Callum Logan

[swmc66]

So he needs to blackmail a kid. I hope Bethany learns her lesson and changes her ways. Hope Sarah learns a lesson too. I cannot stand the pair.

[Dazzle]

So he needs to blackmail a kid. I hope Bethany learns her lesson and changes her ways. Hope Sarah learns a lesson too. I cannot stand the pair.

I can't stand Sarah. At least Bethany's stupidity can be excused by her age. What's Sarah's excuse?

[tammyy2j]

Be great if Bethany was playing Callum too and had evidence of his drug dealing and revealed all at the court case for Max helping David and Kylie

[Dazzle]

Be great if Bethany was playing Callum too and had evidence of his drug dealing and revealed all at the court case for Max helping David and Kylie

That'd be a great twist but I doubt she's that clever.

[Kim]

Isn't this kind of evidence inadmissible in court? Another suspension of reality in this storyline?

[Perdita]

s this the end for Coronation Street's Callum? Drug-dealing bad boy makes a hasty getaway with his passport
Coronation Street drug dealer Callum Logan has never shied away in the face of danger.
But that trend looks set to end, with Callum (Sean Ward) seen grabbing his passport and making a hasty getaway in dramatic scenes set to air soon.
Weatherfield's resident bad boy looks furious as he snatches his passport from Gemma Winter before kicking her out of his car and speeding off into the distance.
Rose Campbell) is one of the best friends of Callum's ex-girlfriend Kylie Platt.
While the pair have argued in recent weeks, Gemma appears to be helping Callum out as she hurriedly hands him his passport as he waits on a dirt track.
After grabbing the ID he dumps Gemma, who is wearing a skimpy white top, blue jacket and baggy trousers, out of his vehicle.
that the Weatherfield drug dealer is trying to make a quick getaway after Kylie and David Platt try to stitch him up.
Hunky Callum recently struck up a romance with Sarah-Louise Platt and roped her teenage daughter Bethany into his illegal schemes, persuading the 14-year-old to act as his drugs mule.
Callum was fighting David for custody of his son Max, but actor Sean recently teased viewers by revealing he could also set his sights on winning back Kylie.
get extremely bad', the actor told the Radio Times.
'We’ve lulled you all into a false sense of security over the last couple of weeks when we’ve seen him flirting with Sarah [Platt].
'But Kylie's returning – she has no idea that there’s a custody battle or that Callum is even around. And Callum will do anything to get her back.'

[Perdita]

Coronation Street villain Callum Logan will get his comeuppance for his brutal attack on Jason Grimshaw next week.

Following Jason's beating, Callum's young son Max prepares to go to the police and tell them what he saw. Realising the net is starting to close in on him, Callum stoops even lower and blackmails teenager Bethany Platt once again.

However, Callum's actions will finally catch up with him when Tony - who upon learning the extent of Jason's injuries and who was responsible - drags Callum into a ginnel and beats him up.

Here, Sean Ward - who plays Callum - discusses his character's awful behaviour and reveals why he thinks he has finally met his match in Tony.

Does Callum feel as though the net is closing in on him in the wake of his attack on Jason?
"Yes, inside I think he's starting to lose his nerve a little bit. He would never want anyone to know that though. I think Callum knows he needs an alibi for the attack, and fast. Callum needs to find a safety net for himself because the attack got out of hand. It was really vicious - probably more vicious then Callum had intended. I think he had intended to scare Jason but it went beyond that and it spiralled quickly out of control. Callum lost it when he was in the moment."

Is he aware that Max witnessed it?
"Callum didn't know at the time that Max saw it all. But afterwards he quickly knows something is wrong because Max is suddenly terrified of him and won't even go near Callum, whereas before Callum was his favourite person! Callum doesn't flinch and puts on a front claiming it must be something David and Kylie have said to him, but deep down I think Callum is wised up enough to know that it must have something to do with what has happened with Jason."

Do you think he even cares that his son has seen something as traumatic as that?
"I think Callum would be heartbroken if he found out Max had witnessed it all. But more than anything I think he's still worried for himself and what it means for him if Max did witness the attack. Despite the fact that he has developed feelings for Max it's still very much all about himself. He knows that if Max saw what Callum did to Jason then the Platts will have serious ammunition against him, and that's his main concern."

