Coronation Street to air post-watershed episodes with ‘dark’ storylines next week

Coronation Street will be running a series of darker post-watershed episodes next week, ITV has confirmed.

The Manchester-based soap, which has been running for over seventy years, usually airs its episodes during the 7:30pm and 8:30pm slots but, during the half-term week, the times will be getting pushed back thanks to the ‘darker’ story lines.

Normally, the Britain’s Got Talent live semi-final and final episodes would air in these slots during half-term but, considering BGT was cancelled due to difficulties from the pandemic, it has been replaced by the Masked Dancer, which is airing every day apart from Wednesday.

The week will kick off with an hour long episode on Monday, followed by half an hour shows on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, all airing at 9pm. 

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And what can viewers expect from these grizzly episodes?

Well, the dramatic week will be following up on the brutal shootout involving Gary Windass as he manages to uncover the truth behind Sam’s kidnapping.

Jenny is also suspicious of Sharon Bentley, who was involved in organising Sam’s kidnap for her nephew Harvey, played by Will Mellor.

But Sharon is aware that Jenny is onto them and realises she needs to up her game, so begins quizzing Toyah about Leanne’s latest visit.

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Meanwhile, Natasha ends up confronting Gary as she accuses him of being the one to hire the man with a van who kidnapped Sam, but Jenny is intrigued to find out that it was Sharon who hired it, and when Jenny voices her suspicions to Ronnie, he reveals that he overheard Sharon speaking to Toyah about Leanne.

Gary spots the van used for the kidnap outside the Kabin and he forces it open, demanding that Rita phone the police as he goes after Sharon.

Yet, the driver pulls out a gun and a shot is fired, leaving Gary’s life hanging in the balance.

It’ll be a big week of Corrie, to say the least.

Coronation Street continues on Friday at 7:30pm on ITV.