Very soon viewers will see Todd Grimshaw get a thorough beating. Doing his best to make amends and get back into his family’s good books, which he has been trying to do for a while now, he decides to treat his family to a meal at the bistro. Viewers will remember that because of Todd’s attempts to cut corners when working at Tyrone and Fiz’s house, Tyrone suffered a bad accident. When it was discovered that it was Todd’s fault, Tony and the Grimshaw family were, understandably, absolutely furious and Todd was pretty much ostracized.
Todd’s arrogance and general cockiness seem to desert him
after the attack - at least for a while. Arriving at the bistro to treat his
family, he sits and he waits and then he realizes that no one is coming.
Unbeknown to Todd, Jason, who is probably the most furious with Todd, has
persuaded his mum that they shouldn’t go, that Todd is conning them and that
they shouldn’t just jump when Todd says jump.
So, after having been let down by his family, Todd leaves
the bistro, humiliated and sad. A group of young men surround Todd and after
intimidating him for a while, they beat him up, severely.
In his hospital bed he is in a very bad state. What mother
would or could stay away from her son when in such need, despite what he has
done. Eileen is of course distraught and this savage attack might just be the
way back for Todd to his family.
One question that I really wanted the answer to, was, would
we ever found out what happened to Todd in ‘that London.’ Viewers may remember
that when Todd came back to Weatherfield almost exactly a year ago on November
4th 2013, there was some mystery as to why he had left. There was an enraged
boyfriend, but the implication was that what made Todd leave London was
something more than a fall-out with an ex.
I put this question to Bruno Langley and he said that yes,
we would found out – eventually. For now, after his beating, and after being
discharged from hospital, Todd is allowed to live back in the Grimshaw
household, but for how long he will be tolerated, is uncertain.
What Todd’s family do not understand is the depth of
resentment that Todd is harbouring about the way his family have treated him
and what plans he has for further mayhem. The physical scars are on the outside of his
body, thus visible, but the damage on the inside is going to be much worse.
Eileen’s guilt about
Todd’s attack is huge, understandably, and Todd will play on that guilt. In
Eileen’s head is the undeniable fact that if she had turned up as she said she
would, at the bistro, then Todd would not have been beaten up. She regrets
having been persuaded not to go and meet him.
Bruno Langley talked about how long he had to be in make-up
to have his wounds put on. At first, when the wounds are fresh, he was in
make-up for up to two hours. After the wounds improved, over the course of
time, the make up application took about twenty minutes.
Bruno told us that when he was about seventeen years old, on
his way to his very first audition, he was beaten up, but not a badly as Todd
was thankfully.
Apparently, at Christmas, when Todd is feeling sorry for
himself, it is none other than Tracy Barlow who tells him to snap out of it,
stop feeling sorry for himself and pull himself together. A scene with Tracy
and Todd? Can’t wait!
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