ITV has released the first dramatic pictures of Corrie’s Sunita Alahan (Shobna Gulati) and Stella Price (Michelle Collins) fighting for their lives after being dragged out of the blazing Rovers Return.

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The two women find themselves trapped in the inferno that starts in the double bill airing on Monday 18 March, but both are miraculously rescued and rushed to hospital.

Yet it’s touch and go for Sunita and Stella as devastated family members including Dev (Jimmi Harkishin), Eva (Catherine Tyldesley) and Gloria (Sue Johnston) are left praying for their recovery.

For Dev, there’s also the further heartache of discovering that Sunita is the number one suspect for what is now treated as a case of arson.

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Coronation Street confirmed last week that the Rovers fire will eventually claim two lives and that the storyline will herald the end of actress Shobna Gulati’s time on the soap.

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David BrownDeputy Previews Editor, Radio Times

David Brown is Deputy Previews Editor at Radio Times, with a particular interest in crime drama and fantasy TV. He has appeared as a contributor on BBC News, Sky News and Radio 4’s Front Row and has had work published in the Guardian, the Sunday Times and the i newspaper. He has also worked as a writer and editorial consultant on the National Television Awards, as well as several documentaries profiling the likes of Lenny Henry, Billy Connolly and Take That.

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