Samaritans take 33% more calls after Hayley death

Calls to the Samaritans increased by almost one third following the suicide of Coronation Street character Hayley Cropper.

The charity, which advised the producers on the storyline, had said Hayley’s death from a drugs overdose could cause a risk of copycat suicides.

On Monday night 10.6m viewers saw Hayley take an overdose after giving up her struggle with incurable cancer — 2m more than last Monday’s episode.