Tracy Barlow will become the richest killer behind bars when she inherits a fortune this summer.
And murderer Tracy isnât the only one to be surprised that gran Blanche Hunt, who died in Spain, left all her money to the jailbird.
It will come as an even bigger shock to her mum Deidre (Anne Kirkbride, 55) because she is left only some tatty necklaces and earrings by the battleaxe.
News that Tracy (Kate Ford, 32) is now worth a small fortune quickly angers her relatives. Brother Peter (Chris Gascoyne, 42) storms: âWhy Tracy, for Godâs sake? What was Blanche thinking?â
Ken (Bill Roache, 77) says: âMaybe she thought Tracy needed the money.â
But that doesnât wash with Peter, who hits back: âWhat, for soap and tobacco? Cos thatâs all sheâll be able to spend it on for the next 10 years.â
When Deirdre breaks out laughing, Peter asks what sheâs so amused about and she explains:
âIâm laughing at you lot arguing. Donât you get it? Thatâs just what me mum would have wanted.â
And Blanche, who was played by the late Maggie Jones, takes one last swipe at Ken when she leaves him her dog.
Blanche writes: âYouâd better feed and walk her regularly. And donât take her near canals, theatres
or any other places where loose women may be hanging about.â
Ken responds: âEven in death she mocks me.â