Coronation Street fans complain over Cerberus the dog death scenes saying it was 'way too much'
23.03.2023 - 00:45
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Coronation Street fans were in bits as a beloved Weatherfield character passed away in heartbreaking scenes. Viewers of the ITV soap were warned of upsetting scenes as Evelyn Plummer was forced to have her trusted greyhound Cerberus put to sleep after he fell seriously ill.
Tragedy struck on the cobbles after, in Monday night's episode, Evelyn calls in Roy Cropper's cafe with Cerberus in tow. When Cerberus later showed no interest in his tea, Evelyn was concerned.
With Cerberus still sick in Wednesday night's instalment, a concerned Tyrone Dobbs insisted that he and his gran took him to the vets. When the vet suggested food poisoning, a guilty Roy revealed he'd dropped an Eccles cake in the café and feared Cerberus may have eaten it.
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Aware that currants are poisonous to dogs, an angry and worried Evelyn, played by Maureen Lipman, told Roy that if anything happened to Cerberus, she’d never forgive him. The vet then broke the devastating news that Cerberus was suffering from kidney failure.
He said Cerberus was unlikely to improve due his age and the kindest thing would be to put him to sleep and Evelyn finally agreed, saying "I don't want to see him suffer." The usually stoic Evelyn was in tears as she wrapped her boy in a blanket and said goodbye to him for the last time. "Thank you for being the best boy, the prince of Weatherfield," she said about her 'greatest companion' as the vet administered the injection.
@50pMillionaire tweeted: "The bafta goes to the dog." And @feistygal16 also said: "That dog deserves a bafta!" @cherrieshobi gasped: "Devastating corrie omg #Corrie