Coronation Street Eva Price returns as Driscolls take over the Rovers

Coronation Street will return next week to Weatherfield with the surprise comeback of Eva Price, who arrives with a blended family that has bought the Rovers Return and promises to shake up life on the cobbles. Catherine Tyldesley reprises the role of Eva, joined by her husband Ben Driscoll, played by Aaron McCusker, his sons Ollie and Will, and Ben's mother Maggie, portrayed by Pauline McLynn. Promotional footage shows Ben revealing he has purchased the pub and Eva taking on the role of landlady as the new family stages an opening-night party.

The arrival immediately ties into existing storylines. Ollie has already been seen courting DeeDee Bailey, and the new episodes make clear he is Ben's son, explaining his sudden interest in the street. Eva also brings her daughter Susie, and early scenes set up a confrontation among family members when Eva urges sister Leanne to fetch Toyah, only for Leanne to stumble upon a proposal at the Bistro. Maggie announces she is moving into the Rovers, a development that complicates Eva's new start and creates friction with the pub staff.

Eva's return closes a seven-year absence. The character left in 2018 after a turbulent arc that included...