Tim drops a major bombshell in Coronation Street after devastating murder

| Soaps Reporter Published August 24, 2026 10:18am Updated August 24, 2026 10:18am He felt awful (Picture: ITV) The following article contains spoilers from the episode of Coronation Street dated August 24. It hasn’t aired on ITV1 yet, but can be viewed on ITVX and YouTube. Tim Metcalfe (Joe Duttine) sensed that he was making progress with Lucy (Anya Dewin) in Coronation Street today, which increased his guilt tenfold. Lucy is the teenage daughter of Tim’s cousin Richie (Nathan Sussex), who is currently in prison after killing his wife Rachel. Lucy was present when the murder took place, which means she arrived at Tim and Sally Metcalfe’s (Sally Dynevor) house traumatised and vulnerable. The couple quickly realised that they were very out of their depth when it became apparent that Lucy has a very short fuse. If she interprets something the wrong way, or it feels like someone is bad-mouthing her dad, she will react with anger. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Tim and Sally have found it difficult to manage Lucy’s behavioural problems (Picture: ITV) Tim forged a very small connection with Lucy last week, when they sat outside and spoke about their interests. They don’t have a lot in common, but the chat helped Lucy see that Tim and Sally are just trying to do their best for her. Lucy was informed by Sally in today’s episode of the ITV soap that her mum’s body had now been moved to the Undertakers. To Sally and Tim’s surprise, Lucy stated that she’d like to visit the funeral parlour. Lucy then asked Tim if he could go along with her for support. The young woman couldn’t bring herself to actually go into Shuttleworth’s, so Tim took her to the café. Ask Metro Use AI to go deeper into the stories you care about – powered by Metro and trusted publications. The chat they had left Tim feeling terrible. For the first time, Lucy was being very honest about how she was feeling, and Tim felt it was only fair for him to be truthful as well. Tim was the first person to discover what Richie had done to Rachel (Picture: ITV) He shared the news that he told Richie to go back home instead of going to Liverpool, and it didn’t take Lucy very long to work out that if Tim never did this, her mum might still be alive. It wasn’t surprising that Lucy became very angry as she tried to process this. After a fight with Joanie (Savanna Pennington), Lucy made it clear that she didn’t want to talk to Tim or Sally that evening. All the progress they had made today had just been completely destroyed. Deals of the Day Simba's cooling mattresses are now up to 30% off ahead of the bank holiday The best hosepipe ban-friendly products to protect your garden this summer Amazon has slashed the price of Cetaphil's bestselling sensitive skin products Parents can save up to 30% on Kickers school shoes ahead of the new term The back-to-school hack that's helping parents avoid queues and sold-out sizes What’s next as Tim and Sally continue to try and navigate this very rocky road? Arrow MORE: Coronation Street spoiler videos for next week as Rita and Mary take a stand Arrow MORE: The real truth about killer Richie as he urges young daughter to lie for him in Coronation Street Arrow MORE: All Coronation Street spoilers for next week as a confession destroys a family forever The Soaps Newsletter – Weekly Sign up for exclusive spoilers and interviews, handpicked by our Soaps Editor.