Twirley wrote:OMG...how much more animosity between Fiz & John can we take? And even worse, how much can the thought of Rosie with him get inside your head - yuck - it was all quite disgusting! Hope he doesn't go near Rosie again.
It's been going pretty well as a plot I reckon - he's more than desperate and sad enough for a good storyline.
Here's an article about him and the actor:
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ROVER GRAEME'S RETURN TO STREET
BY ALISON CURTIS
23 July 2008[/align]
Coronation Street fans may have thought they had seen the last of sleazy love-rat John Stape. But as of this week he is back to cause more drama on the nation's favourite soap street. While that may mean trouble for the brokenhearted ladies he left in his wake after his Christmas departure, it is good news for Hinckley actor Graeme Hawley, who plays the disgraced teacher.
Graeme has been filming for the past six weeks after nearly six months away from the show. The 33-year-old, who grew up in Leicestershire, is looking forward to story lines to rival his affair with schoolgirl Rosie Webster, which hit headlines last year. He said: "It's lovely to be back and it looks like I'm going to get some exciting story lines. At the moment, it looks like I'm going to be here for the rest of the year. As an actor, you do your job, finish up and move on to something else. It's great to be asked back."
Becoming a regular on a TV soap is a long way from Graeme's stage debut, in the chorus of a production of Oliver! at Hinckley's Concordia Theatre when he was eight and a pupil at Holliers Walk Primary School. He joined Hinckley Speech and Drama Studio and his career flourished with parts in TV shows such as Emmerdale, Shameless and, as of March last year, Coronation Street.
In December, his character hit the spotlight for having a forbidden affair with schoolgirl Rosie Webster, before they were rumbled by her parents. The troubled teacher left the street, his teenage seductress and live-in lover Fizz behind. Graeme said: "Most people believe John Snape wouldn't be able to show his face, but he has tried to live without Fizz and realised he can't. He's determined to win her back."
As a child actor, Graeme dreamed of being famous, but never thought he would be a regular on a soap. He said: "Its bizarre. When I was about 15 or 16, I was a massive Red Dwarf fan and now I share a dressing room with Craig Charles."
He is a regular visitor to Hinckley to see family and friends. Graeme was back recently to help his former drama teacher, Priscilla Morris, at Hinckley Speech and Drama Studio, with a promotional video. He said: "She taught me all about acting. It's important not to forget where you came from, so I'm often back in Hinckley."
A Coronation Street spokeswoman said: "We're thrilled to have Graeme back. We've got massive storylines for autumn and John Stape will be right in the middle of them."
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Has to come from somewhere huh?
