JUSTICE SERVED BUT AT A DEADLY PRICE: THE COBBLES WILL NEVER BE THE SAME

A conversation with Will Driscoll (Lucas Hodgson-Wale) prompted Tim Metcalfe (Joe Duttine) to confront the person who abused him when he was a child in Coronation Street this evening.

At the start of the week, Will plotted to leave Weatherfield for France, under the impression that he was going to start a new life with Megan Walsh (Beth Nixon) there.

His cover story saw Will tell his family that he was moving to Scotland with his mum. He departed in Tim’s taxi, but plans started to change when Will’s train got cancelled.

Meanwhile, Ben Driscoll (Aaron McCusker) had discovered Will’s passport was missing and managed to workout what was going on. Tim was contacted and told to not let Will out of his sight.

Tim then spoke to Will about Trisha, the woman who took advantage of him when he was 14. During this period of Tim’s life, he wasn’t told that being in a relationship with a 20 year old was wrong. It meant that Tim refused to accept Sally Metcalfe’s (Sally Dynevor) claims that he was abused when Trisha came back onto the scene last year.

Learning about what Will went through with Megan made Tim realise that Sally was right about Trisha. After Tim’s chat, Will decided to go to the police station and report Megan.

In this evening’s episode, Megan was questioned by DS Lisa Connor-Swain (Vicky Myers) and denied all of the accusations. Because Will made the report though, she was eventually charged and taken into custody.

As this was happening, Tim had decided to confront Trisha. Outside her work, Tim told Trisha that she took advantage of him when he was 14 years old. She was horrified that Tim was accusing her of being an abuser, and said that she wouldn’t accept any of his comments. To prevent the conversation from going any further, Trisha claimed that she was late for work and left.

When he returned home, he told Sally that he didn’t need Trisha to say sorry or admit what she did, because he knows in his heart what happened to him was wrong and that, for him, is what is most important.

While Will and Tim share the same experience, their stories have ended in different ways. Will has been listened to and validated, and Megan has been charged. Tim, however, has been denied that recognition, due to Trisha refusing to take responsibility for her actions.

It’s a contrast that highlights how society has definitely moved forward – but not nearly far enough.