{"id":170000,"date":"2025-06-09T10:26:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T10:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/170000\/"},"modified":"2025-06-09T10:26:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T10:26:17","slug":"coronation-street-explains-key-characters-absence-in-craig-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/170000\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronation Street explains key character’s absence in Craig story"},"content":{"rendered":"

Coronation Street spoilers<\/a> follow from Monday’s episode (9 June)<\/a>, which is available to watch now on streaming service<\/a> ITVX but hasn’t yet aired on ITV1.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Coronation Street has addressed Beth Tinker’s ongoing absence in her son Craig’s devastating death storyline<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Beth, who was played by Lisa George<\/a> between 2011 and 2024, gets another mention tonight as the day of Craig’s funeral arrives.<\/p>\n

Fans had been keeping an eye out for any possible returning characters after Craig tragically lost his life in the line of duty last month.<\/p>\n

All becomes clear in Monday’s episode, which confirms that Craig’s funeral will take place off camera.<\/p>\n

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Related: 14 huge soap spoilers tease Coronation Street and Emmerdale crossover and fan favourite return<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Beth’s ex-partner Kirk Sutherland sets off for the service with Peanut the dog, explaining that there’ll be a limited guest list otherwise.<\/p>\n

Kirk’s sister Maria Connor offers to join him and provide moral support, but he replies: “Ta, sis. But Beth really wants to keep the funeral low-key. And I’ve got Peanut as my emotional support dog, so I’ll be okay.”<\/p>\n

However, he soon adds: “I don’t know how I’m going to get through it. You know what I’m like \u2013 I cry at the drop of a hat, me. It’s just\u2026 I’m going to miss him so much. I really am.”<\/p>\n

Kirk then promises to send Maria’s love to Beth. In a prior scene last month, Kirk had called Beth to break the upsetting news that her son had died.<\/p>\n

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Related: Coronation Street reveals first look at Platt house changes as Maria and Lou clash<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Fortunately, Craig’s send-off won’t entirely take place off-camera. Wednesday’s episode<\/a> features a separate memorial event at the Bistro<\/a>, which is attended by a larger number of family and friends from Weatherfield.<\/p>\n

Colson Smith’s final scenes as Craig aired on 21 May, as his 14-year run in the role came to an end.<\/p>\n

Speaking afterwards<\/a>, Colson explained: “When I was called in for the chat with [Corrie producer] Kate Brooks, I’d already braced myself for what was about to happen. I have been in that building since I was 12 years old, so I know exactly how it works and that my time was up!<\/p>\n

“I knew that Craig had backed himself into a corner that was going to be really hard to get out of, so I fully expected the chat to go that way.”<\/p>\n

Coronation Street airs these scenes tonight at 8pm on ITV1. The episode is also streaming early now on ITVX.<\/p>\n

Coronation Street reveals a surprise pregnancy as Todd’s story continues – read the full details here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Coronation Street<\/strong> airs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV1 and streams on <\/strong>ITVX<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Read more <\/strong>Coronation Street<\/strong> spoilers on our dedicated homepage<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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