Todd Grimshaw gets a dark reminder of the past on Coronation Street next week.
After being rejected by much of the street following his schemes to split Billy Mayhew and Paul Foreman being exposed, Todd Grimshaw found a safe haven with his boss and funeral parlour owner George Shuttleworth.
However, Todd gets a shock at work next week when he makes a discovery in the parlour.
On Friday (August 27), Todd decides to repay George for his helping him when he was at rock bottom and does a clearout of the work premises.
Despite the nice gesture, George is uneasy about Todd taking on the chore.
The reason for George's concern becomes clear when a furious Todd emerges from the storeroom clutching a sinister finding.
Todd has found his murderous step-father Pat Phelan's ashes and demands to know what they're doing there.
Fans will remember Pat Phelan's reign of terror on the soap, which in his first stint from 2013 to 2014 saw him blackmail Owen Armstrong and Gary Windass before coercing Anna Windass into sex.
His second stint from 2016 onwards saw his villainy reach new heights after he got in a relationship with and later married Todd's mum Eileen Grimshaw.
Phelan was responsible for numerous crimes, including killing Michael Rodwell (Les Dennis), Andy Carver, and Luke Britton.
He also framed Anna for attacking Seb Franklin and later tried to kill daughter Nicola Rubinstein and Michelle Connor before finally being killed by Anna in 2018.
The character was last seen as his body was taken away in an ambulance following the climax of his reign of terror.
It is no wonder then that George tells Todd next week that he has struggled to find the right time to tell Eileen about the ashes of her killer former husband, considering the ordeal that Phelan put her and the rest of the street through.
Will the pair come clean to Eileen or will Todd dispose of Pat Phelan's remains in another way?
*Coronation Street airs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays on ITV and ITV Hub, with previous episodes available on ITV Hub.
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