(Picture: ITV)

Coronation Street could be set to air its most heartbreaking storyline of all time as young child Oliver falls desperately ill. In the wake of show boss Iain MacLeod recently warning Metro.co.uk that one of the most hardhitting stories he has ever tackled will take place this spring and tear apart numerous families, could Oliver be set to die?

Iain previously hinted at the storyline, telling us: ‘There is a huge new story which I can’t say too much more about at this stage if you’ll forgive me for being cryptic but having re-established Steve and Tracy’s relationship on its strongest footing, something will happen that probably has the most far-reaching impact of any story we’ve done since I’ve been on the show, and I include both stints, where something horrifically difficult and challenging will happen that draws in 3-4 different clans on the Street and forces them to deal with the hardest thing anyone would ever had to deal with.