Coronation Street’s Kit Green lets Mick Michaelis off the hook next week, after the builder’s arrest sends him into a nervous spin. But why exactly does Kit feel the need to give Mick an easy ride?

The drama plays out after Mick picks a fight with Theo Silverton on the street, shoving him against a van.

Mick only backs off when Billy Mayhew, Ronnie Bailey and Ed Bailey step in to support Theo.

Following the nasty attack, DS Lisa Swain informs Kit that the likely culprit has been brought in under suspicion of assault, and she would like him to conduct the interview.

While a routine round of questioning should be a walk in the park for a policeman as experienced as DC Green, it’s clear that he feels uneasy about what he’s walking into…

“Not much fazes Kit. Particularly in his job – he’s usually hard as nails,” our Corrie source explains.

“But there’s something about Mick’s name that triggers him to feel nervous. He tries to cover his emotions in front of Lisa for his own sake, but viewers will be in no doubt about his true feelings.

“Now, whether that’s just because he’s heard about Mick’s dodgy reputation, or because of something that’s buried in the past, you’ll have to wait and find out…”

In the interview room, Kit tries his best to stick to his professional persona, but worry is written all over his face. In fact, it doesn’t take long for Mick to suss out the copper’s nerves, and he begins to find the situation more amusing than intimidating.

As the conversation continues, Kit drops standard police protocol and decides against questioning Mick in detail about his violent outburst on the cobbles.

“Kit lets Mick off. It’s a very unusual situation,” our insider continues.

“Kit doesn’t grill him half as much as should, then he lets him go. And things only go from bad to worse when Mick pulls Kit aside and insists that they need to have a private chat. Is this the moment that all hell breaks loose?”