Coronation Street in 2008

2008 was Coronation Street's forty-ninth year.

Main characters

Ranking	Character	Played by	Duration	Number of Episodes	Running total	Previous year's ranking
1	Michelle Connor	Kym Ryder/Marsh	Full year	169	376	5
2	Steve McDonald	Simon Gregson	Full year	161	1931	1
3	Carla Connor/Gordon	Alison King	Full year	159	310	6
4	Maria Sutherland/Connor	Samia Smith	Full year	152	803	15
5	Becky Granger	Katherine Kelly	Full year	145	301	23
6	Gail Platt	Helen Worth	Full year	132	3128	14
7	Tony Gordon	Gray O'Brien	Full year except for May	130	155	70
8	David Platt	Jack P. Shepherd	Full year	127	1170	7
9	Fiz Brown	Jennie McAlpine	Full year	126	984	1
10	Liam Connor	Rob James-Collier	Until October	121	332	4
10	Sean Tully	Antony Cotton	Full year	121	617	7
12	Leanne Battersby	Jane Danson	Full year	119	878	20
12	Sally Webster	Sally Whittaker	Full year	119	2090	12
14	Liz McDonald	Beverley Callard	Full year	114	1495	13
14	Tina McIntyre	Michelle Keegan	From January	114	114	-
16	Tyrone Dobbs	Alan Halsall	Full year	109	917	38
17	Audrey Roberts	Sue Nicholls	Full year except for November	107	2247	25
18	Lloyd Mullaney	Craig Charles	Full year	106	333	26
19	Janice Battersby	Vicky Entwistle	Full year	103	1360	17
19	Jason Grimshaw	Ryan Thomas	Full year	103	794	3
21	Molly Compton	Vicky Binns	Full year	102	253	41
21	Darryl Morton	Jonathan Dixon	Full year	102	171	41
23	Kevin Webster	Michael Le Vell	Full year	100	2156	19
24	Dan Mason	Matthew Crompton	Until July and September to November	98	108	77
25	Norris Cole	Malcolm Hebden	Full year	90	876	35
26	Roy Cropper	David Neilson	Full year	88	1150	29
26	Eileen Grimshaw	Sue Cleaver	Full year	88	912	11
26	Rosie Webster	Helen Flanagan	Full year	88	973	32
29	Dev Alahan	Jimmi Harkishin	Full year	86	834	41
30	Ken Barlow	William Roache	Full year	85	3682	31
31	Kelly Crabtree	Tupele Dorgu	Full year except for May	82	428	18
32	Ryan Connor	Ben Thompson	Full year except for July	81	150	48
32	Vernon Tomlin	Ian Reddington	Until September	81	238	24
34	Rita Sullivan	Barbara Knox	Full year	79	2987	40
35	Deirdre Barlow	Anne Kirkbride	Full year	78	2853	21
36	Jerry Morton	Michael Starke	Until September	77	168	28
37	Harry Mason	Jack Ellis	Until September	76	85	78
38	Kirk Sutherland	Andrew Whyment	Full year	75	587	35
39	Wiki Dankowska	Wanda Opalinska	Full year	73	139	45
40	Bill Webster	Peter Armitage	January and March to November	68	455	41
41	Amber Kalirai	Nikki Patel	Full year	66	157	59
42	Blanche Hunt	Maggie Jones	Full year except for June	61	767	33
43	Mel Morton	Emma Edmondson	Until October	59	116	50
44	Paul Clayton	Tom Hudson	Until May	58	113	57
45	Teresa Bryant	Karen Henthorn	From May	55	57	81
45	Jack Duckworth	William Tarmey	January to August and from December	55	2015	52
47	Julie Carp	Katy Cavanagh	April to May and from July	54	54	-
47	Ashley Peacock	Steven Arnold	Full year except for February and October	54	1139	27
49	John Stape	Graeme Hawley	January and July to November	50	122	38
50	Emily Bishop	Eileen Derbyshire	Full year except March and June	49	2962	61
51	Tom Kerrigan	Philip McGinley	February and from June	49	49	-
52	Chesney Battersby-Brown	Sam Aston	Until November	47	350	35
52	Marcus Dent	Charlie Condou	February to September	47	74	67
54	Pam Hobsworth	Kate Anthony	From July	46	46	-
55	Claire Peacock	Julia Haworth	Until July	45	509	15
56	Sophie Webster	Brooke Vincent	January to February, May and from August	44	611	52
57	Joe McIntyre	Reece Dinsdale	May to June and from August	35	35	-
58	Kayleigh Morton	Jessica Barden	January to February, April to June and August to September	30	72	60
58	Roger Stiles	Andrew Dunn	January and April to October	30	66	62
60	Ted Page	Michael Byrne	April to August and October	29	29	-
61	Amy Barlow	Amber Chadwick	January to March, June to August and November to December	29	241	58
62	Alex Neeson	Dario Coates	January to April	28	32	80
63	Violet Wilson	Jenny Platt	Until February	27	482	10
64	Peter Barlow	Chris Gascoyne	From October	26	443	65
65	Finlay Bryant	Ramone Quinn	April to September	26	52	68
66	Graeme Proctor	Craig Gazey	April to June and from November	25	25	-
67	Betty Williams	Betty Driver	Full year except February, September and November	24	2660	66
68	Simon Barlow	Alex Bain	From October	23	49	-
69	Jamie Baldwin	Rupert Hill	Until February	20	415	30
70	Jed Stone	Kenneth Cope	August and November to December	18	125	-
71	Tara Mandal	Ayesha Dharker	From September	16	16	-
72	Gary Windass	Mikey North	From November	13	13	-
73	Joshua Peacock	Benjamin Beresford	March, May to June and November to December	13	274	55
74	Natasha Blakeman	Rachel Leskovac	May to June, August and from December	10	10	-
74	Hayley Cropper	Julie Hesmondhalgh	From November	10	970	21
74	Freddie Peacock	Dylan & Hayden Whitbread	March, May to July and November	10	103	56
77	Anna Windass	Debbie Rush	From November	9	9	-
77	Eddie Windass	Steve Huison	From November	9	9	-
79	Poppy Morales	Sophiya Haque	From December	8	8	-
80	Vera Duckworth	Elizabeth Dawn	January only	7	2274	63
81	Dylan Wilson	Charlie Corry and Grace Robinson	February only	6	6	-
82	Mary Taylor	Patti Clare	From November	5	5	-
83	Jesse Chadwick	John Thomson	December only	3	3	-
83	Jackie Dobbs	Margi Clarke	August only	3	54	-
85	Terry Duckworth	Nigel Pivaro	January only	2	344	-
85	Sarah Grimshaw	Tina O'Brien	January only	2	1417	9
87	Jim McDonald	Charles Lawson	January only	1	1097	72

Production

Steve Frost's final months

Michelle Keegan joins the cast as Tina McIntyre

Steve Frost stood down as producer with Episode 6858 on 11th July. His successor was Kim Crowther, who had previously worked on the programme as script editor in 2002 and serial editor between 2002 and 2004. Kieran Roberts, the man who had appointed Crowther when he assumed control of Coronation Street in 2001, remained in his role of executive producer.

A shake-up of ITV's schedules saw Coronation Street permanently moved from Sunday evenings to 8.30pm on Fridays in a change which took effect from 11th January. Both Coronation Street and Emmerdale lost their weekend slots in order to leave Sunday evenings on ITV1 free for entertainment and reality programming. The transmission patterns on Fridays mirrored that of the Monday double-bill, which were typically the highest-rated episodes of the week.

Vera Duckworth was killed off in January when Elizabeth Dawn left the programme due to ill-health after nearly 34 years. Dawn had been appearing in a reduced capacity since being diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in 2004, and her illness meant that Vera was usually seen sitting down. Her final appearance saw Jack return home to find his wife slumped in her chair, having died in her sleep. Nigel Pivaro returned to the programme for Vera's funeral, his first appearance as Terry Duckworth since 2002 and last alongside William Tarmey. As a tribute to Vera, her much-vaunted stone cladding was left on No.9, which Jack sold to Tyrone Dobbs.

May saw the departure of another Duckworth when Paul Clayton was written out, as the focus shifted to Tyrone and Molly Compton's family; Molly's "Auntie Pam" Hobsworth was introduced in July while Margi Clarke briefly reprised her role of Jackie Dobbs for the first time since 1999 in August.

As the Platts had lost Sarah and Bethany the previous year, writers introduced new blood to the family. January saw the debut of Michelle Keegan as Tina McIntyre, David's first girlfriend. Keegan got the part at her second-ever audition since becoming an actress. Tina was followed by her father, kitchen fitter Joe who began a relationship with Gail. Meanwhile, Gail's absent father Ted Page finally appeared, the programme's first older gay regular. David's resentment towards his family continued to drive the Platts' storylines, coming to a head in April when he snapped and ran amok in the Street with a wrench. David spent seven weeks in a Young Offenders Institute, sharing a cell with oddball Graeme Proctor. Graeme returned full-time in November after proving popular.

The early months of the year also saw the Rovers receive its first redecoration for 22 years and the first baby born in the bar, namely Dylan Wilson, son of Violet Wilson and Sean Tully. Violet and her partner Jamie Baldwin left the Street shortly thereafter when Jenny Platt and Rupert Hill, who were dating in real life, decided to leave together.

Re-tooling

A wave of axings followed Kim Crowther's arrival as producer. Having failed to make an impact, the Morton clan were written out in September when Jerry, Kayleigh and Finlay left Weatherfield for new lives in Spain, while Mel moved in with her friend Abi Sharpe a few days later. Darryl was initially axed along with the family but was granted a reprieve and took charge of the kebab shop, which was re-named Prima Doner. Teresa Bryant, who had become full-time in May, also remained.

