Roy and Hayley are told that the operation if successful should last six hours. The following day, Hayley tells Roy to let a few people know that she only has weeks left but does not want visitors. When I got the scripts for those episodes I read them like a novel, all five episodes back to back I found it absolutely thrilling. (Fifty Years). However, reaction to the character was mainly positive. It being a big step for them, Hayley and Roy were very attentive and enthusiastic, much to Jackie's chagrin, but overall it was a pleasant experience for them. Initially considering fighting for Patience, the Croppers made a joint decision to give Tracy back her baby, while they faced the fact that the pain and anguish they went through in the last eight months was all for nothing. The answer, my friends, is that . Long-serving Coronation Street star Julie Hesmondhalgh is leaving the soap after 15 years as TV favourite Hayley Cropper. However, she made an exception for Tracy Barlow, giving her a slap when Tracy made cracks about her sexuality during a heated argument. On hearing that Hayley didn't have anyone else in her life, Alma and Mike Baldwin held a dinner party with Hayley, Curly, Audrey Roberts and Roy Cropper as guests, but the intention to matchmake Hayley and Curly was obvious and embarrassed the pair. Most just want Roy and Hayley to get together." The Croppers struck up an instant bond with Wayne, but although the quiet lad hadn't said why he ran away from home, as Alex left with Wayne, Roy saw him hit the boy through the cafe window. Her friend and colleague Alma Baldwin (Amanda Barrie) introduced her to Roy Cropper (David Neilson) and they became friends until Hayley told him that she was transgender and used to be called Harold. Before auditioning, the actress was given sketchy details about the character, with one glaring omission: All I knew at first was there's a part going in Coronation Street, she's called Hayley, she's going to work in the factory and she's fun. Coronation Street Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Hayley Cropper (also Harold Patterson and Hayley Patterson) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, played by Julie Hesmondhalgh. In April, they fostered Fiz Brown, a headstrong and somewhat rebellious young woman. Jane shocked the couple by making jokes about her pancreatic cancer, but while Roy found her attitude inappropriate, Hayley was inspired and befriended the couple. Hayley says she would love to meet them but Christian wants to wait until they are 16 years of age, upsetting Hayley. With Alex threatening to call the police, the Croppers stole Martin's car and, taking with Wayne with them, sought refuge with Hayley's old friend Ruth Audsley in Warwickshire. They stopped seeing each other shortly after Hayley lost her virginity to Cath, and as a result Hayley didn't find out until 2007 that Cath had given birth to Hayley's son Christian Gatley. Fiz Brown was the second of the Croppers' foster children in 2001. Carla drove her to the hospital, where she found out she had pancreatic cancer. Taking his duties very seriously, Roy upset Hayley by repeatedly critiquing her technique, resulting in her sticking a plaster over his mouth. She shares a very ordinary family life in Derbyshire with her husband, screenwriter and actor Ian Kershaw (they met on the soap, when he played a reporter on the Weatherfield Gazette) and their two daughters, aged 13 and 10. When she told her father this, he threw all photographs of "Harold" into the fire and refused to allow her to wear woman's clothes in his presence. However, Hayley was impressed with Roy, whose stories at the dinner table had bored everyone but her, and they went out for a drink afterwards. Roy and Fiz go too. Alex then stunned them by offering to sell Wayne to them for 10,000, which he lowered to 5,000, eager for them to accept. Sylvia is initially outraged but, as of July 2011, appears to be coming round and accepts Hayley for who she is. [11] The actress recorded her final scenes on 18 November 2013, being screened on 20 January 2014, and the producers came up with a dramatic exit storyline for her character. Their reunion was cemented when Hayley was taken hostage at the factory by a maniacal Tony Gordon, escaping after her fellow hostage Carla Connor appealed to Tony's better side and persuaded him to let Hayley go. Hayley was therefore sceptical when Becky tried to befriend her when Hayley was doing voluntary work with ex-offenders later in the year, but she decided to give Becky a chance, feeling that everyone could be rehabilitated. Hayley joined Firman's Freezers after years of looking after her father, and in the midst of a sex change. When Hayley was fourteen, her mother walked out on the family and she was raised by her father thereafter. "But I don't want to be in authority. Commandeering a pump wagon, Fiz and Becky got the bride to the hotel in time, and Hayley and Roy were married legally. When Hayley finds him later, Christian is still angry and punches her when she refuses to leave him alone. [13] Wallace is now an actress in her own right, and appears as the character Sally St. Claire in the Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks. The couple finally married on 