Coronation Street fans heartbroken as Carla Connor's future on the soap looks bleak after shock twist
Idris is about to make Carla's life hell...
Coronation Street viewers are upset for Carla after today’s episode sees her world fall apart. But what does this mean for her future on the cobbles?
As Idris continues to treat Weatherfield as his own personal Monopoly board, trying to buy up businesses even if they aren’t for sale, yesterday’s Coronation Street saw him sabotage Carla’s business-saving meeting.
But as he vows to get his hands on Underworld, today’s episode shows just how far he is willing to go to force Carla to sell up…
Carla delivers bad news
As Carla confesses to Lisa that the factory finances are in a bad way today, Idris hovers nearby, listening with interest.
Knowing he has to do more to push Carla into giving up her beloved business, he drags Brody into his plans.
He tells the teenager that he has a job for him. Idris promises him a wad of cash in exchange for breaking into the factory… and hands him a lighter.
Meanwhile, Carla is forced to tell her team that the business is in trouble. She promises she is doing everything she can to prevent any redundancies. However, she also breaks the news that there won’t be any Christmas bonuses this year.
Having had a tough day at work, Carla and the rest of the team head to the pub. But while the factory is empty, Brody strikes…
Idris plays nasty games
After stealing Sally’s keys for the factory, Brody lets himself in and sets off the sprinkler system with the lighter. But little does he know that Leanne has seen him break in and knows Idris is up to something.
Sally races into the pub to tell Carla that the factory fire alarm is going off, and Carla is heartbroken to find the place flooded. With all the stock, materials and machines soggy, Carla tells Lisa this is the end of the factory as she will never be able to get the business back on track now.
But while she panics about everyone’s jobs, fans have hailed this as the ‘end of an era’…
“It’ll be the end of an era if Carla loses the factory,” said one disgruntled fan on Reddit.
“I agree – I love Carla being in charge of Underworld,” added a second viewer.
A third simply said: “I need Idris to be gone. Leave Carla alone!”
Coronation Street: What happens next for Carla?
With her business in tatters and Idris lurking in the shadows, Carla will be forced to sell up.
In spoilers for next week, Carla admits to Lisa that she doesn’t think the insurance will pay out for the factory. Brody is disgusted as he sees Idris pretend to be sympathetic.
Carla emails the staff and says she’s selling the factory, and Sally and Sean are gutted. Brody finds Sally in tears and confronts Idris, threatening to tell Carla everything.
Carla tells Sean no one is more upset over the factory than she is. Idris again feigns sympathy as she says she doesn’t want to lay everyone off, but she has no other choice.
Idris then finds Brody and promises that when he gets the factory, he’ll give the workers their jobs back with better pay. But will it placate angry Brody?
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