Overview

• Eileen Grimshaw and her son Jason exit Weatherfield on June 6 to pursue Jason’s new business in Thailand.
• Sue Cleaver, after 25 years as Eileen, collaborated on the departure storyline and secured Ryan Thomas’s return as Jason.
• Jason invites his mother to become his partner in the Thai enterprise, prompting her to reconsider life on the cobbles.
• George Shuttleworth’s on-screen proposal and offer to relocate cast uncertainty over whether he will join their overseas move.
• Cleaver will resume Coronation Street filming after wrapping her UK tour dates for Sister Act The Musical.