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Kay’s
SOAP
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CORRIE CONNOR
McINTYRE
‘Phelan has
to stop Luke
at all costs’
Connor McIntyre on his character’s evil plan
#82 extweek,Phelan’sinforanasty truth.He’skeptpressing,and Phelan
shockwhenhediscoversthat hassenthimonawildgoosechase. But
Nthemillconversion Garyis whenLukefinallyturnsupat the mill, it
working on is actually where he’s buried becomes clear that this is not going the
Andy and Vinny’s bodies. Soon he goes way Phelan wants. Luke is determined
into full panic mode, trying to cover his and knows something’s not right. There
tracks. But there’s a fly in the ointment lies the big problemforPhelan.
in the form of Luke, who’s twigged that So, things kick offwhen
Andy isn’t travelling and won’t leave Luke tries to leave? ‘It becomes clear that it’s
Pat alone till he gets some answers, Yes, there’s a confrontation not going Phelan’s way’
as Connor McIntyre explains... between Phelan andLuke.
Phelan must stop Lukeleaving
How does Phelan feel when he that site at all costs,butLukeis
hears that Gary is working on younger and fitter andmanages
the mill conversion? to get into his car andgetaway.
Well, you can imagine – first of all, Gary What was it like filming
is on his territory. Secondly, if there is a car chase?
going to be a development there, there is Fabulous! We’re boys, so what could be
a good chance that the bodies are going better than driving cars around corners
to be discovered so it’s all hands to the at speed with cameras inside?
pump. Phelan really has to think of How did you feel
a way to manage this scenario. when you read
Phelan’s always so confident, through the scripts?
but is he nervous this time? Excited – I’m right in the
Yes – he goes into that problem-solving middle of the action. It’s
place in his head. It’s a very dangerous tragic that Phelan goes
time for him, which means it’s a very to the mill to ditch the
dangerous time for everyone else. gun and, poetically, Luke
How worried is he about Luke turns up. Phelan is about
asking questions? to put all that to bed, but
At first, he thinks he can manage it, just as he is about to dothat,
because Luke is a nice guy – but he’s also there’s another problem “I can explain...”
irritating, because he wants to know the and he is pulled back in.
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