Coronation Street‘s Sam Blakeman is left shaken next week as he realises the horrifying truth behind his recent visions of Roy Cropper. Sam has been suffering from psychosis, and wrongly believes that Roy has been encouraging him to hurt Will Driscoll.
Viewers of the ITV soap have seen a sinister vision of Roy in recent weeks, reflecting the teenager’s hallucinations. This has usually been while the real Roy hasn’t been around – until now.
In Friday’s (12 June) hour-long episode, Sam flees from Will as he still believes that his schoolmate poses a threat. He heads straight for the café and locks the door, much to the confusion of Roy.
Suddenly, Sam realises that he can see two different versions of Roy – the sinister vision and the real, kind-hearted café owner. He immediately questions how this could be possible, but the vision suggests that it’s Will playing more tricks.
Fortunately, the real Roy tries to help the panicked boy, and an alarmed Sam begins to get some clarity on the terrifying situation. See the scene below, in a first-look clip:
This episode marks a turning point for the storyline, as Sam’s loved ones realise how much he’s been struggling. Carla Connor-Swain, who has her own experience with psychosis, is first to raise the alarm when she finds a terrified Sam hiding out at the Precinct.Ben Price, who plays Sam’s dad Nick, recently explained: “Sam finally sees two Roys and locks himself in the café. What happens for Nick is that the situation suddenly bridges the gap into becoming a bit dangerous
“Sam’s not letting Nick in, and then he locks himself up and gets aggressive to Roy. Those moments, when Sam is showing something so different from how he has been, are the bits when Nick thinks: ‘Oh, he’s in real trouble’.”
“Carla has seen it and gone through it. There’s a moment where Nick knows Carla enough to go: ‘She’s seen something properly’. What’s so good about a character like Carla is that, because of what she’s been through, she’s very black and white.”
“Everyone wants that, so then when she does break that hard shell, it makes you sit up and take notice. That is what happens to Nick,” added the actor.
