Frank Foster

Coronation Street star Kym Marsh has said that her character Michelle Connor is capable of being Frank Foster's killer.

Michelle is one of five suspects named by Coronation Street bosses for the soap's murder mystery, which began when Frank was found dead on Monday evening (March 5).

Speaking on Loose Women today (March 7), Marsh said that Michelle's desire to protect Frank's ex-fiancée Carla (Alison King) puts her firmly in the frame.

"Sally had blood on her hands, but next week, you'll see that I'm slightly more involved," Marsh explained. "It could be me! She's very, very passionate about her family. There's a little dark side to Michelle, definitely."

Marsh added that she is thrilled with how close Michelle and Carla have become in recent storylines.

"I do love the fact that it's Carla and Michelle in the factory," she commented. "That kind of dynamic really works for us. There was a time when Carla and Michelle fought all the time, and actually it's much more interesting now that we're allies.

"Alison is wonderful and we get on so well. She needs to win 'Best Actress' at the Soap Awards."

Michelle, Carla, Kevin, Peter and Sally are the five suspects named by Coronation Street to promote the storyline.

Show chiefs have promised that the killer will be unmasked later this month.

IF the murderer will have to be one of the five supplied by the show, then probably Kevin or Michelle. But if their suspect list is just to throw us off, then I still think its Anne. She's his Mother and if she brought him into this world, she can take him out. It would be pretty traumatic to find that not only is he a rapist and a liar, he used her, and he disrespects his Father's memory.

Coronation Street's Peter Barlow finds himself looking incredibly guilty over Frank Foster's death in tonight's (March 8) episode of the soap.

Peter (Chris Gascoyne) remains AWOL on the morning after Frank's passing, having gone on a massive bender the night before. When the bookie finally returns home, he's left stunned as Carla (Alison King) explains that Frank has been found dead.

As Peter reels, Carla questions him about where he's been all night, and she's then shocked to spot blood all over his shirt.

Realising this doesn't look good, Carla asks more questions - but Peter admits that he was so drunk last night that he doesn't remember anything. Does this mean he could be a killer without knowing it?

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Coronation Street airs tonight at 8.30pm on ITV1.

sorry for laughing but the comment "spots blood on his shirt" ... jesus it is everywhere how can she not notice the minute he comes home... it is like he bath in it

Coronation Street actress Kym Marsh has praised former co-star Andrew Lancel for his portrayal of evil Frank Foster.

Viewers saw Lancel's final scenes on Monday evening (March 5) as his twisted character was found dead at Underworld, sparking a murder mystery on the cobbles.

Speaking on Lorraine this morning (March 8), Marsh said that she was delighted to be part of the dark storyline. Her character Michelle Connor is one of the suspects in the frame for the crime.

"The story has been wonderful. It's been absolutely amazing," she explained. "We've all really, really enjoyed it. I'm kind of sad it's over for us, really! I'm really excited to watch tonight's episode.

"Andrew is fantastic. Everything was so subtle and underplayed, and he just pitched it absolutely right. They've all been amazing. Alison King's been fantastic all the way through as well."

The 35-year-old is currently promoting the paperback version of her autobiography From The Heart, which was released in hardback last year.

Discussing the book, she commented: "I'd been asked to do it a long time ago, when I first got into Hear'Say, but I just didn't feel that I was old enough or experienced enough - and certainly not experienced enough being in this industry. I wanted to wait.

"I just feel that there's a lot of things that have happened in my life that could potentially be helpful for other people to read. And also, there were a lot of rumours about me in the press, and it was my chance to get my side of the story across."

Coronation Street continues tonight at 8.30pm on ITV1.

Frank exclusive! Sally finds out who the killer is! Read the full story at: http://itv.co/z4ZNoq

Coronation Street star Sally Dynevor has revealed that her character Sally Webster is "terrified" when she discovers the identity of Frank Foster's killer.

As announced at the weekend, Sally uncovers the truth next week after attending Frank's funeral.

The factory worker comes face-to-face with the culprit, but soon ends up lying unconscious as the situation escalates.



Dynevor, speaking of the twist for the first time, told Inside Soap: "When Sally realises what happened, it just doesn't make sense - but suddenly the penny drops and she knows she's in real danger herself.