The Platts meet their new neighbours

The empty No.6 was let to the Windass family, a considerably smaller unit than the Mortons consisting of Eddie, Anna and their 22-year-old son Gary. The Windasses were another family in the Battersby mould, brought in to create conflict with the Platts. The feud was established in the family's debut a month before they moved into Coronation Street when Eddie and Anna refused to pay Joe McIntyre for a kitchen he'd installed in their previous home. After their initial storyline with the Platts, the Windasses were softened, particularly Debbie Rush's Anna who developed into a more typical Coronation Street matriarch.

Bookies Harry and Dan Mason were also written out in order to free up the Rosamund Street betting shop for Peter Barlow, who bought the business in November. Peter's return brought the Barlows back into focus as he struggled with fatherhood following the off-screen death of his ex-wife Lucy from breast cancer and his five-year-old son Simon being placed in his care. Peter's long-running battle with alcoholism and his stormy relationship with Leanne Battersby were also established.

September also saw Vernon Tomlin and Marcus Dent leave for pastures new after actors Ian Reddington and Charlie Condou quit the programme. The numerous arrivals included Patti Clare as eccentric competition fanatic Mary Taylor, Katy Cavanagh as Kirk Sutherland's girlfriend Julie Carp, Sophiya Haque as Rovers barmaid Poppy Morales, Philip McGinley as the Connors' cousin Tom Kerrigan, Rachel Leskovac as hairdresser Natasha Blakeman and Ayesha Dharker as Tara Mandal, while John Thomson played children's entertainer Jesse Chadwick in three episodes ahead of his return full-time the following June, Julie Hesmondhalgh re-appeared on-screen in November after her year away, Graeme Hawley was brought back as John Stape six months after his affair with Rosie Webster ended in January, and Claire Peacock disappeared in July when Julia Haworth went on maternity leave. Unlike most absences due to maternity leave, Claire was not written out and was simply off-screen until Haworth returned to work.

Villains old and new

One of the major storylines in Frost's final months was Liam Connor's affair with his sister-in-law Carla. Crowther continued the development of Carla's partner Tony Gordon as the programme's principal villain with his efforts to put Kevin Webster out of business and causing an old man to have a heart attack. The storyline in question saw Tony buy the houses in Nightingale Terrace in a re-development scheme and evict all the tenants, including a pensioner named Mr. Gamble. At the suggestion of casting director June West, the identity of the old man was changed to Jed Stone, Minnie Caldwell's ne'er-do-well lodger who had last appeared in 1966. Kenneth Cope reprised his role after 42 years, breaking a record set by Neville Buswell three years earlier for the longest absence from the programme by an actor in a single role. After recovering from his heart attack, Jed moved back to Coronation Street as Emily Bishop's lodger.

Tony Gordon is with his victim Liam Connor as he dies

Rob James-Collier had announced that he would be quitting at the end of his contract after two years playing Liam. His character was killed off in October in a special week of episodes which were all set on one day. Having learned about Liam and Carla's affair, Tony paid Jimmy Dockerson to kill Liam in a hit-and-run during Tony's stag night.

Tony also became Underworld's co-owner after buying Liam's 40% share and was an investor in the Victoria Court luxury flats. The new apartments were situated at the far side of Victoria Street on the outdoor set and were introduced to accommodate wealthier characters of the type who would normally live at Weatherfield Quays, removing the need for location filming. They were typically used only when required; most of its residents went unseen, with only the apartments inhabited by established characters appearing.

Out of Africa

After a gap of eleven years, a new spin-off film was produced for release on home media. Like The Feature Length Special in 1995 and Viva Las Vegas! in 1997, Coronation Street: Out of Africa was not shown on television and saw a mix of current and former characters - in this case Fiz Brown, Kirk Sutherland, Chesney Battersby-Brown and Cilla Battersby-Brown - have an adventure in a foreign country.

The setting of South Africa was chosen by the main programme's associate producer Gavin Blyth, who produced the film. Out of Africa was the first Coronation Street material shot using HD cameras. The DVD sold well enough for further spin-offs to be produced in 2009 and 2010.

Viewing figures

Ratings chart for the year

Coronation Street's BARB average in 2008 was 9.51 million viewers. This was the first year in which the average dropped below ten million viewers. Aside from two marginal increases year-on-year in March and April, every month fell from 2007, with May, June, November and December losing around a million viewers each. The overall drop from 2007 was 600,000 viewers, significantly more than 2007's loss but less than those of 2004, 2005 and 2006.

The death of Vera Duckworth gained the highest audience of the year with 13.02 million viewers. Meanwhile, the number of episodes to reach number one dropped significantly, falling to 28 after four years in which Coronation Street held the top place in 40+ weeks of the year.

