Coronation Street airs a horror twist on Betsy Swain’s 18th birthday next week, as she finds herself at the scene of a dramatic car crash.
Lisa’s teenage daughter is preparing to celebrate on a night out with her friends when she’s suddenly distracted by chaos at the Weatherfield Precinct.
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Betsy’s birthday starts off well enough, as she returns home to celebrate with her loved ones after being out all night.
When Lisa questions what Betsy has been up to, the birthday girl reveals that she spent the night with Dylan Wilson. Betsy points out that it’s time for Lisa to start treating her like an adult.
Later, after some drinks with her family, Betsy announces that she’s off into town with her mates to continue the celebrations – still determined to assert her independence.
She leaves a voice message as she walks through the Precinct, but all of a sudden there’s a loud crash as a stolen car hits something. Betsy lets out a scream amid the terrifying moment…
“On the morning of her 18th we see this nice family dynamic. Then, as the day goes on, we see this very teenage side,” explains Sydney Martin, who plays Betsy.
“She goes out, she’s had a bit of a mard, she’s got herself a bit drunk, she’s just upset. Then all of a sudden, in the same place that she lost Mason, there’s a car hurtling towards her.
“I think it’s the wake-up call that she needs her mum, she needs Carla, she needs Ryan, and she needs this family unit. Although grief is such a horrible emotion, you can rely on the people around you, it doesn’t make you weak, it doesn’t make you a child.
“She needs to see they’re not trying to treat her like a child, they’re just trying to understand her. Just before the crash it was her mum that she was reaching for, it was her mum that she was leaving a voicemail for.
“She is grateful to her mum, and for Carla for stepping into this motherly role now. This is a wake up call that life can be taken away in a split second.”
The car incident comes as Dylan and Brody Michaelis continue to do Carl Webster’s dirty work by stealing vehicles around the area.
George Shuttleworth spots the stolen car speeding off and is shocked to realise that Dylan is the driver.
Later in the week, with one resident seriously injured in hospital after the crash incident, George warns Dylan that he saw him driving the car.
Dylan tells George that he must be mistaken, but will the undertaker accept this? And was Dylan responsible for the crash?
