Maggie marks milestone in Coronation Street video amid dark scenes
It’s Maggie Driscoll’s (Pauline McLynn) birthday in Coronation Street this coming week, but her party isn’t as happy and joyful as you might think.
Maggie arrived in Weatherfield earlier this year alongside her son Ben Driscoll (Aaron McCusker) and his partner Eva Price (Catherine Tyldesley). Ben has two sons, while Eva has a daughter called Susie.
On the surface, there doesn’t seem a great deal wrong with Maggie. Yes, she often throws catty remarks at her daughter-in-law, but the residents of Coronation Street have no reason to believe this Irish Grandma has anything to hide.
The audience will discover more about Maggie soon, as flashback scenes confirm she is keeping a major – and deadly – secret from her family.
In this new video, we see the moment she praises the community and thanks them for making the Driscolls feel so welcome on the cobbles.
Maggie stands in the middle of the pub back room in Corrie
She’s hiding a huge secret (Picture: ITV)
FROM ITV STRICT EMBARGO – No Use Before Tuesday 21st October 2025 Coronation Street – Week 44 Monday 27th – Friday 31st October 2025 Left to right: Will Driscoll [LUCAS HODGSON-WALE], Maggie Driscoll [PAULINE MCLYNN], Ben Driscoll [AARON MCCUSKER] , Eva Price [CATHERINE TYLDSLEY], Susie Price [AURORA BRADSHAW] and Ollie Driscoll [RAPHAEL AKUWUDIKE] Picture contact – David.crook@itv.com Photographer – Danielle Baguley This photograph is (C) ITV and can only be reproduced for editorial purposes directly in connection with the programme or event mentioned above, or ITV plc. This photograph must not be manipulated [excluding basic cropping] in a manner which alters the visual appearance of the person photographed deemed detrimental or inappropriate by ITV plc Picture Desk. This photograph must not be syndicated to any other company, publication or website, or permanently archived, without the express written permission of ITV Picture Desk. Full Terms and conditions are available on the website www.itv.com/presscentre/itvpictures/terms
Maggie is Ben Driscoll’s mum (Picture: ITV)
Maggie’s speech leaves everyone smiling – bar Eva. It seems she is the only one who can see just how toxic Maggie is, but is she going to get close to the truth about her?
As celebrations get continue, Maggie reflects on her younger days…and we get a tantalising glimpse of this matriarchal monster-in-law’s origin story.
‘It’s actually very moving when you see what happens in the flashback because it shows the difficulty of being a young mother’, star Pauline said.
‘I won’t say whether she was happy or unhappy in the marriage; you can decide for yourself, because there’s no slant on it, it’s just presented as what happened. It’s intriguing, and it’s one of those things that you know when you see it, that this will have repercussions somewhere, somehow.