Christmas Day has had a long-lasting effect on the residents of Weatherfield. It has been a dramatic couple of weeks, and things could yet get worse for numerous favourites on the street. Last week’s dramatic episodes saw lunatic Derek Milligan (Craig Els) open fire on residents, and there was a brutal death.
Derek was killed at the end of the siege by Gary Windass (Mikey North), but as his dangerous business is set to be investigated, does he have as much blood on his hands as Derek?
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The first shocking moment of the Christmas episode came when the mysterious character to be killed off was revealed. Robert Preston (Tristan Gemmill) has undergone a hard couple of weeks. He was left at the altar by Michelle Connor (Kym Marsh), before the mother of his son ran away to Ireland.
However, things were looking up for him on Christmas Day, as it was revealed that Vicky Jefferies (Kerri Quinn) had agreed to let Robert see his newborn son. Michelle would drive him to the location, and told him to meet her at the Rovers so they could leave. However, on his way to the Rovers, Derek was showing that his gun could work by firing it. He fired it at the door and hit Robert in the chest just as he was about to enter the pub.
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Robert was pronounced dead immediately. Michelle was quickly on hand to try and rescue her ex-fiance, but it was not successful. Michelle told Vicky about the news, and the two women were shocked with guilt that perhaps their plan has had an impact on the death.
Robert wasn’t the only character in the line of fire, as Shona (Julia Golding) was also caught in the cross-fire. She was playing a game with David (Jack P Shepherd) to celebrate his birthday before Derek entered the Winter Wonderland.
While Derek and Gary were fighting on the scaffolding, another shot was fired, and it went directly into the chest of Shona. Later in the week, she was seen speaking to David in hospital as she recovered. However, her health has taken a turn for the worse since then, and she is now in a coma. David was also told that his wife may also be brain dead.
Shona’s health has written off Goulding from television for a few months, but are we about to see Gary finally get what he deserves?
