Gary’s exit ‘confirmed’ in Coronation Street after 18 years amid devastating murder story outcome

Is this the end for Gary Windass? (Picture: ITV) The following article contains spoilers from the episode of Coronation Street dated August 9. It hasn’t aired on ITV1 yet, but can be viewed on ITVX and YouTube. Gary Windass (Mikey North) looks set to seal his own fate in Coronation Street, if tonight’s episode is anything to go by. Kit Green (Jacob Roberts) has made it his mission to free Sarah Platt (Tina O’Brien) from prison, but his plan would have come at great cost to Gary. Sarah is currently behind bars after being arrested for Theo Silverton’s (James Cartwright) murder. Earlier this year, Sarah endured a terrifying showdown with Theo, which ended with her hitting the evil man with a metal pipe. Ask Metro Use AI to go deeper into the stories you care about – powered by Metro and trusted publications. Theo fell over some scaffolding and to the floor, resulting in his death. Immediately after this happened, Sarah called Gary, and together, they tried to keep their involvement in the demise a secret from everyone. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video While Gary’s got form for killing people and then keeping quiet about it, Sarah was never going to manage as well as him, so it came as no surprise when she ultimately confessed, but chose to keep Gary’s name out of it. However, Kit was well aware that Gary was involved, and knew that Sarah’s only chance at a lighter sentence would be to get Gary to confess that he had encouraged her not to go to the police immediately, so that her self-defence argument would stand up in court. Unfortunately, tonight’s episode saw Bethany Platt (Lucy Fallon) let this plan slip to Sarah, and she wasted no time in reprimanding Kit on the phone, demanding in a coded message that he drop it. As frustrated as he was, Kit chose to respect Sarah’s wishes, and told Bethany that he was going to call Gary and let him know the good news. The guilt eventually became too much for Sarah (Picture: ITV) Kit wanted to frame Gary (Picture: ITV) What he didn’t know, however, was that Gary had already sought legal advice from Adam Barlow (Sam Robertson), who warned him that his best option may be to come clean. Though Kit tried to get through to Gary, it was too late, as he had already taken himself down to the police station to ‘tell the truth’. But what will he say? Will he do what Kit had asked of him to save Sarah? Or could he bet set to drop Kit in it too? Deals of the Day Parents can save up to 30% on Kickers school shoes ahead of the new term The back-to-school hack that's helping parents avoid queues and sold-out sizes Could your hair be wavy rather than straight? This brand thinks so Could your star sign improve your skincare routine? This new beauty launch thinks so Best skincare for menopausal skin? This dermatologist-created treatment is tailored to you This article was first published on August 5, 2026. Arrow MORE: Jailed Sarah makes shock discovery about Kit and Gary in new Coronation Street spoiler video Arrow MORE: Three dramatic Coronation Street videos as iconic couple are stunned by murder charge Arrow MORE: New romance for Bethany – but anguished Harry may ruin it all in Coronation Street The Soaps Newsletter – Weekly Sign up for exclusive spoilers and interviews, handpicked by our Soaps Editor.