Coronation Street fans have hailed one of the leading ladies in the latest episode of the long-running show as Lisa Swain’s showdown with her previously ‘dead’ wife played out.

Fans of the ITV soap have had to wait days to see what happened after Becky Swain turned up in the living room of No.6, after being killed in the line of duty four years ago.

As those who follow the ITV soap know, Lisa has recently been struggling with her past, particularly after the death of her colleague PC Craig Tinker brought back memories of Becky’s demise.

Lisa has also been suspicious over what led to Becky’s death, with her being investigated for corruption at the time of her supposed passing, as had previously been blocked from doing any digging by her boss, DI Costello.

But things seemed to be looking up for Lisa, after she popped the question to her now-fiancee Carla Connor in an elborate public display of affection.

However, it was during Monday’s (September 8) visit to Weatherfield that the detective sergeant’s jaw was left on the floor when she came face-to-face with Becky, four years after she believed she had died in the line of duty.

With the usual mid-week episode of Corrie pulled from the schedule due to the National Television Awards 2025 broadcasting live on ITV, Corrie fans had to wait until Friday (September 12) to find out what happened next.

Lisa struggled to believe Becky was standing in front of her, and was unable to get her head around the fact that Becky had allowed her and their faughter, Betsy, to grieve her for so long despite her whole death being fake.

Becky explained that she had spent the last four years in Spain under another name after being put into witness protection, following an undercover operation gone wrong.

Lisa was furious to discover that Becky had been targeting a dangerous gang, which had ultimately put the whole family in danger and led to the decision for Becky to go into hiding.

Carla then returned home from the false alarm at the factory and while Becky tried to claim she knew Lisa from work, she wasn’t having any of it and clearly distressed, told her new partner the truth.

Needing some space, Lisa left Carla at the house with Becky, before Roy Cropper arrived and tried to tell Carla he definitely saw Becky during his recent visit to the hospital, as he saw a photo of her in their home.

Carla managed to get out of the situation before Carla and Becky went in search of Lisa. They eventually tracked her down in the park she and Becky used to take Betsy to as a child, and found her sitting on Becky’s memorial bench.

It was revealed then that the ashes Lisa scattered all those years ago were of Tia Wardley, the name Logan Radcliffe had given Carla during a prison visit, and the name of the woman they thought had interrupted their recent engagement celebrations.

As their confrontation continued, Lisa stormed off again, before Carla convinced her to hear Becky out and they had another conversation at the factory. Thing seemed to become calmer and more familiar between the pair, but the mood changed when Becky asked to see Betsy,

As the emotional drama unfolded, Corrie fans were flocking to social media to heap praise on actress Vicky Myers for her portrayal of Lisa’s complete heartbreak and disbelief.

@carlasbarlow said: “Christ i’m only a minute in but someone give vicky myers an oscar immediately what the F**K.” @AnchenThomas replied: “Literally the acting was phenomenal give her an Oscar and Emmy all of it she is better then some that has an Oscar.”

@_livgreenwood shared: “I have absolutely no words for that performance other than – VICKY MYERS TAKE A F**KING BOW. What an absolutely phenomenal actress & credit to the show she is. #Swarla #VickyMyers #Corrie #LisaSwain.”

@jessmae62 wrote: “vicky myers, you are OUT. OF. THIS. WORLD.” @kayleerc09 posted: “i’m not a fan of this becky storyline but vicky myers’ acting was brilliant and amazing. She deserves every best actress award #swarla.” @swain___rooney commented: “Losing my mind after this episode. but god give vicky myers all of the awards after this episode #swarla #corrie.”

@lovergirlswain gushed: “VICKY MYERS TONY AWARD VICKY MYERS OSCAR AWARD VICKY MYERS NTA AWARD VICKY MYERS EMMY AWARD VICKY MYERS GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD VICKY MYERS BAFTA AWARD VICKY MYERS GRAMMY VICKY MYERS BRIT AWARD BEST MALE ACTOR BEST COUNTRY SINGER just give her everything ok.”