The Coronation Street air has been seething with unresolved sexual tension ever since Carl Webster (Jonathan Howard) arrived in Weatherfield and set eyes on his sister-in-law Abi Webster (Sally Carman). And it looks like they’re finally about to give in to their feelings in episodes airing soon.

When Abi realised that the handsome man she’d been flirting with in Freshco’s car park was actually Kevin (Michael Le Vell)’s brother, it obviously came as a shock.

Over the months as they’ve got to know each other, the attraction between them hasn’t died down, although Abi has insisted that it’s a love that can never be, because of her loving Kevin and him having cancer.

Recently Kevin has discovered two things. One is that his wife and his brother seem to either be having an affair or are on the verge of it.

The other is that he doesn’t have cancer any more as his treatment has been successful. However, he’s pretending that he still does have cancer in the hope that this will make Abi think twice about leaving him – and so far that’s working.

It’s a complex situation, and Carl is dealing with complexities of his own as he owes a lot of money and has been using Kev’s garage as a venue for doing up stolen cars as a side-hustle to try and make some money.

These situations all come together in an upcoming episode when Kevin overhears Carl talking to his accomplice Fiona about a flash car he’s working on and how, if she steals it, they can split the profit.

Kevin attempts to pursue Fiona as she drives off in the car and soon collapses, unwell.

Glenda (Jodie Prenger) takes him to the hospital and soon Carl turns up. Kevin reveals that he knows that Carl has been up to something dodgy with Fiona. Carl turns the tables by telling his brother that he’s been chatting to the medical staff and he knows that Kevin is now cancer-free.

When Abi hears what Carl has been up to she has a go at him for the trouble he’s caused. He resists the urge to tell her that Kevin is deceiving her about still having cancer.

She does find out, however – from Tyrone (Alan Halsall). She’s worrying about how to tell Jack (Kyran Bowes) that Kevin’s cancer hasn’t responded to treatment and Tyrone knows he can’t let her do that and  breaks it to her that Kevin has been lying about his health since receiving the all-clear.