Coronation Street has delivered a major new development for Kit Green, with the detective revealing that he has stage three cancer as he struggles to keep working while beginning treatment.
The storyline came into sharper focus when Lisa Connor-Swain confronted Kit over repeatedly calling in sick and failing to answer her calls. Kit then disclosed the seriousness of his diagnosis, explaining why he has been increasingly absent from the police station.
Upcoming episodes will show Kit beginning chemotherapy, with his family and colleagues rallying around him as the reality of treatment sets in.
Kit faces chemotherapy
Kit’s son Brody Michaelis is set to play an important role in the next stage of the story. Before treatment, Brody helps his father shave his head, while Bernie offers support at the hospital and recalls stories from Kit’s childhood.
The storyline also intersects with Sarah Platt’s upcoming trial. Sarah hopes Kit will provide a character reference, but his health crisis complicates the situation and forces those around him to reconsider what they are asking of him.
A serious new chapter on the cobbles
Coronation Street has positioned Kit’s diagnosis as more than a short-term plot point. The character will have to balance treatment, fatherhood and a demanding police career while deciding how much of his condition he wants to share.
For viewers, the revelation adds another emotional storyline to a particularly dramatic period in Weatherfield following the Platt family shooting and the continuing fallout from Jodie Ramsey’s actions.
Kit’s chemotherapy storyline continues in upcoming episodes on ITV1 and ITVX.