Will Mellor is again in Coronation Road as Harvey Gaskell!

Will Mellor is returning to Coronation Road as gangster Harvey Gaskell and we will’t wait!

Corrie bosses introduced in October that Will could be returning to the present, despite the fact that Harvey is at the moment in jail, serving life for murdering Natasha Blakeman – little Sam’s mum.

Harvey was final seen on display a few yr in the past when Sam determined he needed to face the person who killed his mum.

So how lengthy will he be again for this time?

Who’s Harvey Gaskell in Coronation Road?

Harvey Gaskell made his first look in 2021, performed by actor Will Mellor.

Harvey was a drug lord and the nephew of Sharon Bentley, who’s Rita‘s former foster daughter.

Talking about becoming a member of the Corrie forged, Will mentioned: “I’m honoured to be requested to return into Coronation Road, it’s such an iconic present and has been an enormous a part of my household life.

“After I began performing 32 years in the past it was my mum’s dream for me to be in Corrie so I’m joyful to lastly have the ability to make it come true. It’s a Manchester establishment and as a Manchester actor that is undoubtedly a field ticked.

“Harvey is the primary out and out baddie I’ve ever performed. It’s a really completely different kind of position for me so I’m wanting ahead to getting my tooth into the character and making some waves.”

Coronation Road: What did Harvey do to Leanne and Simon?

In 2020, Leanne’s three-year-old son, Oliver, died. She was devastated and took time without work work as she struggled to deal with her grief.

Realising they have been caught for cash, Leanne’s oldest son Simon started working for Dev doing deliveries.

Nonetheless whereas working for Dev, Simon grew to become pleasant with one other supply boy, Jacob.

He bought Simon to ship medicine and tricked him into pondering he owed them cash.

Ultimately Simon met Harvey, who was the chief of the medicine ring.

However when Leanne discovered about Simon delivering medicine, she was horrified and took his place to do deliveries with a view to shield her son.

Nonetheless she determined to report Harvey to the police and commenced working with them.

Quickly Harvey was arrested and brought into custody.

Harvey’s relation to Sharon Bentley

As Harvey had folks on the skin and needed Leanne and Simon killed, they have been all put into witness safety.

Quickly Rita bought a shock when her former foster daughter Sharon turned up in Weatherfield, wanting to put the past behind them.

Nonetheless it quickly grew to become clear to viewers there was one more reason for her return – she’s Harvey’s aunt and was making an attempt to trace down Leanne and Simon for him.

With the intention to get Leanne’s boyfriend Nick again dwelling, Sharon organized for his son Sam to be kidnapped.

Quickly Rita’s former stepdaughter Jenny discovered the connection between Sharon and Harvey and tried to warn Rita.

Rita set her up so she was finally arrested.

In court docket, Leanne determined to present proof however Sharon additionally gave proof in opposition to Harvey and he was despatched to jail.

Nonetheless with Harvey in jail, Sharon ended up taking up his agency.

Coronation Road: When did Harvey kill Natasha Blakeman?

Throughout Tremendous Cleaning soap Week in October 2021, Harvey escaped from a jail van.

The automobile crashed right into a automotive carrying the Alahans, however Harvey left them for useless.

He attacked Kevin Webster, who had come to rescue the household, and stole the breakdown truck. Harvey headed straight again to Weatherfield and Leanne.

He managed to trace her to the Bistro. Leanne tried to flee, so Harvey tied up her fingers and put tape round her mouth.

However when Harvey’s again was turned, Leanne made it out onto the road.

Leanne hid and finally ended up within the Home of Horrors that was on the cobbles.

Nonetheless Harvey quickly appeared and adopted her down the road.

When he caught as much as her, he went to hit her, however ended up falling by means of the bottom.

However Harvey made it out of the sewers and located Abi Webster‘s gun within the course of. Abi had been planning to make use of it to kill Corey Brent, who had murdered her son, Seb.

Harvey took the weapon and commenced attempting to find Leanne once more.

Nonetheless, in a tragic case of mistaken id, he shot Natasha Blakeman, who was sporting the identical Halloween costume as Leanne.

Natasha died from her accidents.

In the meantime, Harvey nonetheless tried to kill Leanne, leaping into her automotive and forcing her to drive him to his pick-up level.

However Leanne was accomplished being scared and crashed the automotive right into a skip as an alternative.

Harvey was taken again to jail, the place he stays.

What brings Harvey again?

We’re unsure of the small print of Harvey’s return. In any case, he’s not getting out of jail any time quickly! However it’s thought that Harvey being again on our screens is said to his half-brother Damon Hay‘s return.

Damon is coming again to Weatherfield to stir issues up for Sarah and Adam Barlow. And it seems like Adam might be utilizing Harvey’s ‘skills’ to get revenge on the person who broke up his marriage!

“Adam pays a bit of go to to Damon’s half-brother Harvey, as a result of he’s no fan of Damon’s both,” revealed Corrie boss Iain MacLeod. “They could type an unholy alliance. They’ve a shared downside within the type of Damon and assume they will help one another in that regard.”

Sounds intriguing!

Learn extra: Complete Coronation Street cast list 2023 – meet them all here!

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