Roy Cropper
Stuart says: "We are now building a new friendship for Roy, but as long as I'm producer, he will not have a romance with anyone. If that's the only story we can give Roy, we're a bit crap at our job." However, he also says that Roy is "pushed into actions he never imagined".
Maddie Heath
Stuart says: "Amy Kelly as Maddie Heath is a keeper. But it's important our writers don't confuse her with Katherine Kelly's Becky McDonald. The instinct with a character like Becky is: 'Where are we going to find the next her?' But you'd end up doing shadows of former characters. The joy with Amy is that she has no idea how good she is. Short of [a] writer bringing in another story that I haven't expected, or Amy wanting to go, the character of Maddie will be here as long as I'm here."
Gary Windass
Stuart says: "Gary hits the lowest place possible."
Tina McIntyre's murder
Stuart says: "It was a big call killing her off, especially after I promised Michelle I wouldn't! But then the writers came up with this massive story. So you have to go, 'Okay, there won't be any other Michelle Keegans, but new people will emerge.'"
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