"She's terrified she'll be next and she tries to get away - but she's stopped in her tracks."

The actress added: "She's come face-to-face with the killer, and is in total shock as the truth dawns. Sal tries to get away, but it's far too late."

So where has Maria been for Frank's murder has she gone to Ireland to visit the Connors?

Also why is Carla's surname Connor as she did marry Tony Gordon?

MILLIONS of Corrie fans have been been left guessing who killed evil Frank Foster.


But real-life cops at Manchester CID already KNOW who did it.

They were handed the scripts and sworn to secrecy after being called in to help the show's writers.

Soap bosses wanted scenes to be realistic as suspects including Frank's former fiancée Carla Connor — whom he raped — were quizzed by screen cops this week over his killing.

It follows the show's producer Phil Collinson admitting last month some mistakes had been made in the portrayal of Foster's rape trial.

Officers from Greater Manchester Police have now guided script- writers over police procedures including making an arrest and carrying out interviews. (YOU MUST BE JOKING)

A Coronation Street insider said: "This is such a big storyline that we wanted to make sure that every little detail was spot on, so we have taken advice from the experts.

"Obviously these scripts are closely guarded so we've sworn the police to secrecy."

A Corrie spokesman said: "We always work closely with experts in any particular field to make sure our storylines are realistic." (SERIOUSLY YOU ARE KIDDING)

Frank, played by Andrew Lancel, was killed off last month as part of a whodunnit storyline.

His former lover Sally Webster is a suspect after Sean Tully and Julie Carp found her kneeling by his bloodied and lifeless body in the Underworld factory.

Others in the frame include Carla, her friend Michelle Connor, Carla's new partner Peter Barlow and Sally's estranged husband Kevin.


Heaven help the good citizens of Manchester if this is a true reflection on how their CID investigate a REAL murder

So when someone's been battered to death in his workplace with a bottle, it would be "realistic" for the police to examine the brakes on the victim's car - gimme a break!

Well,well.well,Mr Collinson at the next soap awards I hope you get presented with a plaque FOR BULLS**T. You naused up the rape court case, which was criticised by a number of viewers, so is this some pathetic attempt to pass the buck onto the Police Service re the murder investigation . What did the C.I.D advise you? my guess is it wasn't followed .

Former Coronation Street star Andrew Lancel will interview Frank Foster's killer on the radio next week.

The actor, who filmed his final scenes as Frank last month, will be reunited with the mystery culprit on Liverpool station Radio City next Thursday (March 29). Fans who don't live in the Merseyside area can listen online.

Lancel is covering for regular host Pete Price between 10pm and midnight.

The interview will see the top secret cast member in question finally speak openly about their character's guilt.

Confirming the news on Twitter today (March 16), Lancel said: "Exclusive !! Next Thursday 10pm to midnight, I'll be guest presenting @PeteCityPrice show on @RadioCity967. Special guest... FRANK'S KILLER!!!"

Coronation Street fans will see Frank's killer unmasked on Monday, March 19 from 7.30pm on ITV1, bringing weeks of theories and speculation to a close.

Cheryl Cole has predicted that Anne will be unmasked as Frank Foster's killer in Coronation Street on Monday.

Writing on Twitter, the 'Fight For This Love' singer also revealed that she is particularly enjoying the ITV soap at present.

"Anyone else think it was the mother that killed Frank ? Or just me ha (sic)," she began.

At the end of last night's (March 16) 7.30pm edition, the Girls Aloud star added "BOOM", followed by the hashtag "#theplotthickens".

Not wishing to know any details about the second 8.30pm episode, which Cole planned to catch up on later, she told fans: "No next corrie tweets pls I'm +ing it !! #sadbuttrue lol ! Later peeps.."

Can someone explain if Anne's the killer why would she steal Frank's watch, she's his next of kin so would get it anyway ,returned by the police pretty much straight away?

Thats what I thought

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Can someone explain if Anne's the killer why would she steal Frank's watch, she's his next of kin so would get it anyway ,returned by the police pretty much straight away?

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I think it is because it used to belong to her late husband.

What a load of crap this storyline has become. The police investigation is an absolute joke. Now we have Supersleuth Sally going to solve it. The whole story is so contrived. This is the same Sally who didnt even know her hubby was shagging the neighbour.

