Just. Leave. Him. Those are the three words that countless Coronation Street fans have been screaming at their screens ever since Todd Grimshaw ( Gareth Pierce ) became the target of physical and psychological abuse at the hands of his violent boyfriend Theo ( James Cartwright ).

But in a special two-hander episode, Coronation Street highlights the stifling, claustrophobic nature of a relationship where domestic violence is a regular occurrence, and just how difficult it can be to escape.

Audiences will be given a chilling fly-on-the-the wall perspective on Todd’s life under the roof of an abuser with a ‘found-footage’ feel. Every scene is shot from the point of view of a hidden camera, a ring doorbell, CCTV, and police body cam footage.

Actor Gareth Pierce describes how he felt

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