Coronation Street’s troubled Billy Mayhew is in dire need of a friend right now, after his desperate battle with drug addiction, but last night (Wednesday 14 March) he got a wolf in sheep’s clothing instead – Pat Phelan.
And fans now fear that Billy’s life is in grave danger!
After Peter and Adam Barlow joined forces to get the disgraced vicar out of prison, they left him in the ‘care’ of Phelan.
Big mistake, guys! Especially as he’d just robbed Phelan’s wife, Eileen.
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Billy is a man on the edge, feeling worthless and full of self-pity, so perhaps bullying and aggressive Phelan wasn’t the best choice of companion!
"On your knees, and beg for forgiveness…"
Is Billy about to become Phelan's next victim!? #Corrie pic.twitter.com/CE6XIZwo0J
— Coronation Street (@itvcorrie) March 14, 2018
Tasked with giving Billy the mother of all wake-up calls, Phelan – not known for his delicate touch – gave him the dressing down of his life.
And it was painful to watch.
He raged at the vicar, shouting in his face that he doesn’t deserve the love and support he’s being given by Eileen, Summer, and Peter.
Billy begged for advice, whimpering: “Just tell me what to do and I’ll do it.”
And Phelan ordered him to get on his knees.
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Reminding him of his calling, Phelan asked whether he still believes in his God and blasted: “You’re going to beat this, and you know why?
“If you fail again, if you let us down again, it will be the last thing you do.
“I will come for you.” Yikes.
And viewers know he means it!
Understandably, Corrie fans suddenly became concerned that the desperate vicar could become Phelan’s next victim.
As Phelan shook Billy around like a rag doll, fans expressed their fears on social media.
One worried fan wrote: “God help poor Billy.”
Another simply wrote: “Billy is Phelan’s next victim.”
For once Phelan’s tactics might work; threatening to kill Billy unless he gets off the drugs, he has no other choice, we know Pat will be true to his word.#Phelan #Billy #Corrie
— Mark Turton (@Sparko428) March 14, 2018
PHELAN GET YOUR DIRTY HANDS OF BILLY #corrie
— caitlin 🫶🏼 (@flowersswiftx) March 14, 2018
https://twitter.com/dannyb234/status/974027860775186433
God help poor Billy! 😨 what a convincing actor Phelan is, so scary! 😧
— 𝕁𝕦𝕝𝕚𝕖 𝕊𝕞𝕚𝕥𝕙 (@JulieSmith2001) March 14, 2018
https://twitter.com/JamieHo58564859/status/974022564740771842
OMG was I the only one scared for Billy @connor9mcintyre #Corrie @itvcorrie #patphelan
— stephanie clarke (@stephanieandme) March 14, 2018
Phelan's going Theologically Baddass on Billy! 😂😂😂😂😂 #corrie
— Purves Grundy (@Ockeghem1497) March 14, 2018
PAT PHELAN IS GONNA KILL BILLY TOO #CORRIE
— chicken or beef? (@iamagiraffe) March 14, 2018
With Phelan due to leave Weatherfield in a climatic showdown in the coming weeks, we’ll have to wait and see who he takes down with him.
One thing we know for sure is that it’s going to be dramatic!
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Coronation Street airs on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 7.30pm on ITV.