A notorious serial killer has reportedly returned to the Cobbles to terrorise Gail Platt.
Gail (Helen Worth) is about to bow out of the ITV soap after 50 years. She’s about to tie the knot with Jesse Chadwick on Christmas Day, her seventh marriage, surrounded by her beloved Platt clan.
But it seems like she’s in for a nasty shock from infamous Corrie killer Richard Hillman, her ex-husband. It’s said the businessman, played by Brian Capron, returns from the dead and appears in her living room on tonight’s episode (December 24).
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Richard died in 2003 when his plan to murder the Platt family failed miserably. He abducted Gail, Sarah, David and Bethany and drove them into the canal, but they were all rescued but him.
And a chilling twist at the end of tonight’s episode will see Brian reprise his iconic villain role after 21 years. Gail wakes from a nap on her sofa when she discovers that someone is in her house.
According to The Sun, Gail finds a man searching through her sideboard and, at first, assumes it’s her groom-to-be, Jesse. But she’s horrified to see that her murderous ex.
“Try again,” he says, adding: “I see you’ve changed the carpet in here.” Gail, petrified, replies: “Who are you? What do you want?” before he reveals himself, saying: “Hello Gail”.
It’s said Brian’s return to Corrie was top secret and filmed on a closed set. A source told The Sun: “It was a major need to know operation. Brian was sneaked on and off set in the back of a car under blankets to avoid being spotted.
Richard abducted the Platts, but his plan failed
“And his and Helen’s scenes were filmed on a closed set with a tiny number of staff to shoot it. It’s a real callback to what’s undoubtedly Gail’s biggest storyline from her time on the show and a celebration of it.”
Helen said of her exit: “This year felt like the perfect time to leave the show after celebrating 50 years in the most wonderful job on the most wonderful street in the world. I have been truly blessed to have been given the most incredible scripts week in week out, and to have worked with fantastic actors, directors and a brilliant crew.
“The past 50 years have flown by and I don’t think the fact that I am leaving has quite sunk in yet.”
