{"id":529667,"date":"2026-07-02T16:30:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T16:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/529667\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T16:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T16:30:11","slug":"coronation-street-lines-up-huge-kit-setback-as-maria-provides-major-clue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/529667\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronation Street lines up huge Kit setback \u2013 as Maria provides major clue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Coronation Street spoilers\" data-node-id=\"3.0.0\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Coronation Street spoilers<\/a> follow.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">Coronation Street&#8217;s Kit Green suffers a career setback next week as he&#8217;s removed from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a71186805\/coronation-street-spoilers-james-cartwright-theo-exit-mystery\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a71186805\/coronation-street-spoilers-james-cartwright-theo-exit-mystery\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Theo Silverton&#039;s murder case\" data-node-id=\"9.2\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Theo Silverton&#8217;s murder case<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">Kit has spent several weeks trying to solve the mystery \u2013 aside from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/emmerdale\/a71587885\/emmerdale-why-danny-miller-disappeared\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/emmerdale\/a71587885\/emmerdale-why-danny-miller-disappeared\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"his mid-storyline jaunt to Wales\" data-node-id=\"13.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">his mid-storyline jaunt to Wales<\/a> \u2013 but has had no luck identifying Theo&#8217;s killer.<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"kit green, todd grimshaw, coronation street\" title=\"Kit Green, Todd Grimshaw, Coronation Street\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4016\" height=\"2834\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/51eb16b3-612e-4a81-a080-f5b7c258cfec.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ITV<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"18\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a71805484\/coronation-street-alison-king-reveals-secret-struggles\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a71805484\/coronation-street-alison-king-reveals-secret-struggles\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Coronation Street&#039;s Alison King reveals secret struggles as fans show support\" data-node-id=\"18.0.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Coronation Street&#8217;s Alison King reveals secret struggles as fans show support<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"22\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">In upcoming scenes, Kit expresses his frustration when a shake-up at the police station leads to him being assigned other work.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"26\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">His colleague Lisa Swain is still on the case, though, and teams up with fellow copper McLaughlin for the latest step of the investigation\u2026<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"31\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">&#8220;Lisa and McLaughlin focus their attentions on Maria,&#8221; explains our Corrie source. &#8220;They visit the hair salon to once again put pressure on her, aware that the alibi she provided for her husband Gary could be false.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"35\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">&#8220;Gary has been the focus of the investigation for a while now, but in order to make any progress, the detectives need Maria to admit that she lied.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"39\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">When Maria is asked to go over her statement again, she sticks to her story that she was with Gary.<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"gary windass, maria connor, coronation street\" title=\"Gary Windass, Maria Connor, Coronation Street\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4016\" height=\"2717\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6cac37d2-1f64-407b-957b-d9225e0b260e.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ITV<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"44\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a71804683\/coronation-street-jack-p-shepherd-new-role\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a71804683\/coronation-street-jack-p-shepherd-new-role\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Coronation Street&#039;s Jack P Shepherd lands new role away from the ITV soap\" data-node-id=\"44.0.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Coronation Street&#8217;s Jack P Shepherd lands new role away from the ITV soap<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"48\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">Afterwards, she heads home and urges Gary to finally tell her everything about what happened on the night of Theo&#8217;s murder.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"52\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">Fans know that Gary is protecting his ex-partner Sarah Platt, as she called him to help with the cover-up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a71665480\/coronation-street-spoilers-exclusive-tina-obrien-sarah-twist\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a71665480\/coronation-street-spoilers-exclusive-tina-obrien-sarah-twist\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"after killing Theo\" data-node-id=\"52.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">after killing Theo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"56\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">It seems unlikely that Gary will break his silence now \u2013 and so it proves when Maria ultimately heads to the pub in a huff.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"60\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">&#8220;Maria gets chatting to Kit at the Rovers,&#8221; 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