EAGLE-eyed Coronation Street viewers have pointed out how one character has ‘gone missing’ from the soap.
Fans of the long-running ITV show have noticed how one newbie appears to have completely vanished from screens.
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Earlier this year viewers were introduced to Bobby Crawford, who arrived on the Weatherfield cobbles shortly after Peter Barlow’s departure.
Played by young comedian Jack Carroll, he’s the nephew of matriarch Carla Connor and the son of her brother Rob Donovan.
Bobby, who has cerebral palsy, had been involved in Coronation Street’s biggest storyline involving Lauren Bolten.
Bobby had been pursuing Lauren before her disappearance and then tried to frame Daniel Osbourne for her murder in a bid to free Roy Cropper.
He later came clean to the police and admitted he lied to them about seeing a man matching Daniel’s description leave Lauren’s flat.
As a result, he told Carla he had caused nothing but trouble since arriving on the cobbles and thought it was best if he moved out.
And now Coronation Street fans have pointed out his absence on an online forum.
One viewer said: “It’s like he doesn’t exist anymore now. Wonderful, isn’t it.”
A second wrote: “My theory is that since Corrie is filmed weeks, sometimes months in advance, around the time he made his debut and the negative reaction to it, would have been around the time they’re filming the episodes that were being shown around his disappearance.
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“So they’ve basically dropped him due to the negative response of the character.”
A third penned: “This is one of the few instances of a character disappearing for months in the way they do in modern Corrie I’m willing to tolerate.”
While a fourth commented: “Didn’t he move out of Carla’s or am I imagining that?”
Coronation Street airs on ITV1 and ITVX.
Corrie has said goodbye to several cast members this year. Let’s break down who’s left the famous soap:
Eliza Woodrow (Savannah Kunyo) has said farewell to Corrie to start a new life in Germany.
The youngster moved to live with her dad Dom Everett, who went back on the £10,000 bribe Eliza’s grandfather Stu had offered to keep him out of her life.
Paul Foreman (Peter Ash) will bow out of the soap this summer when he loses his fight with motor neurone disease (MND) in tragic scenes.
After being diagnosed last year, the fan favourite was devastated to learn he only had months left to live.
Viewers know he is planning to take his own life to end his suffering.
Summer Spellman (Harriet Bibby) departed the cobbles after being offered the opportunity of a lifetime to study in America.
Though she struggled to decide with her stepdad Paul’s impending death from MND, she was convinced she had to live her life to the full.
Simon Barlow (Alex Bain) has struggled with the sudden departure of his father Peter from the cobbles.
The Weatherfield legend left his family and loved ones behind on Boxing Day, 2023, when his wife Carla Connor encouraged him to travel around the world with a friend.
Simon’s been on a downward spiral ever since and his exit could end in tragedy.
Alya Nazir is set to leave the cobbles as actress Sair Khan prepares to go on maternity leave ahead of the birth of her first child.
It looks likely she’ll be heading to Dublin after securing a lucrative new job, leaving her colleague and fling Adam Barlow behind.
Show stalwart Sue Cleaver, who plays Eileen Grimshaw, is taking a break to star in the Sister Act The Musical UK tour. She will be back filming in May once her dates on the tour come to an end.
Her character left the Street after her son Jason broke his back after falling off a moped in Asia.