Episodes

#	Ep. No.	Date	Part	Writer	Director	Viewing Figures	Chart Position
1	6722	Wednesday 2nd January		Jan McVerry	Pip Short	11,350,000	2
2	6723	Friday 4th January		Jan McVerry	Alan Wareing	11,440,000	1
3	6724	Sunday 6th January		Stephen Bennett	Alan Wareing	10,060,000	5
4	6725	Monday 7th January	1	Joe Turner	Alan Wareing	11,710,000	2
5	6726	Monday 7th January	2	Simon Crowther	Alan Wareing	11,920,000	1
6	6727	Wednesday 9th January		Carmel Morgan	Alan Wareing	11,360,000	3
7	6728	Friday 11th January	1	Jonathan Harvey	Michael Kerrigan	11,050,000	4
8	6729	Friday 11th January	2	Jonathan Harvey	Michael Kerrigan	10,800,000	6
9	6730	Monday 14th January	1	David Lane	Michael Kerrigan	11,690,000	3
10	6731	Monday 14th January	2	Julie Jones	Michael Kerrigan	11,590,000	4
11	6732	Wednesday 16th January		Mark Burt	Michael Kerrigan	10,780,000	5
12	6733	Friday 18th January	1	Peter Whalley	Tim O'Mara	13,020,000	1
13	6734	Friday 18th January	2	Lucy Gannon	Tim O'Mara	12,650,000	2
14	6735	Monday 21st January	1	Mark Wadlow	Tim O'Mara	11,870,000	1
15	6736	Monday 21st January	2	Joe Turner	Tim O'Mara	10,950,000	3
16	6737	Wednesday 23rd January		Martin Allen	Tim O'Mara	11,110,000	2
17	6738	Friday 25th January	1	Simon Crowther	Tim O'Mara	10,630,000	4
18	6739	Friday 25th January	2	Simon Crowther	Kay Patrick	10,410,000	6
19	6740	Monday 28th January	1	Peter Whalley	Kay Patrick	11,330,000	1
20	6741	Monday 28th January	2	Peter Whalley	Kay Patrick	11,290,000	2
21	6742	Wednesday 30th January		David Lane	Kay Patrick	11,020,000	4
22	6743	Friday 1st February	1	Jan McVerry	Kay Patrick	11,220,000	3
23	6744	Friday 1st February	2	Jonathan Harvey	Kay Patrick	10,040,000	7
24	6745	Monday 4th February	1	Carmel Morgan	Stuart Davids	11,650,000	1
25	6746	Monday 4th February	2	Damon Rochefort	Stuart Davids	10,950,000	2
26	6747	Wednesday 6th February		Stephen Bennett	Stuart Davids	10,200,000	5
27	6748	Friday 8th February	1	Jayne Hollinson	Stuart Davids	10,440,000	3
28	6749	Friday 8th February	2	Debbie Oates	Stuart Davids	10,070,000	6
29	6750	Monday 11th February	1	Julie Jones	Pip Short	11,570,000	2
30	6751	Monday 11th February	2	Julie Jones	Pip Short	11,720,000	1
31	6752	Wednesday 13th February		Stephen Bennett	Pip Short	10,490,000	4
32	6753	Friday 15th February	1	Catherine Hayes	Pip Short	10,380,000	5
33	6754	Friday 15th February	2	Peter Whalley	Pip Short	9,660,000	7
34	6755	Monday 18th February	1	David Lane	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	11,280,000	1
35	6756	Monday 18th February	2	Simon Crowther	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	10,760,000	4
36	6757	Wednesday 20th February		Martin Allen	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	10,680,000	5
37	6758	Friday 22nd February	1	Damon Rochefort	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	10,830,000	3
38	6759	Friday 22nd February	2	Chris Fewtrell	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	10,530,000	6
39	6760	Monday 25th February	1	Jan McVerry	Michael Kerrigan	11,220,000	1
40	6761	Monday 25th February	2	Carmel Morgan	Michael Kerrigan	11,060,000	2
41	6762	Wednesday 27th February		Mark Wadlow	Michael Kerrigan	10,610,000	4
42	6763	Friday 29th February	1	Jayne Hollinson	Michael Kerrigan	10,950,000	3
43	6764	Friday 29th February	2	Lucy Gannon	Michael Kerrigan	10,260,000	5
44	6765	Monday 3rd March	1	Carmel Morgan	Tim O'Mara	11,260,000	1
45	6766	Monday 3rd March	2	Lucy Gannon	Tim O'Mara	10,670,000	2
46	6767	Wednesday 5th March		Jan McVerry	Tim O'Mara	10,100,000	5
47	6768	Friday 7th March	1	Julie Jones	Tim O'Mara	10,220,000	4
48	6769	Friday 7th March	2	Jonathan Harvey	Tim O'Mara	9,360,000	6
49	6770	Monday 10th March	1	Mark Wadlow	Kay Patrick	11,180,000	2
50	6771	Monday 10th March	2	Chris Fewtrell	Kay Patrick	10,590,000	3
51	6772	Wednesday 12th March		Mark Burt	Kay Patrick	10,520,000	5
52	6773	Friday 14th March	1	Debbie Oates	Kay Patrick	9,970,000	6
53	6774	Friday 14th March	2	Jayne Hollinson	Kay Patrick	9,200,000	7
54	6775	Monday 17th March	1	Martin Allen	Stuart Davids	11,310,000	1
55	6776	Monday 17th March	2	Joe Turner	Stuart Davids	11,220,000	2
56	6777	Wednesday 19th March		Simon Crowther	Stuart Davids	10,190,000	7
57	6778	Friday 21st March	1	Simon Crowther	Stuart Davids	10,770,000	5
58	6779	Friday 21st March	2	Peter Whalley	Stuart Davids	10,820,000	4
59	6780	Monday 24th March	1	Mark Burt	Pip Short	11,420,000	2
60	6781	Monday 24th March	2	Damon Rochefort	Pip Short	11,070,000	3
61	6782	Wednesday 26th March		Martin Sterling	Pip Short	10,280,000	6
62	6783	Friday 28th March	1	Carmel Morgan	Pip Short	10,600,000	4
63	6784	Friday 28th March	2	Lucy Gannon	Pip Short	10,270,000	7
64	6785	Monday 31st March	1	David Lane	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	10,600,000	2
65	6786	Monday 31st March	2	Chris Fewtrell	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	10,860,000	1
66	6787	Wednesday 2nd April		Peter Whalley	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	10,140,000	6
67	6788	Friday 4th April	1	Simon Crowther	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	10,270,000	5
68	6789	Friday 4th April	2	Joe Turner	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	10,470,000	4
69	6790	Monday 7th April	1	Julie Jones	Jerry Smith	11,030,000	2
70	6791	Monday 7th April	2	Jonathan Harvey	Jerry Smith	11,180,000	1
71	6792	Wednesday 9th April		Peter Whalley	Jerry Smith	9,850,000	6
72	6793	Friday 11th April	1	Stephen Bennett	Jerry Smith	10,080,000	5
73	6794	Friday 11th April	2	Jayne Hollinson	Jerry Smith	10,170,000	4
74	6795	Monday 14th April	1	Peter Whalley	Tim O'Mara	10,440,000	3
75	6796	Monday 14th April	2	Mark Wadlow	Tim O'Mara	10,750,000	2
76	6797	Wednesday 16th April		Stephen Bennett	Tim O'Mara	10,180,000	4
77	6798	Friday 18th April	1	David Lane	Tim O'Mara	9,930,000	6
78	6799	Friday 18th April	2	Simon Crowther	Tim O'Mara	9,590,000	7
79	6800	Monday 21st April	1	Jonathan Harvey	Dominic Leclerc	10,220,000	2
80	6801	Monday 21st April	2	Jayne Hollinson	Dominic Leclerc	10,810,000	1
81	6802	Wednesday 23rd April		Martin Allen	Dominic Leclerc	8,870,000	8
82	6803	Friday 25th April	1	Chris Fewtrell	Dominic Leclerc	9,410,000	5
83	6804	Friday 25th April	2	Damon Rochefort	Dominic Leclerc	9,140,000	7
84	6805	Monday 28th April	1	Jan McVerry	Kay Patrick	9,840,000	2
85	6806	Monday 28th April	2	Debbie Oates	Kay Patrick	10,400,000	1
86	6807	Wednesday 30th April		Julie Jones	Kay Patrick	9,500,000	4
87	6808	Friday 2nd May		Lucy Gannon	Kay Patrick	9,130,000	6
88	6809	Sunday 4th May		Lucy Gannon	Kay Patrick	8,300,000	11
89	6810	Monday 5th May	1	Lucy Gannon	John Anderson	10,070,000	2
90	6811	Monday 5th May	2	Julie Jones	John Anderson	10,730,000	1
91	6812	Wednesday 7th May		Martin Sterling	John Anderson	8,570,000	7
92	6813	Friday 9th May	1	David Lane	John Anderson	8,750,000	5
93	6814	Friday 9th May	2	Joe Turner	John Anderson	8,990,000	3
94	6815	Monday 12th May	1	Debbie Oates	Ian Bevitt	9,070,000	3
95	6816	Monday 12th May	2	Simon Crowther	Ian Bevitt	9,780,000	1
96	6817	Wednesday 14th May		Stephen Bennett	Ian Bevitt	6,440,000	18
97	6818	Friday 16th May	1	Carmel Morgan	Ian Bevitt	9,050,000	4
98	6819	Friday 16th May	2	Jan McVerry	Ian Bevitt	8,990,000	5
99	6820	Monday 19th May	1	Martin Allen	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	9,890,000	2
100	6821	Monday 19th May	2	Mark Burt	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	9,740,000	3
101	6822	Friday 23rd May	1	Chris Fewtrell	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	8,690,000	5
102	6823	Friday 23rd May	2	Peter Whalley	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	8,190,000	7
103	6824	Sunday 25th May		Mark Wadlow	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	7,940,000	8
104	6825	Monday 26th May	1	Martin Sterling	Pip Short	9,890,000	8
105	6826	Monday 26th May	2	Peter Whalley	Pip Short	9,990,000	7
106	6827	Wednesday 28th May		Simon Crowther	Pip Short	9,230,000	11
107	6828	Friday 30th May	1	David Lane	Pip Short	9,090,000	12
108	6829	Friday 30th May	2	Mark Wadlow	Pip Short	8,960,000	13
109	6830	Monday 2nd June	1	Chris Fewtrell	Jerry Smith	9,160,000	1
110	6831	Monday 2nd June	2	Lucy Gannon	Jerry Smith	9,030,000	2
111	6832	Wednesday 4th June		Martin Allen	Jerry Smith	8,420,000	5
112	6833	Friday 6th June	1	Joe Turner	Jerry Smith	8,690,000	4
113	6834	Friday 6th June	2	Joe Turner	Jerry Smith	8,150,000	6
114	6835	Sunday 8th June		Debbie Oates	Tim Dowd	7,750,000	11
115	6836	Wednesday 11th June		Julie Jones	Tim Dowd	8,360,000	2
116	6837	Friday 13th June	1	Jan McVerry	Tim Dowd	8,060,000	4
117	6838	Friday 13th June	2	Jan McVerry	Tim Dowd	7,790,000	6
118	6839	Sunday 15th June		Damon Rochefort	Illy	6,290,000	14
119	6840/1	Monday 16th June		Jonathan Harvey Stephen Bennett	Illy	8,680,000	1
120	6842	Friday 20th June	1	Jayne Hollinson	Illy	7,900,000	5
121	6843	Friday 20th June	2	Mark Burt	Illy	7,190,000	8
122	6844	Monday 23rd June	1	Simon Crowther	John Anderson	8,560,000	4
123	6845	Monday 23rd June	2	Mark Wadlow	John Anderson	8,460,000	6
124	6846	Wednesday 25th June		Jonathan Harvey	John Anderson	7,660,000	9
125	6847	Friday 27th June	1	Jayne Hollinson	John Anderson	8,440,000	7
126	6848	Friday 27th June	2	Jayne Hollinson	John Anderson	8,530,000	5
127	6849	Monday 30th June	1	Peter Whalley	Tony Prescott	8,070,000	4
128	6850	Monday 30th June	2	Peter Whalley	Tony Prescott	8,320,000	3
129	6851	Wednesday 2nd July		David Lane	Tony Prescott	7,820,000	6