30 August 2010 at a stately home in Cheshire, and almost everyone but the bride arrived by steam train. Fiz returns later that year and becomes good friends with Roy and Hayley. Also, his presents to her was usually more suited to him, for example an authentic but rustic meal from the Civil War period (2002), a holiday in Burnham Thorpe for the two hundredth anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar (2005), and Scrabble in a foreign language (2003). Roy initially rejected her, but missed their friendship and three months later, followed her to Amsterdam where she was living on a houseboat, recuperating from her surgery. As well as being nominated for the "Best Actress" award, Hesmondhalgh's final appearance, entitled "Hayley's Death", was nominated for the "Best Single Episode" award, as well. Hayley Anne Cropper (ne Patterson) was the late wife of Roy Cropper. When confronting Tracy, the Croppers are stunned when Tracy tells them that she is pregnant with Roy's baby and plans to have a termination if the Croppers do not want to adopt it. Initially seeming to take the news well, Hayley broke down in a panto queue and asked Roy to take her home, where she became hysterical and knocked the Christmas tree over, complaining that her life had meant nothing. She passed away with Roy at her side, but she left behind a husband who felt betrayed and abandoned, who was now without his soulmate. The following month, Hayley was promoted to supervisor at the factory, with responsibility for quality control. (The Daily Telegraph, 21st April 1998). Roy and Hayley Cropper were a much-loved couple on the Street (Picture: ITV) She may have been one of the most loved characters on the cobbles, but it turns out Coronation Street's Hayley. A non-confrontational but resilient woman, Hayley made many friends through her kind and honest nature. With Carla's support, Hayley told Roy and Sylvia about the cancer. While Roy was in a vulnerable state due to his grief over betraying Hayley, Hayley acted out in other ways, initially accusing Tracy of making the whole thing up, and then, after persuading Roy to fight for their marriage and not move out as he proposed, adopting a more feminine image, which was not to either of their liking. Mike fires her as a result. As a boy, Roy had found his mother cold and unsympathetic, and as an adult she still instilled fear in him. Tired of appeasing Tracy, the Croppers became more aggressive in their dealings with her by telling Ken and Deirdre about her pregnancy, but Tracy hit back by getting an extra 10,000 out of them in exchange for her marrying Roy and then shaming them in public by telling the neighbours about their financial arrangement. Why then should this fictional character have a place in any list of famous or influential trans people? In 2003, while Hayley is away, nursing her sick aunt, scheming Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford) bets Bev Unwin (Susie Blake) that she can bed the man supposedly least likely to be unfaithful Roy. When Coronation Street star Julie Hesmondhalgh (better known as transgender Hayley Cropper) decided to leave the show back in 2013, she feared she might be committing professional suicide. What do you think about that?' Hayley also played a part in the drama surrounding Tommy Harris's murder. Hayley and Roy then sit down as talk about Hayley's final days, where she tells Roy that she intends to end her own life when the cancer spreads. Hayley caught up with Roy at the airport and returned to Weatherfield with him. In December, Roy and Hayley go to a hospital appointment where she tells the nurse that her pain is getting worse and she is prescribed with stronger painkillers. Her friend and colleague Alma Baldwin ( Amanda Barrie) introduced her to Roy Cropper ( David Neilson) and they became friends until Hayley told him that she was transgender and used to be called Harold. Roy is desperate to keep this from Hayley but breaks down and admits everything. In 2012, he failed to take an interest in Hayley's ballroom dancing due to being caught up in his chess games with Mary Taylor. Roy and Hayley felt protective of Wayne and, when he confessed that Alex often lashed out at him and his mum, they decided to act and reported Alex to Peter Hartnell, their contact from Social Services. They are arrested for kidnap and Hayley is held on remand for objecting to her bail conditions but is released when Wayne's mother makes a statement about her marriage. (50 Years), News that Coronation Street was set to introduce British soap's first transsexual character broke in the papers two weeks before Hayley's on-screen debut in Episode 4341 on 26th January 1998. Sylvia soon settled down and became an indispensable member of the Cropper family. Hayley gave Becky her job back at the cafe and from then on there was more trust in their relationship. "Hayley Cropper was one of the most important characters in the world, as far as I'm concerned." Sometimes you have to go in with that attitude. In particular, she never felt right in her body, especially after puberty which she described as "like sores breaking out". Looking for somewhere permanent to live, Hayley was delighted when Roy asked her to move in with him, dutifully offering to