Ken Barlow rushed to hospital as Cassie Plummer’s sick plan is exposed in Coronation Street
CORONATION Street’s Ken Barlow is rushed to the hospital as Cassie Plummer’s deceitful scheme is revealed.
Corrie viewers know that Ken won £50,000 on premium bonds and intended to gift it to his granddaughter Amy.
However, Cassie persuaded him to spend it on himself and go on a nice holiday.
He decided to book a getaway and take Cassie with him.
Cassie was delighted, however, Steve was left fuming and called Cassie a gold digger.
This has put a strain on Cassie and Steve’s casual fling as they recently confessed their feelings for each other.
Next week on the ITV soap, Cassie clashes with the Barlows even more, and Ken ends up in hospital.
When Ken returns from his holiday, he tells the Barlows that he has been looked at his finances and he’s going to have to let Cassie go.
The family’s relieved as Ken thanks Cassie, but explains that he no longer requires her services.
However, when Ken’s health takes a turn, he tells Cassie he’ll pay her an extra pound an hour if she’ll accept her job back.
Flanked by Adam and Steve, Tracy orders Cassie to sling her hook and stop sponging off Ken, adamant she’ll look after him.
But, when Ken suffers a nosebleed and admits he feels awful, they head to hospital.
Can Cassie make peace with the Barlows? Or is she sacked for good?
Also in Coronation Street, Mason’s brothers are released without charge.
Betsy advises Mason to lie and tell them it was Tim who grassed them up to the police.
Betsy flirts with Mason, but the mood is broken when Matty pulls up in his car.
Corrie's most famous villains
- Richard Hillman (Brian Capron) – arguably the most famous villain in soap history. The character has multiple killings to his name. Richard left his former business partner Duggie Ferguson (John Bowe) to die before he murdered his ex-wife Patricia (Annabelle Apsion) who threatened to expose his dodgy dealings. He attempted to kill his mother-in-law Audrey Roberts (Sue Nicholls) by setting her house on fire. He later killed her co-worker Maxine Peacock (Tracy Shaw) after she caught him in the act of attempting to strike Emily Bishop (Eileen Derbyshire) with a crowbar. Eventually he confessed his crimes to Gail (Helen Worth) before driving the Platt family into the canal. They all survived, but Richard drowned.
- Mad Maya (Sasha Behar) – She may not have the most kills to her name, but no true Corrie fan will be able to forget ‘Mad Maya’s’ stint. Maya Sharma first started out as an innocent lawyer. However her true nature was revealed when she kidnapped Tyronne’s () dog and threatened to kill Dev Alahan () unless he proposed. Things soon turn nasty when Sunita () received the news that she has a brain tumour. The pair rekindle their romance and they end up getting married. However, Maya ruined their big day by reporting Sunita to the police for bigamy. Not done there, she plans to kill them both as she sets fire to all of Dev’s shop empire and trapping them both upstairs after she set fire to the corner shop with the gas and stove on. When they are miraculously rescued, she attempts to run them over.
- Pat Pheelan (Connor McIntyre) – Pat was introduced as an acquaintance of Owen Armstrong (Ian Puleston-Davies), before embarking on a revenge plot. He creates a fraudulent property scheme which caused the death of Michael Rodwell (Les Dennis). He kidnapped Andy Carver (Oliver Farnworth) and Vinny Ashford (Ian Kelsey). This was before he framed his arch-nemesis Anna Windass for GBH after he pushed Seb Franklin (Harry Visinoni) off a ladder. He then murdered both Any as well as Luke Britton (Dean Fagan). He eventually met a gruesome end when he held most of the residents of the street hostage in the Bistro. He was stabbed by Anna Windass after he shot Michelle (Kym Marsh).
- Geoff Metcalfe (Ian Bartholomew) – Geoff started off as the innocent father to Tim Metcalfe (Joe Duttine) and he was a local Weatherfield celebrity owing to his radio show and his ‘The Great Magnifico’ magic act. He later embarked on a romantic relationship and married with Yasmeen (Shelley King). However, he had a nasty streak as he controlled her in every way. He made sure she was reliant on him for everything including financially, he constantly bullied and belittled her, locked her in the magician’s box despite the fact she was claustrophobic, and he even forced her to eat her own pet chicken. Later she snapped and stabbed him in the neck. This was before she was arrested for attempted murder. However, his nearest and dearest soon discovered his true nature and they turned against him. He tried to sabotage the trial by threatening his ex-wife, but she stood up to him in an epic court showdown. After Yasmeen was released, Geoff died shortly after when he set fire to their home and fell off the roof.
- Kirsty Soames (Natalie Gumede) – Kirsty was first seen on Corrie on a night out when Tommy Duckworth (Chris Fountain) paid her to flirt with Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall). Later she makes her interest very clear and they end up together. After she gets sacked from her job as a policewoman, Tyrone gets her a job at Underworld factory as a packer. She is utterly horrified and she lashed out at Tyrone with a ladle. Kirsty apologised and Tyrone pretended to all his friends the injuries were accidental. However, this pattern continued. Over several incidents she forced him up against a door, smashed household plates and pictures, bruised him after beating him with a vacuum cleaner, throws a candlestick at his head and she locks him inside the house. However, one time she tried to hit him but she lost her balance and fell down the stairs. She lies to the police and tells them that it was Tyrone who was beating her. Tyrone was put in prison after he broke bail conditions when he went on the run with his daughter. During the period of the trial, she struggles to look after baby Ruby. She throws a cup at Julie (Katy Cavanagh) before exposing her own behaviour by slapping her. Kirst then stormed into the courtroom and confessed that she was the monster, not Tyrone.
Sally and Tim find the word ‘Grass’ sprayed across their front door.
Tim assures her that he’s reported Mason’s brothers to the police.
When they spot Logan getting into Tim’s cab, Mason and Betsy warn Eileen that Tim’s in danger.
Logan orders Tim to park up, where Matty climbs in, making it clear they’re going to teach him a lesson.
Logan and Matty corner Betsy and steal her phone.
Lisa is horrified to see she’s missed a message from Betsy saying she’s in trouble.
Can she save her?
Coronation Street airs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV1 and is available on ITVX.