Corrie's Jack P Shepherd: David Platt is ready to kill

A life for a life…. David Platt is out for revenge for the murder of his beloved Kylie Platt in ITV’s Coronation Street.

Jack P Shepherd has revealed his long-running character is preparing to kill Macca (Gareth Berliner) and finally exact his revenge on the thug’s brother Clayton, who is in jail for stabbing his wife to death.

Viewers will see the grieving hairdresser stalking Macca and then lying in wait in hospital to carry out something sinister.

Jack told The Sun newspaper: ‘David knows exactly where Macca is in the hospital so he heads off there. I liked the scenes when David goes with flowers, chocolates and grapes, even telling the ward staff he is here to see his cousin Macca – but it’s clear he is up to something sinister. David waits all day for Macca to come out of theatre and there’s a great shot when Macca is wheeled out.’

‘The trolley pauses and there is a frame of David staring over an unconscious, oblivious Macca for a few seconds before the trolley is wheeled away again.

‘David is there to kill.’

In upcoming scenes aired before he carries out his evil plan, David will watch Macca’s every move online, even during a counselling session. And Jack says he’ll stop at nothing because he believes he’s fulfulling Kylie’s wish.

He said: ‘He made a promise that he would look after the kids and bring them up well but he also made a promise to Kylie that he would get revenge on the people who murdered her.

‘David believes he is not breaking either promise because once he has killed Macca and he is dead himself, his children will be looked after by [his mother] Gail and [brother] Nick.’

Clayton (Callum Harrison) is set to stand trial for Kylie’s death, whilst David has been trying to keep it together for the sake of his young children and coming to terms with Kylie’s sudden and tragic death, as they were planning to start a new life together in Barbados.