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Coronation Street Airs Five-Episode Murder Mystery

Published 22 April 2026

Coronation Street is set to deliver a gripping murder mystery next week, as a special series of episodes unfolds from the perspectives of five characters at risk of death, culminating in the discovery of a body on the eve of a major wedding celebration in Weatherfield.

The storyline, airing across five nights beginning Monday, April 27, revisits the same day through the eyes of potential victims Megan Walsh, Maggie Driscoll, Jodie Ramsay, Carl Webster, and Theo Silverton. Each episode highlights escalating tensions tied to their personal conflicts, building to a Friday climax where teenager Betsy Swain stumbles upon the corpse amid fireworks marking the union of Lisa Swain and Carla Connor. The identity of the victim and killer will remain under wraps until the finale, leaving the community reeling from the violence.

Central to the drama is the ongoing fallout from Megan Walsh's grooming and sexual abuse of teenager Will Driscoll, a scandal that has torn apart his family. Will's stepmother, Eva Price, along with sisters Leanne and Toyah Battersby, confronts the unrepentant teacher in a tense salon flat showdown on Thursday's episode. Despite their efforts to extract a...

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