Coronation Street’s emotional episode on Friday night ended with a shock proposal that sent Swarla fans wild, as Lisa Swain told Carla Connor ‘marry me’ with an answer not given

Coronation Street’s emotional episode on Friday night ended with a shock proposal (Image: ITV)

There were hints of a wedding on Coronation Street on Friday night after months of fans calling for Swarla to tie the knot.

Lisa Swain proposed to her partner Carla Connor after a difficult day in Weatherfield. News of PC Craig Tinker’s death at the hands of villain Mick Michaelis spread, leaving residents grief-stricken.

Lisa had the horrendous task of carrying on as normal, with the detective questioning and then charging killer Mick over the death of her beloved colleague. Lisa managed to hold it together despite clearly suffering from the loss, and feeling guilty over her final chat with Craig before his sad death.

The young officer was killed on duty, just after Lisa had encouraged him to get out there and be the best officer he could. Craig was grateful to Lisa for her support, leaving her a touching voicemail to thank her after a run-in with colleague Kit Green.

But sadly moments later Craig was attacked, with him later dying from his catastrophic injuries in hospital. Lisa was left reeling by his loss and determined to get justice, and she was the one who questioned Mick before telling him he was charged.

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There were hints of a wedding on Coronation Street on Friday night (Image: ITV)

But it all took its toll and as she returned home to her oblivious girlfriend Carla, who had no idea Craig was dead or what had been going on, she broke down. Lisa sobbed in heartbreaking scenes as the true toll of the day became visible to both fans and Carla.

As Carla herself reeled from the death of Craig, she supported her numb partner who struggled to comprehend what had happened to Craig. She also spoke of her late wife Becky, who was also killed in the line of duty years earlier.

She told Carla: “Why do we put off things we really want cos we think there’s more time?” Telling Carla there wasn’t always more time, she shared how both Craig and Becky would have had no idea that their time would run out.

It spurred Lisa on though to grab happiness while she could, as teased in recent spoilers. But what was kept secret until transmission despite some speculation was that Lisa had an instant request for Carla, no doubt encouraged by the tragic loss of Craig.

Realising time could be up at any point, with Craig having his whole life ahead of him, Lisa realised what she wanted and needed in that precise moment. She turned to Carla and said: “Marry me.”

Carla had to double-take, clearly not expecting the words to leave Lisa’s mouth, leading to Lisa then repeating the same request, “marry me”. The episode rather annoyingly ended before fans could find out Carla’s answer, while she was left visibly shocked.

News of PC Craig Tinker’s death at the hands of villain Mick Michaelis spread(Image: ITV)

So will Carla agree to the proposal, and could a Swarla wedding be on the cards? Is it time to buy a hat? Viewers will no doubt be hoping so, while new spoilers have teased what happens next.

On Monday fans will see the fallout to the proposal, and will find out what happened after Lisa asked the question. They will find out how Carla reacted, and how she feels about it – and more importantly whether she said yes.

In the episode Carla will have another chat with Lisa, where she asks her if she meant what she said, and if she actually wants to marry her. No doubt worrying it was all a spontaneous decision and the worry and grief talking, Carla will ask Lisa how she feels now about it.

As she quizzes her partner on whether she meant what she said and if she does in fact want to marry her, she’ll get the answer she needs – as will Lisa very likely. So will Lisa stand by her proposal, and will Carla give her the answer she’s hoping for?