No sign of Jenny yet since the Frank's death so she looks a good bet for the killer Anne is way too obvious now

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I think it is because it used to belong to her late husband.

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But she would get it anway, wouldn't she, unless because it was her husbands she was afraid to leave it to chance, if she is the murderer I will be disapointed, just because everybody has said it for so long,not seeing Jenny, after all this is just silly.

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But she would get it anway, wouldn't she, unless because it was her husbands she was afraid to leave it to chance, if she is the murderer I will be disapointed, just because everybody has said it for so long,not seeing Jenny, after all this is just silly.

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Don't be too disapointed lillabet .if Anne is the murderer she ain't going to be allowed to have the bleedin' watch when she's locked up. Wouldn't be surprised to see the silly bitch put it on top of the coffin at the funeral.then Sally Sherlock Webster can solve the crime . point the finger and then bugger off back to her 3x2 conservatory.

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Can someone explain if Anne's the killer why would she steal Frank's watch, she's his next of kin so would get it anyway ,returned by the police pretty much straight away?

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I think that's a very good point, but why would anyone else take it? I sure hope they tell us who it is on Monday. This whole story line is very poorly written.

Anne may have snatched the watch off Frank just before she killed him, feeling that he no longer deserved his father's watch (or off his body for the same reason). The watch was obviously precious to her given the fuss she made about it.

It's thin, I know, but as shalagee says, why would anyone else take it?

I would assume Anne took the watch because if you murder your son you're not exactly in the most stable frame of mind!

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I would assume Anne took the watch because if you murder your son you're not exactly in the most stable frame of mind!

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I agree, actually most prople who commit murder aren't all that together. I imagine that killing a son would be especially hideous. I think they dropped the ball seriously in this story line. They kept Frank on, as some have said for the dramatic possibilities, then they kill him off and give us a couple of weeks before revealing the murderer. They try to make it obvious that it's Anne. If someone else is indeed the murderer, they have pulled them out of thin air. They try and develop some drama between Carla and Peter that falls flat. The scenes between Carla and Peter show no love between, then out of nowhere Peter confesses. Really! They have some clueless police asking pointless questions and leaping to obvious conclusions about Carla.
If they are going to have police issues be such a part of so many story lines why haven't they developed any ongoing police characters that we care about so that when an investigation is necessary we can at least care? In the short time I have been watching this show I see that they have lots of characters that have very limited air time. How hard would that be? Of course we have the fruitcake Kristi. Not someone I care about, other than to get her story line over. Why can't we have some hunky police guy that we see now and again at those all to frequent times they decide that the only solution to a problem is to kill it?
The UK is home to some of the greatest mystery writers of all time. I can't believe the producers of this show can't find someone who knows how to write a mystery story line.

Mourners are gathering for Frank's funeral. Sally accompanies Anne. DC Nash is also there and extends his condolences. Anne notes mostly family is in attendance but there are some business aquaintances, too.

They are horrified when Carla, Michelle and Maria turn up in a taxi. Sally confronts them as Anne scampers into the crem. Sally can't understand why Carla is there and Carla turns it around on Sally because Frank didn't treat her very well either. Sally righteously explains she's there to support Anne while Carla insists she's there to bury a few ghosts.
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Coronation Street's Anne Foster has been officially revealed as the killer of her son Frank - as predicted by thousands of Digital Spy readers.

Anne, played by Gwen Taylor, found herself backed into a corner in dramatic circumstances on the day of Frank's funeral in this evening's (March 19) episodes.

After bidding a final farewell to her son at the crematorium and heading back to the late businessman's home in an emotional state, Anne was unable to hide her crime for any longer as Sally Webster (Sally Dynevor) paid a visit. Sally found Anne clutching Frank's watch, which had mysteriously disappeared following his death.

When Anne confessed that she had been in possession of the watch the whole time, Sally finally figured out that she was the culprit responsible for Frank's violent passing. However, as she tried to flee from Frank's house in her shock, Sally slipped and fell down the stairs.

Unable to get help without revealing her secret, Anne left Sally lying unconscious and prepared to go on the run. However, she was stopped in her tracks when Carla (Alison King) turned up at the house - wanting answers over how much Anne knew about Frank's evil nature.

