Coronation Street to be rocked by explosive new storyline as arsonist uncovered on the cobbles
THINGS will be hotting up on Coronation Street if these first look pictures are anything to go by.
A huge blaze will rip through the Platt’s house in tense scenes next week, destroying not only the home but the lives of Jack P Shepherd and Julia Golding’s David and Shona in the process.
And with no sign of Georgia Taylor’s Toyah, or the kids, it becomes evident that people could be trapped inside – forcing Shona, alongside Nick and Max to head back inside.
It will later be revealed that the fire is an arson attack, with a mysterious hooded figure seen pushing a petrol-soaked rag through the letterbox of No. 8.
It means a number of the street’s residence will have to try to prove their innocence to the police in the scenes that will air from February 3.
Elsewhere, Abi is on the warpath after uncovering that Toyah shopped her to social services, and a huge confrontation takes place.
And a drunken Leanne is creeping around the cobbles feeling lonely, with fingers soon pointing in her direction as the arsonist behind the huge blaze.
It comes after David actor Jack warned ‘no one is safe’ in his character’s storyline – amid a cast cull.
Jack, 37, has played David Platt ever since joining the ITV soap in 2000.
Now, with his character’s loved ones in immediate peril, Jack addressed the latest developments in Weatherfield.
He said: “Knowing that no one is safe and they could come after his whole family, he’s panicked and he’s desperate.
“He’s trying to think of ways to pay the money back but it’s a huge lump sum to come up with and he’s bricking it.”
The actor added: “David’s unpredictable, even for soap, you can see where it’s going with certain stories and that it’s not going to end well but you’re not quite sure how he’s going to get out of it or if he’s going to win in the end but hopefully he does.”
Coronation Street airs Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8pm on ITV.