I agree with all posters who have said that Coronation Street is now too far fetched, and I agree the latest Pay Phelan story is unsuitable viewing for the time the programme is shown. There will certainly be children and young people watching before 9.00 pm.
I have to say that I've never known such a small area where everyone has slept with everyone else, and more or less everyone has been to prison. The weddings never go off properly, something always happens to prevent the marriage actually happening, and all the children live with a succession of people who aren't actually their parents. Additionally all the children spend an inordinate amount of time at the childminders, in their bedrooms, or completely abandoned whilst their parents, or whoever is posing as their parent at that particular time, are in the pub! As for car accidents, train accidents, fires, murders, explosions and collapsing buildings, all apparently happening within a tiny back street of Manchester to a tiny number of people; the programme clearly has moved on hugely since the days of Elsie Tanner brawling in the street and Ena Sharples drinking a milk stout (whatever that is) in the pub, served by the acidic Annie Walker.
As you see, I have watched Coronation Street for many years, but I am very disappointed with the way it is going. The humour of the relationship between Mavis and Rita was wonderful, and Rachel, with her 'pudding tooth' and the hilarious outfits of Bet Lynch made watching Corrie a delightful wind down at the end of the day.
Re the character who plays Tod Grimshaw, I agree with all those who have said, quite rightly, that the producers of the programme have acted in undue haste, and probably illegally, in sacking him so promptly. Innocent until proven guilty in my opinion.