Roy Cropper es un personaje ficticio de la telenovela británica ITV , Coronation Street , interpretado por David Neilson . Apareció por primera vez en la pantalla el 19 de julio de 1995. Originalmente un personaje secundario, el productor ejecutivo de Coronation Street , Brian Park , le dio un papel más destacado en 1997 . Roy ha aparecido en numerosas historias de alto perfil, sobre todo al casarse con el primer personaje transgénero de una telenovela británica, Hayley Patterson ( Julie Hesmondhalgh ). [2]
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Personaje de Coronation Street | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Retratado por | David Neilson | |||||||||||||||||||||
Duración | 1995– | |||||||||||||||||||||
Primera impresión | Episodio 3884 19 de julio de 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Presentado por | Sue Pritchard | |||||||||||||||||||||
Spin-off apariencias | Coronation Street: vacaciones rumanas | |||||||||||||||||||||
Clasificación | Regalo; regular | |||||||||||||||||||||
Perfil | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ocupación | Dueño del café | |||||||||||||||||||||
Casa | 16a calle Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Argumentos
En 1995, Deirdre Barlow ( Anne Kirkbride ) se muda a un nuevo piso y conoce a su compañero inquilino, Roy Cropper, que parece demasiado servicial. Jamie Armstrong atrapa a Roy leyendo una postal que Tracy Barlow ( Dawn Acton ) le envió a Deirdre y lo llama patético, pensando que Roy está acechando a Deirdre. El tanque explota en el número 5 de la calle Crimea, lo que hace que los Armstrong y Roy entren en pánico, pero Deirdre está nerviosa por la forma en que Roy aprovecha la fuga para tratar de acercarse a ella. Ella se sorprende cuando él le dice que lamenta su duelo y le cuenta a Mike Baldwin ( Johnny Briggs ) su incomodidad. Roy molesta a Deirdre a altas horas de la noche, invitándola a tomar una copa. Mike le dice a Roy que deje a Deirdre sola y él hace planes para mudarse. Tricia Armstrong ( Tracy Brabin ) escucha a Roy disculparse con Mike por intervenir a su amiga. Roy le pregunta a Tricia si es igual que Deirdre; una de las mujeres de Mike y ella le dice que se pierda. A Roy le preocupa que Deirdre esté cavilando demasiado y teme que pueda tener un colapso, pero él simplemente la molesta cuando ve la preocupación de Roy porque él la molesta. Roy advierte a Mike del hecho de que Deirdre se está encerrando.
Bill Webster ( Peter Armitage ) y Jim McDonald ( Charles Lawson ) encuentran una chimenea de hierro fundido mientras renuevan los apartamentos y deciden venderla, pero Jamie le dice a Roy que la están robando y trata de chantajearlos por £ 5. Roy consigue un nuevo trabajo lavando platos en un gran hotel. Para ayudar a Tricia, compra su televisor por £ 30. Martin Platt ( Sean Wilson ) contrata a Roy para ayudar en el café. A Roy le interesa saber que Don Brennan ( Geoffrey Hinsliff ) tiene un fantasma y ofrece el beneficio de su experiencia, prestándole a Vera Duckworth ( Liz Dawn ) libros sobre fantasmas y casas encantadas. Vera y su esposo Jack ( Bill Tarmey ) se alarman al encontrar a Roy acampando en su sótano por la noche en busca de signos de un fantasma. No ha encontrado nada.
Liz McDonald ( Beverley Callard ) recurre a Deirdre en busca de ayuda después de que Jim la golpea y Roy le paga el taxi. Roy le da flores a Liz y le aconseja que denuncie a Jim a la policía por agresión. Roy toma el mando mientras los hombres - Jack, Bill, Martin, Fred Elliott ( John Savident ), Alf Roberts ( Bryan Mosley ), Gary Mallett ( Ian Mercer ) y Billy Williams ( Frank Mills ) - parten hacia las carreras. Roy se niega a beber con los demás y pasa su tiempo elaborando una fórmula para ganar en los caballos. Le gusta apostar por "Betty's Hot Shot". Los demás se unen a él porque les gusta el nombre. "Betty's Hot Shot" gana 50-1, dando a los hombres 250 libras cada uno. Jack sugiere que inviertan sus ganancias comprando el caballo, ya que es una desventaja de venta. La entrenadora, Hilary Forrest ( Julia Goodman ), les dice que el caballo tiene mucho potencial. Roy se retira de la compra del caballo, pero los demás lo hacen. Jack hace una oferta en su nombre, inseguro de lo que está haciendo. Los hombres compran el caballo por £ 2.600 guineas, lo que cuesta sus ganancias más £ 90 cada uno. Hilary acepta seguir entrenándolo. Los hombres se horrorizan cuando Roy les dice que mantener un caballo de carreras cuesta £ 10,000 al año.
