Coronation Street spoilers follow.
Coronation Street producer Iain MacLeod has dropped a hint about an unexpected lifeline for Yasmeen Metcalfe.
Viewers recently learned that Yasmeen (Shelley King) is recovering well following her recent heart attack, though that means her trial will now be looming once again.
With Yasmeen needing a defence to prove that her evil husband Geoff (Ian Bartholomew) was actually abusive, producer Iain MacLeod has teased that she might receive some surprising support from Daniel (Rob Mallard) and Nicky (Kimberley Hart-Simpson).
"We've got more for Daniel Osbourne," he told Digital Spy and other media in a Zoom press conference. "Obviously we've seen the beginning of his slightly messed-up burgeoning friendship with Nicky the sex worker. That will rumble on for quite some time, but probably not in the manner that you expect it to.
"One of my favourite elements of that story is that it draws in Geoff at a certain point, in a way that will become significant in the run-up to Yasmeen's court hearing at the end of the year. That's going to be really big."
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It was already revealed that Geoff saw sex workers during his marriage to Yasmeen – does Nicky have some damning evidence she can provide against him?
More trouble for Geoff is also on the horizon as his daughter-in-law Sally (Sally Dynevor) is set to steal his laptop, in order to convince Tim (Joe Duttine) and Faye (Ellie Leach) that the abuser had used a spy camera on his wife.
"At first, Tim and Faye don't want to see what is going on because they're worried, but Sally says: 'This will settle the argument once and for all. If there's nothing there, then you can come down on me and tell me I was wrong'," Sally Dynevor has told Digital Spy and other media.
"So, for Sally, it's really important to find the footage and try to show them the truth of what has been going on."
Coronation Street airs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7.30pm on ITV, but will return to six episodes a week from September 14.
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