Richard Hillman makes a shocking return to Coronation Street in a surprise twist that leaves Gail reeling. The Sun exclusively reveals the lengths bosses went to keep his comeback secret and the eerie scenes that await Gail as she encounters a familiar face.
Earlier today The Sun exclusively revealed how bosses had secretly brought back the businessman for a one-off.Brian said, 'It’s a very tricky thing to bring a character back from the dead but I think the writers thought very carefully about how to do it and they’ve come up trumps.'For me it’s got the right kind of dark humour which there always was with Richard Hillman which I love but also a slight hint of menace. I thought they balanced it perfectly.
” Paying tribute to Helen, who is bowing out after 50 years, he continued: “I think we have a very special relationship which is why the Hillman storyline worked so beautifully. 'I never wanted it to look like he was a really bad, horrible person so we worked very hard on making it a very loving relationship. It gave a lot of dimension to the character, thanks to Helen, so it was great to be back with her for the day.” The eerie scenes at the end of tonight's episode saw Gail wake up from a nap on her sofa and find a man searching through her sideboard and initially thinks it’s husband-to-be Jessie. Helen WorthThe Sun can exclusively reveal the extreme lengths bosses went to to keep the return a secret. During filming Richard was sneaked onto the cobbles in the back of a car with blankets placed over his head. Gail has been planning a Christmas Day wedding to Jesse Chadwick after secretly falling for one another on one of her trips to Gail was forced to sell the Platt house to pay off the costs of Bethany's cosmetic surgery and subsequent hospital stay in Although, for now, the exit details on Gail's exit and whether she will make it down the aisle, or even to France, are being kept under wraps.ITVX won't host early episodes for some days, but soap bosses have yet to confirm which dates won't have an early releas
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