sleep on the sofa until they were married. Finding her manner odd, Carla investigated and persuaded Anna Windass to let her into the flat, where they found Roy with a lifeless Hayley, who had passed away moments before. Hayley would go on to spend 16 years on Coronation Street, always seeing the good in people and nurturing Fiz Brown (Jennie McAlpine) and Becky McDonald (Katherine Kelly) from troubled young women to kind, caring, individuals. Hayley Patterson was a shy shop supervisor at Firman's Freezers. Hayley Patterson was devised as a young, shy woman who would fall for Street anorak Roy Cropper. [4] In the episode, Hayley takes her own life, after living with terminal pancreatic cancer. Mary realised she wasn't wanted when she didn't receive an invite to the wedding, and in revenge she disconnected the rear carriage, stranding the bridal party. For me it's a love story with a beginning, middle, and an end and this is the end.". The couple enjoyed the day immensely, with the highlight being a dance in the Tower Ballroom, Roy having learned ballroom dancing especially for the occasion. However, some abused their kindly nature. The Croppers' relationship becomes increasingly strained, including a suicide attempt by Roy, but they pull through. Spurred on by a nightmare in which she was still Harold and had never met Roy, she decided to try and make amends with Christian. Whatever happens next I'll always be proudest of lovely Mrs Cropper. Brian Park: We had hoped for her to be a sympathetic character and we didn't want to make her big and blowsy and looking like Pete Burns." By law they were still unwed, but with Hayley changing her surname to "Cropper" by deed poll, they considered themselves a married couple. in Coronation Street, he was generally seen as an anorak and a misfit. At that time, they could not legally marry, since Hayley was still seen as a male in the eyes of the law. Hayley decides that Roy should see a doctor and tells him she will have the same tests done, which Roy finds comfort in. While Hayley is recovering, Roy accidentally tells Anna about her suicide wish. In April, Hayley received her father's inheritance and went to Amsterdam for her final operation. It was an emotional time for an emotionally vulnerable woman, which was reflected in her somewhat needy and naive manner in her interactions with her co-workers such as Alma Baldwin. Christian Gatley was the son of transsexual Hayley Cropper and first seen in September 2007 when a Private Investigator found Christian for Hayley, giving her all the information needed about her son, she was also shown a photograph of Christian outside Sound Garden, the record shop where he worked. Hayley was thrilled to work in an environment where she could just be "one of the girls", but her colleagues took some time to warm to her due to her showing them up with her speed on the sewing machine. One of the first things she did was to make a bucket list of everything she wanted to do before she died. The Croppers' problems were forgotten temporarily when the couple discovered that someone had been in the cafe overnight and moved things around, on multiple occasions. For Hayley's sake, he gave his approval, but he let his true feelings slip on occasion. Some time later, her dad regularly attended day centres, and Hayley went out to work as secretary to manager Curly Watts at Firman's Freezers in Weatherfield. She hires a private investigator to track him down and introduces herself as his aunt. However, their meeting ended on a sour note when Christian refused to let Hayley meet his children. In May 2010, Roy suggested to Hayley that they have a civil partnership, to improve their pension benefits. They later joined the Weatherfield Operatic Society together, with Hayley encouraging a terrified Roy to try for The Sound of Music with her. The news quickly spread throughout Coronation Street, stunning the residents. Killer Tony Gordon (Gray O'Brien) arrives, takes the gag off Carla's mouth and threatens them, revealing that Hayley is there as revenge against Roy, who convinced Tony to confess his crimes to the police, and says he will kill her and Carla. She was a kind woman who always put others first, at times such that she could be seen as a pushover, as evidenced by doing her colleagues work for them to meet quotas. ", The decision to kill Hayley off came from incoming producer Stuart Blackburn, who described it as the "easiest decision [he'd made]". Additionally, Mike discovered her secret when Alma told him why the DSS was insisting that Hayley was called Harold. They've got to be a bit more imaginative, so it's great - it works out good for us." 50 Years of Coronation Street: The (very) Unofficial Story. Christian repeatedly makes inappropriate remarks unintentionally so Roy shouts at him, before taking Hayley home. In September 2011, Hayley cleared Frank Foster's things from the factory after his rape of Carla and ran the factory in her absence. After affirming their mutual attraction, Hayley goes to Amsterdam for private gender reassignment surgery. But we wanted the character to live and breathe a bit so that people could get to know her without prejudice. The actor has played the legendary character on the ITV soap for a number of years