustrated Roy loses his chain of thought
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In the factory, Bobby tells Carla that he reckons Roy must have kept quiet about the false statement or the police would have come knocking by now. Meanwhile, over in the visiting room, Nina explains to the prison officer that she’s waiting for Roy Cropper and as the officer lets himself into Roy’s cell, he finds him collapsed on the floor.
Later, Mary Taylor visits a desolate Roy in hospital and when Roy reveals that he keeps trying to remember the details of a conversation he overheard between Max and Lauren as he feels sure it’s of significance, Mary urges him not to give up as it’ll come to him eventually.
Meanwhile, when Nina reveals that the police are going to film a reconstruction in the café of Lauren’s last known movements, Amy Barlow offers to mention it on her new radio show to raise