John stape hides a deadly secret from his friends and family

[Chloe O'brien]

Yeah he was more fun being a hopeless sod that caused chaos every were he went.

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CORRIE actress Jennie McAlpine admits even SHE thought her character Fiz may have been helping her serial killer husband.
John Stape's evil spree will come to a dramatic end tomorrow as shocked Fiz finally discovers his murderous ways.
She blows the whistle on the psycho after catching him digging up Colin Fishwick's dead body at the Underworld knicker factory.
But the long-suffering Coronation Street character will then find herself hauled in front of cops - who accuse the pair of BOTH being killers.
Jennie, 27, admitted it was hard to believe that anyone could be "so blind" about what Stape, played by Graeme Hawley, 37, had been up to.
She said: "John has embroiled Fiz right in the middle of this.
"The police turn up at the Hoyles' place, but John is not there and they think Fiz is as guilty as him.
"As I was filming it, I remember thinking that they did have a point and I could understand why they thought that.
"Obviously we all know Fiz is innocent, but the police are sceptical. They ask, 'Are you really saying you didn't know your husband did these things? You didn't know he'd buried a man under the factory?' We all know that Fiz has been so naive and blind to it all, but the police certainly don't believe that."
Stape stole heart attack victim Colin's identity to get work as a teacher. Then he killed Charlotte Hoyle and hastened the demise of Colin's mum Joy.
And while Fiz was not involved in the deaths, she is set to be duped into helping Stape cover up his crimes.
In the gripping storyline that will play out all next week, he will try to persuade her that the murders were accidents.
But Jennie revealed that as her character becomes a suspect, residents refuse to believe she is involved. "Fiz has quite a lot of support," she said.
"Everyone says, 'Oh no, not our Fiz! No, never!' I'm like Mother Teresa on the Street."


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Coronation Street star Graeme Hawley has admitted that playing John Stape any longer could have "ruined" his career.

The actor, who has quit his role as the hapless murderer after four years, confessed that he left the show because he feared a viewer backlash due to John's actions.

Hawley told the News of the World: "I had an affair with a schoolgirl, kidnapped her, buried a colleague, killed an old lady and murdered a friend. I loved the part but you would worry it was going too far - I think if I had stayed much longer it could have ruined my career.

"I feared the backlash of playing a murderer. Once the viewers start to hate a character then that's it, you don't get another job. I'm pleased I left while people still felt sorry for John. It could have been horrendous if they hadn't. I tried to keep the role funny but in another six months viewers would have been fed up with him.

"I just hope it won't affect me long-term. I'm still not sure how it will work out for me. I would like to do some comedy and drama. But I need to work - if that means going back to labouring then fine. I am going to miss everybody at Corrie but mostly I'll miss John - part of me loved him."

He added that he was terrified while filming upcoming stunts for the soap, which see his character jump off a hospital roof.

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It's been a long time coming, but this week John Stape's web of lies is finally set to unravel in spectacular fashion, paving the way for his dramatic exit.

But while some Weatherfield residents will sleep easier in their beds knowing that soap's most incompetent killer is out of the way, some people are going to miss him - including his on-screen wife Jennie McAlpine.

The actress, who plays the long-suffering Fiz Stape, has said she wishes her co-star Graeme Hawley wasn't leaving.

She told Inside Soap: "I'm very sad. Graeme's such a lovely guy and I'll really miss him."

However, she hasn't given up hope that she'll get to work with him again.

She says: "We had a leaving do for him, but I didn't want to give him too good a send-off because I'm not convinced he's really gone! I think the spectre of John Stape could be around for a long time..."

Spectre, eh? Could that be a clue as to how John will be leaving?

[parkerman]

It's been a long time coming, but next week John Stape's web of lies is finally set to unravel in spectacular fashion, paving the way for his dramatic exit.

I think you'll find it's this week and it has already started....

[alan45]

I think you'll find it's this week and it has already started....

Oooops. Amended

[xcarlyx]

i am honestly so bored of coronation street this week. im beginning to not like the storyline anymore.

[inkyskin]

i am honestly so bored of coronation street this week. im beginning to not like the storyline anymore.

Same here, it's dragged on for far too long now.

[Perdita]

Coronation Street star Graeme Hawley has warned that there could be more sinister shocks in store for Fiz as the Stapes' dark storyline continues.

Hawley's twisted character John Stape went on the run last night after Fiz finally discovered the truth about his involvement in the deaths of Charlotte Hoyle and Joy Fishwick.

However, although John has gone AWOL for now, his story is not yet over and his desire to reunite with his family has been tipped to draw him back to the cobbles before too long.

Hawley told Corrie's official website: "Now that John's on the run, I think that Fiz is very nervous about it because there's no telling what he's going to do. Is he going to come back for Hope? Is he going to come back for [Fiz]? Or will he just try to get out of there now?

"It's got to be a big worry for her that he's going to come back for Hope, certainly."

Tonight's Corrie episode sees police detectives warn Fiz to lock all entrances to her house and be wary of answering the door as John could return.

Hawley continued: "All I'll say about the next episode is while Fiz is locked away at home, she thinks she's safe and well and that [John] can't get at her, but that isn't necessarily true."

John and Fiz are taking centre stage in an explosive week of post-watershed Coronation Street episodes, which continues tonight at 9pm on ITV1.

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Coronation Street's explosive week of episodes reached its dramatic conclusion tonight as the John Stape saga came to an end and the McDonalds' marriage lay in tatters.



Here, are recent spoilers, rumours and speculation and provides a one-stop guide to what's next for the characters who took centre stage this week.



Fiz
With John out of the picture, it's Fiz who becomes the main focus of the authorities' attentions in the coming weeks as she's forced to face the music for stealing Joy Fishwick's inheritance and also finds herself under suspicion of much more serious crimes.

Fiz goes from victim to suspect next week as the police quiz her over everything that's happened in the past year, forcing her to reveal the truth over her fraud and everything that her husband got up to.

The devoted mum appears in court charged with fraud next Thursday, and while she's expected to secure bail, the police's investigations continue and her ultimate fate remains unclear.

One recent tabloid report suggested that Fiz will find herself implicated in the deaths of Joy, Colin Fishwick and Charlotte Hoyle in the coming weeks, leaving her fearing that she'll be sent to prison for murder. The apparent plot leak remains unconfirmed, but the report in question stated that Fiz will decide to give her baby daughter Hope away to Roy and Hayley Cropper as she prepares for the worst.

In a recent interview with Digital Spy, Jennie McAlpine - who plays Fiz - expressed excitement over her character's future, commenting: "What I can say is that it doesn't end here. This is what Corrie does so brilliantly, as it's the end in one way, but in another way it's just the beginning… It's the start of some whole new stories which could run for months and years. So I think it'll be exciting stuff!"

McAlpine also told us that Fiz is likely have the support of her family and friends throughout, revealing: "It's only really the usual suspects who don't support her. I'm actually surprised by how many people support her. Everyone says, 'Oh no, not our Fiz! No, never!' I'm like Mother Theresa on that street!"

As for John, all we know is that actor Graeme Hawley has filmed his final scenes as the hapless villain, but tonight's climax to his dark story has clearly left things open-ended for the future. Your guess is as good as ours with this one!