He’s the most upstanding neighbour in Weatherfield so get your hankies ready because Roy Cropper is leaving Coronation Street.
Actor David Neilson, who has played cafe owner Roy for twenty years, is filming his final scenes now and will bow out of the ITV soap in the New Year.
But thankfully his exit will only be brief as Neilson, 66, has decided to take just three months off to tread the theatre boards.
What’s more, he’ll be treading those boards with none other than Chris Gascoyne, who played Peter Barlow in Coronation Street.
Admitting he needs to ‘recharge his batteries,’ David told the Sun: ‘I’ve taken three months out to do this. I asked and they… Read the full story