Corrie viewers beg for killer Stephen’s storyline to end as he eyes up next victim

Coronation Street viewers have begged for the Stephen Reid storyline to end as the killer set his sights on yet another victim.

Monday’s episode saw the business man (Todd Boyce) receive a blackmail letter threatening him after he drowned rival Rufus (Steve Meo).

Later discovering it’s from the two lads he tried to buy LSD off, who £10,000 or they’ll go to the police.

The killer calls their bluff, however fans were left convinced he will soon bump off the teens adding them to his never ending list of victims.

Taking to Twitter one wrote: ‘Stephen still being the world’s worst serial killer, time to turn over. END THIS NONSENSE NOW’. 

Blackmail: Monday’s episode saw the business man (Todd Boyce) receive a blackmail letter threatening him after he drowned rival Rufus (Steve Meo)

Another said: ‘When the hell is this bloody Stephen storyline going to end’.

And a third wrote: ‘ So done with Stephen’ and ‘This ep has way too much Stephen in for my liking’.

While another added: ‘Ive lost count now of how many people Stephen has bumped off’.

And someone else wrote:  ‘The Stephen storyline needs to conclude. It is far too ridiculous’.

It comes after Claire Sweeney said she had been ‘manifesting’ landing a role on the show for 15 years. 

The actress, 52, gushed that her dream had come true as she prepares to start filming on the hit ITV soap on Friday. 

The former Brookside star will take on character Cassie, the mother of Weatherfield mechanic Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall), and revealed she is set to cause major problems for him. 

Speaking on Good Morning Britain on Thursday, she said: ‘Whenever I get interviewed they say, “If you can do any soap what would it be” and I always said Coronation Street. 

Threatened: Later discovering it’s from the two lads he tried to buy LSD off, who £10,000 or they’ll go to the police

Killer: The killer calls their bluff, however fans were left convinced he will soon bump off the teens adding them to his never ending list of victims

Fuming: Taking to Twitter one wrote: ‘Stephen still being the world’s worst serial killer, time to turn over. END THIS NONSENSE NOW’

‘I’ve kind of been manifesting it for 15 years and now it’s come true. 

‘Alan is such a wonderful actor, he was so brilliant when I auditioned with him. Also Dame Maureen Lipman I’m such a fan of hers.’

Claire, who will make her Corrie screen debut in June, also revealed a little more about her character as she prepares to cause drama for Evelyn and Tyrone.

A dream come true: It comes after Claire Sweeney said she had been ‘ manifesting’ landing a role on Coronation Street for 15 years

Tyrone previously believed his mother was dead after being told by Evelyn (Dame Maureen) that she had passed away. 

Claire continued: ‘Tyrone was always led to believe that Jackie was his mum and she wasn’t his mum. 

‘And then he was told that his mum is dead, so that is the twist. I turn up on the Cobbles and I’m a bit unruly.

‘I’ve got a few problems, some major problems, but what will happen?’