Coronation Street's Peter Barlow is to come face-to-face with the man who killed his twin sister, Susan, 16 years ago, and it turns out he has been living in Weatherfield all this time.
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Chris Gascoyne who plays Peter says he struggled with the upcoming storylines that reveal local vicar Billy (Daniel Brocklebank) was responsible for the death of his sister Susan in a car crash in 2001.
In shocking scenes that are to be aired over Christmas Peter comes to Billy’s rescue after he is badly injured in a fight. Fearing he is about to die Billy confesses all and hell bent on revenge, Peter formulates a "mad, misguided revenge plot".
Speaking about the forthcoming episodes Gascoyne said: "Peter takes his hand off the wound and watches him start to die, but then comes back to his senses and puts his hand back on again.
"Up to that point it's just shock for Peter, he can't take in what he's just told him. Then later, he starts to formulate some sort of mad, misguided revenge plot in his head."
The plot over the festive period sees alcoholic Peter force Billy to drink two bottles of vodka, and he also locks him in a car boot.
"It's as dark a story as I have ever had.
"I found it a bit odd playing those scenes because they are so dark. He's very tortured.
"He doesn't go all the way, there's still a decent person in there.
"I struggled with it a bit but in a good way.
"It's very well written but I found it hard to place it with the fact Peter's become quite happy, we've gone back again."
The actor said after a relatively calm spell for his character it was fun to sink his teeth into something so juicy.
"To play both sides is nice. To be honest they are very well written scenes. I love them. They are quite vicious."
The actor has previously left the cobbles, before returning, and said he can see himself leaving Weatherfield again.
"I can, yes, but I can't think ahead too much," he said.
"If I think, five years or something - it's too far ahead and I'll be getting old then. At the moment, I'm loving it."
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