CORONATION Street could be set to lose one of its cast, with a drunk Billy Mayhew spiralling out of control.
In Monday’s episode of Coronation Street, ITV viewers watched as Summer returned home to find a strange man in the flat with Billy.
Daniel Brocklebank is struggling with his grief after husband Paul’s death in September[/caption]
Paul Foreman passed away from Motor Neurone Disease (MND) in September[/caption]
Billy then admitted he invited Wayne back after meeting him at the addicts group.
Tonight’s episode will see a depressed Billy confiding in Summer that he’s not sure he can face the day’s celebrations as it’s time to release late husband Paul Foreman’s ashes.
Already anticipating a hard day, Billy is seen knocking back a whisky before heading to the pub to meet friends and family.
Yet trouble strikes as everyone watches as Paul’s ashes are released, but the screen suddenly goes blank.
Having pulled the lead out of the laptop, a drunk and emotional Billy declares it a farce and confesses he made a pass at Todd after Paul’s funeral.
After his shocking behaviour, he takes himself off and heads out drinking behind the factory in the bitter cold, Billy listens to voice clips of Paul.
Finally his phone battery dies and Billy closes his eyes in a drunken stupor.
Later this week, ITV viewers will see a worried Bernie looking for Billy as he lies on the streets in the cold.
Finding him frozen to the core, it’s touch and go and nobody knows if Billy will make it.
In September, actor Daniel Brocklebank who plays Billy teased fans that his character would face a huge battle.
Speaking to The Sun and other press Daniel addressed how far Billy could spiral in the aftermath of losing his husband.
Daniel revealed: “Hopefully not to the heroin extent!
“He did go off the rails a little bit, but hopefully not to shooting up in the aisle of a church extent as we saw it before.”
He added: “Billy’s good in a crisis if it’s not his crisis.”
Fans were left devastated as a heartbreaking twist in September saw Billy not reach Paul’s bedside in time as he slipped away.
Having faced obstacles getting to the hospital, the vicar shared his final words over the phone instead.
Who lives where on Coronation Street?
Here is where all of the residents of Weatherfield’s main street live
- 1 Coronation Street – The Barlow family (Ken, Tracy, Steve, Amy)
- 3 Coronation Street – The Bailey family (Aggie, Ed, Michael)
- 5 Coronation Street – The Winter-Brown family (Gemma, Chesney, Joseph and the Quads)
- 7 Coronation Street – The Alahan family (Dev, Asha, Aadi)
- 9 Coronation Street – The Dobbs family (Tyrone, Fiz, Evelyn, Cassie, Hope, Ruby)
- 11 Coronation Street – The Grimshaw family (Eileen, Todd, George, Mary, Sean, Dylan)
- 13 Coronation Street – The Webster family (Kevin, Abi, Jack, Alfie)
- 15a Coronation Street – Dee-Dee Bailey and Adam Barlow
- 2a Coronation Street – Craig Tinker
- 4 Coronation Street – The Metcalfe family (Sally, Tim)
- 6 Coronation Street – The Nazir family (Yasmeen, Alya, Stu, Eliza)
- 8 Coronation Street – The Platt family (Gail, David, Shona, Max, Lily)
- 10a Coronation Street – Rita Tanner
- 12 Coronation Street – Brian Packham