130	6852	Friday 4th July	1	Lucy Gannon	Tony Prescott	7,860,000	5
131	6853	Friday 4th July	2	Martin Allen	Tony Prescott	7,730,000	7
132	6854	Monday 7th July	1	Stephen Bennett	Pip Banyard	8,930,000	3
133	6855	Monday 7th July	2	Jan McVerry	Pip Banyard	9,180,000	2
134	6856	Wednesday 9th July		Chris Fewtrell	Pip Banyard	8,890,000	4
135	6857	Friday 11th July	1	Mark Burt	Pip Banyard	8,660,000	5
136	6858	Friday 11th July	2	Carmel Morgan	Pip Banyard	8,070,000	7
137	6859	Monday 14th July	1	Peter Whalley	Durno Johnston	9,100,000	2
138	6860	Monday 14th July	2	Peter Whalley	Durno Johnston	9,300,000	1
139	6861	Wednesday 16th July		Damon Rochefort	Pip Short	8,500,000	4
140	6862	Friday 18th July	1	Simon Crowther	Pip Short	8,420,000	5
141	6863	Friday 18th July	2	Joe Turner	Pip Short	7,910,000	8
142	6864	Monday 21st July	1	Mark Wadlow	Tim Dowd	8,950,000	2
143	6865	Monday 21st July	2	Mark Wadlow	Tim Dowd	9,300,000	1
144	6866	Wednesday 23rd July		Stephen Bennett	Tim Dowd	8,070,000	6
145	6867	Friday 25th July	1	Chris Fewtrell	Tim Dowd	8,280,000	4
146	6868	Friday 25th July	2	Chris Fewtrell	Tim Dowd	7,500,000	7
147	6869	Monday 28th July	1	Carmel Morgan	Jerry Smith	8,720,000	2
148	6870	Monday 28th July	2	Debbie Oates	Jerry Smith	8,690,000	3
149	6871	Wednesday 30th July		Jonathan Harvey	Jerry Smith	8,230,000	4
150	6872	Friday 1st August	1	Martin Allen	Jerry Smith	8,220,000	5
151	6873	Friday 1st August	2	Martin Allen	Jerry Smith	7,580,000	9
152	6874	Monday 4th August	1	Martin Sterling	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	8,550,000	3
153	6875	Monday 4th August	2	Jayne Hollinson	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	9,000,000	1
154	6876	Wednesday 6th August		Jan McVerry	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	8,150,000	5
155	6877	Friday 8th August	1	Lucy Gannon	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	8,060,000	6
156	6878	Friday 8th August	2	David Lane	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	7,610,000	9
157	6879	Monday 11th August	1	Damon Rochefort	John Anderson	8,650,000	5
158	6880	Monday 11th August	2	Chris Fewtrell	John Anderson	9,280,000	2
159	6881	Wednesday 13th August		Jonathan Harvey	John Anderson	8,570,000	6
160	6882	Friday 15th August	1	Mark Wadlow	John Anderson	8,020,000	7
161	6883	Friday 15th August	2	Lucy Gannon	John Anderson	7,780,000	9
162	6884	Monday 18th August	1	Martin Allen	Tony Prescott	9,040,000	5
163	6885	Monday 18th August	2	Mark Burt	Tony Prescott	9,180,000	4
164	6886	Wednesday 20th August		David Lane	Tony Prescott	8,590,000	6
165	6887	Friday 22nd August	1	Peter Whalley	Tony Prescott	8,120,000	7
166	6888	Friday 22nd August	2	Joe Turner	Tony Prescott	7,850,000	8
167	6889	Sunday 24th August		Carmel Morgan	Ian Bevitt	6,530,000	18
168	6890	Monday 25th August	1	Carmel Morgan	Ian Bevitt	8,440,000	4
169	6891	Monday 25th August	2	Martin Sterling	Ian Bevitt	8,790,000	3
170	6892	Wednesday 27th August		Julie Jones	Ian Bevitt	9,000,000	1
171	6893	Sunday 31st August		Debbie Oates	Ian Bevitt	7,920,000	6
172	6894	Monday 1st September	1	Lucy Gannon	Pip Short	9,060,000	4
173	6895	Monday 1st September	2	Carmel Morgan	Pip Short	9,360,000	2
174	6896	Wednesday 3rd September		Jonathan Harvey	Pip Short	9,130,000	3
175	6897	Friday 5th September	1	Martin Sterling	Pip Short	8,950,000	6
176	6898	Friday 5th September	2	Damon Rochefort	Pip Short	7,610,000	8
177	6899	Monday 8th September	1	Mark Burt	Tim Dowd	9,310,000	3
178	6900	Monday 8th September	2	Simon Crowther	Tim Dowd	9,450,000	2
179	6901	Wednesday 10th September		Peter Whalley	Tim Dowd	8,190,000	6
180	6902	Friday 12th September	1	Jan McVerry	Tim Dowd	8,480,000	4
181	6903	Friday 12th September	2	Jan McVerry	Tim Dowd	8,180,000	7
182	6904	Monday 15th September	1	Julie Jones	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	9,060,000	3
183	6905	Monday 15th September	2	Chris Fewtrell	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	9,510,000	2
184	6906	Wednesday 17th September		Chris Fewtrell	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	8,650,000	4
185	6907	Friday 19th September	1	David Lane	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	8,100,000	9
186	6908	Friday 19th September	2	Jayne Hollinson	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	8,000,000	10
187	6909	Monday 22nd September	1	Julie Jones	Jerry Smith	9,320,000	3
188	6910	Monday 22nd September	2	Debbie Oates	Jerry Smith	9,400,000	2
189	6911	Wednesday 24th September		Jan McVerry	Jerry Smith	8,560,000	7
190	6912	Friday 26th September	1	Lucy Gannon	Jerry Smith	8,260,000	10
191	6913	Friday 26th September	2	Damon Rochefort	Jerry Smith	8,340,000	9
192	6914	Monday 29th September	1	Jayne Hollinson	Kay Patrick	9,670,000	4
193	6915	Monday 29th September	2	Martin Allen	Kay Patrick	10,160,000	2
194	6916	Wednesday 1st October		Peter Whalley	Kay Patrick	8,900,000	7
195	6917	Friday 3rd October	1	David Lane	Kay Patrick	8,680,000	8
196	6918	Friday 3rd October	2	Simon Crowther	Kay Patrick	8,350,000	11
197	6919	Monday 6th October	1	Carmel Morgan	Alan Wareing	9,870,000	3
198	6920	Monday 6th October	2	Joe Turner	Alan Wareing	10,140,000	2
199	6921	Wednesday 8th October		David Bowker	Alan Wareing	9,370,000	5
200	6922	Friday 10th October	1	Jonathan Harvey	Alan Wareing	9,150,000	6
201	6923	Friday 10th October	2	Mark Burt	Alan Wareing	8,690,000	9
202	6924	Monday 13th October	1	Mark Burt	Ian Bevitt	10,270,000	1
203	6925	Monday 13th October	2	Damon Rochefort	Ian Bevitt	10,150,000	4
204	6926	Wednesday 15th October		Jan McVerry	Ian Bevitt	9,710,000	7
205	6927	Friday 17th October	1	Simon Crowther	Ian Bevitt	9,900,000	6
206	6928	Friday 17th October	2	Chris Fewtrell	Ian Bevitt	10,230,000	2
207	6929	Monday 20th October	1	David Lane	Tony Prescott	10,600,000	1
208	6930	Monday 20th October	2	Mark Wadlow	Tony Prescott	10,200,000	3
209	6931	Wednesday 22nd October		Carmel Morgan	Tony Prescott	9,500,000	8
210	6932	Friday 24th October	1	Joe Turner	Tony Prescott	9,660,000	6
211	6933	Friday 24th October	2	Julie Jones	Tony Prescott	9,540,000	7
212	6934	Monday 27th October	1	Martin Allen	Pip Short	10,400,000	3
213	6935	Monday 27th October	2	Debbie Oates	Pip Short	10,410,000	2
214	6936	Wednesday 29th October		Peter Whalley	Pip Short	9,900,000	4
215	6937	Friday 31st October	1	Jayne Hollinson	Pip Short	9,100,000	10
216	6938	Friday 31st October	2	Jonathan Harvey	Pip Short	9,360,000	9
217	6939	Monday 3rd November	1	Damon Rochefort	John Anderson	10,440,000	3
218	6940	Monday 3rd November	2	Mark Wadlow	John Anderson	10,830,000	1
219	6941	Wednesday 5th November		Chris Fewtrell	John Anderson	9,400,000	8
220	6942	Friday 7th November	1	Lucy Gannon	John Anderson	9,470,000	6
221	6943	Friday 7th November	2	Julie Jones	John Anderson	9,280,000	9
222	6944	Monday 10th November	1	Simon Crowther	Jerry Smith	9,810,000	7
223	6945	Monday 10th November	2	David Lane	Jerry Smith	9,760,000	8
224	6946	Wednesday 12th November		Martin Allen	Jerry Smith	9,700,000	10
225	6947	Friday 14th November	1	Carmel Morgan	Jerry Smith	8,090,000	13
226	6948	Friday 14th November	2	David Bowker	Jerry Smith	6,710,000	19
227	6949	Monday 17th November	1	Mark Burt	Kay Patrick	10,000,000	5
228	6950	Monday 17th November	2	Jayne Hollinson	Kay Patrick	10,140,000	4
229	6951	Friday 21st November	1	Jonathan Harvey	Kay Patrick	9,280,000	9
230	6952	Friday 21st November	2	Jonathan Harvey	Kay Patrick	8,650,000	12
231	6953	Monday 24th November	1	Peter Whalley	Kay Patrick	10,170,000	5
232	6954	Monday 24th November	2	Martin Allen	Duncan Foster	10,060,000	6
233	6955	Wednesday 26th November		Joe Turner	Duncan Foster	9,820,000	8
234	6956	Friday 28th November	1	Mark Burt	Duncan Foster	9,610,000	10
235	6957	Friday 28th November	2	David Bowker	Duncan Foster	9,540,000	11
236	6958	Monday 1st December		David Lane	Alan Wareing	10,160,000	4
237	6959	Wednesday 3rd December		Damon Rochefort	Alan Wareing	10,720,000	1
238	6960	Friday 5th December		Debbie Oates	Alan Wareing	9,610,000	8
239	6961	Sunday 7th December		Lucy Gannon	Alan Wareing	6,320,000	25
240	6962	Monday 8th December	1	Carmel Morgan	Jason Beresford	10,080,000	6
241	6963	Monday 8th December	2	Mark Wadlow	Jason Beresford	10,410,000	3
242	6964	Wednesday 10th December		Simon Crowther	Jason Beresford	9,440,000	10
243	6965	Friday 12th December	1	Chris Fewtrell	Jason Beresford	9,540,000	9
244	6966	Friday 12th December	2	Julie Jones	Jason Beresford	9,000,000	11
245	6967	Monday 15th December	1	David Lane	Stuart Davids	10,360,000	3
246	6968	Monday 15th December	2	David Lane	Stuart Davids	10,340,000	4
247	6969	Wednesday 17th December		Martin Allen	Stuart Davids	9,050,000	8
248	6970	Friday 19th December	1	Mark Wadlow	Stuart Davids	9,170,000	6
249	6971	Friday 19th December	2	Lucy Gannon	Stuart Davids	9,020,000	9
250	6972	Monday 22nd December	1	Joe Turner	Stuart Davids	9,550,000	8
251	6973	Monday 22nd December	2	David Bowker	John Anderson	9,900,000	7
252	6974	Wednesday 24th December		Simon Crowther	John Anderson	8,020,000	15
253	6975	Thursday 25th December		Chris Fewtrell	John Anderson	7,980,000	16
254	6976	Friday 26th December	1	Debbie Oates	John Anderson	8,180,000	13
255	6977	Friday 26th December	2	Mark Burt	John Anderson	8,030,000	14
256	6978	Monday 29th December	1	Jayne Hollinson	Kay Patrick	10,160,000	1
257	6979	Monday 29th December	2	Julie Jones	Kay Patrick	10,000,000	2
258	6980	Wednesday 31st December		Damon Rochefort	Kay Patrick	8,400,000	10

