Corrie killer has no regrets
Brian Capron, who plays Corrie serial killer Richard Hillman, says he'll have no regrets when the hugely popular character is killed off in the spring.
The 53-year-old, who's played him for 18 months, says: "It's been a great experience as an actor and finding out how you cope with fame.
"I always wanted him to go out with a bang and I said I only wanted to play him for one-and-a-half to two years. It was a difficult decision but you cannot flog a storyline to death."
Hillman, aka Capron, will die in the spring, but the actor has no worries about being typecast.
He says: "I was a jobbing actor for years before Corrie came along, and I run a company which, ironically, arranges murder-mystery weekends with my partner Jacqueline Bucknell.
"So I will keep busy. I don't need the money but I love acting and I will probably do theatre in the middle of nowhere."
Missing his girlfriend and son is one of the main reasons why Capron has few regrets about leaving Corrie.
For the past 18 months he has spent much of his time filming the soap in Manchester while his partner - who stars in ads for Flash - and their son Louis, six, have been at home in Brighton.
He says: "I have missed them a lot as filming schedules for my character Richard's plots have been relentless since last Easter."
Capron is modest about his part in Corrie's revival in the last year.
His plots as the scheming killer have seen the ITV1 soap overtake EastEnders in the ratings.
He says: "It was perceived that Corrie was in a slump when I joined but I don't think it's going to flop after I leave.
"The writing has been fabulous and that is going to continue with other characters. We have come back so strong and it's a good show which will win awards."
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Brian Capron, who plays Corrie serial killer Richard Hillman, says he'll have no regrets when the hugely popular character is killed off in the spring.
The 53-year-old, who's played him for 18 months, says: "It's been a great experience as an actor and finding out how you cope with fame.
"I always wanted him to go out with a bang and I said I only wanted to play him for one-and-a-half to two years. It was a difficult decision but you cannot flog a storyline to death."
Hillman, aka Capron, will die in the spring, but the actor has no worries about being typecast.
He says: "I was a jobbing actor for years before Corrie came along, and I run a company which, ironically, arranges murder-mystery weekends with my partner Jacqueline Bucknell.
"So I will keep busy. I don't need the money but I love acting and I will probably do theatre in the middle of nowhere."
Missing his girlfriend and son is one of the main reasons why Capron has few regrets about leaving Corrie.
For the past 18 months he has spent much of his time filming the soap in Manchester while his partner - who stars in ads for Flash - and their son Louis, six, have been at home in Brighton.
He says: "I have missed them a lot as filming schedules for my character Richard's plots have been relentless since last Easter."
Capron is modest about his part in Corrie's revival in the last year.
His plots as the scheming killer have seen the ITV1 soap overtake EastEnders in the ratings.
He says: "It was perceived that Corrie was in a slump when I joined but I don't think it's going to flop after I leave.
"The writing has been fabulous and that is going to continue with other characters. We have come back so strong and it's a good show which will win awards."
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