Coronation Street's Todd Boyce shares last-minute change to Stephen storyline
Coronation Street star Todd Boyce has opened up about a last-minute change he made to Stephen Reid's serial killer storyline.
The character has been on a murder spree since his introduction to the cobbles last year, though the actor explained in a new interview that his original victim Leo was originally written as more of an 'accident'.
Speaking to The Daily Star about Stephen's future, Todd said: “I don’t see anyone else on the horizon in terms of who could be killed. We’re not that far ahead, so they could surprise me at any time.
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“At one point I was [trying to surpass Pat Phelan’s kill count]. I was trying to get the grandstands on telly, I want to be the one who’s killed the most."
He went on to reveal: “But in a sense, I think he’s an accidental killer. When he first killed Leo, it was actually scripted to be more of a scruffle for the phone and then he went over.
“But I decided, ‘Let’s let Stephen have a little more to do with that’.”
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At present, the walls seem to be closing in a bit on Stephen, and asked about his possible exit, Todd teased: “There’s no end in sight but I have a feeling he’ll get caught.
“I would like personally for him to go out in a blaze of glory, I don’t want him to disappear and go back. I want something finite because I think the audience is losing their minds."
Coronation Street airs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV1 and streams on ITVX.
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