Corrie tension as Jack P Shepherd refuses to meet new producer Kate Oates to discuss future plots
He says it's not his job to come up with his character's storylines
CORONATION Street actor Jack P. Shepherd has revealed that he bluntly refused to have a meeting with incoming producer Kate Oates.
She offered him the chance to chat about his character's future but he refused, claiming it's her job to come up with the storylines.
After leaving Emmerdale for Weatherfield, producer Kate has now been on Coronation Street for six weeks and is beginning to plan the soap's autumn storylines.
However, actor Jack - who plays David Platt - has admitted he refused to talk to her about potential plots.
Speaking at a Coronation Street press conference in Manchester, he told : “She tried but I never chat to any producer about what’s coming up because I don’t like to.
"When she came in, she said, ‘Let’s go have a chat and talk about storylines’ and I went, ‘No!’
Explaining his sharp response to her offer, he said: "I feel as though it’s their job to give me [storylines].
“Don’t get me wrong, I’ve always been lucky enough to have the stories, so I’ve never had a reason to go upstairs and say, ‘Why aren’t I in?’
“If that was the case then I probably would because if I’m in the show then I want to be in it.
"But I’m lucky enough to be part of the plots, we’re always there or there about, so I’ve never had a reason to go up and find out what’s going on because there’s always been something.”
The Yorkshire lad went on to say that he would definitely speak up if he felt the new producer was steering David in the wrong direction though.
He said: “The stories are all there but if there’s something that’s a bit weird, then I’ll just change on the day and speak to the director and get it switched."
Outgoing producer Stuart Blackburn's final storylines are currently playing out on TV - one of which is the discovery of drug dealer Callum Logan's body.
An example of a plot line that's changed along the way, Jack told the that originally the corpse wasn't supposed to be found for a number of years yet.
He revealed: "We originally got told that the body wouldn't be discovered for five years, but there's more drama in having them find the corpse."
Explaining why the decision was made, he said: "The story had run its course with us looking shifty and nervous.
"We'd drawn it out for quite a few months, so why wait another four years? We might as well just discover the body."