Tonight’s episode of Corrie (Friday, July 26), saw Paul and Billy have one ‘last day of freedom’ together, marking a sad turning point in Paul’s MND story.
These scenes saw Paul spend time with his family before contemplating ending his life towards the end of the episode.
Here’s why I think that Paul’s special episode was Corrie at its best. We’ll likely be talking about this for years to come.
Paul wanted to end his life (Credit: ITV)
Corrie: Paul Foreman’s special MND episode
This evening’s hour long episode of Coronation Street focused solely on the characters of Billy and Paul as they had one ‘last day of freedom’ before Paul was confined to his flat.
After being told that he could no longer use his stairlift, Billy took Paul out to enjoy all of his favourite things for one last time.
The couple revisited the church where they both got married, before heading over to the Rovers to spend time with their loved ones. David even turned a pint into a bubbly mixture so that Paul could taste it without his feeding tube.
Back in the flat and after having seen all of his family and friends, Paul then spent some time with Billy alone.
He then played a song that signalled to Billy that he wanted to end his life. Billy then begged Paul to reconsider.
As Billy started to go ahead with Paul’s plan, Chesney soon interrupted things by explaining that Carys had injured herself and had gone to hospital. The rest of the kids needed looking after.
With Ches having unknowingly prolonged Paul’s life, Paul was soon touched by a heartfelt conversation he had with Joseph.
The next day, Paul told Joseph that he’d ‘see him soon’ before telling Billy that he was still going to end his life, but ‘not today.’
A hard but important watch (Credit: ITV)
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