Roy Cropper is the hero of the moment following his “hilarious” scenes in Coronation Street this week.
Soap fans are now calling for the OAP to get his own spin-off show after they were left howling with laughter during Wednesday night’s episode (6 June).
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The veteran character, who has been in the soap for 23 years, donned a disguise in a bid to track down and expose conman Lewis Archer.
Attending a seance by clairvoyant Rosemary Piper, Roy attempted to avoid suspicion in a Motorhead baseball cap and dark sunglasses.
And Roy (David Neilson) playing detective had TV viewers in fits of hysterics.
Who says soap storylines are getting too dark?
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We watched as vigilante Roy set about proving that Lewis and Rosemary were partners in crime in her psychic scam to con people out of money.
But it was his genius disguise that had the viewers in stitches.
One tweeted: “Never seen Roy Cropper looking so cool. Lol!”
Roy cropper of corrie rocking the best cap ever @myMotorhead pic.twitter.com/ZcmYq4wUP9
— Bry Bry Barnes (@barnes_oasis) June 6, 2018
ROY CROPPER WEARING A MOTORHEAD CAP hahahaha amazing #Corrie
— Ewan Valentine (@Ewan_Valentine) June 6, 2018
#Corrie And now it's Roy "Lemmy" Cropper. It just gets better and better pic.twitter.com/Wir4kBBnP0
— Albert Edmunds (@EdmundsAlbert) June 6, 2018
Big fan of Roy Cropper wearing a Motorhead cap on Corrie tonight. Go on Royston! #BornToLose #LiveToWin
— Jason Freeman (@JSNFRMN) June 6, 2018
https://twitter.com/GrantNuman/status/1004442003457835008
Never seen Roy Cropper looking so cool. Lol! #CoronationStreet #Corrie @itvcorrie 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/6Ptb8BbiKT
— Liam Cash (@DjLiamCash) June 6, 2018
In later scenes, when Roy discovered it was Lewis who had been feeding Rosemary information about the residents of Weatherfield, a determined Roy took Lewis down…
Yes, readers, it was hilarious!
One fan wrote: “Roy making a citizens arrest is the best thing I’ve seen this week, gan on Roy Lad!”
Another wrote: “Yasss Roy’s a pure legend… that’s the funniest scene in a long time.”
Roy making a citizens arrest is the best thing I’ve seen this week, gan on Roy Lad! #Corrie
— Katie Bennett (@ktscoot88) June 6, 2018
Yasss Roy’s a pure legend #roycropper @itvcorrie #corrie … that’s the funniest scene in a long time 🤣🤣🤣
— joanne duffy ❤️ (@Joanneorr1190) June 6, 2018
Yasss Roy’s a pure legend #roycropper @itvcorrie #corrie … that’s the funniest scene in a long time 🤣🤣🤣
— joanne duffy ❤️ (@Joanneorr1190) June 6, 2018
#corrie Roy The Hero!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻#legend pic.twitter.com/YNN2pCesTy
— Gillian Hudson 💙💙 (@JillHudson21) June 6, 2018
I demand a Roy Cropper detective spin off show please. @itvcorrie #Corrie
— Mark Cooper (@markiecooper) June 6, 2018
Spin off idea:
‘Roy Cropper Investigates’.
The Dr Mark Sloan of Weatherfield.
Cafe owner by day. Crime fighter by night.#Corrie
— Sam Ellis (@SamCEllis) June 6, 2018
Roy needs his own Marvel franchise. #corrie
— Andi (@AndiMcLellan) June 6, 2018
OMG, we so need a Roy, cathy and audrey driving around in a van solving mysteries #corrie storyline/spin off
— Luna Loco (@LunaLocoJewels) June 6, 2018
One bemused watcher wrote: “I demand a Roy Cropper detective spin off show please.”
Another even compared Corrie to Love Island for entertainment!
We’re not sure Roy would appreciate the comparison though…
Sadly, Roy’s heroics were all for nothing as Audrey took pity on her ex-lover (played by Nigel Havers) and let him go before the police could arrive to arrest the fraudster.
But is this the beginning of Roy Cropper’s new career as a sleuth?
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