Coronation Street icon returns to find her family destroyed and daughter homeless

UPCOMING Coronation Street scenes see an icon return to find her family destroyed and daughter homeless.

Evelyn Plummer – played by Dame Maureen Lipman – has been away from the cobbles having decided to study law at university.

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Corrie viewers will soon see Evelyn Plummer back on screen[/caption]

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Cassie arranges a meet-up with a dealer[/caption]

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Evelyn wants to support her drug-addicted daughter[/caption]

Returning to Weatherfield, scenes yet to air reveal how fractured Evelyn’s family has become.

Cassie was recently discovered to have been drugging and stealing from Ken Barlow (William Roache).

And as Evelyn opens her birthday presents, she shares her concern with Fiz and Tyrone.

The fan favourite says needs to help her drug-addicted daughter – rather than push her away.

Tracy later reveals how Cassie had spent the night in the ginnel – adding to Evelyn’s worry.

Cassie is desperate for a fix and therefore decides to call up a dealer.

They arrange a meet-up in the precinct, but are thwarted by Roy Cropper – who threatens to call the police.

Ultimately, Evelyn offers to give up her studies in order to take care of Cassie.

The Sun previously told how Maureen, 78, would be stepping back as a full-time cast member on Coronation Street.

The actress is taking a step back from her role as Evelyn to “enjoy life”, she exclusively told us.

Speaking exclusively to The Sun, Maureen said: “I’ll be absent for a while, and then coming back.

“I’m not going to die but then I’ll be in and out of it because I want to have a bit of a life.

“David and I are thinking of having a bit of a gap year.”

And she’s got her eye on new roles, adding: “I’m waiting to see what’s out there once I’m out there. 

“There’s got to be something that Lesley Manville and Brenda Blethyn and Harriet Walters don’t play that I could do.”

Darkest soap storylines

Over the years the likes of EastEnders, Emmerdale and Coronation Street have all tried to try outdo each other with their outlandish plots in a bid to keep us tuning in each week. But here are some of the darkest that had fans in shock…

EastEnders: Tony grooming Whitney (2008-2009) – Tony King first appeared in Albert Square in 2008 as the boyfriend of Bianca, played by Patsy Palmer. But it was quickly revealed he was a paedophile who had been grooming vulnerable Whitney, Bianca’s adopted stepdaughter from a previous relationship, since she was 12. The shocking storyline attracted more than 200 complaints within a week of it beginning. Whitney waited until her 16th birthday to reveal the truth to a horrified Bianca, who called the police.

Emmerdale: Holly’s drug addiction and shock death (2010-2016) – In 2010, Holly Barton (played by Sophie Powles) became Emmerdale’s first teenage drug addict. The shocking storyline saw her taking cocaine on a night out before developing a deadly heroin habit. Parents John and Moira desperately tried to help get their daughter clean but when Holly returned in 2016, following a four-year absence, she quickly relapsed. Fans were left stunned and heartbroken when distraught Moira found Holly dead in her bed from a heroin overdose.

Hollyoaks: Luke’s rape (2000) – Actor Gary Lucy was just 17 when he took on this groundbreaking storyline, which saw his character Luke Morgan become soap’s first male rape victim. Luke had endured a long-running bullying campaign by football rival Mark Gibbs – who raped him after Luke stood up to him. Luke was left suicidal following the brutal attack, before opening up to his brother Adam. Gibbs was sentenced to eight years in prison. Gary won the Best Actor gong at the British Soap Awards in 2000 for his performance.

Coronation Street: Evil Richard Hillman (2001-2003) – Just a mere mention of ‘Richard Hillman’ is enough to send a shiver down the spines of soap fans. He is often ranked one of the most evil soap villains and it’s not hard to see why. The smooth-talking financial adviser bashed his ex-wife Patricia over the head with a shovel. In a bid to keep his mother-in-law Audrey quiet, he set fire to her house. And when Maxine caught him trying to murder Emily Bishop, he took a crowbar to her head. He made his exit from the cobbles in 2003 when he drove Gail Platt, played by Helen Worth, and her family into the canal. They survived, but he didn’t.

She arrived on the cobbles in 2018, being introduced as Tyrone’s long-lost biological grandmother.

Evelyn initially told Tyrone how Cassie – his birth mother – had died of a heroin overdose.

This was revealed to be a lie – with Cassie herself arriving in Weatherfield two years ago.

Coronation Street airs on ITV1 and ITVX.

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Roy Cropper intervenes and threatens to call the police[/caption]

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Will Evelyn have to give up her academic ambitions?[/caption]