The final Coronation Street killer battle for Maggie and Megan as a massive secret is revealed

The final showdown? (Picture: Amy Brammall/ITV)

Coronation Street has quite the roster of undesirables at the moment.

Chaotic and creepy Jodie Ramsey (Olivia Frances-Brown), deeply devious Carl Webster (Jonathan Howard), murdering meddler Maggie Driscoll (Pauline McLynn), vicious and violent Theo Silverton (James Cartwright) and grotesque groomer, Megan Walsh (Beth Nixon) have been destroying lives left and right in Weatherfield, though that’s all about to change.

One of them will finally pay the ultimate price for their various crimes, when they’re murdered on Friday night, with the four preceding episodes focused on each of their stories.

Distinct from Carl, Jodie and Theo, though, are Megan and Maggie, who’s stories are intrinsically linked, with the target of Megan’s grooming and sexual abuse being Will Driscoll (Lucas Hodgson-Wale), Maggie’s grandson.

Upon the family learning what’d been happening under their noses, the two wicked women faced off, and their war of words quickly turned physical. Then-pregnant Megan swung for Maggie, and received a shove for her efforts, resulting in her falling on her stomach. Though she claimed that Maggie had directly caused a miscarriage, Megan had actually had an abortion.

Megan and Maggie have previously squared off (Picture: Danielle Baguley/ITV)

This week sees a hammer blow delivered to the Driscoll family, when Kit Green (Jacob Roberts) reveals that the CPS don’t have enough evidence to formally charge Megan with her sexual abuse of Will and, as Megan plots her escape, the family crumble.

Terrified that her son and Will’s dad, Ben Driscoll (Aaron McCusker), will do something stupid, Maggie pushes Eva Price (Catherine Tyldesley) to deal with Megan and she does, backed up by Leanne and Toyah Battersby (Jane Danson and Georgia Taylor).

Their confrontation leads to a tracking device being planted in Megan’s bag, but the emergence of Melanie (Cindy Humphrey), Will’s mum, further fans the flames of trouble for the family and when Megan later terrorises Eva with an admission, her blood turns to lava.

A further attempt to get a confession devolves into violence (Picture: Amy Brammall/ITV)

Thursday sees Eva, Leanne and Toyah reunite again and force Megan into the salon flat, determined to extract a full confession from her by hook or crook.

As is often the case with the Battersby sisters, though, things quickly descend into violence, with Megan left with a broken and bloody nose and is promptly booted out into the ginnel…

Megan hits pay dirt (Picture: Amy Brammall/ITV)

…just as Maggie and Melanie are in the midst of an incredibly clandestine chat. Thinking quickly, Megan records them. When Maggie learns of what she’s done, she tracks Megan down at the flats.

Firmly believing she now has the upper hand, Megan drops another bomb on Maggie as the matriarch seethes. With things heating up by the second, it seems only a matter of time before things turn physical.

Crossing Maggie can be deadly… (Picture: Amy Brammall/ITV) …but Megan’s also a ruthless enemy (Picture: Daneille Baguley/ITV)

Could the murderer also be one of the potential victims? Could Maggie strike again and claim a second victim?

Or will Megan ultimately emerge as the victor and strike a further blow against the Driscolls by killing Maggie?

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