Spoilers from Corrie producer Stuart Blackburn

In this week's Inside Soap magazine there's an interview with Coronation Street producer Stuart Blackburn.  He reveals a lot of spoilers and I'll do my best to summarise them all below. There are some corkers!

Stuart talks about the year he's had as Corrie producer and how the episodes covering Deirdre's death were his favourite to work on this year. He says, "They were episodes that I didn't want to make, no producer would, but I think they showed Corrie at its best."

He hopes that Chris Gascoyne, who plays Peter Barlow, will return to the show. "I would hope that it in the not too distant future that he'll be phoning up and saying he's ready for another stint."  Let's hope so.

On the Connor clan family members (read more on them here) Johnny Connor will come into the show. "He's nearly 60 but thinks he's 21. Back in the day everyone wanted to know him. But the life he had wasn't what it seemed and there will be shocks for his kids".

Asked why he is bringing back Sally Ann Matthews as Jenny Bradley (read that here), Stuart praises the actress. "When we see Jenny again she'll be utterly borken and will need help to rebuild bit by bit."

On the return of Rob Donovan (read that here) Stuart says it's going to start with a stray newspaper article about Underworld that Rob reads while in prison. "He's going to be the puppet master, playing with people's lives from within his cell, setting different people against each other. He's got a nasty, malicious edge to him. He's also going to be delivering news that will change somebody's life."

Christmas on the cobbles (read more here) will be happy for quite a lot of people. Stuart says that Tyrone goes all out to make Hope's Christmas memorable and if he can't go to Lapland then he will bring Lapland to Weatherfield for her.

On Mary's new man Brendan (read more here), Stuart says: "There is a big question about his suitability. A lot of people around her doubt him but she says they can bog off, she is finally happy! However, the possibility of heartbreak is very real".

On Carla leaving the show while Alison King takes a break (read more here), Stuart says the door is being left open for Alison to return. "She has said that she wants to take some time out but that her plan is to come back and we hope she will."

Will Roy and Cathy's friendship turn into something more? Read more on that here. Stuart says there will be a massive turning point for them in the live episode. "The only thing holding them back is being worried they will betray their dead spouses."

Aidan Connor will get a girlfriend soon. "Sarah catches his eye in the Rovers and Eva in the factory."

Audrey and Ken getting together (read more here) will be like "Ross and Rachel in Friends. There will be a lot of barriers and Audrey won't want to act on her feelings as she feels it's too soon after Deirdre's death. But when Cathy's sister Nessa arrives, she'll have no such qualms"

So, what do we think of these spoilers for the coming months?

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