Roy se ofrece como voluntario para ayudar en el café para que Gail Platt ( Helen Worth ) pueda tener una semana libre con su familia. Alma Baldwin ( Amanda Barrie ) está impresionada por las ideas de Roy sobre la restauración y su política de no fumar en el café. Jamie no tiene dinero para el almuerzo, así que ofrece estampillas en el café. Roy se da cuenta de que tiene hambre y sigue el juego, alquilando su gorra de béisbol durante cuatro horas a £ 1 la hora a cambio de comida. Jamie cree que está loco. Gary comienza a cavar los cimientos del invernadero, reduciéndolo todo para que quepa en el jardín. Se preocupa cuando Roy le pregunta acerca de sus preparativos antihumedad y le dice que no recibirá el sol ya que el patio está orientado al norte.
Gail no puede hacer frente al trabajo y, con Alma lejos, consigue que Roy y Audrey Roberts ( Sue Nicholls ) se encarguen del café. Roy considera iniciar un sindicato para la lotería que no implique la compra de boletos, ya que siente que las probabilidades están en contra de ganar. Siente que hay demasiado juego en el mundo. A Gail le cuesta concentrarse en el trabajo y se sorprende al descubrir que Roy sabe cómo se siente mientras explica cómo su padre desapareció un día. La insta a pensar positivamente.
Roy compra la parte de Jim's Café de Alma y entra en negocios con Gail, cambiando el nombre del café, Roy's Rolls . Roy conoce a Hayley Patterson ( Julie Hesmondhalgh ), con quien instantáneamente encuentra una relación. Como él, ella es tímida e ingenua; descubren que tienen mucho en común y comienzan a salir, pero durante una cena íntima, Hayley revela que ella es una mujer transgénero que aún no se ha sometido a una cirugía de confirmación de género . Roy reacciona mal, rechaza a Hayley y se deprime hasta que Alma hace que Roy se dé cuenta de que se ha apresurado. Cuando Hayley se va para someterse a una cirugía de confirmación de género en Ámsterdam , Roy la extraña y va a Ámsterdam para encontrarse con ella y traerla de regreso. Hayley compra la parte de Gail en el café y ella se muda con Roy. Él le propone matrimonio a Hayley el día de San Valentín de 1999, pero ella inicialmente se niega debido al hecho de que la ley no reconoce su género como legítimo y, por lo tanto, clasifica erróneamente su relación con Roy como del mismo sexo, y el matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo aún no es legal en el Reino Unido. . Surgen más problemas cuando el secreto de Hayley se hace público. Roy se siente avergonzado pero, tras varios argumentos, se compromete a apoyar a Hayley y le propone de nuevo. Esta vez acepta, pero cuando van a ver a un vicario; se niega a casarse con ellos. Sin embargo, Roy conoce a Jessica Lundy (Olwen May), una curadora que acepta realizar una ceremonia de bendición para él y Hayley, pero la ceremonia de la iglesia se arruina cuando Les Battersby ( Bruce Jones ) alerta a la prensa. Roy y Hayley regresan al café y tienen la bendición allí, y Hayley cambia su apellido por escrituras a Cropper.
Sabiendo que no pueden tener hijos propios, Roy y Hayley se convierten en cuidadores de crianza temporal, acogiendo a la problemática Fiz Brown ( Jennie McAlpine ) de dieciséis años y ella les causa varios problemas. También cuidan de Wayne Hayes (Gary Damer) y forman una relación cercana. Los visita repetidamente e incluso su madre viene a visitarlos en una ocasión, preocupada por la influencia que Roy y Hayley tienen sobre Wayne. El padrastro de Wayne, sin embargo, se aprovecha de sus sentimientos por Wayne y les permite tomar la custodia de Wayne siempre que le paguen por el privilegio. Sin embargo, finalmente Roy y Hayley deciden enfrentarse al padrastro de Wayne y se niegan a devolverlo e incluso huir brevemente con Wayne, pero la madre de Wayne llama a la policía y los denuncia por secuestrar a su hijo y son capturados y arrestados. Los cargos se retiran cuando se expone la situación doméstica de Wayne.
