Coronation Street fans call out huge Leanne Battersby blunder – as they completely forget about tragic soap death
CORONATION Street fans have called out a huge Leanne Battersby blunder.
On recent episodes of the long-running ITV soap, viewers saw the character seek revenge against her sister and husband.
Leanne Jane Danson, was left heartbroken when her sister Toyah (Georgia Taylor) and husband Nick (Ben Price) get together.
She attempted to frame her sibling for fraud by setting up a bank account and claiming that she was stealing money from the family restaurant, The Bistro.
She found out that the pair were planning to travel to Tenerife for a holiday together and turned to desperate measures to put a stop to it.
On Coronation Street, Leanne then attempted to start a fire in Nick’s flat by putting their passports in the toaster.
However, fans have claimed writers are once again forgetting about the legacy of characters.
They claimed that Leanne would never intentionally commit arson because her fiance Kal Nazir (Jimi Mistry) was killed in a fire after he proposed to her in 2015.
On social media fan forum site Reddit, one user created a thread titled, ‘Leanne and Kal.’
The post read: “Am I the only one who thinks it’s bizarre that nobody mentioned Kal Nazir in Friday’s episode?
“Leanne should surely know better than to be starting fires, bearing in mind that Leanne’s fiancé was killed in a fire?
“And of course that fire was started by Leanne’s new best friend Tracy.”
It added: “The writers really need to pay more attention to the history of these characters.”
Fans couldn’t help but agree as they responded in droves, with one writing: “Kal in general feels totally forgotten, which is bizarre given that he was not only Leanne’s fiancé but also Alya’s father and Yasmeen’s SON.”
A second stated: “That is a very good point. Am I right that it is the same building that he died in?”
“I was thinking the same thing. Character time lines/previous life events rarely seem to be mentioned or referenced,” commented a third.
Most devastating soap deaths
SOAP viewers are frequently left heartbroken after watching some of their favourite characters bite the dust.
Here is a list of the most devastating deaths that have taken place in soapland over the years.
EASTENDERS
Barry Evans – Evil Janine (Charlie Brooks) lured her trusting fiance to Scotland for a quickie marriage after learning he was dying.
Her plan to inherit Barry’s fortune was thwarted when Barry told her that the doctors had mixed up his medical files.
Furious that she was no longer set for a windfall, she pushed Barry off a cliff after telling him their love was “fake”.
Bradley Branning – Bradley was accused of killing Stacey Slater’s rapist Archie Mitchell (Larry Lamb) after he punched him twice on the night he died.
He was spotted in the Square by a police woman who chased him up a fire escape.
Bradley lost his balance and tragically plunged to his death.
CORONATION STREET
Tina McIntyre – Tina was getting it on with Peter Barlow – despite him being married to Carla Connor.
When she threatened to reveal the truth, Carla’s brother Rob got into a physical altercation with her.
Tina lost her footing and fell off a balcony – then warned Rob she was going to tell the cops he pushed her.
In a panic, Rob brutally clobbered her over the head with a metal pipe.
Molly Dobbs – Molly was one of the victims in Corrie’s 2010 tram crash, alongside Ashley Peacock (Steven Arnold).
Married to Tyrone (Alan Halsall), Molly had been having an affair with Kevin Webster (Michael Le Vell) in the months before her death.
This resulted in the birth of their son, Jack (Kyran Bowes), who was named after Jack Duckworth.
As fate would have it, Kevin’s wife Sally (Sally Dynevor) was by Molly’s side in her final moments.
Sally was stunned as Molly confessed Kevin was Jack’s father, before dying of her injuries.
Vera Duckworth – Having appeared regularly in Corrie since the 1970s, there was no denying Vera Duckworth was an iconic character.
Alongside her husband Jack, the pair formed one of the soap’s most beloved couples.
Viewers were heartbroken when Vera was killed off in 2008, being discovered having passed away peacefully in her chair.
Liz Dawn, who played Vera, made a brief return two years later for Bill Tarmey’s exit as Jack.
Paul Foreman – Fans were heartbroken when Paul Foreman succumbed to his illness after battling motor neurone disease.
Introduced in 2018 as David Platt’s (Jack P. Shepherd) cellmate, he later embarked on a romance – and marriage – with vicar Billy Mayhew.
The MND storyline was announced in 2023 – with the expectation it would result in the character’s death.
EMMERDALE
Sarah Sugden – After the family got into financial problems, Sarah’s son Andy (Kelvin Fletcher) decided to make some quick cash from an insurance company by setting fire to the Sugden barn.
He didn’t realise his mum was inside the building, and she got trapped in the blaze.
Nine villagers – The shocking 1993 plane crash episode brought in 18 million viewers for Emmerdale.
Mark Hughes was killed by a falling wall, Archie Brooks was burned by jet fuel, Elizabeth Pollard was killed by debris and newcomer Leonard Kempinski died in a car crash caused by the crash.
Five other non-recurring characters from the village also died.
HOLLYOAKS
Carmel McQueen – The talented singer died in shocking scenes when a train crashed into a her family’s car.
Carmel managed to free her cousin Theresa from the rubble – but got stuck in it herself.
Moments later the train exploded and Carmel died in the arms of her family members, promising to be their guardian angel.
Coronation Street continues on ITV1 and is available to stream on ITVX.