RIVER City star Frances Thorburn reveals the cast cried real tears when the lives of two of the soap’s best loved characters are left hanging in the balance. The actress, who has played Shell Suit Bob’s love interest Kim in the show since 2011, is involved in a tragic car accident which will be screened next week. 4 Bob (Stephen Purdon) and Angus (Scott Fletcher) find the car wreck with injured Kim (Frances Thorburn) and Bernie (Barbara Rafferty).
4 Angus (Scott Fletcher) consoles Bob (Stephen Purdon) as the life of his fiancée Kim (Frances Thorburn) hangs in the balance. 4 Bernie (Barbara Rafferty) was driving the car off on holiday when they crashed on a country road. Passenger Kim O’Hara and driver Bernie O’Hara, played by Babara Rafferty, are in high spirits as they depart on a family break.
But it soon turns into a nightmare when Bernie crashes her car on a country road leading to a mercy dash to hospital . And Frances reveals how her close knit co-stars, including Stephen Purdon (Bob O’Hara) and Scott Fletcher (Angus Lindsay), broke down on set over the heartbreaking storyline that will rock Shieldinch and shock viewers. She says: “The episodes are full of huge dramatic moments, and filming the crash and all the aftermath was full on.
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