Sally and Tim Metcalfe (Sally Dynevor and Joe Duttine) are facing quite the predicament in Coronation Street.
Earlier this week, Tim bid farewell to his long-lost cousin Richie Parkinson (Nathan Sussex) after spending a few days catching up. He’d urged him to reconnect with wife Rachel amid their martial woes, and later dropped by his house on the other side of Manchester to return his wallet.
The story then took a sour turn.
Upon arrival, Tim noticed blood splattered across Richie’s shirt, and Rachel’s lifeless body on the kitchen floor. It appeared that he’d killed his spouse.
The matter only complicated when a guilt-ridden Tim, who feared that this wouldn’t have happened had he not imparted relationship advice, discovered that Richie’s daughter Lucy (Anya Dewin) was struggling to find a foster home.
Sally Dynevor and Joe Duttine as Sally and Tim Metcalfe with Anya Dewin as Lucy Parkinson. ITV
Despite Sally’s better judgement, he welcomed the teen into their home. Within hours she’d tried to run away, and later lashed out at the couple for refusing to allow her to see her dad.
In today’s episode, a terrified scream jolted Sally and Tim awake, and they discovered Lucy shaken and wide-eyed after suffering a horrific nightmare.
They then told foster son Brody Michaels (Ryan Mulvey) what had happened, prompting him to comment that her behaviour wasn’t surprising given the trauma she’d endured after witnessing her father murder her mother.
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Lucy continued to strongly defended her dad, insisting that she had seen the whole incident and that he had acted in self-defence. According to the teen, her mother had been drunk and had attacked him with a knife, leaving him with no choice but to protect himself.
Tim continued to try and ease his own guilt, convinced that Rachel would still have been alive if Sally had allowed Richie to remain living with them.
Later, Lily Platt (Grace Ashcroft-Gardner) came across Lucy sitting alone on a bench in Victoria Gardens. When Lucy refused to engage with her, Lily branded her a “freak” and attempted to walk away.
Olivia Frances Brown as Jodie Ramsey, Grace Ashcroft-Gardner as Lily Platt and Anya Dewin as Lucy Parkinson. ITV
Lucy suddenly grabbed her neighbour by the arm, prompting Jodie Ramsey (Olivia Frances Brown) to step in. The situation quickly escalated when she lashed out and cut Jodie.
Meanwhile, at Street Cars, Tim opened up to best pal Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) about what Lucy had witnessed. He explained that she believed it was self-defence, and that she was deeply traumatised by the experience.
Jodie and Lily then arrived at No. 4 and told Sally about the earlier confrontation. Lucy denied doing anything wrong before running upstairs, though Jodie warned Sally that her behaviour was clearly out of control.
Distressed by the situation, Lucy later admitted to her foster parents that she could not understand why her father had returned home that fateful night when he had already decided to leave her mother. Tim remained silent, keeping what he knew to himself.
Once Lucy had left the room, Sally confronted her husband and warned him that he had better hope Lucy never discovered the truth.
But this is a soap opera, which means it probably will!
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