Coronation Street fans were left terrified when soap villain Geoff Metcalfe made a shock return in Wednesday night's episode (August 24).
The abusive husband of Yasmeen Nazir, played by Ian Bartholomew, popped up unexpectedly in creepy scenes just seconds in. Corrie viewers saw Yasmeen, played by Shelley King, stirred from her sleep on the sofa by the sound of Stu Carpenter whistling cheerfully in the kitchen while making them a brew.
Soap watchers are aware that Yasmeen had given her close friend his marching orders after finding out he served 27 years in prison for the murder of a young woman he had an affair with.
Deeply affected by the psychological torture inflicted on her by her late husband, Yasmeen has refused to listen to Stu's protests that he was wrongly convicted.