Storylines

January

• Steve McDonald tells his dad Jim to leave Weatherfield for good - Jim's attempt to stop his ex-wife Liz from marrying Vernon Tomlin was the last straw. A sorrowful Jim embarks on a new life.
• While hillwalking in the Lake District, Liam Connor falls into a gorge. His fiancé Maria Sutherland finds help and he is airlifted to safety by Mountain Rescue, but when semi-conscious in hospital it's not Maria that Liam calls out for, it's Carla Connor. Maria becomes convinced this means he is in love with Carla so when he regains consciousness Maria suggests they bring their wedding date forward to February. Liam agrees, although when Carla finds out she is angry and questions Maria's motives, accusing her of pushing Liam into marriage, although when he recovers Liam insists he loves Maria and wants to marry her. Maria is incensed when Carla books a double bedroom for Carla and Liam's business trip and pretends it's a mix-up, but Carla's boyfriend Tony Gordon shows up at the hotel before anything can happen between them and Liam decides to leave early. He lets Maria think he left because he was missing her.

Jack faces life without Vera

• John Stape is desperate to win Fiz Brown back after his affair with Rosie Webster, but when Fiz sees Rosie she's reminded of the pain John caused and tells him it's over. John leaves for pastures new.
• Jack and Vera Duckworth are putting their plan to retire and move to Blackpool into action and decide to put an offer on a bungalow. However it's not to be - six weeks before they plan to leave, Vera dies of heart failure while Jack's in the Rovers. The neighbours rally round to help Jack but he's devastated and puts off preparations for the funeral. When he gets a condolence card from his son Terry, Jack decides to invite him to the funeral as Vera would have wanted him there. Jack struggles to bring himself to speak at the funeral, but delivers a touching eulogy for Vera.
• David Platt meets Tina McIntyre and they immediately hit it off. David's mum Gail approves of Tina, but when she finds out he's having sex with Tina, she embarrasses him by leaving condoms on the table to make sure he is taking the right precautions.
• Kevin Webster is given a custodial sentence of 28 days for assaulting John Stape. Sisters Rosie and Sophie Webster won't speak to each other but when Kevin returns the Websters agree to put 2007 behind them.
• Michelle Connor postpones a DNA test which will determine whether or not Ryan is her biological son. Ryan thinks Nick Neeson is a stalker rather than quite possibly his father, with Ryan and Alex Neeson mixed up in the hospital after they were born. Ryan finds out about Nick's allegations on his 16th birthday, and runs off when he finds out everybody knew except him. When he ends up fighting with Alex, Michelle decides to take the DNA test and then Ryan and Alex can make up their own minds about seeing their biological parents. The test proves Ryan isn't Michelle's son, but Ryan wants things to stay as they are. However, Michelle can't resist going to see Alex, and tells him she's there if he ever wants to talk to her.
• Wiki Dankowska has a party to sell underwear. Kelly Crabtree is surprised by how much she earns.
• Darryl Morton is thrilled to be going out with Lauren Wilson, unaware she is stringing him along.

February

• As Michelle continues to see Alex, Steve notices that everytime Alex calls, Michelle is there; she even misses Amy's birthday party to see him. Alex tells Michelle how much he hates living with his mum Wendy, which leaves Michelle in turmoil - she wants to be there for Alex, but doesn't want to betray Ryan, who resents Alex. When Alex is caught shoplifting, the police take him to the Rovers, where he tells Michelle he'd rather sleep rough than stay with either of his parents. Michelle relents and allows him to stay there for a few days, but she can't bring herself to force him to leave so keeps extending the deadline. Ryan is feeling edged out and goes to live at No.7 temporarily.
• Kevin decides to start anew with Rosie and they arrange a father-daughter night out once a week. Rosie gets her old job at Underworld back.
• No closer to making up with his wife Sarah, Jason Grimshaw ends up in bed with Becky Granger. The next morning he thinks he's made a big mistake and rushes off to Italy to see Sarah, leaving Becky heartbroken. However when he tells Sarah about Becky, she ends things with him for good.
• Violet Wilson's pregnancy is getting closer to term. Sean Tully is the proud father but Violet wants to be with Jamie Baldwin, and she's feeling suffocated by Sean's constant presence and interference. Violet and Jamie decide to leave Weatherfield in secret to they can raise the baby as a couple, but on the day they're supposed to leave Violet goes into labour and baby Dylan is born. Lauren finds out about their plans and tells Sean but he's too late to stop them as they've just driven off for a new life in London.

Liam and Maria get married

• Mel Morton qualifies as a police officer.
• On Maria's hen night, Michelle tells Carla about Liam calling out for her in hospital. Carla goes to see Liam and implores him to admit his true feelings for her, as this might be his last chance. As Carla leaves, Maria sees her giving Liam a seductive kiss, which on her wedding day leaves her wondering whether or not to go through with it. When Maria's car arrives at the hotel, Maria refuses to get out, but Liam convinces her that she is the one he loves and they get married. Frustrated, Carla dumps Tony, but takes him back when he surprises her with a candlelit dinner. Tony moves into Carla's flat.
• Fiz is upset to see the squalor her brother Chesney is living in at No.5 and is worried that he's even worse off without Cilla.
• Roy Cropper goes to visit Hayley in Africa, leaving the café in capable hands of Becky and Ken Barlow, with Becky moving into the flat.
• Vernon decides to redecorate the Rovers.
• Kelly has her own knicker party but doesn't sell much and starts stealing seconds from the factory.
• Jack discovers he's won a bet he placed at the bookie's before Vera died and is owed £3000, but he can't find the betting slip. Paul Clayton finds it and is about to hand it to Jack but when Tyrone Dobbs and Molly Compton tell him he'll have to find somewhere else to live when they buy No.9, he decides to cash the slip himself, offering bookie Dan Mason £1000 to keep quiet. However Harry Mason notices the discrepancy and makes Dan pay Jack out of his own pocket. When Paul refuses to give Dan the money back, Dan takes advantage by getting free meals at Paul and Leanne Battersby's restaurant Valandro's.
• David tells Tina she can move into No.8 without asking Gail. David feels threatened by the fact that Tina is friends with her ex-boyfriend and decides to get a tattoo to prove his love for her.

March

• Sean is hopeful that he will be able to track down Jamie and Violet but eventually comes to terms with the fact he might never see his son again.

David pushes Gail down the stairs

• Tina tells Gail she's pregnant, and that she hasn't told David. Gail supports her decision to have an abortion but suggests that David doesn't have to know. However David notices Tina's strange behaviour and assuming she's gone off him he finishes with her, unaware that she has had an abortion that day. When Becky overhears Gail and Audrey talking about an abortion, she jumps to the conclusion that they're referring to Sarah, and tells Jason, who believes her as it would explain why Sarah hasn't returned his calls lately. Jason has it out with Gail, but their row is overheard by David, who realises the truth and confronts Gail, and in a fit of rage he pushes her down the stairs. Scared that he's killed his mum, David runs off and goes to Tina's, acting surprised when Audrey phones to tell him about the "accident". The police say Gail was pushed, but when she regains consciousness she can't remember what happened. Jason is questioned by the police, but he points the finger at David, telling them about the other things David has done. David convinces Tina to lie to the police, telling them he was at her house when Gail was pushed. As Gail's memory returns, she remembers arguing with Jason downstairs, removing him as a suspect.
• Wendy arrives at the Rovers to take Alex back, but Michelle won't let her. Steve reminds Michelle that Alex can't stay forever, and along with Liam convinces her that she's hurting too many people by letting Alex stay. Michelle reluctantly lets Wendy take Alex away. Ryan moves back into the Rovers. When Ryan admits he wants to meet up with his real dad Nick Neeson, Michelle tells him it's fine, but is worried that having already lost Alex she's going to lose Ryan too when Ryan stays with Nick over Easter.
• The butchers is having financial trouble and Ashley Peacock is forced to sack Kirk Sutherland as he can't afford him any more. Kirk is carefree about his problems, but No.5 is a mess and Chesney isn't doing well at school. When Claire Peacock sees the squalor Chesney is living in she contacts the Social Services, who turn up while Kirk is at a job interview and take Chesney into care. The neighbours rally round to help Kirk. When Fiz returns from her holiday and finds out, she's determined to get Chesney back, and at first she's willing to make the sacrifice of living with her ex-boyfriend Kirk, but grows increasingly worried that he expects them to get back together and gets rid of him for a while by convincing him to visit his parents in Cyprus.
• Dan calls in his debt - he makes Paul strip to his underwear and takes his clothes. Jack finds out and gives Paul the money to pay Dan back.
• Tony decides to invest in the Victoria Court flats. He also puts in a bid for Liam's share of the factory, and tries to determine how Carla feels about Liam. He next surprises Carla with a marriage proposal, which she accepts.
• Liam finds out about Kelly taking Underworld rejects, but she keeps her job thanks to Wiki Dankowska.
• Following the redecoration of the Rovers, Vernon opens a smoker's garden.
• Leanne decides to sell her failing restaurant Valandro's, but after receiving no offers for buyout, she takes Dan's joke suggestion of arson seriously, and decides to use Paul's infatuation with her to her advantage - she tricks him into volunteering to torch the restaurant. As it burns, she feigns shock and waits for the insurance company to pay out.

