Coronation Street viewers can expect scenes of tension, danger and drama next week on the ITV soap. There's a fire twist, someone's secrets could come to light in more ways than one, and there's a worrying collapse. There's also hints of an exit, a blackmail plot and some cryptic scenes ahead.
The week kicks off with a new double mystery concerning returning character Stefan Brent. He tells Kevin Webster to meet him somewhere, only to sneakily head to his house where he meets Kevin's son Jack. Unaware who he is, Jack agrees he can come in and wait whilst his parents are out - but why is he there and what does he have planned? Later there is a development when it's confirmed Stefan's office building has burst into flames, and a comment by Abi Franklin leaves her husband Kevin concerned she could be behind it.
As the week goes on there are accusations, before the real culprit comes to light. Meanwhile Joel Deering could find his link to Lauren Bolton and his crimes exposed next week. His fiancée Dee-Dee Bailey comes across a parcel addressed to a name she does not recognise.
Joel squirms as he realises what's happened, but will it land him in big trouble? Joel is still secretly visiting Lauren and trying to get her move to Ireland sorted, while he also promises Dee-Dee that going forward she’ll have his undivided attention. There's horror for Lauren who gets mugged, resulting in pal Max Turner helping her. But disaster strikes at the end of the week when pregnant Lauren suddenly collapses at the flat with no one around, with her suffering pains in her stomach.
Will she be okay as she fears she's losing her unborn child? There's worry for Beth Tinker too amid fears she will leave the soap. She finds her secret side job under threat when there is a mix-up with a delivery order, while Betsy Swain encourages her to keep up the dealings. Will Beth manage to track down the order in time and stop her cover being blown? There's also trouble for Nick Tilsley as villain Rowan Cunliffe continues to blackmail him.
Leanne Battersby is left feeling sidelined by Rowan amid him trying to make her invest in his institute which is a scam. He turns his attentions towards Amy Barlow, so will Leanne realise she has been duped? Finally there's hints of a character returning to the show after a few years away amid a discovery. Debbie and Rita break the news to Fiz that the leader of a human trafficking group in Romania is going on trial, and her former love rival Alina could be called as a witness - so will she make a comeback? Coronation Street airs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV1 and ITV X.
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