One villain will come to regret their misdeeds next week when their life is brought to a dramatic end. There are five potential victims: Jodie Ramsey, Maggie Driscoll, Megan Walsh, Theo Silverton, and Carl Webster. Jodie Ramsey appears to be hiding a sinister secret that could put Shona and the rest of the Platts at risk.
Maggie Driscoll is hiding a murder, having pushed her ex-husband down the stairs. Megan Walsh's grooming of Will Driscoll has been exposed. Theo Silverton's abuse of Todd Grimshaw has put him in the firing line.
As complicated as the stories are, as a viewer, it's very easy to follow because you're following an individual story.
Carl Webster has upset almost everyone on the cobbles with his various wrongdoings, including hit-and-runs, affairs, stealing from his family, and framing them for his crimes. Viewers will be treated to five special episodes, each focusing on one of the potential victims. According to Metro - Main, Kate Brooks described planning the story as a very complicated storylining process.
The story has five potential suspects, unlike a typical whodunnit week with one victim and suspects. According to Metro - Main, Kate Brooks described the story as having many different consequences for each individual character going forward. It remains unknown which villain will be killed, who is responsible for the killing, or what the specific consequences for each character after the reveal will be.
It's easy to keep track of what's going on. We deliberately intended to make each episode feel like a mini movie, the hook being 'we still don't know who it is that's been killed.'
It was a very complicated storylining process! I did lose a bit of sleep and my hair went a little bit greyer! Usually, in a whodunnit week, you've got one victim and the suspects. We had five potential suspects and had to make sure all the stories aligned, made sense and got to the right place, and came together.
Even in the build-up, it's gearing up and the momentum is really strong. It could be any of them. It was about making sure the stars aligned to get this juicy week.
The flipside to that is, going forward, there are so many different consequences for each individual character. Then we've also got the whodidit? We've got that big story going forward, as well as unpacking what's going on with all those other characters. It's very complex but dead satisfying and enjoyable as well.