Gray O'Brien who plays Tony Gordon in the soap

Roy Cropper's confession turmoil

Wednesday, 21 October 2009

'Coronation Street's Roy Cropper will be plunged into turmoil over Tony Gordon's killer confession.

The cafe owner first saves businessman Tony's life when he suddenly collapses with a heart attack, but after he makes his chilling confession that he killed Liam - first husband of Maria, whom Tony has since become engaged to - Roy is stricken as to what to.

David Nielson, who plays Roy, explained: "The problem for Roy is he cannot lie. He's got a real dilemma here, because it's not a black and white situation at all.

"Eventually Roy says to Hayley, 'What do you think about deathbed confessions?' and she says, 'Well it depends on the confession', so he does confide in Hayley but she doesn't believe it.

"Everyone knows he didn't actually do it because a car drove into Liam - he didn't actually kill him. He ordered the killing but he didn't actually kill him. Hayley thinks he was just feeling guilty because he was on his stag night and on drugs so you probably misheard it.

Although he finds it easy to confide in his wife, Hayley, Roy is also faced with the prospect of revealing the truth to Maria (Samia Smith) that Tony (Gray O'Brien) is not all he seems.

David added to Digitalspy.co.uk: "There's something that says this guy is in turmoil. Of course Maria's coming back from Cyprus with the baby and does he tell them? Does Roy tell her that the man she was in love with murdered her husband and the father of her child?"