TERRIFYING hospital dash on the cards for THIS Coronation Street LEGEND

Coronation Street
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Steve McDonald's week goes from bad to worse...

Coronation Street legend Steve McDonald is faced with every parent's worst nightmare this week when his three-year-old son, Oliver Battersby, is rushed to hospital.

The worrying twist comes after Oliver started fitting while Summer Spellman looked after him at the end of last week.

Coronation Street spoilers: Leanne Battersby blames Steve for Oliver’s condition…

Leanne is fuming with Steve next week when Oliver ends up in hospital (Picture: ITV)

Tonight's Coronation Street sees the drama surrounding Oliver continue when Steve races his son to the local medical centre after his collapse with Summer.

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When he arrives, Doctor Gaddas is quick to reassure Steve, but suggests that he should still take him to A&E as a precaution.

Still worrying about Oliver's health, Steve dashes to the hospital where doctors check him over.

Soon a panicky Leanne Battersby arrives, worried about her little boy being in hospital.

Coronation Street Oliver ITV

Oliver hasn't been well since his birthday (Picture: ITV)

But while both Steve and Leanne are fearing the worst, tension soon breaks out between them when Leanne discovers Oliver was with schoolgirl Summer when he had his seizure.

Thankfully Oliver seems to be okay, and realising that he has got some making up to do for leaving his son with Summer, Steve decides to invite Leanne and Nick out for dinner with him and Tracy.

But while their night out at Speed Daal seems to build some bridges between the couples, all hell breaks loose when a business card that Steve got from Imran Habeeb falls to the ground.

Coronation Street spoilers: Nick Tilsley confesses all to Leanne!

Steve asks Leanne and Nick to dinner next week to make peace (Picture: ITV)

It is soon revealed that Steve went to Imran for advice on getting more access to his son, but with Imran's girlfriend being Oliver's aunty, the solicitor had handed Steve a card for a colleague who might be able to help.

So is Steve really going to get legal advice on his access rights to Oliver? Or has he just accidentally opened a whole can of worms with Leanne?

Coronation Street’s scheduling pattern has changed due to the coronavirus pandemic and now airs on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 7.30pm.

Claire Crick
Assistant Managing Editor at What To Watch

Claire is Assistant Managing Editor at What To Watch and has been a journalist for over 15 years, writing about everything from soaps and TV to beauty, entertainment, and even the Royal Family. After starting her career at a soap magazine, she ended up staying for 13 years, and over that time she’s pulled pints in the Rovers Return, sung karaoke in the Emmerdale village hall, taken a stroll around Albert Square, and visited Summer Bay Surf Club in sunny Australia. 


After learning some tricks of the trade at websites Digital Spy, Entertainment Daily, and Woman & Home, Claire landed a role at What’s On TV and whattowatch.com writing about all things TV and film, with a particular love for Aussie soaps, Strictly Come Dancing and Bake Off


She’s interviewed everyone from June Brown — AKA Dot Cotton — to Michelle Keegan, swapped cooking tips with baking legend Mary Berry backstage at the NTAs, and danced the night away with soap stars at countless awards bashes. There’s not a lot she doesn’t know about soaps and TV and can be very handy when a soapy question comes up in a pub quiz! 


As well as all things soap-related, Claire also loves running, spa breaks, days out with her kids, and getting lost in a good book.