John stape hides a deadly secret from his friends and family

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CORONATION Street's devastated Fiz Stape will give her baby daughter up for adoption fearing she will be sent down for murder.

The knicker stitcher is locked up pending a trial for her involvement in her husband John’s killing spree.

Fiz, played by Jennie McAlpine, 26, will be offered the chance to have Hope in prison with her in a mother and baby unit. But convinced she’ll get a life sentence, she refuses and hands her over to pals Hayley and Roy Cropper (Julie Hesmondhalgh, 41, and David Neilson, 62) to bring up as their own.

Fiz sobs to Roy: “I just want Hope to have a good life and I can’t give her that any more.

“I never want her to know who her real mum is and what I have done. I want her to grow up thinking she’s your daughter.

“I want you to promise me you’ll never tell her anything about me.” Fiz’s decision comes after new evidence implicates her in the killings of Colin Fishwick, his mum Joy and Charlotte Hoyle.

As she has already lied to the police about her involvement she has to accept that the case against her is very strong.

Fiz’s brother Chesney (Sam Aston, 17) can’t accept that she’s prepared to give up her daughter.

When he visits Fiz in prison she tells him: “I’ve lied about the murders and I’ve lied about the money I stole from Colin’s mum.

“I’m going to be in prison for a long time and I don’t want Hope growing up in a place like this.

“My poor cellmate even committed suicide this morning.”

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Coronation Street's Fiz Stape will hand her baby daughter over to the Croppers as she faces a possible murder sentence in a forthcoming plot twist, a report has claimed.

According to the Daily Star, the devoted mum will be jailed in the coming weeks when she finds herself implicated in the deaths of Colin Fishwick, Joy Fishwick and Charlotte Hoyle.

Viewers are aware that Fiz's twisted husband John (Graeme Hawley) was involved in all three deaths, while the factory worker currently knows nothing about his sinister secrets. However, she was recently tipped to start helping her partner in his attempts to keep his crimes under wraps, leading to suspicion that she was an accomplice all along.

When the truth about John comes out at last, Fiz (Jennie McAlpine) will reportedly be sent behind bars as she awaits trial. Although she knows that she can have daughter Hope with her in a mother and baby unit, Fiz apparently decides that Roy and Hayley should adopt him as she fears a life sentence.

Making a plea to Roy, Fiz is quoted as saying: "I just want Hope to have a good life and I can't give her that anymore. I never want her to know who her real mum is and what I have done.

"I want her to grow up thinking she's your daughter. I want you to promise me you'll never tell her anything about me."

The latest story twist remains unconfirmed, but John's plotline is expected to reach its climax next month as his secrets start to emerge in spectacular fashion.

I do hope Fiz goes to jail

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Coronation Street star Sam Aston has promised that fans can expect "fantastic" exit scenes for the soap's hapless villain John Stape.

Graeme Hawley, who plays the unlucky character, recently bowed out from the Weatherfield drama and his explosive departure is expected to air next month.

John has been involved in three deaths over the past year, but his secrets look likely to emerge in the coming weeks as Aston's character Chesney Brown decides to investigate his brother-in-law's strange behaviour.

Some reports have suggested that John himself could die as his plot reaches its conclusion, while others have stated that he will go on the run and flee the country.

Speaking to All About Soap about what fans can expect, Aston teased: "Graeme [Hawley] has a fantastic, sinister exit. It's full of really good suspense and it's so John Stape!

"Not only that, it leaves a big question over Fiz and Chesney's future, so the aftermath will go on for quite a while."

The actor noted that Chesney is determined to find out the truth about John for his sister Fiz's sake, explaining that she "has always been there for Chesney and he cares about her so much".

He added: "I don't think I'm as brave or as strong a character as Chesney is! He's very focused on finding out the truth, no matter what, but I'm not sure I'd know what to do in this situation. I think I'd just pray that I got out alive!"

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I was getting quite bored with this story however, I am enjoying Chesney's outing of John. Perhaps because I know it'll lead to the end.

One thing that did remind me of why I was getting bored with it though...Why, on earth, would John keep those press cuttings in a drawer in a cupboard in the living room where anyone could have come across them?

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I think this:

a. This is a soap story, hence logic does not come into it.
b. John had a mental breakdown, not capable of rational thinking

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Another reason might be that unconsciously, he wanted to be found out so he could start paying for his actions, thus reducing his guilty conscience

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This is the moment that Coronation Street's Fiz Stape finally discovers that her husband John is hiding some shocking secrets.

Over the past few months, viewers have watched John bury Colin Fishwick's body underneath the Underworld factory, kill bunny boiler Charlotte Hoyle and also contribute towards the death of kind-hearted Joy Fishwick.