Carla soon realised that all was not right, and found herself threatened with a knife as Anne desperately tried to stay in control of the escalating situation.

Confessing all, Anne explained that she had overheard Frank taunting Carla at the factory on the night of his death, finally discovering that the businesswoman's rape allegation had been true.

In a subsequent argument with Frank, Anne had lashed out at her son by hitting him over the head with a whisky bottle - before fleeing from the scene in horror upon realising that she had killed him.

Kevin (Michael Le Vell) eventually arrived to rescue Sally and Carla from the clutches of Anne, whose fate will now be left in the hands of the authorities.

Digital Spy readers had long predicted Anne as Frank's killer, as she received over 60% of the 38,000 votes cast in our 'Who killed Frank Foster?' poll despite never being named as an official suspect.

However, fans were kept guessing until tonight's episodes as show bosses ensured that the culprit's identity was not revealed in the press before transmission.

Coronation Street's Frank plot has proved a ratings hit in recent weeks, taking the soap well above the 10m mark earlier this month.

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Well what a load of cack that was

Coronation Street actress Gwen Taylor has spoken of her relief at her character Anne Foster finally being unmasked as son Frank's killer.

Anne's dark crime was revealed during tonight's (March 19) episodes, where viewers saw Sally Webster (Sally Dynevor) figure out the mystery of businessman Frank's (Andrew Lancel) murder.

"It has been wonderful to be part of such a fantastic storyline but so difficult trying to keep the secret for so long," she told the official Coronation Street website.

"It is weeks since we filmed the scenes where Anne confessed to Sally and I haven't told a soul. The morning after Frank was murdered I arrived back at the airport from a trip to Ireland and suddenly everyone was asking me who killed him."

Taylor went on to say that she is now intrigued to discover how the public will act towards her following the dramatic revelation.

"It is such a relief that it is all finally out in the open now and I am not worried that I will give the game away," she added. "It will be interesting to see how people will react now they know it was me!"

Taylor will now be interviewed by Lancel on Liverpool station Radio City on March 29.

CORONATION Street fans were left gobsmacked ( I DONT think so) last night when twisted Frank Foster's murderer turned out to be his doting mum Anne.


An estimated 12million viewers tuned in to see Frank's fiancée, Carla Connor, unmask Anne as the killer as she was about to leave wrongly accused Sally Webster for dead.

Actress Gwen Taylor, who joined the ITV1 soap as Frank's overbearing mother last summer, had already been getting stick off fans just for being the rapist's parent.

But after yesterday's revelation, she fears more of the show's army of followers will turn against her in real life.

In an exclusive interview, Gwen told TV Biz: "Anne has been the nastiest character I've ever played. I might have to get a bodyguard!

"I've had a bit of a hard ride from fans up until now and they'll be upset that I've attacked Sally. Anne's been awful.

"She's been very unkind and cruel and the way she's turned on Sally is terrible.

"But at the end, Anne's on the verge of madness. I'm a criminal!"

But Gwen admits she has enjoyed playing such a ruthless character.


ITV She said: "I hoped I'd get to play a character this evil one day. They are always more interesting and I'd like to do it again. It's nice to play someone with no redeeming features. You have to find out why people are like this."
As well as getting flak from fans, Gwen has been shocked by some viewers' refusal to accept Frank (Andrew Lancel) raped Carla (Alison King) — because they were engaged.

Gwen said: "There are a lot of people who don't think he can have raped her.

"I don't believe this but a lot of people have said, 'Don't be silly — he can't have raped her, they were having a relationship'.

"So there will be people who think, how dare Anne? And that he was innocent."

However, Gwen is confident the majority of fans, especially women and mums, will understand how events led Frank's mum to commit her terrible crime.

Since joining Corrie, Gwen — who played Amy Pearce role in Eighties sitcom Duty Free — has been stunned by how much attention she attracts when she is out and about.

She said: "It's the first time I've felt this incredible interest from Corrie.

"Even people I wouldn't have thought would watch it have been approaching me — upper middle-class people telling me they're enjoying the storylines. I think it appeals to everyone."

Corrie bosses have gone to great lengths over the past few months to protect the identity of Frank's killer.

