Coronation Street whodunnit confirms one of five dead

Coronation Street viewers are on the edge of their seats as the ITV soap unfolds a dramatic whodunnit week, with one of five characters confirmed dead among Megan Walsh, Theo Silverton, Maggie Driscoll, Jodie Ramsey, and Carl Webster.

The storyline, airing in a special format this week, features standalone episodes each focusing on a potential victim's final day and evening in Weatherfield. Thursday's installment centered on Megan Walsh, an athletics coach and teacher, and Maggie Driscoll, the Rovers Return landlady and matriarch of the Driscoll family. The narrative builds to Friday's episode, which ties the stories together to reveal the victim and set the stage for the investigation.

Tensions between Maggie and Megan stem from recent revelations. Maggie discovered that her grandson, teenager Will Driscoll, had been groomed by Megan in a storyline that gripped viewers earlier this year. Megan, who became pregnant amid the inappropriate relationship but was unsure of the father, underwent a secret termination. She falsely accused Maggie of causing a miscarriage. Maggie, played by Pauline McLynn, has her own dark history: years ago, she pushed her husband, Alan Driscoll, down...