ROY Cropper is catapulted into the 21st century by his niece Nina Lucas. Coronation Street boss Iain MacLeod told The Sun that Roy actor David Neilson was against the story.
The soap star has portrayed the café owner since 1995 and grown accustomed to his quirks. What would Roy be without his technophobia?
However, in recent scenes, Roy was encouraged to embrace the digital age by his niece, Nina Lucas (portrayed by Mollie Gallagher). "I love this story", Corrie boss Iain MacLeod told The Sun.
More CorrieCORRIE ON Three Corrie legends sign new deals to keep them on the cobblesSTRANGER DANGER Mortal danger for Coronation Street teen as she’s terrorised by couple "Essentially Nina has bought Roy a smart phone for Christmas, Roy abhors them." Iain added: "He has a dusty 1990s Dell laptop he occasionally gets out to play online scrabble.
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