Killer Rob Donovan makes desperate bid for freedom in Coronation Street – and takes sister Carla with him
CORONATION Street killer Rob Donovan makes desperate bid for freedom – and drags Carla into his dangerous escape.
The ITV soap has dropped a jaw-dropping new promo trailer that will leave fans fearing for the lives of Carla Connor and DS Lisa Swain in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse.
Tonight’s (Mon 10th) explosive scenes see Lisa uncover Rob Donovan’s shocking secret – he’s having it off with prison guard Mandy and plotting a dramatic escape while waiting to donate his kidney.
But Lisa has a plan of her own, convincing Rob to go through with the op by promising to fight for his freedom.
But next week’s episodes are set to be even wilder, as Rob proves he’ll stop at nothing to break free.
Fresh from surgery, he launches a brutal attack on a security guard, swipes his uniform, and snatches Carla as his unwitting accomplice in a desperate bid for freedom.
Rob says: “There’s no way that I am going back inside. I would die before I go back to prison. And if that means taking someone with me, then so be it.”
An ill Carla looks weak and helpless on the floor with no choice but to conform to her stronger brother’s demands.
Meanwhile, Lisa is hot on their trail, but does she truly grasp how dangerous Rob is?
Will he kill to stay out of jail – or will his reckless plan cost him everything?
Soap fans have been teased that the storyline leads to the shooting and death.
A TV insider said: “Viewers will be on the edge of their seats as the gripping hostage ordeal followed by a cold-blooded murder unfolds.
“No one is safe from the peril and havoc Rob is set to unleash.”
It emerged last week that up to 75 people among ITV’s 600-strong Corrie and Emmerdale casts and crew face redundancy.
All episodes are to be scaled back to 30 minutes, meaning an hour’s less soap a week.
Several Corrie cast members have left in recent weeks including Sue Cleaver (Eileen Grimshaw), Charlotte Jordan (Daisy Midgeley), Colson Smith (Craig Tinker) and Sue Devaney (Debbie Webster).
Insiders blame rising costs and falling ad revenue for the changes.
