Next week on Coronation Street, Nina knocks herself out and falls into a river as a result of Roy’s refusal to use his new phone!
Although Roy (David Neilson), who received one of those trendy “mobile smart telephones,” wasn’t overly thrilled with his Christmas present from niece Nina (Mollie Gallagher), a near-tragic event next week prompts him to change his mind.
This week, when Molly had to cancel her plans to go to the movies with her girlfriend Asha (Tanisha Gorey) because Roy was running late, Roy’s continued refusal to use his gift and embrace the digital age irritated Molly even more.
Roy apologized and said, “The only phone box that I could find was inoperable. “The phone had been taken by someone. the question anyone I don’t understand why anyone would want a disconnected phone receiver, but that’s the world we live in.
“No Roy, this is the world YOU live in,” Nina retorted. “If you would’ve brought your phone with you, this could have been sorted out in seconds…”
Nina realized she was losing the argument as Roy began to speak about how his clients were spending their time staring at their screens nonstop like zombies rather than interacting with one another. When she later discovered Roy giving the phone to Nick (Ben Price) to give to Sam (Jude Riordan) upon his return, she was forced to concede defeat.
When discussing Nina and Roy’s relationship, Mollie Gallagher says, “They are very close and they both are constantly looking out for each other and just want the best for each other.” They frequently conceal information from each other and share many traits in common, including a difficult time expressing their emotions and a quirky sense of humor.in an effort to keep the other person safe. When that happens, it appears as a lack of comprehension and can lead to issues, as we saw this week with the mobile phone.
Roy tells Evelyn (Maureen Lipman) and Brian (Peter Gunn) that he’s been keeping a secret for the past two years as New Year’s Eve approaches on Coronation Street. He has been preparing to become a certified volunteer bat roost visitor (VBRV).
They are unable to inform Roy that the meeting has been postponed when he later makes plans to meet Brian, Nina, and Asha in the woods during one of the bat group meetings there. Roy is walking alone to the woods after dropping Evelyn off at a friend’s house. Roy is displeased when he unintentionally drops his thermos flask in the river when he finally arrives.
In an effort to save Roy the trouble of having to walk through the woods, Brian, Nina, and Asha arrive. When they see Roy’s car, they realize he has already arrived but is nowhere to be found. When Nina saw Roy’s thermos in the river, she immediately assumed the worst.
Since the attack on Seb, Nina has become extremely anxious and is terrified that something will happen to the people she cares about. “That anxiety is persistent. It hasn’t entirely disappeared. She is simply much more easily offended by things. Her mind, in my opinion, automatically assumes that something negative has occurred. That hasn’t, in my opinion, vanished.
“Whereas I think in the past she would have stopped to look at the situation more calmly and rationally and realised that he has probably just dropped it, she freaks out completely and goes down the slippy bank of the river believing something terrible has happened to Roy.”
“Everyone is really worried about her,” Mollie adds. “She has already had a brain injury and she is knocked out cold and has to be dragged out of the river. No one knows how serious it is, she has knocked herself out but also she has been in freezing cold water. Brian and Asha are doing as much as they can but it is terrifying for them.”
The shocking scenes were filmed on the banks of the River Irwell in Springwater Park, Whitefield back in November, and Mollie admits that despite the cold, she enjoyed the challenging location shoot.
“I love being on location and I love night shoots as well. I’m a night owl so that doesn’t bother me but I don’t think I had realised how cold the water would be. I knew it was cold water but it was a lot colder. First I thought, ‘Oh my God, I’ve only got my feet in at this moment and I’m already freezing cold’. I had so many hot showers when I got home after lying in that muddy cold river.”
Thankfully, all the intense action scenes were taken over by a Nina stunt double, with Mollie only having to film the shots which saw Nina hit her head and then be dragged out of the river. But Mollie hadn’t anticipated having some company in the water…
“The worst part about being in the water was the fish” she laughs. “I was actually freaking out at the fish swimming around me. The crew were laughing saying you are lying in muddy cold water and it’s the fish that are bothering you! They were cute but just not something I expected!”
Nina is thankfully given the all clear after being taken to the hospital, but Roy can’t help but feel guilty for putting Nina’s life in danger due to his stubbornness. He could have been reached by Nina and the entire regrettable incident could have been avoided if he had agreed to keep the phone as she suggested.
Sam later calls Roy’s Rolls to express his gratitude for the phone and to let him know how useful the astrononmy apps will be to him, and Roy decides to seize the opportunity.
When Roy returns from town with a smartphone in hand, Nina and Asha are shocked! The only remaining task is learning how to use it, and despite the girls’ best efforts, Roy is completely baffled.
However, Roy is forced to acknowledge its benefits when Brian enters the cafe later in the week and discovers Roy listening to classical music on his phone.
Would Mollie therefore prefer to be immersed in more of these intense scenes?
“I do love the drama and the action scenes but I am lucky that I also get the light hearted fun stuff with Nina,” she reveals. “I like it when Nina’s happy because she has a lot more interaction with people and I think that that is my favourite side of Nina, sarcastic Nina and witty Nina. So it’s kind of both in different ways. I like the action packed stuff because it was fun and it’s a bit different. But my favourite side of Nina will always be sarcastic fiery fun Nina really.”
Away from the cobbles, Mollie is well into rehearsals for her upcoming stint on ITV’s Dancing on Ice, having been announced as a contestant in October. She will be paired with dancer Sylvain Longchambon, who is of course married to Mollie’s co-star Samia (Maria O’Connor) after they met during her own stint on the show in 2015.
“I absolutely love it so much” Mollie says of her experience so far. “That doesn’t mean I’m great but I’m quite proud of how I’m doing at the minute. You know, I’m not as bad as I thought I would be. So, it just goes to show when you throw yourself into something you can actually achieve whatever you want out of it really. I can’t wait for it to start now.“
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