The only way out of Todd Grimshaw’s (Gareth Pierce) domestic abuse nightmare is his Coronation Street family.

Now Theo Silverton (James Cartwright) wants to destroy that too, when he forces Todd to launch a vicious tirade on his loved ones that he can never take back…

Poor Todd’s plight has never looked so bleak. He was literally forced down the aisle by his twisted abuser and given a shotgun wedding without the shotgun.

That might sound messed up to you and me, but after a year’s worth of violence, control and gaslighting, Todd just doesn’t question it anymore. Theo’s got him right where he wants him.

However, there’s hope on the horizon, in the form of Weatherfield’s most loveable undertaker, George Shuttleworth (Tony Maudsley).

Ever since he overheard Theo verbally abusing Todd, he’s been hellbent on freeing the closest thing he’s got to a son from the clutches of his bullying narcissist of a husband.

He’s not alone. There’s Summer Spellman (Harriet Bibby), the adoptive daughter of Todd’s ex Billy Mayhew, who Theo left to die in the Corriedale crash out of sheer jealousy, George’s partner Christina Boyd (Amy Robbins), Sarah Platt (Tina O’Brien) and Gary Windass (Mikey North).

All of Todd’s nearest and dearest are gravely worried about him, and no more so than George. So deep is George’s concern for Todd’s safety that he brought him an emergency bag filled with all the basics, should he ever have to escape Theo in a hurry.

The problem is that Theo discovers that bag in tonight’s episode, and in order to prove his loyalty, a terrified Todd must burn all his bridges in Coronation Street for good.

In the Bistro, George is drinking with Christina, Sarah, Brian Packham (Peter Gunn) and David Platt (Jack P Shepherd) when Theo and Todd arrive, holding the emergency bag. Theo accuses all of them of trying to meddle in their relationship and reveals that they will soon be moving to Belfast.

Horrified, Sarah and Christina tries to make Todd see that Theo is controlling him. Under Theo’s stern glare, Todd feels the pressure to make a gesture of loyalty towards his husband, and proceeds to verbally eviscerate his friends – starting with Sarah.