Coronation Street’s Jack P Shepherd has lifted the lid on his Cobbles’ future. The soap legend is renowned for his role as David Platt in the ITV show.
The character has been at the centre of the drama over recent weeks as he found himself in debt to gangster Harvey Gaskell. The situation has put him in a desperate situation as he was scrambling to find out how he could pay back the money.
This prompted him to attempt to take his own life in devastating scenes that aired last week. David jumped in front of a car, but he survived the crash and is now recovering in hospital.
Speaking to the ECHO and other press, Jack revealed he enjoyed filming the stunt as he admitted he pushed the boundaries while filming. The 37-year-old said: “I always push the limits in the stunts.
“Of course I go past the line just to get a little bit closer to the blow away. Just because I think we’ve only got one go of it. And I think I’m safe. There’s a million people here with fire extinguishers.
“We did an almost near miss on the crash episode. I wasn’t paying attention. We just added that in. I was looking away and it nearly hit me.”
Fans were shocked when Daisy Midgeley become embroiled in the crash and, in a heartbreaking turn of events, the character has since lost her child. Jack loves being a part of storylines when the audience can’t predict what will happen next.
He said: “I don’t like doing the stories when the audience can second guess what’s going to happen. There’s loads of times in the script when we think we have to spoon-feed the audience. It’s more interesting for them to not see what’s coming.”
Spoiler for tomorrow’s episode have revealed Kit Green will take action against David for his reckless actions. The actor said his onscreen counterpart will end up in a “bad way” after the beating as his turbulent time in the Cobbles looks set to continue.
Jack joined the soap in 2000 and is set to mark 25 years on the Cobbles this year. The actor’s passion for the role burns as bright as ever as he looks forward to the next chapter.
However, he revealed his contract only extends on an annual basis so doesn’t know if he would be able to replicate another 25 years on the Cobbles and admitted he could exit at anytime. He said: “I was only in the show for three months originally and then they just kept on ringing my mum and agent to extend it.
“25 years is a long time. I get year long contracts now rather than three months. I’m only ever here for another year. It runs out this year so they might get someone else in, but I’m still enjoying it.”
Jack wouldn’t change his current contractual situation of extending it year by year as he is looking forward to what comes next for David. He said: “You know where you are then. It works in both of our favours for it to be a year. But if it does end up another 25 years, I wouldn’t mind. Just as long as I’m happy.”