Corrie Canine Chaos Sparks Danger For Evelyn & Cassie!

This week on Coronation Street we saw battle-axe Evelyn Plummer confront the mistreatment of a dog outside Roy's Rolls. As the storyline hit our screens, my mind took me back to October of this year when we (and fellow press) spoke to Corrie producer Iain Macleod, who told us all about it:

Hi Iain, what's this latest Evelyn storyline all about? 

''Evelyn makes herself a bit of an enemy in the shape of a man she sees mistreating his dog. It starts with a relatively small exchange where they cross paths at the precinct, some crosswords exchanged! Iain continued ''it goes from there to a situation of court appearances and trips to the hospital, with some danger for Evelyn and Cassie!''

How did this story come about? 

‘'It was an opportunity to do two things really - N0.1 was to see Maureen (Lipman- Evelyn) be strident, kicking backsides and taking names, but also’’ Iain continued ‘’to give us a chance to explore more, her relationship with Cassie. Since Cassie was a teenager, their relationship has been nonexistent - what has existed has been very bad-tempered with lots of estrangement. This is an opportunity to explore their dynamic and this story puts them on the same team'' 

How does this affect Evelyn's relationship with Cassie? 

''Cassie, as is her preference, takes things too far, which causes serious strife for her'' said Iain, '' and at the end of it, they reach a new level of understanding and equilibrium. They get to know each other in an adult relationship, probably for the first time’’.

What is Roy’s involvement in all of this? 

''the story that starts rather innocuously, almost comically, with Roy and Evelyn facing off with this man mistreating his dog. Suddenly, we find ourselves in a rather serious story! Iain enthused, ''I love stories like that, that starts as an acorn of something, then a forest of bad outcomes for our favourite characters! '' 

Thanks, Iain

So, what are your thoughts? It looks like Evelyn's dog-related drama, which started on Wednesday night, may have some serious repercussions this Christmas! 

Let me know your thoughts on X  #Corrie

I am @rybazoxo your Cobbles connoisseur and Corrie superfan

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