April

• Leanne is thrilled when the insurance company pays out, but is stunned when Paul, having realised Leanne was only using him, gives her an ultimatum - either he gets all the money or he goes to the police. Dan assures Leanne he's bluffing, but when she refuses to pay out Paul confesses to the police. He's charged with arson, but is hopeful that Leanne will also be charged. When Jack learns what Paul has done, he's disgusted, and compares him to Terry.

David goes on the rampage and pushes Ken

• The guilt of lying is eating away at Tina as Gail's memory continues to return. As Gail remembers her argument with David, the pieces start to come together and she realises that it was David who pushed her. Tina tells David it's over just as Gail tells him she knows he's the culprit. Gail refuses to tell the police until he explains why he did it, but David is full of self-loathing and to the shock of the neighbours goes on a rampage in the street, smashing windows and attacking a police officer, determined to get sent down. He's charged with criminal damage and assault, but David says he deserves to go to prison, and even refuses legal representation. Afterwards, David and Gail agree to start afresh. As his court date looms, David tries to get in touch with Tina, but she's convinced there's no way back for him and says goodbye for the last time. David is given a custodial sentence, and at Larchfield Young Offenders Institute makes a friend in quirky cellmate Graeme Proctor. After a visit from Gail, David breaks down in tears.
• When Roy finds bat droppings on the Victoria Court building site, he tells Bill Webster, who has the building contract. Tony, worried that the site could be closed down as bats are a protected species, convinces Jason to remove the bats illegally. The environmental inspector doesn't find any bats but thinks a colony might have been recently removed, which is enough to convince Roy that Tony has been up to something illegal. He has Hayley's car parked to block vehicle access to the site - since it is legally parked the police can't move it. Roy is satisfied with his victory as it has cost the builders a day's work, and has the car moved when Tony agrees to make a donation to a bat charity.
• Lauren dumps Darryl when he refuses to give her money to pay her rent. She manipulates Sean into taking her on holiday and abandons him immediately upon arriving, leaving him to return to the street alone.
• Steve goes to see Alex and convinces him that he can still see Michelle even though he can't live with her. Alex accompanies Michelle to Ireland to meet his grandparents.
• Roy returns home to find Becky entertaining builder Rick. He's uncomfortable with her bringing men to his flat, but they reach a compromise: she can have boyfriends over if she tells him first. Becky dumps Rick when she finds out from Jason that he has a serious girlfriend and a daughter. Jason and Becky start dating, with Jason promising it will be different from last time.
• Darryl gets drunk on his birthday and quits his job at the kebab shop. Jerry agrees to take him back on but makes him apply for the job properly.
• Audrey finds out that Ted Page (Gail's father) has been trying to contact her for the first time in 50 years. She goes to meet him and tells him he has a daughter, grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
• Kirk returns from Cyprus with a new girlfriend, Julie Carp.
• Carla makes Maria think she slept with Liam when she turns away a taxi supposed to collect him from her flat after a drunk Liam falls asleep on her sofa. At the salon, Marcus Dent gets worried when Maria says she hasn't felt the baby kick for a few days, and insists she goes to the hospital for a check. The sonographer can't find a heartbeat - Maria's unborn baby has died. Maria can't bring herself to tell Liam and the following day she gives birth to a dead baby boy.
• Vernon gets a three-week drumming job and asks Liz to come with him, but she's not keen. He leaves without her.

May

• Maria doesn't know how to break the news to Liam and seeks refuge at Audrey's house, although Liam finds out when a midwife turns up at No.7 and assumes he already knows. He's disappointed that Maria chose to deal with her grief without him and she opts out of going to baby Paul's funeral - however she changes her mind at the last minute. Maria wonders if she and Liam have a future together when Liam confesses he used to have feelings for Carla. Liam turns up at Carla's flat and they have sex. After a second night together, Liam and Carla are seen together outside Carla's flat by Rosie Webster, who records a video of them kissing on her mobile phone. Maria begs Liam to take her back, and he suggests they go away together, dashing Carla's hopes of a future with Liam.
• Gail is surprised to hear about Audrey's meeting with Ted, and decides to meet him herself. She's surprised to find out that he's gay.
• Leanne is not to be charged over Valandro's arson. Paul is worried about his sentencing and decides to do a runner. Jack finds out and offers Paul money to stay and face the consequences, even paying some upfront as a further incentive. Paul leaves anyway, but doesn't take the money he was already paid leaving Jack with some comfort that his grandson hasn't turned out as bad as Terry.
• The Peacocks are in crisis. Ashley has cleared his and Claire's bank accounts to support the business. Claire and Sally Webster come up with an idea - the Peacocks and the Websters could swap houses. When Kevin and Ashley are finally convinced, they are disappointed when Sally and Claire try to score points off each other, both disagreeing about the valuation of the houses.
• Tina visits David in the Young Offender's Institute, and moves into No.8 as she has fallen out with her mum.
• Fiz and Julie think something is wrong with Chesney. He fancies Kayleigh Morton but when he asks her out she says no, but is soon required to kiss her for a role during a school play.

Hoodies raid The Kabin and attack Norris

• With Vernon on the cruise, Liz enjoys flirting with Harry Mason. He tries to ask her out, but is sidetracked when his ex-wife Clarissa turns up and expects him to sort out her problems. Liz and Harry meet at Harry's flat but Liz pulls away when Harry tries to kiss her. Steve finds out and accuses Liz of cheating on Vernon, but she denies it.
• Molly decides to take down the stone cladding on No.9, and is surprised to have Jack's support. However they're surprised to discover it's so deeply embedded that the whole front of the house would be to be rebuilt. As a result, the plans are abandoned.
• No.1 springs a leak and Deirdre despairs when plumber Roger Stiles take longer than expected to install a new bathroom and then overcharges her and Ken, although Ken insists on paying the bill.
• A gang of teenagers including Chesney's schoolmate Kenzie Judd rob The Kabin and attack Norris. They try to steal from Roy's Rolls twice but the second time Darryl and Jerry Morton give chase. The chase causes Jerry to collape and he later has a heart attack in the Rovers. The Mortons are shocked when the kids' mother Teresa Bryant appears at the hospital. Jerry doesn't want her there but she convinces him to let her stay for the kids' sake.

June

• When Teresa meets Lloyd Mullaney at the Rovers, she says she met him at a club years ago and he fathered her son Finlay. She guilts him into giving her money, although she's exposed as a liar with the other Mortons hear about it. Mel is growing tired of Teresa being around but Jerry insists she can stay.
• Alarm bells start ringing for Jason when Becky starts talking about babies. He realises he isn't as keen on her as she is on him and starts avoiding her. Becky dumps him.

Steve and Becky get close

• Steve and Dan enjoy a friendly rivalry and Steve winds Dan up by refusing his request to stop parking taxis outside the bookies. Steve later finds a scratch on one of his cabs (actually committed by a hapless Norris) and Dan won't pay the bill. As they try to sort it out in the Rovers after closing time, a fight breaks out and Dan ends up locked in the cellar all night. The next morning he is rushed to hospital with a haemorrhaged spleen, and Steve is arrested for assault and unlawful imprisonment. Eventually Dan agrees to change his statement, but Steve and Michelle have a row over it resulting in Steve storming off and ending up sleeping with Becky. The next morning Michelle demands that Steve tells her where he was all night but he fobs her off and hurriedly arranges to go away to see his brother Andy in Spain. Michelle pesters Lloyd to tell her what went on, convinced Steve slept with someone, and sacks Leanne thinking it was her. Lloyd, desperate to cover for Steve, tells Michelle that he was planning to propose to her.
• David's custodial sentence is over and he returns home to the news that Audrey won't re-employ him at the salon or give Tina a job. Tina gets a job at the kebab shop but the job David wants requires a reference from Audrey, which she gives him but it's not the most flattering reference. David gets the job when Ted forges a new reference from Audrey.
• Gail leaves to visit Sarah in Milan, and Ted agrees to watch the house and keep an eye on David and Tina. However he isn't as successful as he'd hoped as David and Tina throw a party that gets out of control and the house is trashed.
• Tony returns in a wheelchair. He has injured his spine and will gradually recover. Liam and Maria too return, having decided to try for another baby. Liam is shocked when Carla gives him an ultimatum - if he doesn't tell his share of the factory to Tony, she'll tell Maria that she slept with him. Liam ends up selling to Tony at a loss. Tony has big plans for the factory; he wants to expand by buying up The Kabin and the garage. Rita is intrigued by Tony's offer, while Kevin refuses outright.
• Ken is invited to a university reunion, but can't decide if he wants to go.
• The Websters and the Peacocks swap houses, but while the Websters enjoy settling into No.8, the fuse box blows in No.13 and Bill tells Ashley and Claire that the house needs rewiring. For the time being, the two families are going to have to live in the same house. Claire perks up when she finds what looks like an original Lowry painting in the loft at No.13 but it turns out it was painted by a former resident of the house, Irma Ogden. Claire has better luck when she finds old concert programmes, and is able to sell them for £7,000 much to Sally's fury.
• Liz has seemed more enthusiastic about her marriage to Vernon since his return but when they go to view a wine bar they're thinking of buying Liz can't get excited about it and admits to Vernon that she wants out of the marriage.
• Becky starts working behind the bar at the Rovers.

