Easter weekend didn’t witness just one miracle… it also saw serial killer Pat Phelan rise again after being pushed to his watery grave by his wife Eileen.
Or so we all thought!
Viewers had to wait right until the end of Monday’s double bill to see that the Weatherfield baddie is alive and spitting.
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The rest of the episodes were dedicated to residents coming to terms with the news they’ve been living amidst a mass murderer.
Poor Eileen was arrested, with police convinced she was in on the whole thing, and had planned to do a runner abroad with her husband.
But then, up popped Phelan, in a cute little B & B – he had survived his plunge into the sea and apparently washed up in Ireland.
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Checked in as Mr Frost, Phelan turned on the charm for the kindly owner, who brought him needle and thread.
He had suffered some nasty injuries and set about sewing up a nasty gash on his leg with his own not-so-fair hands.
Phelan’s alive!!! 😱
What!? You didn’t think Eileen could get rid of him that easily… did you? #Corrie #Phelan #PhelansAlive #Eileen #CoronationStreet pic.twitter.com/NjyF6afYKZ
— Coronation Street (@itvcorrie) 2 April 2018
Corrie fans were, of course, beside themselves…
This was my reaction when I found out that Pat Phelan is still alive and well…..#Corrie #CoronationStreet #Phelan @CoroStreetBlog @itvcorrie @connor9mcintyre pic.twitter.com/hn3xV6ndus
— Jamie Pragnell (@jamie_pragnell) 2 April 2018
I still can’t believe Phelan survived the fall and somehow made it to Ireland. I honestly thought he did survive but would return in a few years time. I can’t wait to see what Phelan will do next. @itvcorrie @connor9mcintyre #Corrie #Phelan
— Michael Stace (@MichaelStace98) 3 April 2018
Still shocked over the Phelan storyline… No rest for the wicked #CoronationStreet #Corrie
— Terry (@TMacReturns) 3 April 2018
Phelan’s alter ego Connor McIntyre returned to Twitter after a weekend’s break, and had a little laugh about the whole affair…
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Hey hey Tweeps, hope you all had a blessed #Easter …. thank your all your kind tweets about Fridays #Corrie all of us @itvcorrie sincerely appreciate them. My TL seems to have become busy …. have I missed something ? 😬😱🙏#Phelan #Corrie pic.twitter.com/Qoh4fGFvuC
— Connor McIntyre (@connor9mcintyre) 2 April 2018
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