The residents of Weatherfield, and Coronation Street viewers, will still be reeling next week following the shock death of Stephen Reid.
Fans have been speculating as to how the serial killer would leave after it was confirmed that his crimes would finally catch up with him.
and he'd be making an exit from the cobbles. But Super Soap Week delivered a number of twists and turns before reaching a jaw-dropping climax as a desperate Stephen was cornered in the Rovers Return by his partner Jenny Connor and Sarah Barlow.
In shock scenes, viewers of the ITV soap saw him bash his niece over the head with a bottle. A final showdown with Jenny then led to him holding her hostage during his bid to escape before being mown down in a car by Peter Barlow, moments after he’d set Jenny free. READ MORE: Coronation Street's Peter Barlow star Chris Gascoyne 'delighted' as he breaks silence on ITV soap exit after 23 years READ MORE: Read more of our Coronation Street stories here Then as the audience was still reeling from the shock of Stephen’s death, with mum Audrey crouched over him, another bombshell was dropped as Tim Metcalfe, who’d been attacked by Stephen earlier in the week and his lifeless body dumped in the boot of his taxi, opened his eyes.
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