Overview

• ITV confirms Eva Price arrives with a blended family, introducing Aaron McCusker as husband Ben Driscoll and Pauline McLynn as his forthright mother, Maggie, alongside Ben’s two sons and Eva’s daughter, Susie.
• Producers are billing the Price–Driscoll takeover as secret-laden, positioning the new household to shake up life at the Rovers.
• The show has released the first official family photo ahead of their debut and confirmed that newcomer Ollie is connected to the incoming clan.
• Tyldesley reveals she had been approached to return before but accepted after a Zoom with producer Kate Brooks offering the landlady role, adding she has “big boots to fill.”
• Publicity for the comeback highlights revived friction with Maria Connor and hints at tense run‑ins with Maggie without detailing upcoming scenes.