ITV Producers and storyline writers did not even tell Gwen the identity of the killer.
But co-star Andrew left the cat out of the bag after persuading bosses to tell him who would kill his rapist character.

Gwen said: "I was absolutely shattered when I found out Anne was the killer. Andrew told me on the quiet some time ago.

"He knew before me because he was leaving first, he wheedled it out of them and spilled the beans. It's been dreadful keeping the secret, especially from family."

Gwen also struggled to keep the twist from fans, with people begging her for clues wherever she went. She said: "I was talking to people in the airport in Belfast in Ireland and they were saying, 'I bet it's such and such but, oh, you're nasty, you're horrible, it could be you'.

"I thought, 'Oh my goodness, I've got this name for being a horrible woman.' "

Anne is the latest in a string of villains who have terrorised Weatherfield, including Alan Bradley (Mark Eden), Tony Gordon (Gray O'Brien) and Richard Hillman (Brian Capron).

The latest storyline has been criticised for being too violent, but charities have praised the soap for tackling the issue of rape sensitively. Police advisers were involved to ensure scenes was realistic.


ITV Gwen insists serious issues should be tackled by the soaps — as long as they are balanced with lighter plots and humour.
In the months between Carla's rape and Frank's court case and murder, viewers also enjoyed frothier storylines such as Owen Armstrong (Ian Puleston-Davies) and David Platt (Jack P Shepherd) feuding over a fish pond, plus Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford) warring with housemate from hell Beth Tinker (Lisa George).

Gwen doesn't believe BBC1 rival EastEnders has the same gentle touch, branding it humourless.

She said: "EastEnders has more nasty people in it who destroy more lives than anywhere else! They seem to have one after another of people who just destroy other people.

"You start to think, 'I can't take another one'. You need to be choosy about putting characters like that in. The fact that Anne is leaving is good."

Praising her bosses, she continued: "EastEnders could learn a thing or two because gentle comedy is important.

Real people being in situations that make you laugh, not always getting on at each other, throwing things and sniping. It's too much."

Gwen admits she does watch Enders — but only for professional purposes.

ITV She said: "I watch from the point of view of an actress watching actors because there are some very good ones in it.
"I'm interested in that and people developing their careers. However, for reality and for good stories, I'm a Corrie person."

Gwen's emotional final scenes, when Anne is stricken by grief and guilt, left her drained and exhausted.

She said: "A lot has happened to the poor woman, she's lost her husband then her son and stuck to her guns about his innocence. Then she begins to realise something is very wrong. The humiliation of that, and the fact she has been so horrible to people, is too much for her to live with. It turns her funny."

Gwen credits director Noreen Kershaw for helping her calm down between takes.

She said: "For the last pivotal scenes, I had Noreen directing. She was very understanding about Anne and what was at stake, and very good at reining me in so I wasn't screaming throughout all three episodes. She made me calm down and vary it, otherwise I'd have been in high hysteria the whole time."

Playing someone whose life has been so devastated was a big challenge and Gwen admits she had to focus on her grief at her own dad's death to maximise the emotion.

She said: "I never thought I'd use this but it's to do with my father. It's to do with his death and the fact that I was there and I held him. I only use it when I need it and I don't think he would mind."

Gwen wrapped up her final scenes as Anne weeks ago.

She is now rehearsing a theatre role in a new children's play, The Butterfly Lion, which opens at Leicester's Curve Theatre, next month.

She said: "I'm appearing in a play which is a children's story, and I play a sweet old lady. I'm hoping it will be a nice change.

"I'm glad of the change, it does take over your life being in Corrie. I did find it draining — but brilliant too."

Well I watched it pretty silently while I was working, I couldn't hear it just see it and couldn't pay a huge amount of attention to it.
But I thought Anne was actually going to hurt Sally, not Sally fall over :( Disappointment there for me haha!! I must have read the spoilers wrong!

I was very disappointed in the handling of this whole story line. It was poorly thought out, poorly written and so predictable everyone guessed it was Anne weeks ago. The only good thing is it's basically over, I HOPE!

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Yes it was a load of cack from start to finish. They allegedly had help from detectives of Greater Manchester Police in checking the authenticity and accuracy of the storyline. Incredible. The only thing that surprised me was that St. Ella was not involved in the investigation along with Webster of the Yard

Complete rubbish

Coronation Street star Gwen Taylor has admitted that she had no idea she was signing up to play a killer.

