ooh interesting. he is the nasty type who would torment them about it rather than go to the police too.Quote:
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ooh interesting. he is the nasty type who would torment them about it rather than go to the police too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ruffed_lemur
Becky Hindley has admitted that she was stunned when she discovered that her Coronation Street character Charlotte Hoyle had been secretly tormenting John Stape.
Last Friday, it was revealed to viewers that Charlotte is the person responsible for the threatening letters and silent phone calls which have left John spooked in recent weeks.
However, speaking to Corrie's official website, Hindley confessed that she was unaware of what was in store until she read the script for the reveal episode.
The actress commented: "Now that the stalker's been revealed, I personally may have been a bit thick - but I had no idea that it was Charlotte!
"You only find out what happens to your character when your script arrives on your doorstep, so it was quite a surprise but brilliant!"
She added: "John has no idea that Charlotte's the stalker, so she's going to make that go on and on and on and on and on and on - as long as she possibly can! She has so much more up her sleeve - it's absolutely brilliant!"
Charlotte and John (Graeme Hawley) have become confidantes on screen following their involvement in the death of Colin Fishwick and the concealment of his body.
Coronation Street star Graeme Hawley has said that his troubled character John Stape experiences "hell on earth" when his latest predicament arrives in next week's episodes.
On Monday, fans will see Colin Fishwick's elderly mother Joy (Doreen Mantle) arrive at the Stape house in a bid to seek answers about where her son could be.
Colin died during a heated confrontation with John and Charlotte Hoyle (Becky Hindley) back in the summer, prompting them to conceal his body at Underworld and scramble to cover up the truth.
Joy's shock appearance at the Stapes' comes on John's birthday, which is already an unhappy occasion for him due to continued harassment from Charlotte, his secret stalker.
Speaking to Corrie's official website, Hawley commented: "In the middle of all the problems and all the chaos, it's John's birthday. It's not really a day for him to be able to celebrate, but he starts off trying to enjoy his birthday a little bit.
"But events put paid to those celebrations very quickly. Colin's mum wants John to help her find Colin. This is not going to be easy as Colin is very close-by, but not very easy to reach in terms of having a chat with his mum!"
He then joked: "John has got himself embroiled in yet another sticky situation - now with Joy Fishwick. [This] is going to cause him no end of problems and tragedy over the coming week, [during] which he'll find hell on earth, and you'll all find very amusing because you're all very heartless in that way!"
Coronation Street star Graeme Hawley has admitted that the problems his character is about to encounter with Charlotte Hoyle are just the start of what the schemer has in store.
In next week's episodes, the actor's alter ego John Stape is left stunned as he discovers that Charlotte is responsible for the threatening letters and other sinister stunts which have haunted him for weeks.
When confronted over her actions, Charlotte refuses to apologise and causes further grief for John by threatening to reveal all about Colin Fishwick's death.
Speaking to All About Soap, Hawley explained: "Charlotte admits she's been stalking him but shows no remorse for it. She makes it quite clear what she wants from John - either he starts spending half the week with her, or she'll tell Fiz everything.
"John has no other choice but to give in to her demands - he's completely backed into a corner by her."
Asked what John should do next, the actor replied: "Who knows? Perhaps he could stick her on a tram and send her shopping in Manchester for the day! John's a desperate man at the moment - though he's not the cold-blooded killer Charlotte's made him out to be. But this is just the start of his problems with Charlotte - watch this space."
Becky Hindley, who plays Charlotte, recently confessed that she was shocked to discover that her character is the stalker.
Graeme Hawley has admitted that his Coronation Street character John Stape still has the sympathy of many fans.
John has been at the centre of a number of sinister storylines and the soap's 50th anniversary week has seen him reach his darkest moment yet by furiously attacking bunny boiler Charlotte Hoyle (Becky Hindley) with a hammer.
However, in an interview with The Mirror, Hawley explained: "John has always been bizarrely popular. And some people actually feel sorry for him.
"In the last couple of weeks, people have been constantly coming up to me and saying, 'When are you going to knock off Charlotte? She's such a pain'. After all, Charlotte went for him with the hammer first - it was kill or be killed. And he was going to call 999 just before the tram crashed.
"Also, he's never done anything bad to anybody nice. The business when he kidnapped Rosie Webster was a stroke of genius, as everybody loves to hate Rosie!"
Charlotte's fate remains uncertain as her death has yet to be confirmed, but the storyline could crop up again in tonight's hour-long live episode as John will be appearing in a number of scenes.
I like John and hope he remains in Corrie for a long time. I find the awkward situations he manages to get himself into very entertaining.
I do too :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dazzle
We did not actually see John strike Charlotte with the hammer in the hallway. To me it looked like he just threw her against the door. I did not notice any woumd resembling a hammer blow on her head when the paramedics tended her yesterday
Coronation Street producer Phil Collinson has reaffirmed his desire to keep John Stape in the soap for a long time to come.
In the show's 50th anniversary episodes last week, fans saw John reach his darkest moment yet as he furiously attacked Charlotte Hoyle (Becky Hindley) with a hammer when their blackmail storyline came to a head.
Doctors later confirmed that Charlotte was suffering from severe brain damage and - still posing as her partner 'Colin' - John played a further role in her demise when he agreed that her life support machine should be turned off.
However, John's wife Fiz (Jennie McAlpine) currently remains unaware of his sinister behaviour, including his part in the disappearance of the late Colin Fishwick, which sparked his problems with Charlotte.
Speaking to Digital Spy about the character's future, Collinson confirmed: "John's story - or certainly the Fiz part of John's story - is going to go on for a long time into next year."
He added: "You've not seen the end of that story by a long, long, long chalk."
In the weeks ahead, John is expected to face more problems with Colin's mother Joy (Doreen Mantle), who recently arrived on the Stapes' doorstep in search of answers about her son's disappearance.
The former schoolteacher is also currently adjusting to life as a new father following the premature birth of his daughter Hope last week.
Coronation Street's Graeme Hawley has claimed that John Stape is on the verge of having a nervous breakdown.
Viewers of the ITV soap have seen John trying to live with the guilt of having buried Colin Fishwick's body under the factory floor and murdering his crazed blackmailer Charlotte Hoyle, while attempting to support his wife Fiz, who has just given birth to their daughter Hope.
"He's on the verge of a nervous breakdown and is an even looser canon than Charlotte was," he told What's On TV. "He doesn't know left from right or up from down at the moment.
"Ches notices something is up. But given that people have died in the tram crash and Hope is poorly, you'd expect John to be anxious."
Hawley admitted that he does not know what the future holds for John, because he keeps expecting the storyline to come to a conclusion.
"They keep telling me they will have to wrap this storyline up, but keep coming back with new twists," he added. "Maybe John will break soap code and get away with murder. Who knows?"
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