Cassie Plummer runs the risk of losing everything on Coronation Street as she sets out to drug Kevin Barlow to steal from him - and Claire Sweeney has hinted that she could even face legal trouble. Tyrone Dobbs' wayward mother has progressively found her mark in Coronation Street after troubled beginnings and has built a bond with the Barlow family and, more particularly, with Weatherfield stalwart Ken Barlow, played by William Roache.
ITV viewers will remember that Cassie, portrayed by Brookside's Claire Sweeney was hired by Ken as his carer but, in recent scenes, her job was left in the balance - leading her to spike Ken with an antihistamine and steal money from him as she desperately tries to keep her comfortable situation afloat.
“She’s just gone into survival mode”, actress Claire Sweeney explains as she insists Cassie’s motivations aren’t personal. “She hates herself for it. She absolutely adores him and nobody’s ever shown her kindness like he has.” But her reasoning may not be welcomed in court, where Cassie could land as someone close to Ken is on to her tricks.
“Tracy has been onto her from the beginning”, Claire recalls. “Tracy will go to any lengths to destroy Cassie. In a way, Cassie’s nicked her husband, although she’s with Tommy, she’s nicked her father’s affections, and taken her place in that house. We know Tracy is capable of some terrible things and she’s also met her match with Cassie. Cassie’s not a wallflower.”.
