Roy Cropper

1. D.O.B: 21 September 1954
2. Address: 16a Victoria Street, Weatherfield
3. Work: Proprietor of Roy’s Rolls café

First Appearance

• 19 July 1995: Roy introduced himself to Deirdre Rachid, the new caretaker at the Crimea Street flats where he lived.

Street History

• 1995: Disconcerts Deirdre Rachid by interfering in her business
• 1997: Becomes Gail Platt’s partner at Jim’s Café and changes the name to Roy’s Rolls
• 1998: Begins a tentative romance with Hayley Patterson
• Retreats when Hayley reveals that she is a transsexual
• Seeks out Hayley in Amsterdam and brings her home
• 1999: Re-opens Roy’s Rolls on Victoria Street
• ‘Marries’ Hayley in the café (although its not legally recognised, Hayley changed her name to Cropper by deed poll)
• 2001: He and Hayley become foster parents to Wayne Hayes
• Goes on the run with Wayne to save him from his abusive stepfather
• 2003: Is drugged by Tracy Barlow and tricked into staying the night in her bed
• Agrees to buy Tracy’s baby believing himself to be its father
• Marries Tracy to gain rights to his child
• 2004: Pays Tracy £20,000 for her daughter, whom he names Patience
• Breaks down when Tracy admits that he is not the baby’s father and demands her return
• Divorces Tracy
• 2007: Encourages Hayley to follow her dream to perform charity work in Africa
• 2008: Invites Becky Granger to move into the café flat
• 2009: Agrees to give Becky away at her wedding to Steve McDonald
• Finds Tony Gordon suffering from a heart attack and takes him to the hospital. Is shocked when Tony tells him he doesn't think he'll make it through the night and confesses to having Liam Connor murdered.

Likes

• History
• Tomato Juice

Dislikes

• Lies & deceit
• Bullying

David Neilson

First TV Appearance

• 'Z cars' (1974)

Work

• 'Boys from the Black Stuff', 'Reznick', 'Bad Company', 'Buccaneers' and 'Bermuda Grace'

Likes

• His family

• Leicester City

Dislikes

• Filling in forms