Coronation Street has aired plenty of drama, twists and turns over the past year, and autumn could be just as explosive on the ITV soap if any theories are correct

Later, an emotional Billy prepares for the funeral on what would have been his and Paul’s first wedding anniversary. He is horrified at the church to find his late husband's drunken dad Denny skulking in the shadows and orders him to behave and keep out of sight.

Evil Joel Deering (Calum Lill) was finally charged in Coronation Street recently, when DS Lisa Swain (Vicky Myers) gathered enough evidence to prove that he’d used her daughter Betsy (Sydney Martin) to procure pills that induced Lauren Bolton (Cait Fitton)’s early labour – and left her baby Frankie fighting for his life .

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Coronation Street spoilers for next week's episodes tease a health scare, money woes, a discovery about a villain and the 'death' of Joel Deering leaving residents reeling