Para una apuesta con Bev Unwin ( Susie Blake ), Tracy (ahora interpretada por Kate Ford ) le pone picos a la bebida de Roy en la recepción de una boda. Luego lo lleva a casa y lo pone en su cama. Tracy luego anuncia que está embarazada de su hijo. Hayley está devastada y después de que deja a Roy, él contempla el suicidio. Hayley regresa y los Croppers aceptan comprar el bebé de Tracy y, queriendo asegurarse de que tienen los derechos de los padres sobre el bebé, Roy se casa con Tracy. Tracy da a luz a una hija y le da la custodia a los Croppers, quienes registran su nacimiento y la nombran Patience, pero Tracy revela, en el día de la boda de Steve McDonald ( Simon Gregson ) y Karen Phillips ( Suranne Jones ), que quiere que su hija regrese. y que Steve es el padre de Patience, no Roy, ya que en realidad nunca durmieron juntos. Inicialmente se niegan a devolver Patience a Tracy, pero Ken Barlow ( William Roache ) los persuade ; El padre adoptivo de Tracy. Roy está devastado y él y Hayley devuelven a regañadientes al bebé y Tracy le cambia el nombre de Amy ( Elle Mulvaney ). El matrimonio de Roy y Tracy se anula posteriormente y, sintiéndose culpable, devuelve el dinero que le dieron los Croppers y les pide que sean los padrinos de Amy.
Roy es intimidado por el constructor Vince (Conrad Nelson) y su llegada trae muchos recuerdos desagradables para Roy, mientras le cuenta a Hayley la tortura física y psicológica que sufrió en su juventud. Cuando está solo en el café, Vince entra y exige una comida gratis. Cuando Roy se rinde y le trae una fritura, dice que pidió un huevo escalfado, no uno frito. Luego empuja el huevo al suelo y Roy intenta pasarlo, pero Vince lo empuja al suelo, golpeándolo contra una mesa en el proceso. Solo lo detiene el jefe de Vince, Charlie Stubbs ( Bill Ward ), quien rápidamente despide a Vince por intimidar a Roy. A partir de entonces, Charlie le ordena a Vince que no regrese a la calle, antes de llevarlo afuera y golpearlo contra el suelo. Roy pronto es mentor del hermano menor de Fiz, Chesney Brown ( Sam Aston ) y vende su colección de cómics para comprar un Morris Traveller .
Roy se pone furioso cuando se entera de que Hayley tiene un hijo y su matrimonio casi termina. Sin embargo, con el apoyo de su compañera de trabajo, Becky Granger ( Katherine Kelly ), Roy hace las paces con Hayley y la apoya cuando decide tomarse un año para hacer obras de caridad en Mozambique . Roy permite que Becky se mude mientras Hayley no está, pero la echa cuando se entera de su aventura con Steve. Más tarde se reconcilian y Roy la delata en su boda.
Roy finds Tony Gordon (Gray O'Brien) lying outside Underworld after he has suffered a heart attack. Roy calls an ambulance and Tony is rushed to hospital. Roy is shocked when Tony confesses to having Liam Connor (Rob James-Collier) murdered. Tony recovers and Roy fails to persuade him to confess the truth. Tony threatens to kill Roy and Hayley and they report him to the police, resulting in Tony's arrest. The police let him go due to a lack of evidence and Tony tries to murder Roy with a knife by trying to sneak up on him when he was bat-watching by the river, but Tony's mobile phone rings, alerting Roy, and ends up pushing Roy into the canal. On seeing Roy struggling, as he can not swim, Tony rescues him and later hands himself in to the police, while Roy is found by Hayley and Becky.
