Sally's Deal With The Devil
We asked Sally Dynevor whether Sally will be taken in by Phelan's silver tongue?
What does Sally make of Phelan?
She likes the fact that Phelan talks to her like a councillor and takes her very seriously, she thinks. She thinks he is quite intelligent and knows what he is talking about and seems to like her as a councillor so he must be ok. Some of the other residents are a bit sniffy about her but he massages her ego.
What do his development plans involve?
He has been telling her that he is going to develop an old building to build the apartments and sell them on but Todd has said that she needs to be careful as people won’t want the building to be developed as they will want it to stay as a meeting place.
Sally knows she has to be careful that there are stipulations in the contract that he has to adhere. But then he says he is going to build some of the apartments for people with learning difficulties.
Why does she with draw her support from his development project?
Basically the council veto it and say they are important meeting places and she is going to upset her constituents. She was elected in by them and she can’t just go ahead with supporting something they may disagree on. She is worried she may lose her seat so she is a bit thrown by that. She is a bit naive really.
How does Phelan try to win her over?
Very cleverly he brings Alex round to Sally’s house and uses him as an example of someone who could benefit from the housing. She thinks if she goes back to the committee and explains this then she may get brownie points.
What makes her consider changing her mind?
She really does want to be looked up to and be a good councillor, she has principles and she really wants to do the right thing she just doesn’t have the experience. She has a good heart and a conscience and she wants to be liked, she thinks this might help with that.
Why does Tim not trust Phelan?
He can see through him, I’m not quite sure why but he is a bit more savvy than Sally and she thinks she is cleverer than Tim because he is ‘only a window cleaner ‘ and she has been in lots of meetings and read up on it all.
She is very disparaging about him! He is probably ten times cleverer than she will ever be and far more worldly wise. He knows people like Phelan.
Why does Sally not share his suspicions?
Basically because Phelan is very clever and knows how to play people. He has her wrapped around his little finger. Sally is completely taken in and thinks he takes her seriously. She thinks he really believes she will be able to do something for him
Are you surprised that Sally trusts him?
Not at all I think that is exactly how she would react, I like the fact that she trusts him.
Are you enjoying playing Councillor Sally?
I love it, it’s great it is another side to her. It goes with all the snobbery and it is so different from what Tim does. I like the fact that she is still working in Underworld as well as being a councillor.
She also has a new councillor wardrobe that can be a bit over the top but she thinks she should have a certain look as a councillor.
Has it been nice working with Connor McIntyre?
Fantastic. I am really enjoying working with him. He thinks about things a lot and works them out. He is a brilliant villain, he is the sort of villain who could be around for a while, he is very clever and I hope he stays around.
I was surprised but pleased that Sally got involved with him because of course he would use her position for his own gain.
Have you enjoyed the relationship between Sally and Yasmeen?
I love working with Shelley, we are good friends and I think Yasmeen is great. I do hope with have more stuff together. They have more in common than they realise. There is a scene coming up where they open up a bit to each other and there is a kind of coming together of these two characters so I hope that develops.
They are at loggerheads but they can recognise something in each other. Playing the councillor means that I get to work with lots of different people which is great!