Coronation Street fans have shared their fears for Kirk’s sausage dog Peanut after Hope vowed to get ‘revenge’ on the pooch following the death of her pet chinchilla.
Hope Stape, the daughter of Fiz and her late husband John, was left devastated when her beloved chinchilla, called Cilla, died in Thursday night’s episode.
The tragedy came while Hope was looking after Kirk Sutherland’s sausage dog Peanut, with the 12-year-old convinced that the pooch had killed the family’s new addition Cilla.
Oh no! Coronation Street fans have shared their fears for Kirk’s sausage dog Peanut after Hope vowed to get ‘revenge’ on the pooch following the death of her pet chinchilla
Peanut’s owners Kirk (Andy Whyment) and Beth (Lisa George) shared their suspicions that it was not the case, as Cilla didn’t have a ‘mark’ on her, but Hope was left unconvinced.
As Hope (Isabella Flanagan) and her mother Fiz (Jennie McAlpine) held a funeral for Cilla, Hope vowed to ‘get revenge’, leaving viewers fearing for Peanut’s life.
After the drama-packed episode, Corrie fans took to Twitter to share their fears for Peanut, urging the dog to ‘run’ as they speculated that his death could be on the cards.
One viewer wrote: ‘Watch out Peanut you’re in trouble,’ before later adding: ‘Run away now Peanut.’
Upset: Hope Stape, the daughter of Fiz and her late husband John, was left devastated when her beloved chinchilla, called Cilla, died in Thursday night’s episode
Another penned: ‘Hope – your death will not be in vain my furry friend. You will be avenged. Uh no…’
A third commented: ‘Pray for Peanut,’ while a fourth tweeted: ‘That’s Hope killing that poor dog then.’
A sixth added: ‘Not the sausage,’ while another jokingly referred to it as ‘ChinchillaGate’.
Another fumed: ‘Nah if you kill off a dog it’ll finish me. Don’t you f**king dare Corrie.’
Fears: After the drama-packed episode, Corrie fans took to Twitter to share their fears for Peanut, urging the dog to ‘run’ as they speculated that his death could be on the cards
Earlier in the episode, Kirk had asked Hope to look after Peanut for him while he adn Beth went on holiday, offering to pay her £5, before the cheeky schoolgirl negotiated him up to a fee of £10.
After agreeing to look after the pooch, Hope introduced her own pet Cilla to Peanut, describing him as her ‘new best friend’.
However, Peanut did not appear to like the chinchilla and growled when Hope brought Cilla over in her arms to introduce them.
Fiz and her new husband Tyrone (Alan Halsall) urged Hope to keep Cilla in her cage while she was looking after Peanut ‘just in case’.
Revenge plot: In next week’s episode, Hope will take drastic measures to avenge her dead chinchilla and will enlist the help of David Platt’s stuffed weasel
Although the dog-sitting appeared to get off to a good start, things quickly took a turn for the worse as Hope noticed that Cilla’s cage was open while she was playing with Tyrone’s daughter Ruby Dobbs (Macy Alabi), who he shares with Kirsty Soames.
Hope then desperately tried to search for Cilla, before letting out a scream as she found her beloved pet hidden behind a chair.
After calling for help from Fiz and Tyrone, it became clear that Cilla had suddenly died, with Hope becoming convinced that Peanut was responsible for Cilla’s mysterious death.
When Beth came to pick up Peanut, Fiz and Tyrone filled her in on what had happened, but she pointed out that there wasn’t a ‘mark’ on Cilla as she refused to believe Peanut was responsible.
Caught out! The schoolgirl, who is been influenced by tapes recorded by her killer father, will vow to get revenge after her beloved pet Cilla was killed but she is caught by her father Tyrone
However, Hope was not convinced and vowed to ‘avenge’ her beloved chinchilla as she knelt by her graveside following a memorial they had held for the pet.
And things are set to go from bad to worse for Peanut, as Hope is set to falsely accuse the sausage dog of biting her in her ‘revenge’ plot, spoilers have revealed.
In next week’s episode, Hope will take drastic measures to avenge her dead chinchilla and will enlist the help of David Platt’s stuffed weasel.
The schoolgirl, who is been influenced by tapes recorded by her serial killer father John, will vow to get revenge and even claims that Beth slapped her across the face in a bid to punish Peanut and his owners.
Hope goes to drastic lengths to enact her plan as she kidnaps David’s pet Vin-Diesel and sinks his teeth into her arm, before attempting to blame Peanut for the act.
Hope’s claims could have huge consequences as her parents Tyrone and Fiz offer to discuss the incident, but she reacts badly and storms out.
Raging: And in the factory, Beth tells Fiz she’s sorry about Cilla, but at the end of the day, she was only a posh rat, leaving Hope’s mother furious
After her beloved pet was seemingly killed by Kirk and Beth’s dog Peanut, Hope (Isabella Flanagan) tells her friend Sam (Jude Riordan) that she is determined to get revenge.
In the factory, Beth (Lisa George) tells Fiz (Jennie McAlpine) she’s sorry about Cilla, but at the end of the day, she was only a posh rat, leaving Hope’s mother furious.
On Hope’s instructions, Sam reluctantly cons Maria (Samia Longchambon) into handing over Vin-Diesel the weasel from the barber’s.
Asking Sam to leave, Hope carefully places Vin Diesel’s mouth around the skin of her arm, before approaching Peanut and letting out a scream.
Following her revenge plan, Tyrone (Alan Halsall) catches Hope sneaking out of the yard holding David’s weasel, and immediately demands answers.
As Beth confronts Hope about Peanut, she runs home in tears to her parents, before making a shocking accusation.
Hope then accuses Beth of slapping her across the face, and Fiz and Tyrone confront immediately confront her. Beth denies she did anything of the sort.
Hitting back: Beth and Fiz nearly get into a fight over her snide comments, forcing Carla to break them up
Later, Fiz suggests to Beth that the four of them should sit down and talk through the incident with Hope.
But when the schoolgirl returns home, she is furious and storms out.
In recent months, Hope has sparked concern with her affiliation for her serial killer John, secretly listening to tape recordings of his voice.
It’s already been hinted that she will develop an obsession with one of her neighours – but could she take things too far?
Coronation Street airs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
Caught: Following her revenge plan, Tyrone (Alan Halsall) catches Hope sneaking out of the yard holding David’s weasel, and immediately demands answers
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