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Coronation Street airs surprise George Shuttleworth twist in early ITVX release

Warning: Contains spoilers for Wednesday's episode of Coronation Street, which airs at 8.30pm on ITV1 or can be streamed now on ITVX.

George Shuttleworth, wearing a red polo shirt, sits in a police interview room in Coronation Street

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Published: Wednesday, 20 May 2026 at 1:14 pm

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George Shuttleworth (Tony Maudsley) is pretty convinced he knows who killed Theo Silverton (James Cartwright) in Coronation Street.

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The abuser was found dead in the back yard of the corner shop last month, and since then, a large-scale murder investigation has taken place. George was the first in a long line of potential suspects to be questioned, after Theo's blood was found on his jumper.

There was also a large portion of the evening that he spent on a walk alone, and it wasn't long before his partner Christina Boyd (Amy Robbins) was hauled into the interview room to see if she could support his story.

Ultimately, the Weatherfield policing team had very little evidence to formally arrest him, and so they turned their attentions to Gary Windass (Mikey North). The builder had destroyed Theo's van just hours before the death, and also sent him a threatening text message.

Fortunately, his wife Maria Connor (Samia Longchambon) helped to fabricate a story, saying that they were together on the night.

Summer chats to Christina and George in the back yard of No. 11 Coronation Street

Christina Boyd (Amy Robbins) and George Shuttleworth (Tony Maudsley) found Summer Spellman (Harriet Bibby) burning her journal. ITV

Earlier this week, Summer Spellman (Harriet Bibby) looked visibly unnerved when police told Todd Grimshaw (Gareth Pierce) that they were closing in on the murderer. She'd already announced her intentions to move to an American university, something which could make her look guilty if the police were to find out.

Little did she realise, there was already some evidence coming to light...

George had stumbled across her journal, which detailed how she wanted to aim a gun at Theo's head. He and Christina flicked through the pages, shocked at the contents, though were ultimately caught in the act.

A furious Summer tore strips off them for reading her private diary, and swiftly threw the book onto a fire and ensured that it could never be read again.

The following day, police asked Summer to attend a voluntary interview at the station, but not because of the journal. DS Lisa Connor-Swain (Vicky Myers) had been flicking through her wedding photos, and saw a snap of Summer wearing a brooch that had been found in Theo's flat.

She denied all knowledge of how it had got there, and when she returned to the cobbles, tried to cement this story with George.

George and Christina look worried in the caff in Coronation Street

Christina urged George to speak to the police. ITV

He was having none of it, having remembered that she was seen running away from the direction of the crime scene.

In today's episode, Summer suggested to George that he might be the one responsible, and then lashed out towards best mates Asha Alahan (Tanisha Gorey) and Nina Lucas (Mollie Gallagher) gossiping about her. Gary stepped in to diffuse the situation, guiding her to the builder's yard for a cuppa.

Meanwhile, George was troubled by Christina being brought back into the station. She'd been caught lying, as CCTV footage showed that she was actually in the market town of Hyde, instead of picking Todd up from Inkerman Street.

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Not wanting to upset George anymore, she told him that there had been a small discrepancy in her earlier statement and that she'd had to iron out the details with Lisa.

Trying to deflect, she urged him to speak out about what he saw Summer doing on the night Theo died. He wrestled with the idea, but after bumping into the detective outside of the Rovers, decided to come clean.

Will George's claims lead to an arrest?

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Michael AdamsSoaps Editor

Michael Adams is the Soaps Editor at Radio Times, covering all of the hot gossip and spoilers from Weatherfield to Walford, Emmerdale to Hollyoaks and everywhere in-between. He joined the team from Metro, where he spent two years as a Soaps Reporter and previously worked on the sets of both Coronation Street and Emmerdale.

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