"Proprietor of Roy's Rolls"@en . "1954-09-21"^^ . . . "Royston \"Roy\" Cropper was introduced on 19th July 1995. Originally a secondary character, he was given a more prominent role in 1997 by the producer of Coronation Street, Brian Park. Roy has been featured in numerous high-profile storylines, most notably marrying the first transsexual character in British soap, Hayley Patterson (formerly Harold, but after a sex change Harold became Hayley). It was also believed that Patience Cropper was the daughter of Roy after Tracy Barlow played a childish trick on Roy but Steve McDonald was later proved to be the father."@en . "Royston \"Roy\" Cropper was introduced on 19th July 1995. Originally a secondary character, he was given a more prominent role in 1997 by the producer of Coronation Street, Brian Park. Roy has been featured in numerous high-profile storylines, most notably marrying the first transsexual character in British soap, Hayley Patterson (formerly Harold, but after a sex change Harold became Hayley). It was also believed that Patience Cropper was the daughter of Roy after Tracy Barlow played a childish trick on Roy but Steve McDonald was later proved to be the father."@en . . . . . . "Stephen Cropper"@en . "1995-07-19"^^ . "1995"^^ . . . . "Jonathan Cropper"@en . . . . . . . . "Hayley Cropper"@en . "16"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . "1969"^^ . . . . . . . "Roy Cropper"@en . . "Roy Cropper"@en . . . . . . . . . .