Kylie accompanies Max to the police station to give a statement against Callum
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Kylie accompanies Max to the police station

How does he react when Bethany refuses to give him an alibi?
"He's not happy at all. The net feels like it's closing in and Callum hates feeling out of control of a situation, and with her refusing he feels like he's losing control. Bethany's grown wise to Callum and is cottoning on to his ways - she's not daft. She might have fancied him a bit but she's nobody's fool. Callum knows he has to pile on the pressure if he's going to get her to agree."

What's his plan to coax her into giving him an alibi?
"He's winging it a bit to be honest - he's making up a plan as he goes along. He thinks on his feet and he's reactive. Callum won't stop at nothing and knows that he's going to have to use the only threat he can to get Bethany to agree - and that's her mum. He has to do something drastic."

Can you tell us about the pictures he shows Bethany?
"Callum basically knows he's going to have to scare Bethany into thinking her mum is in danger so that he can blackmail her into giving him an alibi. He drugs Sarah and gets Gemma to video call him so she can see mum drugged on the sofa at No. 8. Callum tells Bethany that unless she gives him an alibi then Sarah will be in danger. He tells her that whatever happens next is up to her, depending on whether she decides to play ball or not."

Gemma blackmails Bethany into giving Callum and alibi by showing her a picture of a drugged up Sarah
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Gemma blackmails Bethany

What happens between Callum and Tony in the ginnel?
"At last, Callum will get his comeuppance for putting Jason in hospital. It's what everyone has been waiting for, and it had to come from someone with sheer power who could realistically scare Callum - I don't think it could have been David. Jason tells his dad that he thinks it was Callum who beat him up and because Tony feels as though he's not been there enough for Jason, he takes the opportunity to step up to the plate and stand up for his son."

How does Tony approach Callum then?
"I wouldn't say he approaches him, it's more that he drags him and throws him around the ginnel like a ragdoll! You see a side of Callum that we won't have seen before - he's still a kid, and as soon as he meets someone who can actually challenge his bravado and fearlessness, he retreats back to that kid. Tony has life experience, a lot more than Callum."

How scared is Callum of Tony?
"Scared, extremely scared. There's a point where Callum does not know how far Tony is going to go and I think Tony has to exercise some restraint not to put Callum in the same place that Callum put Jason! If it wasn't for Liz coming across them in the ginnel, Callum could have been seriously hurt."

Tony catches Callum out and drags him into the ginnel
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Tony catches Callum out and grabs hold of him

Do you think he might have finally met his match?
"At that moment Callum is shocked and cowering - he can't hold any element of bravado or cockiness."

Did you enjoy filming the scenes with Callum and Tony going head to head?
"Absolutely. Both myself and Terence said after we'd finished filming that we felt we'd cranked it up and we wanted it to be really intense and dramatic."

Does Callum have a conscience?
"After meeting Tony and Tony putting him through his paces I think there has to be a part of Callum that has to question his own behaviour - but again it's only because he cares about himself. He doesn't care about Jason, it's more that he's just taken a beating for it and his ego won't allow that. He has no conscience for the Platts, though, even for Kylie who he still wants. He's too venomous towards her for going back to David and wanting someone else when she could have Callum instead. Even though he loves Kylie he's not happy that she could show him up like that."

Callum takes a beating from Tony, who forces him to give up the names of his friends who jumped Jason
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Callum takes a beating from Tony

How did you react when you found out how low he was going to stoop?
"As an actor I was really excited by it - I want the writers to keep giving him that edge and pushing him to see how far he will go."

What's next for Callum? Would you like to see him get his comeuppance?
"To a degree I would - that's why I liked the scenes with Tony because I think he deserves a good slap! But by the end of it I wanted the audience to almost feel sorry for him and to want Tony to withdraw and see him as a little cowering kid. Tony has him in the ginnel for a long time, so I did want the audience to think it was time for Tony to let him go."


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[swmc66]

Shame they could have done a lot more with this character, but obviously his life on the street is going to be cut short now.

[Dazzle]

Shame they could have done a lot more with this character, but obviously his life on the street is going to be cut short now.

Callum will be in the live episode next month. I wonder if that'll be his last appearance one way or another?

[tammyy2j]

We never saw his genuine love and care for Max