Corrie Spoilers 25th - 29th December 2017
Coronation Street's Peter Barlow threatens to kill Billy Mayhew on the edge of a cliff in dark scenes this Christmas.
Peter (Chris Gascoyne) goes out for revenge in shocking style after discovering that Billy was involved in the death of his twin sister Susan in 2001.
As we've revealed recently, Billy will confess his guilty secret to Peter after they've attended court together and resolved the charges Billy has been facing for punching the Rovers boss.
Once Peter knows everything, the stage is set for one of the most explosive stories set to air in the soaps this Christmas.
After taking Billy hostage in the boot of his car, Peter drives the terrified vicar off to a remote location.
With Billy just inches away from a steep drop, Peter warns him that he's going to let the car roll backwards off the cliff so he'll have a quick death.
Corrie bosses aren't revealing too much about what happens next, but the jaw-dropping events of the day will ultimately leave Billy in a coma. Certain residents of the Street will also be playing detective as they try to find out what really happened.
Speaking about the dramatic scenes, Daniel Brocklebank – who plays Billy – laughed: "I've never been bundled into the boot of a car before, but it was surprisingly comfortable! Predominately during my time here at Corrie, it's mainly been dialogue-led performance for Billy, whereas this was much more physical.
"I've done other things in the past – movies and series where I've had to do things like this, but for Billy to be in those situations was completely different. Bringing out those different aspects of the character, and being able to explore emotions I've not had to play through Billy, has been brilliant. I've come out feeling like I know him a lot better."
He continued: "Billy is not thinking clearly in these scenes because Peter has given him quite a lot of vodka to start with. Because of what has led him up to that point, his head is in a bit of a whirlwind anyway. I don't think he knows what the hell is going on.
"Once that car is reversed up to the edge of the cliff, then in that moment, Billy is probably thinking it's the end for him. He does say a little prayer. You would, though, wouldn't you?
"We had a stunt double for the scenes but we didn't use him – I did all of them myself. It was brilliant and such a fun few days. The speed which we shoot at normally is fast, but with this, it was lovely to spend a couple of days with more time to really put in all of those extra bits – the drones, the special effects, the stunts. It was a lot of fun."
Coronation Street airs these scenes on Christmas Day at 8pm on ITV.
Digital Spy
Is Billy getting his injuries from this? :hmm:
