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Roy Cropper's secret has sparked more gossip in tonight's Coronation Street , after some of the residents of Weatherfield questioned who he has been writing to. Viewers will know that Roy has recently had a strange obsession with the post and in Wednesday's episode, we finally found out why.

When Nina Lucas quizzed Roy on his fixation with the post, she asked him if anything was going on and Roy said: "I have enrolled in a scheme to exchange correspondence with people who are in prison.

"Having been in prison myself, I know how isolating that is, and a scheme like this could be a lifeline to people with few friends and family."

Opening up to Nina without letting slip any specifics, Roy admitted that he had been writing to three prisoners, saying: "I'd rather not betray any co

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