Roy proposes to Hayley again, but tensions over the wedding cause Hayley to move in with Anna Windass (Debbie Rush). A few weeks later, Tony breaks out of prison with the help of Robbie Sloane, a former cellmate and plans to hold Hayley and Carla Connor (Alison King) hostage at Underworld. Robbie poses as a businessman and lures Carla into the factory alone before holding her at gunpoint, and leaving her tied to her office chair with her mouth taped shut. He then tells Hayley that Carla has had an accident to get her into the factory. Hayley sees Carla bound and gagged but Robbie holds her at gunpoint too before she can escape. Tony then arrives. Tony rips the tape off Carla's mouth and announces his plans to murder them. After hearing what has happened, Roy heads to the factory and begs for Hayley's life. After Carla pleads with Tony, Hayley is later released and she is then reunited with Roy, just as the factory is blown up; although Carla manages to escape but Tony kills himself by walking back into the burning factory. On the day of his wedding, Hayley is late due to some interference by scorned wedding planner Mary Taylor (Patti Clare). She eventually makes it to the ceremony and she and Roy are married. Roy receives a letter from his estranged mother, Sylvia Goodwin (Stephanie Cole), telling him that his stepfather has died. A few days later, Sylvia turns up in Weatherfield to give Roy a train set. Hayley asks Roy to let Sylvia move in with them and she begins working with Roy in the café. Sylvia asks why she has not yet had grandchildren, and Hayley initially passes her infertility off as menopause. She is livid to discover that Hayley is transgender, but after getting to know Hayley, she learns to accept her for who she is.
Everything goes swimmingly for the Croppers, but in 2013, Roy tries to find his estranged father online, but learns that his father, St. John, has died just months earlier. He struggles to come to terms with his father's death, and begins sleepwalking. Hayley agrees to go through medical tests with Roy for support, but her own test results detect abnormal liver function, and is then diagnosed with stage-two pancreatic cancer. While the pair are on holiday to take Hayley's mind off things, Sylvia leaves a note explaining that she has left Weatherfield but does not give a specific reason. A while after, Roy and Hayley are dealt with the news that her cancer is terminal. Hayley then reveals that she wants to die before the cancer reverts her back to her old self, but Roy struggles to accept her decision. Arguments ensue regularly over her decision, and this leads to Hayley leaving Roy temporarily. While she is living with Fiz and her boyfriend Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall), Hayley collapses and is told she has an infection. In December, the couple are told that she has weeks left to live, much to their devastation. Hayley tells Roy to only break the news to a selected few, including Anna, Carla, Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne), Fiz, Tyrone, Rita Tanner (Barbara Knox) and Dennis Tanner (Philip Lowrie).
In January 2014, Hayley decides it's time to end her life and after a final visit from Fiz and Tyrone, Hayley makes herself a lethal drug cocktail. Roy lies on the bed with Hayley as she drinks the cocktail, which kills her. Carla and Anna are worried about what is happening in the Croppers' flat and decide to investigate, where they find a dead Hayley on the bed with Roy's arm around her. Anna and Carla soon guess that Hayley committed suicide. Roy struggles to come to terms with Hayley's death, and is dealt with more stress when Fiz discovers that Hayley killed herself. She is furious and shouts at Roy before storming off. Roy is then angry with Hayley for ending her life and leaving him behind. After Hayley's funeral, Roy leaves a note for Anna and Fiz explaining that he has left Weatherfield to visit Sylvia and aunt Jean. This relieves Fiz and Anna, but they are unaware that Roy has not gone to visit Sylvia and was last seen wandering the city streets.
When a pipe bursts at the café, Anna and Fiz are worried about Roy's whereabouts. Fiz calls Roy's aunt Jean, who reveals that she has not seen Roy in six months and that Sylvia is on holiday in Tenerife. Anna then calls the police and Fiz nearly tells them that Roy is not coping after Hayley committed suicide, but she then thinks about the consequences and does not. When Roy's favourite shopping bag is found in a canal, Fiz and Tyrone frantically search Manchester armed with a photograph of Roy. When they eventually get home, Fiz reveals her worries to Tyrone and tells him that she thinks that Roy is dead.
Roy returns in mid-February 2014, after being seen by Steve and Tracy at a railway museum. It is revealed that Roy has visited the museum every day since he disappeared from Weatherfield to take his mind off Hayley's death. Roy is not seen for a while following his return to Weatherfield, and it is later revealed that he has been obsessively building a model railway in his living room. This shocks Fiz but fascinates Tyrone and Chesney.
In April 2015, Roy meets a widow called Cathy Matthews (Melanie Hill) at the allotment who tells him that her husband Alan has died and Roy reveals his own struggle with grief when Hayley died. Roy gets on well with Cathy and decide to meet up to go to places such as the art gallery. Carla thinks against this and takes it as disrespect to his late wife Hayley. In July 2015, Roy visits Cathy at her house and is shocked to discover that she keeps all her rubbish piled up in the living room. Roy thinks that she needs support but Cathy is against the idea and won't take no for an answer. Roy prepares to go to Deirdre's 60th birthday party after spending the day with Cathy when Carla tells him the terrible news that Deirdre died, Roy reflects on the first time he met Deirdre and feels upset that she has died, Cathy comforts him.
