‘Drop dead!’ Carla fights back at Idris on Coronation Street amid bad news for Lisa

The Queen of Underworld isn’t going down so easily (Picture: ITV/Metro)

Just when Idris Nazir (Junade Khan) thinks his sinister plans to own half of Coronation Street have come to fruition Carla Connor-Swain (Alison King) comes out swinging.

The ruthless businessman has been conductive one hostile takeover after another on Coronation Street’s businesses, snapping up property at a bargain price by playing dirty.

He used the same underhanded tactics on Carla Connor when she refused to sell the factory, instructing Brody Michaelis (Ryan Mulvey) to break into the factory and set off the sprinklers.

Ruthless Idris used Brody to steal Underworld right under Carla’s nose (Picture: ITV)

What he didn’t know however, is that his girlfriend Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson) saw Brody’s sabotage – and it was enough to sink Underworld.

Carla and Lisa Connor-Swain (Vicky Myers) could only watch in horror as they opened the doors of the factory to find all of the equipment and clothes water-damaged beyond repair.

Worse still, because she failed to have the factory sprinkler system serviced, she doesn’t think the insurance company will pay out.

With no other option, Carla was forced to break the news to her employees that she could not afford to keep Underworld open.

Carla might be forced to make her beloved factory workers redundant (Picture: ITV)

Sly Idris was sure that the factory would soon be his, eagerly showing Leanne the factory floor plans. But he has failed to take into account just how beloved Carla is on the Cobbles.

She’s got staunch allies in Sean Tully (Antony Cotton), Izzy Armstrong (Cherylee Houston) and Michael Bailey (Ryan Russell), who have promised to do anything to get the factory back up and running.

But Idris wants that knicker factory at all costs, and we already know he’s a ruthless man… is he ruthless enough to kill for it?

We’ve already heard Leanne joked that he’d have to pry the factory keys from her ‘cold, dead hands’… cue a look that could literally kill from Idris.

Now there’s more talking of death in upcoming episodes from Coronation Street… along with some bad news for Lisa.

Carla breaks some bad news to Lisa (Picture: ITV)

In the shop, Leanne and Idris listen as Carla argues with a disgruntled client on the phone. When Idris offers her some business advice, Carla responds in true Carla style and tells him to drop dead.

But we wonder if Carla will reconsiders that advice later in the week, when she’s forced to confess to Lisa that might have to sell the house if she can’t find a buyer for the factory. 

Is Carla about to lose her business and her home?

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