Coronation Street confirms who started the Platt fire – and it’s not who you think
A devastating fire rocked No.8 Coronation Street last week, leaving the Platt family without a home and an arsonist on the lose.
Detective constable Kit Green (Jacob Roberts) has taken his task of finding the fire starter very seriously, and has already made two arrests.
Unfortunately for him, last night’s episode proved that neither of his suspects were actually the person responsible.
After reviewing the CCTV footage that Kevin Webster (Michael Le Vell) had found at the garage, Shona Platt (Julia Goulding) instantly recognised the jumper the culprit was wearing.
Heading straight to the hospital, she confronted Max Turner (Paddy Bever), pointing out that it was the same jumper she’d bought him for Christmas.
Max finally confessed to starting the fire, revealing that he was trying to help get Harvey Gaskell and the Radcliffes off their backs.
He explained how David Platt’s (Jack P Shepherd) jokes about torching the place had inspired him, and he acted in desperation to try and get the insurance money to pay David’s debts.
It was then that David arrived, having been released from custody after his arrest in last week’s episodes.
As Shona gave him the lowdown on what had transpired in his absence, Max confessed to disposing of the incriminating hoodie in a bin behind Underworld.
Determined to keep Max out of the frame and, in turn, out of prison, David promised to sort it, and soon went to hunt it down.
However, his plans were halted when Daisy Midgeley (Charlotte Jordan) persuaded him to join her in the Rovers to look over all the donations the family had received after the fire.
By the time he got back to the task, he found the bin empty, but assured Shona that this was good news, as the binmen must have taken it to landfill, leaving Max in the clear.
Unfortunately, David’s confidence was soon proven to be misguided, as Kit’s questioning of Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson) was interrupted by the arrival of some new evidence.
As Kit was presented with the hoodie, which had been retrieved from the bin, he ordered for it to be sent immediately to forensics.
Is Max set to be caught out, or will he find a way to get away with his crimes?
With actor Paddy Bever set to leave the show, having already filmed his last scenes, will Max go to prison, or does he have a life on the run ahead of him?
