Coronation Street star Liam McCheyne has said that his character Dylan now believes that "he's all on his own" after dad Sean (Antony Cotton) shopped him to the police.
In last week's episodes, Liam's friend Mason (Luca Toolan) was murdered by his own brothers, but the murder weapon was a zombie knife belonging to Liam, ironically one that he had bought to protect him from Mason.
Although Mason's brother Matty (Seamus McGoff) has been apprehended by the police, Sean realised that it was only a matter of time before his son's inadvertent involvement became known and decided to alert the police himself.
"It's interesting because I actually asked my mum if she was ever in that situation, what would she do - and she said she absolutely would do the same - which was great from a parent's point of view," said 17-year-old McCheyne, who has played Dylan on and off for almost 14 years.
"At that moment when Dylan realises, it's now him against the world - even his dad has betrayed him."
He continued: "Dylan is a 17 year-old self-orientated lad, just like most 17-year-olds are. His initial thought is 'oh, my dad's going against me now, this is it' and he now thinks he's all on his own.
"I think Dylan struggles with a fear of abandonment though, especially after his childhood of never having two stable parents living together, or anywhere near each other. Now Violet is in London and his dad has betrayed him so Dylan feels entirely alone.
"I hope eventually that Dylan will be able to forgive Sean, but the dynamics between them now will be really interesting to play."
In this week's episodes, Dylan learns from Kit (Jacob Roberts) that he will be charged for possession of a bladed article and decides to drown his sorrows by getting drunk on vodka in the Precinct.
"I think his decision to drink was just pure escapism, his intention was never to get absolutely plastered, he just doesn't know how to deal with this," McCheyne explained.
"There's not really an adult figure Dylan can speak to, he doesn't entirely trust Sean because they're still building up their relationship. I think Dylan has probably seen people turn to drink when something bad happens and has copied that to try a coping mechanism."
Coronation Street continues Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 7am on ITVX and at 8pm on ITV1.
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