Just six weeks have passed since Coronation Street icon Gail Platt swapped Weatherfield for France, and show bosses have wasted no time in burning her old house down.
Corrie characters were left shocked recently when David Platt’s (Jack P. Shepherd) abode, No.8 Coronation Street, went up in flames.
Gambling.com’s Entertainment expert, James Leyfield has been monitoring Coronation Street and created a market on who could have started the fire.
Shona And Max’s Insurance Scam?
Shona Platt (Julia Goulding) and Max both ran into their burning house when it became clear Lily Platt (Brooke Malonie) might be trapped inside – but could it have been a guilty conscience?
She is just 6/4 to be the culprit, but some think there is a 13/8 chance Max may have done it.
Shona and Max ran into No.8 in case Lily was in there, but could Lily (3/1) have started the fire herself?
Hope Stape (Isabella Flanagan) could have given her the idea, or even be under suspicion herself.
Youngster Hope (6/1) has a history of being a firestarter after she accidentally set fire to her living room last year when her vape caught alight.
David’s Dodgy Search
There is also some evidence pointing towards David being the culprit, but he claims to have an alibi.
David is (15/8) and Andy is (4/1) to have started the fire.
Leanne Or Abi The Firestarters?
Others in the frame include Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson), who is just 2/1 to have started the fire.
Abi Webster has been suffering with her mental health following the death of Mason Radcliffe (Luca Toolan) and is 5/2 to have started the fire.
Logan (5/1) is now apparently in the clear about beginning the blaze, thanks to a “solid alibi”.
What’s more, Nick couldn’t find Toyah (12/1), who was supposed to be working in the Bistro office.
It’s also unlikely to be David’s grandmother, Audrey Roberts (Sue Nicholls), but Nick did mention shortly before the blaze that his gran (8/1) had been “delayed” in arriving at the party.
Could she have set alight No.8 for insurance purposes? It’s possible.
Or how about 10/1 outsider Jack Webster (Kyran Bowes)?
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