Overview

• Catherine Tyldesley has resumed filming in Weatherfield to reprise Eva Price as the Rovers Return’s new landlady.
• She is joined by Aaron McCusker as partner Ben Driscoll and Pauline McLynn as his mother Maggie, forming a new blended family on the cobbles.
• Production on the confidential scenes began in early August under strict secrecy ahead of an autumn ITV broadcast.
• Producer Kate Brooks has teased that Eva’s return will deliver big drama, explosive secrets and raucous pub storylines.
• Fans have flooded social media with speculation about major plot twists, including unconfirmed rumours of a potential cancer diagnosis for Eva.