John (Graeme Hawley) has managed to shield Fiz from his most sinister crimes, but his devoted wife's world is about to come crashing down around her as she stumbles across the truth.

In recent days, the pressure on John has increased as his brother-in-law Chesney and Charlotte's parents have all edged dangerously close to exposing his true colours, causing him to resort to desperate measures by holding them captive.

To make matters worse, the factory floor is also being dug up, meaning that Colin's remains could be uncovered at any moment.

In tonight's Coronation Street double bill, John desperately tries to move Colin before anyone can find him. However, as seen in the picture below, a suspicious Fiz follows John to the factory and watches on in horror as she finds him with Colin's body.

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Fiz Stape faces a life-changing few days on Coronation Street as the dark and sinister secrets of her husband John are about to start unfolding in spectacular fashion. After walking into Underworld after dark to find her partner digging up a dead body, Fiz has a horrific ordeal ahead as she finally finds out the truth about the deaths of Colin, Charlotte and Joy. When the plot reaches its climax in the coming days, a desperate John will end up on the edge of a hospital roof clutching baby Hope as a frantic Fiz watches on. Could there be more tragedy ahead? Jennie McAlpine, who plays Fiz, recently chatted to Digital Spy about the dramatic conclusion to the Stapes' storyline.

What are your thoughts on the John Stape saga finally coming to an end?
"Well, I've absolutely loved working with Graeme Hawley, who plays John. I never knew when he came here four years ago what it would be like and how long he'd stay, but I've made such a lovely friend and it's sad to think that I won't see him every day at work. So I am a bit sad about it!"

After so long being in the dark, Fiz is about to find out everything about John, isn't she?
"Yeah, it was very interesting to film. But the thing is, even when Fiz does find out the truth, it all comes out in a very John Stape way. He doesn't just sit Fiz down and tell her the whole story, it comes out in various stages and we're left to wonder what he'll tell her, what he won't, what she'll find out, what she won't and whether she'll catch him and whether she won't! So it all happens over a few episodes and then she finally finds out everything. We don't just see one showdown confession, there's a number of stages to it."

It must be a huge shock for Fiz when she finds John with Colin's body…
"Definitely. As Sunday's episode begins, Fiz has just walked into the factory where John has been trying to dig up Colin's body. The smell of the body is overpowering - then she spots that John has this rolled-up carpet and it becomes clear that there must be a dead thing inside. Then it all starts to come out. She later finds out about Chesney being in the cellar at the Hoyles' and the truth about Charlotte and Joy's deaths, but John does a runner. It all spirals out of control from there and I think it's a really good swan song for Graeme."

Once John has done a runner from the Hoyles', is it true that Fiz faces some difficult questions from the police?
"Yeah, we see that John has embroiled Fiz right in the middle of this now. The police turn up at the Hoyles' but John is not there, and they think that Fiz is as guilty as John. When 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 that Fiz is innocent, but the police are sceptical and they ask, 'Are you really saying that you didn't know your husband had done all these things? You didn't know that he'd buried a man under the factory?' We all know that Fiz has been really naïve and blind to it, but the police certainly don't believe that."

The climax to the storyline is a huge showdown at the hospital, where John, Fiz and Hope are all on the roof. What was it like to film those scenes?
"We filmed the scenes at night so it was really dark, cold and windy!
The scenes were traumatic to film, really, as John is on the roof holding Hope, and Fiz is so frightened. He's right on the edge of the building, it's so high up and Fiz knows that he could fall at any moment - either accidentally or on purpose. Fiz is really scared - mainly for the baby, but at that point, I think there is still a part of her that loves John. She can't help but think, 'How did it come to this? We could have been so happy and it all would have been fine'. So it's traumatic and also really sad because of what's happened to their relationship."

There's been so many theories about what could happen to John, so do you think viewers could be in for a surprise?
"Yeah, definitely. And 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. The storyline is ending in one respect because whatever happens to John, it'll be the end of him and Fiz as a couple and that family unit will never be the same again. But it's the start of some whole new stories which could run for months and years. So I think it'll be exciting stuff!"

Are you surprised by how popular John's become?
"Yeah, I am surprised in some ways but in other ways I'm not, because I think Graeme has played it so well, he's such a nice guy and I think that really comes across. Graeme's been able to make sure that John is liked in a way, so I'm not surprised over that. But I am surprised in another way because I don't think there's ever been someone who's committed this amount of crimes and had the majority of the viewers behind them. That's crazy! We don't hear anyone saying, 'Let's hang him' - at worst, they're neutral and don't mind either way. He didn't make the final four for 'Villain Of The Year' at the Soap Awards because people think he's too nice!"

