Sam Blakeman (Jude Riordan) develops a plan to try and get Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson) and Nick Tilsley (Ben Price) back together in Coronation Street this coming week, but it goes horribly wrong due to a mishap with a knife.
Leanne and Nick’s relationship was thrown up in the air a few weeks ago when she discovered he had been sleeping with her sister Toyah (Georgia Taylor). Prior to this, Leanne had spent months focusing on Rowan’s (Emrhys Cooper) cult and as a result of neglecting her relationship, Nick found comfort in the arms of her sister.
Coming up, after telling David (Jack P Shepherd) that Rowan’s blackmail and fraud case will go to trial due to him pleading not guilty, Nick gets chatting to a lady at the bar in the Bistro.
When Sam spots his dad flirting with the customer, he decides to interfere and tells the lady that Nick is engaged.
In the week, Sam prepares a romantic meal at the flat to try and get Leanne and Nick to reunite. However, disaster strikes when he injures himself on a sharp knife while trying to open some oysters.
Sam pops by the Alahan household to see Asha (Tanisha Gorey), who then takes the young lad to A&E.
Eventually, Nick arrives and finds his woozy son sitting beside Asha, but how will he react when he discovers Sam’s plan?
‘I was nervous at first because it’s Coronation Street, but the cast were so warm and welcoming. Everyone behind the scenes made me feel so welcomed and it was like a family’, star Emrhys said in our chat with him at this year’s Inside Soap Awards.
‘I have some personal experiences with the subject matter and it actually brought me closer to my dad because I got to speak about his experiences with cults and in very eye-opening and quite healing in a way. I didn’t know much about that and I was a bit judgemental and held a lot of resentment. I think doing this role has helped me grow as a person and also hopefully spread some awareness and cause some entertainment! It’s been fun!’.
‘I felt very grateful’, he added, pondering over what it’s been like to work with so many Corrie legends.
‘They were pure joy to work with everyday. There might’ve been a lot of drama on-screen but off-screen it was just lots of laughs and fun. They have amazing work ethics and lots of talent.
‘There commitment to the storyline. I feel very lucky that I got to work with those actors in particular. But everyone I encountered at work was great, I was surprised because normally there’s a few divas but I’m yet to meet one at Corrie! Only great energy.’
