The moment Coronation Street fans have been salivating over finally comes next week, when one of Weatherfield’s most insidious residents is finally unmasked as a child abuser.

Megan Walsh’s (Beth Nixon) web of lies, deceit, manipulation and abuse is finally torn apart next week when Sam Blakeman (Jude Riordan) exposes the paedophile’s true colours.

With all of her dark acts exposed, will Megan pay for her crimes?

Theo Silverton (James Cartwright) continues to pull Todd Grimshaw’s Gareth Pierce) string in his latest scheme to cause him pain. Despite his loved ones best intentions to help him move on, Todd is still at Theo’s mercy, but how far will his determination to keep Todd on a tight leash take him?

Also, Kit Green (Jacob Roberts) is shaken to the core when Mal Roper (Tim Treloar) wakes up and he moves to ensure his secret remains buried, while Alya Nazir (Sair Khan) and Adam Barlow (Sam Robertson) deal with a face from the past and a shattered Daniel Osbourne (Rob Mallard) contemplates what his life looks like in the wake of Megan’s exposure.

I reckon your collective appetites are all kinds of whetted, right now. Shall we move on to the main course?

Monday, March 16

Kit is forced to think on his feet when a witness comes forward who claims to have seen the attack on Mal. When they come face to face, it’s clear that the witness recognises him instantly.

It’s evident that Sam is in a bad way and, when approached by Eva Price (Catherine Tyldesley) and later Megan, he runs into the street and collapses, unconscious, forcing an ambulance to be called.

Elsewhere, Alya bristles as Adam celebrates poaching a client from Fabian’s, while George Shuttleworth (Tony Maudsley) is in despair over the state of his business and Todd’s heart breaks further when Theo takes the last of his things from the flat, encouraging Christina Boyd (Amy Robbins) to tell them to sort themselves out.

Tuesday, March 17

Leanne tries desperately to convince Sam to tell her what’s behind his turn to drugs, though as he prepares to bare his soul, he freezes when Eva arrives.

In an attempt to lift his spirits, Sarah Platt (Tina O’Brien) treats Todd to some lunch, though his the mood is wrecked when he spots Theo, clearly on a date.

Also, when Mal wakes up, Kit heads to the hospital to question him, while Alya swallows hard in the face of Adam’s excitement at his client acquisition.

Wednesday, March 18

Glenda Shuttleworth (Jodie Prenger) pushes Todd to move on and get himself back out there, and he tells Theo that he was right: they both deserve the opportunity to move on.

As Theo performatively flirts with Sean Tully (Antony Cotton), Todd tells him that Glenda’s set him up with a guy.