Coronation Street fans are being introduced to Cassandra Plummer for the first time and white fans don't know the character yet, they'll certainly know the famous face playing her.
It was revealed back in April that the actress and West End star Claire Sweeney would be joining the ITV soap as Tyrone Dobbs' real mum. During Wednesday night's trip to the cobbles (June 28), viewers Evelyn Plummer comes face-to-face with her daughter after previous secret contact.
When Evelyn was grumbling to Tyrone about Roy Cropper spending time with Yasmeen Metcalfe, unbeknownst to them, they were being watched by Cassandra Plummer. Following Tyrone’s advice, Evelyn stealed herself and invited Yasmeen and Roy to join her later at the Bistro.
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But as Evelyn headed home, she spotted Cassie across the street but choose to ignore her. However, on her way to the bistro, Evelyn received a call which stopped her in tracks. Abandoning her plans with Roy and Yasmeen, Evelyn was seen hurrying into A&E reception, explaining that her daughter has been admitted as an emergency.
Evelyn paid Cassie, who had overdosed, in her hospital bed. But Evelyn wanted to know how Cassie found her, with her daughter admitting she had come to Evelyn looking for money.
But who is Cassie? We don't know too much about her yet but Claire said of her character to the Manchester Evening News: "She’s vulnerable, she’s troubled, she’s got major problems and as I’m reading the scripts, I want her to sort herself out because we all love Tyrone…
"It’s hard for me because I’m a fan as well and as a fan, we all love Tyrone and you don’t want anything to upset him so I’m reading these scripts and thinking, ‘Please sort yourself out, Cassie!'"
Adding more about Cassie, Claire said: "She’s troubled she’s feisty, she’s going to cause some trouble on the cobbles. She’s a loose cannon but she’s vulnerable as well… She’s an addict and that’s what makes her so unpredictable. She really does have great intentions to get better and be with the family but she’s an addict and it’s quite sad really."
Tyrone, played by Alan Halsall, grew up believing that his mum was Jackie Dobbs, played by Margi Clarke. But in 2018 investigations into his parentage brought him into contact with Evelyn, portrayed by Dame Maureen Lipman, for the first time and he discovered evidence that Evelyn's daughter Cassandra was his biological mother.
Not trusting Cassandra to look after him properly due to her drug habit, Evelyn had abandoned Tyrone at a police station in 1982 where he was found by Jackie who brought him up as her own.
Now, Tyrone faces more heartache as secrets and lies from his past threaten to destroy his relationship with his grandma and he has to navigate a new relationship with his mother.