July

Tony is determined to buy the garage, and won't take no for an answer

• Rita accepts Tony's offer, much to Norris's dismay. Tony's next target is the garage, but Kevin flat out refuses to sell. At first Tony thinks Kevin is playing hard to get but soon realises Kevin won't budge. Determined to get his way, Tony manipulates Rosie into getting the garage's client list for him, intending to send them to his mechanic friend Jimmy Dockerson who will offer to provide cheaper services.
• The Peacocks move out of No.4, having outstayed their welcome after taking the profits earned from selling the concert programmes.
• Becky and Jason get back together but Roy is disapproving. The pair ends up rowing and after a few harsh words are exchanged Becky packs her bags and moves into No.11 at Jason's invitation.
• Vernon moves out of the Rovers, his marriage over, and is offered a room in the flat above Street Cars by Lloyd. Liz meanwhile quashes Harry's hopes of a relationship. Harry is in the process of ending his marriage but as Liz starts to warm to him, Clarissa changes her mind about the divorce.
• Ken goes to his reunion, but is embarrassed about not making a success of himself and doesn't admit to his friends that he still lives in the same street he lived in then. The incident inspires him to do more with his life and after discovering his manuscript for a novel he started writing as a student he decides to finish it.
• Liam and his cousin Tom discuss business ideas. Tom suggests they get Carla to invest in Lad Rags but Liam isn't keen.
• With Teresa around, Jerry is risking his health by going to the pub. He collapses as he hasn't been following his prescription, so Teresa takes charge of his medication.
• Steve returns and is cornered by Michelle who is expecting a proposal. He's also surprised to find Becky working at the Rovers. Lloyd is feeling guilty about the trouble he has caused Steve and confesses to Michelle that he made it up, unaware that Steve has just proposed. Michelle wonders what Steve did that is worth proposing to her to cover up. Steve claims that he stayed over at a woman's house but that nothing happened, prompting Michelle to throw the engagement ring Steve bought her into a skip. He rummages through the rubbish to find it. When he returns to the Rovers Michelle throws him out. Steve however is confident he can win Michelle back by using Amy.
• Tyrone is getting ready to propose to Molly. They go out for dinner, but when another man proposes to his girlfriend Tyrone loses his nerve. Meanwhile, Molly's auntie Pam Hobsworth shows up in Weatherfield. Tyrone and Molly finally get engaged with the help of Pam and Jack. Although Molly says she is happy with a small wedding, Tyrone decides to save up for a big wedding with Pam's help.
• While playing golf with Vernon, Dev meets businessman Prem Mandal. As they enjoy regular games of golf, Dev is introduced to Prem's wife Nina, a former Bollywood star.
• Fiz has been receiving silent phone calls lately, and she's surprised when the caller finally speaks and it's John Stape. He's back in Weatherfield and he's here to stay, successfully applying for a job at Street Cars. He tries to convince Fiz to take him back, and makes it clear that he isn't interested in Rosie. Fiz isn't impressed when he tries to buy his way into her affections by giving Chesney a bike for his birthday.
• Tina has been spending time on her laptop lately but won't tell David what she's been up to.

August

Dev and Nina Mandal kiss

• Liz and Clarissa compete over Harry. Clarissa enjoys taunting Liz with the news that she and Harry are getting back together.
• Nina offers to have an affair with Dev behind Prem's back. Although he initially restrains himself Dev eventually gives in. He isn't happy when he finds out Nina has had affairs before.
• Roger, Janice, Bill and Audrey set off on a booze cruise in France. Distracted at the wheel, Audrey crashes the people carrier on the way home. Nobody is seriously hurt but the disastrous weekend has convinced Audrey that she and Bill are not right for each other.
• Kevin confronts Tony after finding out Tony's friend Jimmy owns the garage that has been stealing his clients. He's also angry that his family aren't supporting him. When his tow truck is stolen, Kevin points the finger at Tony, but without evidence the police don't pursue the matter further. The Websters go on holiday, with Julie taking over Sally's job in the interim.
• David is worried that Tina is hiding something from him and hacks into her e-mails to see what she has been saying. He's relieved that she speaks highly of him but when Tina realises what he has done she dumps him and moves out of No.8. David won't let her go and hangs around the kebab shop, showing her up in front of Jerry. Tina repays him by making a scene at the salon where he works, but feels guilty when she gets him sacked. To make Tina jealous David starts dating Amber Kalirai. Amber is hurt when she realises she's being used. David tells Tina how much he loves her and finally wins her back.
• Jerry finds a flat for Teresa, but Teresa wants to stay at No.6 and tries to keep Jerry ill, so that he will still need her, by grinding his pills into his evening meal. When Jerry collapses from taking too much medication, Teresa says that Jerry has been administering the medication himself.
• Tony shows up at Jed Stone's house in Nightingale Terrace, which Tony is redeveloping but needs Jed to sell up first. Jed refuses, standing up to Tony despite his advancing years and ill health. On a later visit, Jed collapses from a heart attack, so Tony takes advantage of the situation to see Jed off to hospital and board up his house. Tony's Victoria Court development opens, and Dev moves in.
• Ken is spending a lot of time on his novel. Blanche takes a look at the manuscript and wonders if the protagonist's wife in Ken's novel is based on Deirdre. After being confronted about it, Ken decides to abandon his book and burns the manuscript, telling Deirdre he has to accept that the ambitions of his past are long gone.
• Steve is worried when Michelle goes on a night out with Becky. Michelle meets old friend JD and invites him to stay at the Rovers. The next day, Steve tells Michelle that if they aren't getting back together she'll have to move out, as it's his pub. Michelle agrees to get back with him, but immediately tells him she's going on tour with JD.
• Tyrone is worried when he is unable to contact his mother Jackie Dobbs. He and Molly go to see her. Jackie owes somebody money after scamming them, so Tyrone and Molly use their wedding fund to pay the man.
• Marcus leaves for London to train as a Botox practitioner. Sean becomes worried that he has met another man there, and the pair argue when Marcus returns.
• Gail and Joe are taken with each other and start a relationship behind David and Tina's backs.
• When John rescues Chesney from being beaten up by Kenzie, Chesney tells Fiz that it was John who hit him, but Chesney admits the truth when Kayleigh backs up John's story. Fiz takes John for a drink to apologise and they later kiss.

September

Teresa watches over Jerry in hospital

• Jerry is making progress in hospital, and when he regains consciousness he tells Teresa he wants to get back together with her. Overwhelmed with guilt, Teresa confesses to what she did to him. Jerry tells her to leave. The next day, Mel and her police friend Abi Sharpe are out celebrating completing their police training, they witness a fight break-out involving a girl gang. Despite Abi's insistance that they stay out of it, Mel intervenes as a result both she and Abi are injured and end up in hospital. Mel recovers quickly but Abi has an eye injury that confines her to a desk job, devastating her as she had longed to be out on the beat. A guilty Mel goes back to the club to get revenge on the girl who is responsible, but Teresa shows up and talks her out of it. Afterwards, and unknown to Mel, Teresa beats the girl up herself. Teresa has managed to worm her way back into No.6 thanks to the kids, so Jerry tells Mel what Teresa did. Mel reports her own mother for attempted murder but Jerry refuses to press charges which damages Mel's reputation on the force. Later in the month, Jerry surprises his family by announcing that they're moving to Spain. Jerry, Kayleigh and Finlay move out at the end of the month.
• Upset thinking he's going to lose Marcus, Sean tries to kiss Tom, who rejects him. When Marcus finds out he hits Tom and dumps Sean. Marcus leaves the street.
• Prem offers Dev the position as chair of his business group. Dev chooses to end things with Nina, but she is having none of it. Later, Dev is introduced to Tara, Prem and Nina's daughter. Nina can tell that Dev is attracted to her and is fuming with jealousy.
• While returning a customer's missing mobile phone, Roy and Ken are arrested by the police under suspicion of dealing drugs. They are released without charge.
• Tom arranges with Carla for her to invest in Lad Rags without asking Liam. Liam is angry that it's too late for her to back out.
• When John's grandmother dies, Fiz goes to the funeral to support him. She decides to give John another chance, but is unnerved both by the neighbours offering their unwanted opinions and by John being too keen by suggesting they move into his grandmother's house together. She dumps him once again. When John later picks up Rosie in his taxi his bitterness takes over as he locks her inside and tells her to leave Weatherfield. When Rosie gets home she tells Kevin and Sally but they don't believe her.
• Harry starts flirting with Liz again behind Clarissa's back. He's due to see Liz but has a date with Clarissa on the same evening. Clarissa gets suspicious and makes sure Harry has no way of getting out of seeing her. Liz decides to team up with Clarissa to humiliate Harry who has been juggling them long enough. His chances with Liz well and truly over, Harry returns to Clarissa, who insists he leaves Dan in charge of the bookies and leaves Weatherfield with her. He does so.
• When Janice checks the factory syndicate lottery tickets and discovers they've won £24,000, she decides to split it between with Leanne instead of sharing it with her colleagues. As Rosie bought the tickets, they open a bank account in her name and use the kebab shop flat as an address, telling their friends that they had an inheritance.
• A record producer offers to buy one of Vernon's songs, which means he's off to London for good. He gives Liz one last chance to leave with him, writing a heartfelt note for her, but she doesn't show up. Vernon leaves Weatherfield.
• Tired of raising money from Pam's scams, Tyrone works for a medical research company. With the garage still suffering from Tony's dirty tricks campaign, Kevin offers Tyrone a share in the business as an incentive to remain. Tyrone, thrilled, agrees.
• Tony takes Rosie out to lunch. Rosie tries to seduce him in a hotel room but he spurns her, saying he loves Carla. Rosie finally shows him the footage of Liam and Carla kissing. Tony pretends he already knows but takes her phone, later throwing it in the canal. The next day, Rosie is missing, but Tony tells the police he knows nothing about it. He is preoccupied with finding out whether Liam and Carla are having an affair. As he watches from afar as they kiss outside Carla's flat, his worst fears appear confirmed.

