Roy rescues Cathy
Roy Cropper proves to be a knight in shining armour in next week’s Coronation Street when he comes to Cathy’s rescue.
The hoarder is left trapped and unconscious when a pile of boxes suddenly come tumbling down on top of her.
When she fails to turn up for the curry evening she had agreed to attend, Roy gets concerned and heads to Cathy’s house to find out what’s happened.
Realising she’s trapped, Roy breaks the door down and rescues her from the pile of debris before pointing out that her house is a potential death trap.
He decides to take matters into his own hands and while Roy persuades a reluctant Cathy to have a day out with him, Tyrone, Fiz and Chesney kindly clear some junk out of her house.
When she gets home she hits the roof to see all her junk has gone but Tyrone assures her they haven’t dumped it and shows her how they’ve boxed it all up and labelled it so she can decide what to dump and what to keep.
Cathy’s touched, revealing how after Alan’s death, hoarding junk gave her comfort and admits to Roy that she’s scared that the longer she stays in the house, the worse she’ll become. Sympathetic, Roy makes Cathy an offer...