Coronation Street introduces a new character tonight (October 6), who could be central to the next big twist in the Pat Phelan storyline.

Scheming Phelan (Connor McIntyre) currently has a brand new problem to deal with, as budding reporter Daniel Osbourne is determined to dig up dirt about his involvement in last year's flats scam.

Although Phelan is confident there isn't enough evidence to link him to any wrongdoing in the Calcutta Street property con, he soon realises that he may have badly underestimated Daniel.

When Daniel receives a sudden phone call over a new lead, he jumps straight into a cab to check it out – forcing a flummoxed Phelan to follow him in his van.

Daniel Osbourne visits Mrs McArdle in Coronation Street
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Phelan is left highly confused as Daniel visits a private nursing home, where he talks to an old lady called Mrs McArdle (Eileen Davies).

We're sworn to secrecy on who Mrs McArdle is for now, but Phelan is very unsettled when he realises what's going on.

Rob Mallard, who plays Daniel, recently teased: "When Daniel goes to the nursing home, that lights a fire underneath Phelan.

"Up until that point, Phelan just thinks he is a student writing a little piece, but when Daniel goes to the nursing home, Phelan panics."


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