Cathy and Roy soon start a relationship and later get engaged.
Creación
Background
The character Royston Cropper, played by David Neilson, is introduced in July 1995 as "a rather odd and scary loner" living in a block of flats near the long-running character Deirdre Rachid (Anne Kirkbride).[3] Actor David Neilson got the part on the recommendation of Coronation Street writer Stephen Mallatratt, a close friend of Neilson's who helped to "mould the character".[4] According to Neilson, the character was initially only brought in for six episodes, but the role was extended and Roy was made into a regular character.[5]
Described primarily as an "incidental character", Roy is not given any significant storylines until 1997.[3] Behind the scenes, the soap was going through a period of change. Coronation Street was lagging behind the BBC's rival soap EastEnders in the ratings, so a new executive producer, Brian Park, was brought in to revitalise the show and attract younger viewers. Aside from multiple axings and introducing various dramatic storylines, Park also decided to give some of the less prominent existing characters a much higher profile; among them was Roy, who was brought to the forefront of the soap throughout 1997 and 1998, taking over a share in Gail Platt's (Helen Worth) café (changing its name to Roy's Rolls). This gave the character more screen time and, gradually, he was incorporated into the lives of other characters.[3]
Personality
Originally, Roy was intended as a psychopathic, villainous character whose tenure would last for only six episodes.[6] Neilson described the character as "scary",[6] and "a bit like Norman Bates in [the horror film] Psycho".[4] However, Neilson felt compelled to reinvent Roy as a sympathetic character, socially inept, rather than menacing. His pestering of neighbour Deirdre Rachid and his unusual behaviour could be explained by Asperger syndrome—a disorder which Neilson has since attempted to portray in the character. This ultimately extended the character's screen life, turning him into a fan favourite.[6] Misunderstood, he was almost evicted from his flats for his behaviour towards Deirdre, though he was actually only showing concern for her welfare. He was summed up by the character Mike Baldwin as "a bit of a nutter, but harmless enough".[7] Although it has never been officially confirmed on-screen, it has indeed been suggested by critics that Roy has Asperger syndrome, due to his obsessive compulsive tendencies and because of his misunderstanding and literal interpretations of nuances and subtleties.[8][9]
Described as "remarkably intelligent, but socially naïve", Roy Cropper is a pure atheist. He is a fan of buses and trains, wears a beige anorak, scarf, woollen gloves and clutches a nylon shopping bag with a set of keys taped to the handle.[10][11] Actor David Neilson has since revealed that his character's "infamous old shopping bag", complete with attached keys, were props that he introduced. The bag and keys belonged to Neilson's mother, who died shortly before he took on the role in 1995. He has commented, "My mum sadly passed away just before I started on the show and I wanted to carry something of hers. I also wanted to add my own props and develop the character. The bag carries nothing more than my script."[11]
Despite Roy's initial "creepy" persona,[11] viewers were eventually shown a different side to the character. He was converted from a creep to an eccentric;[12] a quiet and shy intellectual man, with few social skills and a penchant for trivial information, but underneath it all, a man with "a heart of gold".[7][10] He has been described as compassionate, moral, sensitive and full of integrity; taking in waifs and strays and helping his neighbours whenever possible.[13][14] Commenting on his character, Neilson has said, "Roy is absolutely his own person and hugely honourable. Some people think he's simple. He's not. He's a very complex man with hidden depths. And there's lots more to explore...There's something tragic about Roy. I think there is a big black cloud that follows him around and one day it is going to really dump on him."[4]
Desarrollo
Hayley Cropper
As the character becomes more prominent, producers decided to introduce a romantic interest for Roy. Hayley Patterson is introduced in 1998, and her relationship with Roy turns out to be one of the more controversial storylines in Coronation Street's history, as it is later revealed that Hayley is a transgender woman.[15] In an article published by "Press for Change" (a political lobbying and educational organisation, which campaigns to achieve equal civil rights and liberties for all trans people in the UK), an advisor who helped studio writers at Granada Television with this storyline has given an account on its conceptualisation: "It was decided that Roy needed a girlfriend, but what kind of woman would go for Roy, or vice-versa? Ideally, she would have to be a female mirror image of himself. So the character started development and Hayley Patterson...was created. But then someone suggested something; what if she had a dark secret? What if she was transsexual!? Hayley being Harry, in her past life. After some argument and hard thinking, the idea stuck. It was a very controversial move for the long-running show... 'Corrie' had never gone this far."[3]
