CORONATION Street fans are convinced that there will be a Line of Duty crossover after Craig Tinker went rogue on Monday’s episode.
The police officer – who is played by Colson Smith in the ITV soap – decided to cover up Faye Windass and Emma Brooker killing an old man.
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Awash with guilt and overwhelmed by the evidence piling up against her and Emma, Faye confessed to Craig that she was involved in Ted’s death.
After revealing to Faye (Ellie Leach) that the police was going to conduct another thorough search of Ted’s house, the police constable returned to Ted’s flat to retrieve his girlfriends fake nail.
Craig then returned to the flat and told them to dispose of any clothes they were when they knocked Ted over.
He then dropped a bombshell that he had resigned from the police because he had broken his oath.
ITV viewers have predicted that the storyline is far from over and that Craig’s involvement could lead to him being investigated as a “bent copper”.
One wrote: “Line of Duty and Corrie crossover soon with Corrupt Craig?! #corrie”
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Another posted: “Craig talking about being a ‘corrupt officer’ like he’s about to be the focus of the next season of Line of Duty.”
A third tweeted: “Look out Tinker, Hastings will be after you !! #Corrie”
Another added: “Craig, prepare to be interviewed by AC12!!! #Corrie”.
Someone else joked: “Corrupt cop Craig has gotten #Corrie mixed up with Line Of Duty.”
Faye admitted to being involved in Ted’s passing after finding out that the pensioner’s post-mortem indicated he had been run over, which resulted in the formation of a blood clot that eventually killed him.
She came clean to Craig after withholding the truth from him weeks.
Faye was behind the wheel alongside a tipsy Emma (Alexandra Mardell) when the pair ran over the frail pensioner – portrayed by Yorkshire comedian Duggie Brown – after a New Year’s Eve.
The old man insisted he was fine but was found dead in his home by the pair who had decided to pay him a visit to replace a pack of ginger biscuits he lost during the accident.
Emma and Faye have desperately tried to cover up evidence of their involvement ever since, the latter determined to not return behind bars.
Faye spent several months in prison after being sentenced to three years for attacking Adam Barlow, whom she had mistaken for Ray Crosby.
She was released on bail ahead of the festive season but is still walking on thin ice with the law.
And with Craig aware of her secret, a fact which could also lead him into plenty of trouble, is Faye truly out of the woods?
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