Dastardly Dick horrified by killing
By Jonathan Donald
Corrie's Brian Capron - who plays evil Richard Hillman - has spoken of the revulsion he felt filming the killing of Maxine and bludgeoning of Emily.
"The final bit when I crawled up behind Emily (Eileen Derbyshire) was horrible," he said.
"We had three crowbars for the scene and I chose the heavy one. And when I crawled up behind her, Eileen ducked and I whacked the sofa.
"I saw Eileen with some brain showing and I thought 'this is horrible'."
The scene was toned down by Corrie bosses at the last minute, revealed Capron.
The actor told This Morning: "They re-edited the scene on Friday night because they didn't want to make it too brutal.
"Originally I gave her four blows but they cut it to one. I think the balance was good."
The two episodes broadcast on Monday were watched by an audience of 17m, the show's best audience for two years.
They were seen by a peak of 17m - 60% of all viewers at the time - trouncing regional documentaries and Airport on BBC1.
A Corrie spokeswoman said: "Tricky Dicky not only killed off Maxine but he killed off the opposition. Corrie is back to number one where it belongs. We're delighted."
From teletext
By Jonathan Donald
Corrie's Brian Capron - who plays evil Richard Hillman - has spoken of the revulsion he felt filming the killing of Maxine and bludgeoning of Emily.
"The final bit when I crawled up behind Emily (Eileen Derbyshire) was horrible," he said.
"We had three crowbars for the scene and I chose the heavy one. And when I crawled up behind her, Eileen ducked and I whacked the sofa.
"I saw Eileen with some brain showing and I thought 'this is horrible'."
The scene was toned down by Corrie bosses at the last minute, revealed Capron.
The actor told This Morning: "They re-edited the scene on Friday night because they didn't want to make it too brutal.
"Originally I gave her four blows but they cut it to one. I think the balance was good."
The two episodes broadcast on Monday were watched by an audience of 17m, the show's best audience for two years.
They were seen by a peak of 17m - 60% of all viewers at the time - trouncing regional documentaries and Airport on BBC1.
A Corrie spokeswoman said: "Tricky Dicky not only killed off Maxine but he killed off the opposition. Corrie is back to number one where it belongs. We're delighted."
From teletext