The actress's character Anne Foster was last night (March 19) unveiled as the culprit responsible for the death of villainous Frank, her own son.

However, speaking on Lorraine today, Taylor confessed that she only discovered the twist when co-star Andrew Lancel - who played Frank - tipped her off during filming.

Taylor explained: "It was strange, because I didn't know when I signed on that it was going to develop so brilliantly. But a little while after, Andrew was telling me that he was leaving at a certain point.

"I asked, 'What happens?' and he said, 'I get killed - and between you and me, you are very deeply involved!' So he slipped me the wink quite early, so I had the excitement of knowing that the scripts were working towards a wonderful denouement. It's just such a gift for an actress, and I've loved every moment of it."

The 73-year-old added that she "loved" filming her showdown scenes with Alison King, who plays Frank's ex-fiancée Carla Connor.

Discussing the plot climax, she continued: "I was helped very much by Noreen Kershaw who directed those episodes. It is exhausting, and you always pray that the sound and the cameras are on form when you are.

"The worst thing is if you have to do it again, because the lighting or the sound went wrong. Sometimes that's what gets you, because you have to dredge it up from somewhere.

"But in this case, it all went quite well. I'm quite pleased with it, which is quite naughty, to be pleased with your own work!"

Coronation Street continues on Thursday (March 22) at 8.30pm on ITV1.

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Coronation Street star Helen Worth has defended the soap's darker storylines, insisting that they are proving popular with viewers.

The ITV1 show has tackled a number of gritty subject matters in recent months, including Carla Connor's tragic rape plot and Frank Foster's death.

Worth, who plays Gail McIntyre, has now praised Coronation Street's producer Phil Collinson for coming up with "fantastic" plots since taking office in 2010.

Speaking to Radio Times, she commented: "He's remarkable. And he's done some amazing things in the past two years and written some fantastic storylines. And they just keep coming. I don't know how, but thank goodness they do."

Asked whether there is too much crime on Coronation Street, she replied: "People turn on to see it, so it can't be all wrong, can it? I'm not too worried about Gail ever finding happiness because being happy doesn't make for good stories."

Gail's current storylines are centring around her concern for mum Audrey (Sue Nicholls), as she will soon discover that the salon boss has let charmer Lewis Archer (Nigel Havers) back into her affections.

Worth said: "Sue and I have been working together since 1979 and to still be there and having so much fun - well, it couldn't be better."

Coronation Street pulled in 10.6m viewers earlier this week as Frank's killer was unmasked.

Heaven help your wit Helen if you think some of Collinsons recent plots are 'fantastic'.

Former Coronation Street star Andrew Lancel has said that he felt "a huge buzz" as he watched the dramatic conclusion of Frank Foster's storyline this week.

On Monday (March 19), over 10m viewers tuned in to see Frank's mother Anne (Gwen Taylor) exposed as his killer - with dangerous consequences for Sally Webster (Sally Dynevor) and Carla Connor (Alison King).

Although Lancel had known the identity of the culprit for some time, he watched on the night to see the drama play out on screen.

Lancel told PA: "I watched the episode doing the ironing. I'm very proud of it. I thought Gwen was amazing.

"As a Corrie fan, someone who has watched it my whole life - to see these iconic characters go to this dark place that Frank got them to was a huge buzz."

Discussing the secrecy surrounding the whodunit plot, he continued: "We lie - I lied to everyone. I spoke to Gwen this morning and she's hugely relieved that it's out there because we've been lying to everybody for so long.

"I knew what was going to happen with [Frank] - what he did, who he did it to, when he was going to go and how he was going to die. For me, it was just a matter of containing it, but people really got hold of it."

Lancel finished filming the role of Frank in early February.

"Worth, who plays Gail McIntyre, has now praised Coronation Street's producer Phil Collinson for coming up with "fantastic" plots since taking office in 2010.

Speaking to Radio Times, she commented: "He's remarkable. And he's done some amazing things in the past two years and written some fantastic storylines. And they just keep coming. I don't know how, but thank goodness they do."

BOLLOCKS as in what a load of !!!!!