Corries Gail

[Chasingcars]

Why does her son David call her Gail...rather than Mum?

[-Talbot-]

His way of letting her know he has no respect for her.

[Jomlett]

Because she keeps a picture of the real David! She showed Michael a picture of a previous David!

[weecalf]

cause other son is older than her Ive been told.

[Tuvok]

That photo was the same actor

[silliemillie]

Yes the pic was of the current David.

[cupid04]

Some years back David overheard a conversation where Gail said she was going to abort him.

[hc4361]

Weecalf, the actor who plays Nick (Ben Price) is 43. Helen Worth who plays Gail is 64.

David calls his mother Gail because he is cocky and arrogant and it is his way of humiliating her. He also blames for a lot of the trauma in his life such as his near drowning in the canal at the hands of Gail's then husband, Richard so holds a lot of resentment towards his mother.

[hc4361]

That, too, Cupid.

Not had much of a life, has he?

[ivor4781]

makes me wonder how David has always had a Leeds accent (well Pudsey) the Platts have never lived there lol

[Tizzi24]

Jomlett - there's only every been one David and the photo was of him, but there have been two Nicks.

[Jomlett]

Oops! You are correct, Tizzi. My mistake.

[paisleylass]

Another actor played the first David Platt from 1990 to 1999. He was such a sweet kid back then.

[Jomlett]

So he did! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Ormson

[-Talbot-]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwzD6kzk2Gg