Beth Tinker cornered by police after Underworld scam exposed in Coronation Street
BETH Tinker is feeling the heat – and this time it’s nothing to do with Mediterranean temperatures finally arriving on the Cobbles.
The factory machinist has been hiding a huge secret from those around her, especially boss Carla Connor (Alison King) – and things are about to come to an uncomfortable head when she risks being caught by the police.
The dramatic plot is building ahead of Beth’s exit from Coronation Street, after actress Lisa George, 51, announced last month she was quitting the soap.
Fans will know Beth has been involved in a lucrative side hustle producing counterfeit T-shirts at Underworld.
But as time has gone on, she has skated ever closer to revealing the ugly truth and pulling others into her chaos.
She’s already been rumbled by newbie worker Betsy Swain (Sydney Martin), forcing her to hand over envelopes of cash to buy her silence.
Beth has also involved her police constable son Craig to hide cash from the first consignments.
But the drama never ends – she almost has a heart attack when a box of the fake goods gets mixed up with an official delivery.
Thankfully for her, she retrieves the box of knockoffs and delivers them to her shady contact Sid in the much-used Corrie ginnel.
But that narrow alleyway proves to be her undoing. As she hands over the cash, Craig and his colleague Kit turn up wanting to know why she’s hanging out with a dodgy character.
She manages to bat them away without revealing she is going to make her side hustle her number one money earner.
But when she quits her job and Sid rescinds his offer, Beth finds herself even worse off than before.
Beth has only option – to beg Carla for her old job back, but will her former boss even rehire her?
After the news of Lisa’s departure was revealed, a source shared the plans for Beth’s swan song from the cobbles.
They said: “Beth’s a larger than life character who’s never shied away from a clash.
“Her exit will be as dramatic as she is.”
Coronation Street's 2024 shock exits
Corrie has said goodbye to several cast members this year. Let's break down who's left the famous soap:
Eliza Woodrow (Savannah Kunyo) has said farewell to Corrie to start a new life in Germany.
The youngster moved to live with her dad Dom Everett, who went back on the £10,000 bribe Eliza’s grandfather Stu had offered to keep him out of her life.
Paul Foreman (Peter Ash) will bow out of the soap this summer when he loses his fight with motor neurone disease (MND) in tragic scenes.
After being diagnosed last year, the fan favourite was devastated to learn he only had months left to live.
Viewers know he is planning to take his own life to end his suffering.
Summer Spellman (Harriet Bibby) departed the cobbles after being offered the opportunity of a lifetime to study in America.
Though she struggled to decide with her stepdad Paul’s impending death from MND, she was convinced she had to live her life to the full.
Simon Barlow (Alex Bain) has struggled with the sudden departure of his father Peter from the cobbles.
The Weatherfield legend left his family and loved ones behind on Boxing Day, 2023, when his wife Carla Connor encouraged him to travel around the world with a friend.
Simon’s been on a downward spiral ever since and his exit could end in tragedy.
Alya Nazir is set to leave the cobbles as actress Sair Khan prepares to go on maternity leave ahead of the birth of her first child.
It looks likely she’ll be heading to Dublin after securing a lucrative new job, leaving her colleague and fling Adam Barlow behind.
Show stalwart Sue Cleaver, who plays Eileen Grimshaw, is taking a break to star in the Sister Act The Musical UK tour. She will be back filming in May once her dates on the tour come to an end.
Her character left the Street after her son Jason broke his back after falling off a moped in Asia.
Coronation Street airs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV1 and streams on ITVX.
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