Overview
- Sue Cleaver has filmed her final scenes as Eileen Grimshaw, marking the end of a 25-year tenure on Coronation Street.
- Eileen’s exit storyline involves being accused of assisting her sister Julie Carp’s suicide, with the character facing a potential murder charge and up to 14 years in prison.
- Ryan Thomas reprises his role as Jason Grimshaw, returning to support Eileen in her emotional farewell, a decision Cleaver personally initiated.
- Julie Carp’s death by overdose, using Eileen’s medication, has led to a police investigation and accusations from her former partner Brian Packham.
- Cleaver described her final scenes as ‘perfect’ and praised Coronation Street’s writers for crafting a memorable and fitting conclusion to her character’s journey.