Overview
- An hour-long Christmas Day instalment concluded with an unnamed character found unconscious after a violent assault.
- The attacker was not identified on screen, and coverage highlights Will Driscoll as a leading suspect alongside several others.
- The storyline intersects with a grooming plot involving teen Will and coach Megan Walsh, which fuels motives and mistrust.
- A combustible Rovers Return family lunch saw a private secret exposed and multiple confrontations that set the stage for the attack.
- ITV has the episode available early on ITVX, with the next episode on Boxing Day expected to clarify the victim’s condition and push the investigation forward.