and has become a big part of culture but he has appeared to hint that he has made his last appearance on the programme. Hayley Cropper died in January 2014 in husband Roys arms. However, she did not want to sleep apart from Roy anyway, and as she moved into Roy's flat, they cemented their relationship, although Hayley lied to Roy by telling him that, like him, she was a virgin. Roy didn't believe it until he saw himself sleepwalking on the cafe CCTV footage (which he'd had installed to catch the prankster). The joke was that Roy Cropper (David Neilson) was going to go on a series . With Hayley behind him, Roy bought a new unit in Victoria Street, No.16, and the flat above, and moved the cafe there. Roy and Hayley get married (Image: ITV) This prevents Roy and Hayley fostering, or working with, any more young people. Hayley made her own dress, while the train was made by the other girls and presented to her at her hen party at No.5, with Janice Battersby selling Les's records to pay for it. This was incorporated into scripts, with Curly Watts finding a vicar who would carry out a blessing ceremony which was then treated like a wedding, with Hayley changing her name by deed poll to Hayley Cropper. The manner of Hayley's send-off was entirely appropriate for a woman who always looked to the positive; a woman who had lit up people's lives with her boundless enthusiasm and kindness. The issue hung in the air for a few weeks until, frustrated with Roy's stiffness and insensitivity, Hayley went to stay with the Windasses. Feeling sorry for Hayley, Alma offered her the hand of friendship, although she was slightly disturbed when Hayley, having no other friends, latched on to her and started following her around. In the following weeks, Hayley had two operations, the first to unblock her bile duct and the next to remove the tumour. On her last day, Hayley prepared a lethal cocktail, instructing Roy not to touch it, and ironed Roy's best shirt for the funeral. Darren Miller Hayley returned to work but, dazed by the news, she broke down in front of the girls, and privately informed Carla of her diagnosis. [1] She was married to Roy Cropper (David Neilson). In June 2011, Roy's mother Sylvia Goodwin (Stephanie Cole) who moved in with the Croppers' earlier in the year is suspicious when, after expressing a longing for grandchildren, she finds out Hayley cannot have children. However, when Hayley discovered that Roger's death had left Sylvia bereft and living in a care home, she persuaded Roy to take her in. Photo Credit: Matrix Pictures Before you think Roy and Daniel are inseparable, Daniel, in real-life, is married to Jane Neilson who is not involved with Coronation Street. Her anger was typically directed at her circumstances, rather than her tormentors. During his time on. Prepared to drink the cocktail, Hayley is interrupted by Tyrone who is looking for Ruby's toy. On the value of the couple: "I've said this before, but they are, despite how unusual they are as people, they are the most conservative couple on the Street really. She names him George Michael, after the singer. At that point, they could not legally marry as under UK law Hayley would be recognised as a man. Press for Change, the transgender campaign and information group, were particularly concerned with the direction of the storyline, but after the first two months a trans advisor connected to Press for Change, Annie Wallace, was regularly consulted for eighteen months by scriptwriters and the actor, and trans groups appeared happier with the stories and scripts that resulted from this liaison. The Croppers couldn't have children, but they fostered Fiz Brown in 2001, and took in several waifs and strays, most notably Becky Granger. In 2004, she joined the Rovers Ravers, and ended up carrying the team as she was the only one with any experience at the sport. While teaching a literacy class, Hayley came into contact with Becky Granger, with whom she had previously worked at Underworld. Following the screening of the "wedding" in 1999, the Labour Government announced that a Parliamentary Working Group was being created to assess how the United Kingdom could grant trans people the legal rights for which they had fought for decades. Both were successful in their auditions. Hayley and Roy were also interested in seeing the world. He couldn't remember what had happened in between but Tracy was more than happy to fill in the blanks. A small Registry Office ceremony was arranged with Roy signing his assets over to Hayley beforehand in case Tracy tried to get hold of the cafe in the divorce. The character Roy Cropper is played by 72-year old English actor Daniel Neilson who has been invested in the role since 1995. Becky's stay with the Croppers reached an impasse when Becky went for a joyride in Hayley's car with her friend Slug, and she was subsequently sacked for starting a fire in the cafe which was actually caused by an electrical fault. Couldn't you speak to 'em about taking too many smoking breaks?" When she found Hayley's hormone drugs, Sylvia assumed she was going through the menopause and gave her an aloe vera plant to help her. Alma took the news better, and urged Roy to make amends. (First line, to Curly Watts). When Hayley Cropper swallows