Hayley's initial purpose was to boost ratings and to act as a "foil" for Roy, "to bring him out of himself a bit and show another side to the man".[3] There were initial criticisms about the storyline and the character of Hayley from the transgender community in the UK, mainly because the actress who played Hayley was not transgender.[3] However, as the storyline progressed, viewers and critics warmed to Roy and Hayley's romance.[3] Hayley was finally shown to relay her secret to Roy during a candlelit meal in his cafe. Horrified, Roy rejected her, but after a period of reflection he eventually came around, resolving to remain friends with Hayley until she left for Amsterdam to undergo gender confirmation surgery.[16] Although the character of Hayley was only meant to be short-term, she and her relationship with Roy were so well received by viewers, that the producers of Coronation Street decide to reintroduce her.[3] On-screen, Roy tracks down Hayley and they reunite in a special set of episodes, shot on location in Amsterdam in the Netherlands; Hayley is persuaded to return to Weatherfield with Roy and rebuild their relationship. Actor David Neilson has complimented the storyline, describing the writing as "absolutely beautiful", and Roy and Hayley are now considered to be one of Coronation Street's "classic" couples.[4]
Temporary departure
On 12 November 2015, it was reported by the Sun newspaper that Neilson would be taking a three-month break as he wanted to join a stage show and tread the boards, while the break would also allow him to "recharge". The newspaper added that ITV said it was "happy to accommodate" his leave, and he will be written out of the show.[17] Roy departed on 22 January 2016 as he headed to Hastings to care for his mother Sylvia; who had broken her hip. He returned to the show on 9 May 2016.
Recepción
For his portrayal of Roy, Neilson won "Best Actor" at the 2013 Inside Soap Awards.[18] Neilson won "Best Actor", "Best Dramatic Performance", "Best Storyline" (alongside Julie Hesmondhalgh), "Best Single Episode" (alongside Julie Hesmondhalgh) and "Best On-Screen partnership" (alongside Julie Hesmondhalgh) at The British Soap Awards 2014.[19]
Referencias
- ^ a b c d Dainty, Sophie (9 April 2013). "'Coronation Street': Roy Cropper to visit father's grave". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "Hayley's bombshell". Daily Mirror. 20 August 2007. Archived from the original on 16 November 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Coronation Street: The Advisor's Tale". Press For Change. Archived from the original on 16 August 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ a b c d "Roy is really a rover". Manchester Evening News. 23 June 2005. Retrieved 11 January 2008.
- ^ "David Neilson Interview". Corrie.net. 1996. Retrieved 11 January 2008.
- ^ a b c Crawford, Sue. Coronation Street: I secretly made Roy Cropper autistic to stop him being axed says actor David Neilson. Daily Mirror. 28 October 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Roy Cropper". ITV. 21 August 2007. Archived from the original on 25 December 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2008.
- ^ "Character Study: Roy Cropper". .corrieblog.tv. Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2008.
- ^ "The asperger syndrome news review 2005". angelfire.com. Retrieved 11 January 2008.
- ^ a b "Why we love Corrie's Roy Cropper". Orange.co.uk. 24 May 1997. Retrieved 11 January 2008.
- ^ a b c Harper, James (8 July 2001). "Roy's sad tale is out of the bag". Sunday Mirror. Retrieved 11 January 2008.[dead link]
- ^ "My week: PAUL BAILEY". The Independent. 10 August 2003. Retrieved 11 January 2008.[dead link]
- ^ "Corrie goes shopping for train-mad Roy". The Independent. 26 March 2004. Archived from the original on 21 June 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2008.
- ^ Mangan, Lucy (1 December 2003). "Why I Love...Roy Cropper". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 11 January 2008.
- ^ "Hayley and Roy? We're a match made in heaven". This is Lancashire. 7 March 1998. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2008.
- ^ "Street life for Roy and Hayley". Hartlepool Mail. 19 September 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2008.
- ^ McGeorge, Alistair (12 November 2015). "Roy Cropper leaving Coronation Street with actor David Neilson 'taking three month break' from soap". Daily Mirror.
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (21 October 2013). "Inside Soap Awards 2013 – winners list in full". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel; Dainty, Sophie (24 May 2014). "British Soap Awards 2014 - winners in full". Digital Spy. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
enlaces externos
- Roy Cropper at itv.com
- Roy Cropper at What's on TV