Coronation Street viewers will finally learn who killed missing teenager Lauren Bolton next week in a special climactic week of five episodes with secrets exposed and characters in danger

Coronation Street viewers will finally learn who killed missing teenager Lauren Bolton next week.

Only recently, Roy Cropper has found himself arrested, charged and the number one suspect for the supposed murder of missing teenager Lauren. Soap fans will recall that troubled youngster Lauren abruptly left the cobbles earlier this year and her friend Bobby has been left concerned after he found her flat unlocked with Lauren nowhere to be seen.

Viewers never saw Lauren leave and it seems she told no one close to her of her plan to leave Weatherfield aside from Roy. Bobby reported Lauren as missing to the police and Roy has found himself under suspicion due to his kind nature, especially after he was caught innocently cleaning Lauren’s flat, which some people thought proved he was guilty and internet sleuths have since made his life a misery with a barrage of online abuse.

Meanwhile, in recent episodes, Bethany Platt has been left horrified after she spotted former abuser Nathan Curtis in Weatherfield. Soap fans will recall that Bethany was groomed by evil Nathan before reporting him and his gang to the police. The dark storyline concluded with Bethany facing Nathan and the others in court, with him sent to prison.

Bethany has seen red over her abuser’s return and has accused Nathan, who was released months ago, of murdering missing teenager Lauren. And next week, soap watchers will finally learn who killed Lauren… in the upcoming episodes, which will air across the week over five nights in a schedule shake-up, a damning piece of evidence comes to light. Here’s a look at the week ahead…

Roy in danger

Across the week, starting on Monday 27 May, Roy is still remanded in custody, awaiting trial for Lauren’s murder, and the pressure is mounting both on the man himself and those trying to prove his innocence. Despite Roy’s loved ones convinced he is innocent, others remain suspicious over the beloved café owner. It’s not long until far-right activist and villain Griff decides to force a confession out of Roy amid his return to Weatherfield prison. Griff is out for blood and it soon becomes clear that Roy is in grave danger.