New Coronation Street showrunner Kate Brooks has promised some major storylines for the Platt family early in 2025 following the departure of matriarch Gail (Helen Worth).
Gail waved goodbye to the cobbles after 50 years on Christmas Day, leaving behind an extended family who are battling numerous personal woes.
Youngest son David (Jack P Shepherd) is facing the collapse of his marriage to Shona (Julia Goulding) after she admitted to cheating on him, while he is also a wanted man for stealing money belonging to dangerous criminal Harvey (Will Mellor) in order to buy the family home off his mother.
Speaking to press recently, Brooks revealed that the storyline will come to a head in early February when the house goes up in flames, resulting in David "losing quite a few things that he holds dear".
"What happens if you take a guy who's very ordinary and put him in a world where people are acting and reacting without any thought or consequence?" she said, in quotes reported by Digital Spy.
"They don't care about David or that he's got a dog – which might be a bit of a spoiler! Don't worry, the dog doesn't die. But they don't care because they don't know David like we do."
As for the wider family, she added: "I also love David, Sarah (Tina O'Brien) and Nick (Ben Price). Now that their mum has left, they're left to fend for themselves. We realise that they do need Gail sometimes to steer them in the right direction, and she's kept them on the straight and narrow.
"You've also got Max (Paddy Bever) thrown into that mix, who is just as reckless as David is sometimes, and it's a recipe for disaster. The Platts are going to be very busy indeed.
"Audrey (Sue Nicholls) will also be integral to the Platts. I love Audrey. The flighty mother has my heart! We will see as much of her as we can.
"She will be massively at the heart of the Platt story. She will be tutting and judging and trying to offer her own sage wisdom. They are such liabilities, aren't they? She is often left despairing of their actions."
Coronation Street continues Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 7am on ITVX and at 8pm on ITV1.
Neil Wilkes
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