David's On The Edge
Everyone thinks that David has been holding it together remarkably well since Kylie's death but scratch below the surface and he's anything but okay.
Jack P Shepard hints at the danger to come!
How is David coping at the moment with everything that has gone on?
On the surface it looks like David is fine. He is still taking the kids to school, getting them breakfast, family things like that. But underneath he is hiding a lot of the pain from Kylie’s death.
Why does he agree to go to counselling?
To shut Gail up!
Gail is always on at him to do something. She knows he doesn’t want to speak to her but maybe it is best for him to speak to a stranger. But David thinks it’s ridiculous, why is he going to pour his heart out to a stranger?
What happens at the session?It is quite funny, David goes in to speak to the therapist while Gail waits outside but he actually does not say a word for half an hour. The therapist is trying to get him to connect but all David wants to do is scour Macca’s social media page to find out what he’s doing.
When he leaves the session, Gail asks how it was and David lies that it was uplifting, that he got loads off his chest, that he cried...he tells her a pack of lies basically! And of course Gail is oblivious, it just goes over her head.
Why is he on Macca's social media page? Is he checking up on him at this point?
Because Clayton is away in prison and awaiting trial, David cannot get to him to carry out his revenge plot so the only thing he can do is get to Macca, Clayton’s brother. David wants to cause Macca pain to make him suffer for his own loss.
What makes David storm over to the Dog and Gun? What happens when he gets there?
The Dog and the Gun is the mothership for Calum’s old gang and, sure enough, Macca is there but before David can get to him he runs into even more trouble. As David is peering through the window, there is a dark shadow behind him. He turns and next thing he knows he is pinned up against a wall by this menacing character who wants to cause him harm.
Does he fight back when he is viciously attacked?
Well David tries to get away however, more so he is very accepting that he will be beaten to a pulp - but the timing for him is all wrong.
David says, “Fine, do what you want, I don’t care, but right now I need to get into that pub.”
The guy is confused so David says, “I can’t explain right now…” and that's when he gets attacked.
This shows David’s fragile mindset at the moment. He is so hellbent on getting to Macca that he is not bothered about getting a few punches, as long as this doesn’t interfere with his revenge plan because that is his priority.
How was that scene to film?
Really, really good! When we were about to film the attack it started to pour it down, I mean torrential rain, so the director said we may have to be rained off but I was keen to do the fight scenes in the wet weather. It looks great on screen that David is getting beaten up in the downpour; it reminded me of the final battle in the Matrix when they are up in the sky with all the rain, it felt like that for me.
Is David worried when the police turn up and arrest him for perverting the course of justice?
At first David is confident that the police don’t have anything on him. But it dawns on him that this may put Clayton’s trial in jeopardy. David is anxious when the police accuse him of perverting the course of justice especially as he has been guilty of doing this before. It riles David that Clayton might even have his trial moved well away from Weatherfield.
How does he feel when he finds out about Macca’s head injury?
David laughs which makes him look even more guilty and when the police ask him about his own violent injuries, his best excuse is that he fell over a dog! David has no real alibi and it looks as though Macca is in a critical condition.
David knows exactly where Macca is in the hospital so he heads off there next. 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.
Does he feel guilty about his promise to Kylie to be a good guy?
No, because David made two promises. 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, his children will be looked after by Gail and Nick. So for David, his revenge plot is win-win.
What do you think it will take to snap David out of this road to revenge?
I don’t think anything will! Obviously Kylie meant everything to him and this is now his goal. When David gets an idea in his head, he will not stop at anything until he has accomplished whatever he needs to or until the point where he is physically unable to do any more...