CORONATION Street murderer John Stape will do a Canoe Man to evade cops in a dramatic new story.
The triple killer goes on the run after wife Fiz finds him holding her brother and the parents of one of his victims hostage in a cellar.
She calls cops - but Stape fools them by living in a tiny loft at home as the manhunt widens.
His ploy imitates real-life criminal John Darwin, who faked his death in a canoe accident during a £250,000 insurance scam but was hiding next to his home near Hartlepool, Co Durham.
The con was dramatised last year in TV's Canoe Man.
In next month's hunt for Weatherfield's most wanted man Stape (Graeme Hawley), cops fail to twig he's still on the Street.
Viewers see him sneak down at night for food and creepily watch Fiz and daughter Hope asleep in bed.
Fiz (Jennie McAlpine) then finds Stape holding Hope.
Realising she'll call cops, he flees with the baby. Fiz is knocked down as she races to rescue her child.
The killer visits Fiz in hospital but she hits an alarm and he runs on to the roof.
Viewers will be on tenterhooks as he prepares to jump with Hope.
An insider said: "John truly believes he's a good man who had bad luck. He's lost the plot."
I've never really liked Coronation Street but since the tram crash they've had fantastic storylines. I'm really looking forward to this and it reminds me of the time when Lucas held Denise hostage in the cellar. I hope he doesn't jump off with the baby though!
Thoughts?
09-04-2011, 11:53 AM
Chris
Wow, this time he's completely lost it. :L Sounds like a very interesting story line. :D
