As always, we ve been left to join the dots between what has been playing out on screen and what hasn t – but could the clues have been there all along?
Here s a brief roundup of all the moments that could prove fruitful to cracking the mystery.
1. Sharon and the phone Kieron McCarron/Jack BarnesBBC
Sharon Beale (née Watts, also Mitchell, Rickman) has been at the top of our suspect list from the get-go, and there s one pretty major reason why.
In the episode airing on October 23, Sharon was finally handed back Dennis s belongings from the fateful night of the boat crash, plunging her into a fresh vortex of grief. However, as Sharon sat alone with her son s items in the allotments, some eagle-eyed fans noticed that his phone beeped – suggesting that his incriminating message may have reached her after all.
Coronation Street
Coronation Street airs Geoff s death aftermath, and 8 more big soap moments this week
Can Tim move on from his dad s demise?
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Digital Spy picks out the biggest and best storylines hitting your screens in the week ahead.
1. Coronation Street: Tim asks Elaine to move in
(Monday at 7.30pm on ITV) ITV
In the wake of Geoff s demise, Tim is struggling to know how to grieve for his monstrous father. Instead, he decides to focus all his energies into making up for lost time with Elaine, even going as far as asking her to move into Number 4.
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