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\n\t\tA familiar face is returning (Picture: ITV\/Danielle Baguley\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tA familiar face is returning (Picture: ITV\/Danielle Baguley\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n
Coronation Street<\/a> fans are set to spot a familiar face next week as the show kicks off a major murder story<\/a>.<\/p>\n In the episode set to air on Monday, February 16, viewers will get a glimpse into the future as the ITV<\/a> soap airs its first-ever flash-forward scenes.<\/p>\n Amid present-day drama, a police interview with Betsy Swain<\/a> (Sydney Martin<\/a>) will be revealed to be taking place in April.<\/p>\n Betsy is set to be questioned after finding a body<\/a>, and Corrie fans may recognise one of the officers.<\/p>\n The detective in charge of the investigation is DC Wiley (Ashley Campbell), who last appeared on the cobbles three years ago.<\/p>\n His first appearance on the show came in 2021, as part of the team investigating the attack on Seb Franklin<\/a> and Nina Lucas<\/a> (Mollie Gallagher<\/a>).<\/p>\n \t\t He was the detective who arrested and questioned Kelly Neelan (Millie Gibson<\/a>), who had been involved in the hate crime.<\/p>\n Later that year, he questioned Craig Tinker<\/a> (Colson Smith<\/a>) after a complaint of racial stereotyping was made against a fellow officer.<\/p>\n James Bailey<\/a> (played at the time by Nathan Graham) had been injured after he was pulled over alongside brother Michael (Ryan Russell) while test-driving a sports car.<\/p>\n Craig had initially taken his fellow officer\u2019s side, but after rethinking the situation, he offered a revised statement when the case was reopened.<\/p>\n \t\t DC Wiley next appeared in 2022, investigating the car crash that killed Imran Habeeb<\/a>, where he was in charge of questioning Kevin Webster<\/a> (Michael Le Vell<\/a>), who was suspected to have tampered with the brakes.<\/p>\n His final appearance came in 2023, during the storyline that saw Max Turner<\/a> (Paddy Bever<\/a>) join a far-right gang.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tDon’t miss a Soaps scoop! Add us as a Preferred Source\t\t\t<\/p>\n As a loyal Metro Soaps reader, we want to make sure you never miss our articles when searching for stories. We have all the latest soaps news, spoilers, videos, and interviews, with a vibrant community of highly engaged readers.<\/p>\n Click here<\/a> and tick\u00a0Metro.co.uk\u00a0to ensure you see stories from us first in Google Search.<\/p>\n \t\t He questioned Max after a bomb planted by a member of the gang injured Alya Nazir<\/a> (Sair Khan<\/a>), believing that he knew what the gang had been planning after filming propaganda videos for them.<\/p>\n When DC Wiley returns next week, he will certainly have his work cut out for him.<\/p>\n By the end of Monday\u2019s episode, there will be five potential murder victims<\/a>, though we won\u2019t know exactly whose body Betsy finds until that fateful day in April.<\/p>\n \t\t The story will eventually lead to a whodunnit, so no doubt DC Wiley will be talking to a lot more of the Coronation Street residents.<\/p>\n \u2018This will be an intriguing story and it\u2019s our big thriller-esque story as we head into spring and early summer,\u2019 producer Kate Brooks previously teased<\/a>. <\/p>\n \u2018It\u2019ll involve an awful lot of the community. I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever told a story that involved quite as many characters. It\u2019s everyone. Everyone\u2019s impacted, everyone is affected by this story and there are so many twists and turns. <\/p>\n \u2018It\u2019s been a real challenge in some ways because it\u2019s very complex and intricate, but it\u2019s so exciting.\u2019<\/p>\n Arrow Arrow Arrow![\"Coronation](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SEI_284832396-cbe6.jpg\")
\n\t\tAshley Campbell is reprising his role as DC Wiley (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n![\"Betsy](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771009151_861_16_02_coro_betsy_02-946c.jpg\")
\n\t\tDC Wiley is set to investigate after Betsy Swain finds a body (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n![\"Soaps](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771009151_545_SEI_278522320-46a3.jpg\")
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\n\t\tThe flash-forward mystery will lead to a whodunnit (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n
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