Hold on tight, Coronation Street fans — the cobbles are trembling as one of the most emotionally devastating and explosive weeks in the soap’s history unfolds. With a groundbreaking flashback episode airing May 16th and a heroic death sending shockwaves through Weatherfield just days later, the truth behind Kit Green’s haunted past is finally revealed.

For weeks, tension between Kit and Mick has been simmering beneath the surface. Their shared glances, loaded conversations, and Lou’s cryptic remarks all pointed to something dark lurking in their past. Now, that darkness is laid bare. In a meticulously crafted flashback to 2007, viewers are taken back in time to see young Kit, Mick, and Lou as troubled teens on the verge of chaos.

Teen Kit, portrayed brilliantly by newcomer Brooke Taylor, isn’t the calm, collected detective we know today. He’s impulsive, desperate for approval, and dangerously loyal to the wrong people. The flashback shows how his friendship with Mick spiraled into criminal territory—joyrides, intimidation, and a night that ended in disaster. A single event, so traumatic and violent, forced Kit to abandon the life he knew. He fled that world, rebuilt himself, and became a man of the law.

But Mick and Lou never left that life. And now they’ve brought the ghosts of Kit’s past right back to Weatherfield. Director Jason Wingard and the production team went above and beyond to recreate 2007 in haunting detail — flip phones, old-school DVDs, and even period-accurate cars line the streets. But it’s not nostalgia that drives this story — it’s regret, fear, and a secret so powerful it could destroy everything Kit has built.

Meanwhile, the fallout in the present hits harder than ever. Craig Tinker, the beloved local copper, is brutally attacked by Mick in a precinct showdown that leaves him clinging to life. Tragically, Craig doesn’t make it. His heroic death sends shockwaves through the community — and actor Coulson Smith’s emotional farewell marks the end of an era. After 14 years on the Street, Coulson chose to give Craig the finality he deserved: a death that mattered, and a legacy that won’t be forgotten.

For Kit, Craig’s death becomes a turning point. Can he continue to hide from his past, knowing it may have cost an innocent man his life? Or will he finally confront the people who made him — and nearly broke him?

With Lou holding onto secrets and Mick spiraling out of control, Kit faces a choice: bury the truth forever, or risk everything to expose it. One thing is clear — the sins of the past are no longer content to stay buried.

This week on Coronation Street is a masterclass in emotional storytelling, gritty realism, and heartbreaking consequence. Weatherfield will never be the same again. And neither will Kit Green.