Samson Dingle has dropped a bombshell as he revealed his intentions to leg it from the village as soon as possible. In Monday's episode (July 8), Josh Cope spilled the beans that he and Samson are speeding up their plans to gallivant across Europe, planning to make their getaway in just a few days. The lads have been spinning lies about Matty Barton being the one who knifed Samson, and now they're under the watchful eyes of Moira and Cain Dingle.
Fans of the soap will know, Matty is currently serving time in prison after Samson told the police false allegations over the recent incident at The Hide. Samson was accidentally injured during an attempted robbery at the bar and restaurant last month but has said Matty hurt him on purpose as the teen's friend Josh encourages him to lie. This pack of lies has driven a wedge right through the Dingle family, with his dad Sam and uncle Cain, who's also Matty's stepdad, at loggerheads.
While Moira and Cain are backing Matty, Sam and Lydia are sticking by Samson, swallowing his tall tale hook, line, and sinker, reports . But tonight, Samson let slip his escape plan and pointed the finger at Moira and Cain for his dash. Sam was baffled by his son's sudden urge to scarper before Matty's day in court, but Samson wasn't having any of it.
"You can't run off you know", Sam tried to reason with his lad, who shrugged it off. "I just don't get why everyone is on at me when I'm the one that got stabbed", Samson moaned to his old man, "They all hate.
