It was reported over the weekend that at Christmas, poor Fiz Stape (Jennie McAlpine) is going to end up fighting for her life after she slips into a coma when she inhales deadly carbon monoxide!

The storyline will apparently begin when Fiz asks her mate Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall) to take a look at her dodgy central heating boiler…

But of course, Tyrone’s a mechanic, not a gas boiler engineer, and he doesn’t correctly repair it, so the deadly fumes leak out, unbeknownst to Fiz. But luckily, when the incident occurs, baby Hope will be staying with her uncle Chesney (Sam Aston) and so will of course be safe.

The Daily Mirror report that the show’s bosses have been taking advice from the Gas Safe Register organization in order to make the plot as believable as possible, and to raise awareness to the dangers of carbon monoxide.

A show insider said, “It is one of our biggest and most important storylines in a very long time…

“And we need to make sure that it is portrayed properly as we know that scenes like this, if done properly, can save lives.

“That’s why we decided to work with the Gas Safe Register. We want to make sure that we get everything accurate and right.

“It will have fans on the edge of their seats.

“Carbon monoxide is the silent killer and the show hopes to bring the issue to everyone.”

The paper goes on to say that Tyrone could face prosecution for his attempts to fix Fiz’s boiler.

It’s not yet known if Fiz survives, but we will of course keep you posted!