Overview
- Next week’s episodes show Sam experiencing a psychotic break marked by visual and auditory hallucinations in which he perceives two versions of Roy Cropper.
- Sam flees into the Rovers and locks the door while friends and family, including Will Driscoll, plead with him from outside as concern grows.
- Carla Connor finds Sam, keeps him calm and calls his father Nick Tilsley, telling Nick she believes Sam is likely suffering from psychosis based on her own history.
- The crisis follows the recent exposure of teacher Megan Walsh’s grooming of pupil Will and Will’s decision to report her to the police, which has strained Sam and fuelled his paranoia.
- Producers are framing the scenes as a community‑focused portrayal of mental illness and recovery and the episodes are set to air on Coronation Street’s regular weeknight 8:30pm slot on ITV and ITV X.