Overview

• Producers confirm Becky Swain is being written as an antagonist intent on reclaiming her family, putting pressure on Carla and Lisa.
• Viewers will see Becky's true nature before other characters do, while her witness‑protection backstory remains corroborated on screen by DI Costello.
• Carla Connor and Lisa Swain remain a central couple, with their storyline set to intensify over Christmas with several major twists.
• A same‑sex domestic abuse storyline involving Theo and Todd was developed with Galop and includes a standalone, experimental episode due in the coming months.
• The Driscoll family will be at the heart of a lively, pub‑set Christmas Day episode, as the Corriedale crossover continues filming with no air date announced.