Coronation Street’s Sean considers shocking crime to protect Dylan

Coronation Street‘s Sean Tully is pushed to breaking point next week as he receives another dark blackmail threat.

Sean could commit a criminal act to protect his teenage son Dylan, who’s in danger at the Secure Training Centre (STC) again.

Last month, Sean reluctantly supplied a burner phone to menacing newcomer Brody, one of Dylan’s fellow inmates at the STC.

Brody had threatened to make Dylan’s life a misery if Sean didn’t do as he was told. Once Sean complied, a triumphant Brody realised that Dylan could prove very useful to him in the coming weeks.

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In upcoming scenes, Brody seizes an opportunity to look through Dylan’s list of contacts. He then boldly calls Sean, revealing that he has another job for him.

With Brody demanding cash this time, Sean becomes desperate and asks if Rovers barmaid Glenda Shuttleworth can lend him £500.

Glenda is left unsettled by the strange interaction, wondering whether Sean is in trouble. She’s right to be concerned, as Sean has been instructed to come up with the cash by the end of the day.

Before long, George Shuttleworth and Eileen Grimshaw are sickened to find that Julie Carp’s collection jar at the factory is suddenly empty. The Weatherfield locals had been banding together to send Julie away on a dream holiday following the news that she’s terminally ill.

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George provides a possible clue by revealing that Sean had asked Glenda for £500 in strange circumstances.

Has Sean really betrayed his friends by stealing the money that was intended for Julie?

Later in the week, Sean texts Brody to confirm that he has raised the cash and he’s heading to a meeting point to hand it over.

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However, Sean already seems sick of Brody’s threats and decides to warn Daniel Osbourne – who teaches at the STC – about the recent burner phone drama.

He asks Daniel if he’d be willing to retrieve the phone, pointing out that it contains the texts which expose Brody’s blackmail and extortion attempts.

Will Daniel be Sean and Dylan’s saviour?