Next week of Coronation Street is predicted to be one of the most “breathtaking” weeks when the crew released spoilers: a big funeral, a legendary character replaced, and a series of stunned looks from Weatherfield residents.

The drama begins from the moment everyone lines up for the funeral, thinking this is just an emotional goodbye… but then the shock comes unexpectedly.

According to Metro, a “legend” of the street will not appear as expected.

That person will be replaced “amid funeral” – in the middle of the funeral scene, a situation that leaves both the crew and the audience confused about what is happening.

This is clearly not a light change. The sudden absence of a familiar character has residents asking a series of questions: sick? scandal? threatened? or… are they involved in a darker truth?

The strange actions that followed only added to the gloom of the funeral. Some characters looked at each other with strange faces, some avoided direct questions, and some left the ceremony early in a panic. The sudden replacement seemed to make it clear that something was being hidden — and the funeral was just a cover.

Speculation grew about the connection between the replaced “legend” and DI Costello. Some fans thought the replaced person was someone who had been assisting Costello in the shadows — or someone who had information that could expose him. Their absence at the same time Becky was gathering evidence made things even murkier.