poison on Coronation Street on Monday night, taking her own life to escape inoperable pancreatic cancer, with her beloved husband, Roy, in pieces at her bedside, it will be the end of a character who, thanks to Hesmondhalghs performance, has captivated and challenged British TV viewers for . The following week, Carla insists on going with Hayley for a CT scan where Hayley is diagnosed with stage-two pancreatic cancer. Who was the father of Heather Trotts baby? As the year came to a close, Hayley started her chemotherapy sessions and began planning her funeral. Owner of Roy's Rolls, Roy was an incessantly honest man, and Hayley was one of the few people who understood him. Hayley Cropper in Coronation Street was a Weatherfield legend. What can I text my friend to make her smile? Later that year, they supported her when she had her miscarriages, and it was on Hayley's advice that the McDonalds turned to adoption. Coronation Street legend Julie Hesmondhalgh has revealed she moved in with her now husband after just one week of dating and was pregnant within six weeks.. Julie, who played Hayley Cropper on the . Granada received three letters of complaint, all which were about Hayley being played by a cis-gendered woman and not a transwoman. I did think that people might be angry about it because a lot of people don't want to be watching Corrie and to be seeing this sort of thing, especially with a character that's likable like Hayley. Mike eventually caved in and re-hired Hayley. Two months after her arrival, Sylvia's attentions turned to grandchildren. But I was really conscious that I didn't want it to be making fun of her, and as it happened it was beautifully written and David [Neilson] and I played it, and continue to play it, as a delicate love story. (Fifty Years) On their relationship, David Neilson: "Everything just clicked and the two characters just seem to sparkle together," (Inside Soap). Roy decides not to tell Hayley his true feelings and they listen to music together after a stressful day. (The Guardian, 17th January 1998) However, she was written and played as a woman from the outset. When Julie announced she was leaving Coronation Street in 2013,. We didn't want people to be fearful of her and dislike her for the wrong reasons. *Disclosure: Some of the links above are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, Fandom will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. "[11] Hayley's exit storyline saw her diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. Since the passing of the Gender Recognition Act 2004 in UK law, it has been possible for transgender people to change their birth certificates and marry legally. The idea of introducing a transgender character came about during a story meeting, when the writing team were discussing the possible introduction of Coronation Street's first homosexual character. With Alma as Matron of Honour, Martin Platt as Best Man, and her Great Uncle Bert as Father of the Bride, Hayley and Roy were married on 23rd April 1999. and that there are other things I want to try. Realising that Hayley had no other friends, Alma searched for a way to free herself of her without hurting her feelings, succeeding when Hayley was introduced to Roy Cropper at dinner at Alma and Mike's flat. Hayley did so, but was very troubled by deciding to get involved, and told the police about the fake letter when Angela was arrested for her husband's murder. Hesmondhalgh has insisted that it was a "right to die" storyline not 'an assisted suicide' storyline. Following the death of her aunt Monica in September 2007, Hayley discovers that she has a son, Christian Gatley (Andrew Turner). His bad treatment of her intensified when Roy threw a pint over him in the Rovers Return in retaliation for calling Hayley a freak. Roy tries one last time to stop Hayley but she is adamant. David is 69 years old, and will turn 70 in March 2019. No. Later that week, Roy proposes to Hayley and she accepts. Wayne later returned and stayed the night, feeling safe with the Croppers. The character is played actress, Julie Hesmondhalgh, who is assuredly not transsexual herself. Enjoying making a difference to people's lives, Hayley decided to do voluntary work at the church, although restrictions were placed on her due to her being a transsexual and she was only allowed to work with ex-offenders. They decide to go camping in a bid to mend their issues. With nobody else in the mood for talking, Roy bored the rest of the table with his dry stories, but he had a captive audience in Hayley, and took her out for a drink afterwards. Another friend of Hayley's from this period was Ruth Audsley, who hid her attraction to Harold. It wasn't a politically correct one, but this was back in 1998. Roy cannot cope and initially rejects her but realises that their friendship is more important than Hayley's secret. Becky Granger entered Hayley's life when Becky started working at Underworld in 2006. What do you expect to happen for her to wake up 1 day and decide she wants to be a man? What is the application of a cascade control system. Roy confronts Hayley when he sees money has withdrawn from their joint bank account and she tells Roy everything. 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