KEN Barlow finds himself isolated and trapped in Cassie Plummer’s twisted plot, which takes a disturbing turn in Coronation Street.
Cassie Plummer (Claire Sweeney) escalates her devious plotting on New Year’s Day in upcoming scenes on the ITV soap.
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Upcoming scenes will see Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) tells Ken (William Roache) that he plans to look for his own place to live.
When Ken notices Cassie seems out of sorts, she bursts into tears making out she’s run up a huge debt buying presents for the family.
How will Ken react?
The next morning, Cassie appears in Steve’s dressing gown.
Steve and Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford) are shocked, until she explains that with Steve working a night shift, she stayed over to look after Ken.
Cassie winds Tracy up by making out she fancies Ken.
How will Tracy react?
Cassie laments to Ken how he’s cultured, educated and kind, whereas she’s the complete opposite.
Ken feels sorry for her, unaware she’s playing him.
Tracy warns Steve that Cassie is trying to get her claws into Ken, and it would be a bad idea for him to move out.
Tracy confronts Cassie over an advance she has had in her wages from Ken. How will she react?
Tracy tells Steve and her daughter Amy Barlow (Elle Mulvaney) that while she’s in Spain, it’s their job to keep an eye on Cassie for her.
Steve and Amy reckon she’s worrying about nothing. But is she right to be worried?
Coronation Street airs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7:30pm on ITV1 and is available to stream from 7am on ITVX.
Darkest soap storylines
Over the years the likes of EastEnders, Emmerdale and Coronation Street have all tried to try outdo each other with their outlandish plots in a bid to keep us tuning in each week. But here are some of the darkest that had fans in shock…
EastEnders: Tony grooming Whitney (2008-2009) – Tony King first appeared in Albert Square in 2008 as the boyfriend of Bianca, played by Patsy Palmer. But it was quickly revealed he was a paedophile who had been grooming vulnerable Whitney, Bianca’s adopted stepdaughter from a previous relationship, since she was 12. The shocking storyline attracted more than 200 complaints within a week of it beginning. Whitney waited until her 16th birthday to reveal the truth to a horrified Bianca, who called the police.
Emmerdale: Holly’s drug addiction and shock death (2010-2016) – In 2010, Holly Barton (played by Sophie Powles) became Emmerdale’s first teenage drug addict. The shocking storyline saw her taking cocaine on a night out before developing a deadly heroin habit. Parents John and Moira desperately tried to help get their daughter clean but when Holly returned in 2016, following a four-year absence, she quickly relapsed. Fans were left stunned and heartbroken when distraught Moira found Holly dead in her bed from a heroin overdose.
Hollyoaks: Luke’s rape (2000) – Actor Gary Lucy was just 17 when he took on this groundbreaking storyline, which saw his character Luke Morgan become soap’s first male rape victim. Luke had endured a long-running bullying campaign by football rival Mark Gibbs – who raped him after Luke stood up to him. Luke was left suicidal following the brutal attack, before opening up to his brother Adam. Gibbs was sentenced to eight years in prison. Gary won the Best Actor gong at the British Soap Awards in 2000 for his performance.
Coronation Street: Evil Richard Hillman (2001-2003) – Just a mere mention of ‘Richard Hillman’ is enough to send a shiver down the spines of soap fans. He is often ranked one of the most evil soap villains and it’s not hard to see why. The smooth-talking financial adviser bashed his ex-wife Patricia over the head with a shovel. In a bid to keep his mother-in-law Audrey quiet, he set fire to her house. And when Maxine caught him trying to murder Emily Bishop, he took a crowbar to her head. He made his exit from the cobbles in 2003 when he drove Gail Platt, played by Helen Worth, and her family into the canal. They survived, but he didn’t.
