Pat Phelan (Connor McIntyre)

[Ruffed_lemur]

I won't be watching anytime soon then. Not really missing it tbh.

[Perdita]

Coronation Street's Pat Phelan lines up a fall guy in the New Year, hoping to cover his tracks if Andy Carver and Vinny Ashford's murders are exposed.

Phelan managed to get rid of Andy and Vinny in a disturbing double death twist in October, but he needs a new plan next month when he realises their bodies could be found.

The Weatherfield villain feels betrayed by his young protégé Seb Franklin when he finds out that the teen has accepted a job working with Gary Windass on a building project.

Things only get worse for Phelan when he discovers that the mill conversion Gary is working on is the same spot where he disposed of Andy and Vinny.

When Phelan later sits down for a drink with Seb, he plies his new target with whisky and then shows him his gun.

An impressed Seb picks up the weapon and admires it, blissfully unaware that Phelan is trying to get his fingerprints all over it.

Phelan couldn't be more pleased with himself when Seb hands the gun back, but has he done enough to throw the police off the scent if Andy and Vinny are ever found?

Connor McIntyre, who plays Phelan, revealed: "If there is going to be a development on the mill site, there is a good chance that the bodies are going to be discovered, so it's all hands to the pump.

"Phelan really has to think of a way to manage this scenario. He is nervous, so he goes into that problem solving place in his head. It's a very dangerous time for him, which means it's a very dangerous time for everyone else.

"There's no specific plan, but if everything comes on top, the murder weapon says Seb fired this gun. For Phelan, Seb has gone over to the other side, the trust has gone now. Now Seb is just another component that has to be managed, young boy or not."


Digital Spy

[parkerman]

Oh joy. More victims for Phelan.

[Perdita]

Coronation Street villain Pat Phelan is turning nasty with Faye Windass in these brand new pictures of a 2018 storyline.

Connor McIntyre and Ellie Leach have been busy filming on location today (December 19) for tense scenes which will air on the show next year.


Coronation Street filming as Pat Phelan forces Faye Windass into a doorway
© MCPIX/MARK CAMPBELL

Phelan's latest sinister moment sees him lie in wait for Faye before pushing her into a doorway at a block of apartments.

Faye is now well aware of Phelan's true colours and what he's capable of, but what does he want from her now? Could she be next on his list of victims?

Little more is known about these scenes at the moment, but with Corrie filming episodes between six to eight weeks in advance, it's clear that Phelan is going nowhere anytime soon.


Coronation Street filming as Pat Phelan forces Faye Windass into a doorway
© MCPIX/MARK CAMPBELL

Last night's Corrie double bill saw Faye's mum Anna Windass get re-arrested following her ill-fated decision to go on the run.

Anna is leaving the show and her final scenes will air in January, but the big question is whether she'll be found guilty of attacking Seb Franklin after Phelan's attempt to frame her.

Will Anna be sent down? Or can she finally free herself from her dangerous cat and mouse game with Phelan?


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[parkerman]

I'm looking forward to seeing previews of Pat Phelan's scenes in 2019 and 2020.....

[Perdita]

I'm looking forward to seeing previews of Pat Phelan's scenes in 2019 and 2020.....

In flashback episodes only though, right?

[lizann]

I'm looking forward to seeing previews of Pat Phelan's scenes in 2019 and 2020.....

king pat will be running rovers by 2021

[Glen1]

I'm looking forward to seeing previews of Pat Phelan's scenes in 2019 and 2020.....

[swmc66]

The storyline is totally bonkers now. I can't help laughing about it. I mean Anna thinking that she will be able to convince police of her innocence. At the same time doing a runner and almost killing someone. I am sure they will let her off.

[parkerman]

Do you think that Kate Oakes actually works for the BBC and has been sent in to work undercover in a bid to sabotage Coronation Street? It seems the only rational explanation for the depths Corrie has sunk to in the last few months.