Coronation Street killer Stephen won't be caught out soon

Coronation Street has revealed that show villain Stephen Reid won't get his comeuppance in the near future.

Stephen has faced various mishaps and setbacks in recent months while trying to cover up the death of Leo Thompkins and his other secrets.

Leo's dad Teddy recently realised that Stephen had a role to play in his son's disappearance. Sadly, Teddy was then immediately injured in a road accident and lost his memories.

In a recent chat with Digital Spy and other media, Corrie's producer Iain MacLeod confirmed that Stephen will pose a dangerous threat to Weatherfield for at least the next year.

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MacLeod explained: "Everyone should be worried! The whole cast is worried and asking: 'Is it going to be me?' Whenever I call an actor in for a chat, they say: 'That's it! Todd Boyce is going to do me in!'

"We know Stephen did away with Leo, partly out of necessity, and partly out of male pride when Leo called him an old man. Needless to say in a soap, no bodies ever stay buried for long, so Stephen encounters some fairly serious jeopardy in the form of Leo's dad Teddy.

"Teddy has the whiff of suspicion around Stephen and thinks he might have something to do with Leo's disappearance. We know what Stephen did last time he was backed into a corner, so the question is: to what lengths will he go to rid himself of this new threat?"

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He continued: "The story is a bit like a film noir – due to his fatal flaw of arrogance and egotism, a man's need to be top dog drives him into increasingly desperate acts over the next 12 months.

"There's lots to come, in the best tradition of Corrie villains. If you compare him to our esteemed bad guys of the past, he's got shades of Richard Hillman for me.

"It's that kind of pompous refusal to accept you're on the bones of your behind. He has the desire to present the image of the successful guy. Everything about what he's doing and about this story I find really exciting."

MacLeod's full interview, teasing a wide variety of 2023 storylines for the show, can be read here.

Coronation Street airs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV1 and streams on ITVX.