Has this been your favourite storyline from your time at Corrie?
"I'd say so, but they've all been great and I'm sure if you ask me this next year, I'll say, 'Oh yeah, this one's my favourite!' But that's down to the fact that the writers and producers come up with such fab stories every time and I always enjoy them. With the John and Fiz storyline, I've enjoyed it all the more because I've got to work with Graeme and it's been a very memorable experience."

Do you think that Fiz deserves to be punished for stealing Joy Fishwick's inheritance?
"Well, I can't really stick up for her totally with that one! But she did do it in a desperate situation as John was in hospital, Hope was in hospital and when the man turned up on her doorstep asking whether she was Mrs Fishwick, she really didn't know what to do. She did do wrong but I'm not sure she should be punished as she'll soon be punished enough with a lot of other things. If Fiz was my friend, I'd be a character witness for her!"

John's storyline has had a real comedy aspect to it! Were the scenes funny to film?
"I don't know what you mean - it's very serious! (Laughs) No, the scenes have definitely been funny to film sometimes. But that's the great thing about the storyline - you can take it any way you want. Some people don't find it funny in any way, they just feel desperately sorry for Fiz and the situation she's in, so they don't see any humour in it. But there's also a lot of people who just think, 'Oh what's he like, that John?!" and they're finding it funny. With the scenes coming up with Fiz, John and the body at Underworld, it's very dramatic and serious, but at the same time he's crouched down with muck all over his face and holding a rolled-up carpet with a hand hanging out of it! That is funny, so it's a combination of the two and it caters for all tastes. There's definitely been a lot of black comedy in this storyline."

Chesney's had a lot of screen time lately, with this plot and the baby storyline. Are you glad that Sam's getting bigger storylines now?
"Yeah, definitely. Chesney has always been against John and he's always said to Fiz that he's a wrong'un, so he's been proved right at last! It's great. Sam's so grown-up now, he's not my 'little brother' anymore. It's great that he's doing his own things now. It looks like he could have his own family, he's flown the nest and he needs nothing from Fiz now!"

Should Fiz stay single for a while after everything that's happened with John?
"I think that would probably be wise! I think that would be a good idea - at least for a couple of episodes!"

Finally, as we know the police are suspicious of Fiz, will everyone turn against her on the street?
"I can tell you now that Fiz has quite a lot of support! 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!"

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Graeme Hawley has admitted that he embraced the chance to portray Coronation Street's John Stape as a likeable villain.

The actor recently filmed his final scenes as John, whose story is expected to reach a dramatic climax in next week's post-watershed episodes of the soap.

John has been involved in three deaths in the last year and is currently holding brother-in-law Chesney Brown captive in a cellar alongside the parents of Charlotte Hoyle, who was one of his victims.

However, speaking on Loose Women this afternoon, Hawley commented: "I think the reason why the story has worked is that at the centre of it you have this incredibly boring, normal character that in any other situation, you just wouldn't even look twice at him. But then you put him into the most extraordinary situations that you can possibly imagine. For me, that's drama."

"That's always been the thing with me, to try and resist the temptation to kind of go cloak and dagger with it," he continued. "Because apart from anything else, that's been done and been done brilliantly - especially on Coronation Street. Brian Capron was brilliant [as] Richard Hillman, Tony Gordon as well. With all the soaps as well - these brilliant, deliciously bad villains."

Hawley went on to praise next week's Corrie episodes, which focus on a life-changing few days for the Stapes.

Discussing John's fate, he teased: "There is an ending - I couldn't possibly tell you what that ending is! There's two episodes tonight and at the end of tonight's second episode, it all blows up. And then we're on Sunday and all next week at 9pm.

"And it's a big week for Kate Kelly's character Becky as well. Really, it's the absolute meltdown of both those characters. It should be a brilliant week for Corrie so it's really worth watching."

I will be realy sorry to see the end of John Stape. Yes I do believe the character has become impossible to retain after three deaths but during this time his character has shown signs of comic genius bordering on the insane. He could have been kept on the street as a sort of intellectual Frank Spencer type had not the stupid scriptwriters turned him into a mass murderer by a series of unfortunate coincidences and tragic circumstances. I really think ITV will regret getting rid of Graeme Hawley

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I will be realy sorry to see the end of John Stape. Yes I do believe the character has become impossible to retain after three deaths but during this time his character has shown signs of comic genius bordering on the insane. He could have been kept on the street as a sort of intellectual Frank Spencer type had not the stupid scriptwriters turned him into a mass murderer by a series of unfortunate coincidences and tragic circumstances. I really think ITV will regret getting rid of Graeme Hawley

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