Coronation Street’s Tyrone Dobbs was left fighting for his life after being hit by a car in a recent episode of the ITV soap, with viewers left fearing for his future
There’s some huge soap moments on the way (Image: ITV)
Coronation Street fans were stunned when Tyrone Dobbs was dramatically unveiled as the casualty of a shocking hit and run incident.
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The beloved ITV cobbles character and garage worker has been left facing life-altering injuries after being struck by a vehicle that veered to miss teenager Betsy Swain near Weatherfield precinct.
Recent episodes disclosed that the mechanic has sustained a serious spinal trauma and confronts an extensive journey towards recovery, heartbreakingly confessing to spouse Fiz that he cannot sense or move his legs.
While the household grapples with accepting what lies ahead, officers have focused their efforts on tracking down the motorist responsible for causing the devastating injury.
Amid this fresh storyline, soap enthusiasts have expressed concern about Tyrone’s fate and his continued presence on the cobbles, reports the Liverpool Echo.
Coronation Street has worked with the charity, Spinal Injuries Association, who have helped advise the production team(Image: ITV)
Nevertheless, This Morning soap specialist Sharon Marshall provided reassurance during Wednesday’s instalment of the ITV morning programme.
Presenter Cat Deeley enquired: “So will Tyrone be okay?” to which Sharon, 53, assured viewers: “Well, a long-running story, a long-running story about recovery…”, confirming Tyrone will remain on the cobbles for the foreseeable future.
This development follows the revelation that Carl Webster was exposed as the motorist behind the hit and run during a chilling flashback.
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In even more disturbing scenes, Carl destroyed the vehicle by fire and brazenly visited Tyrone whilst he was hospitalised. This follows Alan Halsall, who has portrayed Tyrone since 1998, speaking candidly about the dramatic storyline.
The Spinal Injuries Association has provided guidance to the production team regarding the authentic depiction of Tyrone’s journey after his accident.
Alan revealed: “Sometimes people get to read about your storylines going forward in the press, but obviously this one isn’t, and I think it will have caught people by surprise.
Coronation Street spoilers have confirmed Tyrone Dobbs’ future on the cobbles(Image: ITV)
“We are ten weeks on from filming it and no one knew. Obviously no one was expecting it to be Tyrone that actually got hit in the end, so I think it would have been a real shock. It’s always good to keep the audience on their toes. I look forward to watching it and seeing people’s reactions.”
He continued: “As you can probably imagine, Tyrone’s first thoughts are confusion. He can’t really remember what’s happened, he doesn’t know why he’s in the hospital. And then as he’s coming round and he’s clearly in lots of pain, he has this realisation that something isn’t quite right and he can’t feel his legs. There’s just a hell of a lot of fear, wondering how he’s got there, why he’s feeling like this. He is terrified.”
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Discussing what lies ahead, Alan explained: “I think overall there’s just this fear and trepidation of what this is going to bring and how his life is going to look after this accident. He will want to be strong for the family but that is going to be difficult.”
He further commented: “Initially, there is a concern that he might not get up at all. There’s real fear there, and not just fear from Tyrone but fear from Fiz and the kids and his mum and gran. They don’t know if he’ll walk again or how life is going to look going forward. But he knows they will all try to stick together and face what the future holds.”
Coronation Street continues on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8pm on ITV and ITV X.
