Debt ridden Joe McIntyre to face watery grave?

As if Gail's family hasn't had enough water related heartache, it turns out that partner Joe McIntyre plans to fake his own death in the Lakes when tragedy strikes for real.

In a storyline similar to the real life case of canoeing insurance fraudster John Darwin, Joe apparently visits Lake Windermere for the launch of his revamped boat Gail Force as part of a plan to fake his own death so his family can claim the life insurance payout.

But the scam goes horribly wrong when Joe (played by Reece Dinsdale) is knocked unconscious by a sail pole and loses his life. Chris Dodd who played a detective in the storyline told The North West Evening Mail: "It was great, the set we did was a night-time scene and we played the detectives and officers who were standing around during the investigation."

Joe's desperate move comes after debt collectors threaten to harm his daughter Tina (played by Michelle Keegan) if he doesn't pay what he owes.

The Coronation Street scenes of Joe's death will go on air in around six weeks on ITV1.

Via North West Evening Mail