Pat Phelan (Connor McIntyre)

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Remember when we saw Coronation Street’s local killer Pat Phelan sporting a throbbing shiner and no-one had a clue where he got it from? Well, it wasn’t just the case that actor Connor McIntyre has been in a scrap – the clue was most definitely intentional and the truth is about to come out.
Phelan also recently confessed to a priest that he was still doing bad things but none of these have been seen on screen – as far as we have been shown, Phelan is a changed man, determined to build a relationship with his daughter Nicola Rubenstein.
And more details will come to light in coming weeks about what Phelan has been up to – after he arrives home with another injury. So just what is Phelan embroiled in this time – and if he is getting black eyes, are the people he is clashing with coming off worse? Could Phelan have killed again?
Meanwhile, Nicola is about to get an insight into her dad’s dodgy recent history when Yasmeen Nazir reveals all to her about the property scam that left many locals out of pocket.
Phelan tried to talk round the residents and persuade them that he was as much of a victim of Vinny as the rest of them – but will Nicola be savvy enough to discover the full truth that her dad orchestrated the whole thing?
And if so, what other skeletons might she discover in his closet? Andy’s perhaps?

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Coronation Street's Pat Phelan will come to blows with his daughter Nicola Rubinstein over her pregnancy – if these brand-new pictures are anything to go by.

Connor McIntyre, who plays evil Phelan, has been spotted filming tense scenes with Nicola Thorp, as her character confides in his that she's expecting a baby.

We've already revealed how the show's latest baby twist will see Nicola end up pregnant after a one-night stand with Gary Windass, and the fallout is shaping up to be just as dramatic as we predicted.

These sneaky paparazzi pictures show Phelan looking content as Nicola reveals she's carrying his grandchild, before the conversation quickly turns sour.

Given that there is no love lost between Gary and Phelan, it's hardly surprising that Nicola's news might leave the builder feeling a little unsettled.

But with Corrie boss Kate Oates also confirming that Nicola will plan to have an abortion, Gary could actually be the least of Phelan's problems.

"There's a really interesting storyline coming up that sees Phelan's daughter Nicola consider having an abortion after finding out that she's pregnant," Oates recently told Radio Times.com.

"And Phelan is dead against it – for him, it's morally awful. So I find it fascinating that his conscience is this infinitely flexible instrument."

Are Phelan and Nicola arguing about Gary? Or her plans to have an abortion? And more to the point, where does this situation leave Gary's poor girlfriend Sarah? Looks like newcomer Nicola could be the one to watch over the coming weeks...

[parkerman]

I take it that means Phelan is not leaving any time soon.

[lizann]

i find the way phelan is and looks at nicola his daughter quite creepy sometimes

[LouiseP]

Has nobody heard of contraception in the street? Ok, accidents happen but all the time ?

[Perdita]

Has nobody heard of contraception in the street? Ok, accidents happen but all the time ?

Not just on Coronation Street that they have unplanned pregnancies all the time

[Ruffed_lemur]

Not another abortion story! Absolutely sick of it.

[Perdita]

Not another abortion story! Absolutely sick of it.

Abortion? Rarely known in soapland .. going to have Who Is Daddy for years to come

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Coronation Street fans will be left fearing that Andy Carver will be killed off for real next week as Pat Phelan digs a grave for him.

Andy (Oliver Farnworth) has already escaped death once when Phelan brutally hit him over the head with a laptop at the start of the year. Viewers thought that he'd died in the nasty incident, but Phelan has actually been holding him captive in a dark and dingy basement ever since.

The shock storyline continues with dark scenes next week, as Andy is left in agony thanks to an infected wound on his arm, which came from his recent fight with Phelan.

When Phelan pays him another visit in the cellar, Andy is pathetically grateful to see him – well aware of just how reliant he is on his cunning captor.


Andy Carver held captive in Coronation Street
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Phelan appears to be showing his nicer side when he heads off and promises to come back with medication for Andy, but it seems that he actually has another plan in mind when he starts digging a hole in the garden.

Could this mean that Phelan is planning to finish off the job when it comes to Andy this time? Connor McIntyre, who plays him, reckons Phelan would only do so as a last resort.

Discussing the possibility, Connor revealed: "I think that would be the nuclear option for Phelan and I think he would do everything to avoid that. But it's bubbling to the surface, and the troubling thing is that's happening with some regularity now, where it hasn't been before.

"Six months has just been ticking on, and that relationship has gone on. But something needs to happen to resolve this."

Connor added that Phelan is enjoying the power he has over Andy, which could be another reason to keep him alive.

He said: "Let's get this straight, the further we go with this character, the more we realise that he is suffering with narcissistic personality disorder. This is a guy whose relationships are all about power. He's not a well man, he's a sick puppy in many ways, so what's the next step?

"We haven't seen him kill yet, and we've seen him step back when Vinnie said, 'I'll sort Todd out'. So, I think there's something more disturbing than that going on.

"In a warped way, he was thinking: 'I won't kill Andy, but I'll take him away and maybe, like Michael, he'll just expire and then my hands will be clean'. But, it turns out, it didn't happen that way so he's been caring for him.

"Somebody needs Pat Phelan every day, so this is real power, isn't it? Andy is also someone he can vent all his frustrations of the day to, which you will see, and then there are very tender moments where there's a real intimacy."

Digital Spy

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New twists for Phelan!
Vinny is back - and could Daniel throw a spanner in the works?
The drama just keeps on coming for Phelan, with old foe and new enemies set to cause him a headache or two!
Here he is pictured with his former partner in crime Vinny Ashford, played by returning star Ian Kelsey. And curiously, Phelan star Connor McIntyre has been spotted filming with Rob Mallard (Daniel) as well...
"We have a massive story for Phelan," teases Corrie boss Kate Oates. "You all know now that he has a house guest staying in his cellar, so we'll be playing out that drama over the autumn. We'll see how he deals with that particular problem, and whether Andy is going to escape or not."
Andy may be Phelan's biggest concern currently - but how will Vinny and Daniel factor in? There's no love lost between Phelan and Vinny, who double-crossed his partner and fled with the cash they'd conned out of the locals. Meanwhile, it's a mystery how Ken's son finds himself mixed up with Phelan. Let's hope the aspiring reporter doesn't stumble upon a juicy story that he may never get the chance to tell...
"It looks as if Daniel winds up at the abandoned house that Phelan has been keeping Andy," reports our Weatherfield spy. "He's in the back of a taxi, so maybe he's just passing by - or is Daniel part of a much bigger twist still to come?"