It was a family affair on the cobbles during a recent episode of Coronation Street - and fans may not have even realised it. During Wednesday night's edition of the ITV soap, viewers watched as Sam Blakeman's chess obsession continued.
The youngster, who got into chess alongside Roy Cropper following the death of his mum Natasha, appeared to have finally won over the support of his dad, Nick Tilsley, after he found out his son had been playing chess behind his back after trying to get him to stop.
Earlier this week we saw Nick concede that he's been overprotective of Sam and when Roy reveals that there’s a children’s chess tournament taking place, he agrees to let him take part. Sam is, of course, thrilled to hear about the chess tournament, but when he asserts that he’d rather Roy take him, Nick had to hide his disappointment.
