{"id":35594,"date":"2023-08-09T18:47:39","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T16:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1870851"},"modified":"2023-08-10T00:42:22","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T22:42:22","slug":"coronation-street-killer-stephen-reids-new-target-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/coronation-street-killer-stephen-reids-new-target-confirmed\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronation Street killer Stephen Reid\u2019s new target confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The killer has chosen his next victim. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lidia Molina-Whyte\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 09 August 2023 at 16:47 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Things are getting real tense for Stephen Reid (Todd Boyce) in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/coronation-street\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coronation Street<\/a>, as the killer sets his sights on a new victim.<\/p>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, the ITV soap will see Stephen attempt to off Tim Metcalfe (Joe Duttine) following the pair\u2019s violent altercation last month \u2013 after Tim found out Stephen had taken out insurance documents in his mother\u2019s name.<\/p>\n<p>Elaine has called off the engagement despite Stephen dropping the charges against Tim, but it looks like the killer was just biding his time before he struck.<\/p> <p>New behind-the-scenes images via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a44763773\/coronation-street-stephen-reid-murder-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Digital Spy<\/a> show Stephen attempting to strangle Tim with a tie. Actual footage of the scene shows that the attempt on Tim\u2019s life takes place in his own taxi before the pair engage in another scuffle.<\/p>\n<p>If Stephen is successful, Tim will become his fourth victim following the murders of Leo Thompkins (played by Joe Frost), Teddy Thompkins (Grant Burgin) and Rufus Donahue (Steven Meo).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/coronation-street\/coronation-street-fears-the-rovers-pub-doomed-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shock at The Rovers as Coronation Street\u2019s Jenny fears beloved pub is doomed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/coronation-street\/coronation-street-adam-divorce-sarah-miscarriage-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coronation Street\u2019s Adam\u2019s divorce bombshell for Sarah after miscarriage trauma<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Actor Boyce has clearly been enjoying playing the villain, telling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidesoap.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IndieSoap<\/a>: \u201cI feel exhilarated more than exhausted, because it\u2019s just been so much fun. I love Corrie so much \u2013 I\u2019m such a huge fan.\u201d<\/p> <div class=\"brightcove embed\"> <div class=\"embed__intrinsic\"> <div class=\"brightcove__player vjs-playlist-player-container\"> <video data-video-id=\"6332358701112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"video-js\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js\"\/> <p><strong>Coronation Street airs weeknights on ITV. 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