Yet another Coronation Street male turns criminal with Ronnie swearing revenge

Ah Ronnie, why you (Picture: ITV) Ronnie Bailey (Vinta Morgan) is the latest man to fall into Coronation Street’s increasingly concerning trope of being a male and committing a crime in upcoming episodes. At this point, we just want some nice things, don’t we? We want characters who can simply be characters, without every new storyline having to uncover a dark secret or plunge them into criminality. Ronnie has been part of the Coronation Street landscape for a little while now, so the prospect of seeing him pulled into this pattern is all the more disappointing. In recent years, there’s been Theo Silverton (James Cartwright), teen troublemakers Mason Radcliffe (Luca Toolan) and Brody Michaelis (Ryan Mulbey), and Carl Webster (Jonathan Howard) who have all caused drama in one way or another. A few weeks ago, Tyrone Dobbs’ (Alan Halsall) biological father Ross Wilkes (Ian Burfield) arrived on the cobbles, and it took us no time at all to discover that he was a dark and manipulative individual who raped Cassie Plummer (Claire Sweeney) when she was 15. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Soaps need darkness, of course. They need villains, criminals and characters who make terrible decisions – that is part of what makes them so compelling. However, when it happens all of the time, and with barely any warmth and humour to contrast, the genuinely dramatic moments inevitably begin to lose some of their impact. Next week, Ronnie eyes up Idris Nazir’s (Junade Khan) car and explains to Carl that he’s thinking about stealing it for Fiona as he owes her for the missing gun. In the pub, Carl appears and hands Ronnie the keys to Idris’s car having stolen them from his jacket. Ronnie quickly faces Idris (Picture: ITV) Will he try and get revenge? (Picture: ITV) In the week, it appears Ronnie did go through with the plan, because Idris reports his car as stolen. Ask Metro Use AI to go deeper into the stories you care about – powered by Metro and trusted publications. Idris quickly accuses Ronnie of stealing the vehicle and punches him to the floor. Surprisingly, man of wisdom in this scenario is Carl, who implores Ronnie not to go looking for revenge, as Debbie Webster (Sue Devaney) doesn’t need anymore stress. Will Ronnie listen? Deals of the Day Shop MySweetSmile's biggest Bank Holiday offers before they end Back-to-school shopping just got a lot cheaper thanks to Primark The back-to-school essential parents forget every year – and it could cost them 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 Judging by the way other storylines have played out with male residents recently, potentially not… Arrow MORE: All Coronation Street spoilers for next week as sudden death throws iconic TV couple into chaos Arrow MORE: More scheduling chaos as Coronation Street and Emmerdale to be taken off air again Arrow MORE: All Coronation Street spoilers for next week as departing character meets ‘final end’ The Soaps Newsletter – Weekly Sign up for exclusive spoilers and interviews, handpicked by our Soaps Editor.