October

The stags just before Liam meets his end

• Tony and Carla go away for the weekend with Liam and Maria. There, Tony goes off into some caves with Liam and asks him to be his best man, explaining that he has fallen out with his brother Pat. Liam and Maria are still trying to conceive but Liam can't stop thinking about Carla. When he goes to her flat, they can't resist each other and they have sex again. Tony and Carla's stag and hen parties take place the next day. Tony is keeping a close eye on Liam, who keeps phoning Carla asking where he stands, telling her he'll leave Maria for her. Carla admits to Leanne that she loves Liam, but when Maria announces she's pregnant Carla forces herself to tell Liam she doesn't love him, and suggests to Maria that she go off to tell Liam her news immediately. The stags are on their way to a nightclub when a car comes out of nowhere and hits Liam at high speed. He dies in Tony's arms. As the family grieves, Tony meets up with the driver, Jimmy, who he hired to carry out the deed. Carla tries to hide her grief but she can't bring herself to go to work or make wedding arrangements. She tells Tony the wedding is off and decides to go away for a while.
• Darryl finds a letter for Rosie at the kebab shop and gives it to the Websters, making them aware of the lottery winnings but they wrongly assume that Rosie did a runner with the money. Janice finds out and stops Leanne from giving Dan the money to buy the Bookies. Consumed by guilt that the police are no longer looking for Rosie, Janice confesses to the Websters that she stole the money. The police arrest Janice for fraud, but while Janice keeps Leanne's name out of it, Roger is disgusted with her and moves out of their flat. The Websters receive a postcard from Rosie, so Sally goes off to Ireland, where the postcard was sent, in search of her. Another postcard arrives saying 'Sophie's next', but Sophie admits she send it herself. Rosie is in fact being held by John in his grandmother's house, kidnapped in a moment of anger - which he is now regretting, especially as Fiz is warming to him again. He tells Rosie he is going to release her but goes on holiday with Fiz instead.
• Jason is shocked to hear that Sarah is moving back to Weatherfield. Becky is making plans for her and Jason's new flat, but as Jason intends to get back together with Sarah he first breaks the news to Becky, who attacks him. A depressed drunken Becky goes out on a bender, smashing shop windows and stealing a woman's purse. Steve finds her and escorts her to Roy's. The next day, the police turn up and Becky is questioned by old enemy DC Hooch. Becky tells Hooch she is having an affair with Steve and they were together last night. Steve has no choice but to go along with it when Becky tells him that if he doesn't she'll tell Michelle about their night together. He's annoyed when Becky admits that Hooch is a bent copper. Meanwhile, Jason travels to Milan to reconcile with Sarah only to return immediately with his tail between his legs upon learning she is staying after getting back together with her boyfriend.
• David gets a job working for Joe's kitchen fitting company.
• Darryl lets Teresa stay at No.6 after finding her drunk. Mel is angry that he is helping her after what she did and moves out of the house.
• Tara shows up at Dev's flat, but their innocent dinner is interrupted by Nina, who tells Dev to stop seeing her daughter. Dev continues to see Tara, but decides to tell Prem about his affair with Nina. He then finishes with Tara.
• Tina leaves her job at the kebab shop and starts working at The Kabin while Norris is incapacitated.
• Blanche and Deirdre arrange a holiday to France, but Deirdre is surprised to find out Blanche has duped her into signing up as a carer. Ken is more worried about Peter after getting a call that Peter's wife Lucy has died and Peter has been given custody of his son, Simon. Peter arrives a few days later with Simon, but tells Ken that he isn't interested in raising a son.
• Emily finds Norris in possession of woman's underwear, he says he is addicted to competitions and won them.

November

• John and Fiz are back from their holiday. John finds out that Fiz is on her way to his house and races there to stop her, but is forced to admit the terrible truth. He lets Rosie out but she attacks him and runs away. Fiz has a hard time convincing the neighbours and the police that she was none the wiser, while Rosie confides in Sally about the video of Carla and Liam kissing, which she has a backup copy of.
• Tony learns he is in debt because the Victoria Court flats aren't selling. He forges Carla's signature to use money from Underworld's payroll to fund his property investment. The factory girls aren't happy when they find out they haven't been paid, but Tony blames it on a mix-up with the bank and convinces them to return to work. He is able to pay them when Leanne sells a few flats. He is shocked when Carla returns and proposes to him, reaffirming her love for him.
• Ken wonders why Peter hasn't enrolled Simon in a school. Peter plans to do a runner and contacts social services asking them to take Simon into care, forcing Ken to offer to bring Simon up himself. Peter intends to leave for Portsmouth immediately, but changes his mind when Lucy's solicitor tells him Lucy left him all her money on the condition that he brings up Simon. Peter blows the money on buying the Bookies from Dan, who having broken up with Leanne leaves Weatherfield.
• Janice is sentenced to community service following the fraud incident.
• David meets up with his old cellmate Graeme, who makes himself at home at No.8 and shows up with a stolen car. Joe meanwhile is having trouble with clients the Windass family who are refusing to pay for one of his kitchens. David gets them to pay up when he threatens them without Joe's permission. Graeme warns David that the Windasses have a reputation of being rough, and indeed Joe's tools are soon stolen, and as he isn't insured, Joe's in financial trouble. When Tina finds out she, David and Graeme tear out the Windasses kitchen. The Windasses respond by stealing Graeme's car, but the joke is on them as it was already stolen and Graeme wanted rid of it.

Hayley returns but is already considering leaving again

• David and Tina find out about Gail and Joe's affair.
• Hayley Cropper returns from her charity work in Africa but she isn't herself. She tells Roy that she wants to go back to Africa, but quickly changes her mind and apologises. She elects not to return to her job at Underworld and instead to continue with charity work.
• Dev has changed his mind about Tara and Prem agrees not to tell Tara about Dev's affair with Nina. Dev helps Darryl out with the books for the Kebab shop and decides to buy the shop from Jerry. Darryl is shocked that Jerry is also letting the house, leaving him jobless and homeless. He blames Dev and finishes with Amber, causing Amber to tell Tara about Dev's affair and leave for Finland to spend time with her mother to get away from Dev. Short-staffed, Dev gives Darryl and Tina jobs at the kebab shop.
• Emily runs into Jed at the hospital and invites him to live with her, remembering him from when he lived at No.5 in the 1960s.
• Steve doesn't know if he can make Becky's court date as he has to attend a party for Michelle's parents anniversary on the same day. He manages to slip away and gets to the courtroom just in time to confirm his affair with Becky, even though Blanche is watching in the public gallery. Becky is released without charge and she and Steve end up sleeping together. Steve tells Becky that he has realised that he does love her, and he is going to break up with Michelle.
• Norris meets Mary Taylor, who always beats him at competitions.
• Graeme gets a job at the butcher's.

December

Tony murders Jed Stone - or does he?

• Steve can't bring himself to dump Michelle and decides to make her dump him by deliberately being a bad boyfriend.
• Tony and Carla get married. At the wedding, a drunk Sally shows Maria the video of Liam and Carla, but Maria is too late to confront Carla as she and Tony have already left for their honeymoon. Maria finds out from Rosie that Tony knew about the video and works out that Tony could have killed Liam. Her friends think she's suffering from grief and worry about her instability. When the Gordons return, Tony offers Maria a million pounds to drop her accusations and admits to Carla that he knows about her and Liam. Maria tells the police about Tony but he tells them Maria is deranged. The police don't press charges, but Maria gains an ally in Jed, who tries to get more money out of Tony when he sees him meeting with Jimmy. In a bout of anger Tony strangles Jed with the factory's negligee and stores his body in a storage hamper until he can move it. On Christmas Day, Tony discovers that Jed has survived the attempted murder. Jed is terrified that Tony will kill him so agrees to move to one of Tony's properties in Wigan and stay out of his way. Maria however is still on the warpath and paints 'murderer' outside the factory. The police turn up to arrest her for criminal damage but Tony refuses to press charges. Maria leaves to stay with her parents for a few weeks.
• Molly thinks Tyrone is having an affair with Minnie but Tyrone is only selling her cheap perfume. When Molly sees Minnie wearing a t-shirt that Tyrone was wearing earlier, she calls off the wedding. Tyrone admits to being involved in Pam's scams but Molly is angry that he lied to her. With Tyrone refusing to work for Pam any more, Pam uses Darryl in an bio oil scam, but the oil explodes inside No.9's outside toilet.
• The new tenants at No.6 turn out to be the Windasses. They have to manhandle Teresa out of the house. As the Windasses settle in, Anna Windass tries to make peace with Gail, while Eddie Windass gets a job at Street Cars. Joe meanwhile has been evicted from his flat as he can't afford the rent, but he is too proud to tell Gail. He vents his frustrations at the Windasses at the Platts' Christmas party.
• Janice starts her community service work and works under Emily who is volunteering.
• Eileen Grimshaw's dad Colin arrives in the street and starts charming Rita.
• Steve hires Jesse Chadwick to entertain at a party for Amy but his wife, who was part of his double act, has left him, and he's down in the dumps. Steve tries to cheer him up and Eileen takes the place of Jesse's wife for the party.
• For Christmas, Roy and Hayley have a Christmas lunch for the homeless.
• Peter has been trying to charm Leanne but she's worried about his drinking. Peter turns up drunk at Simon's school nativity play and makes a scene when a teacher tries to refuse him entry. Ken is angry with him and tells him he is too drunk to look after Simon. When he sobers up, Peter admits he has a problem and decides to stay sober.
• Liz appoints a new assistant manager at the Rovers, Poppy, angering Michelle. When Lloyd agrees to DJ at a Christmas party Steve thinks he's only doing it because he fancies his chances with Poppy. However at the party Lloyd ends up kissing Liz. The pair see in 2009 in Lloyd's flat.
• Emily invites Wiki Dankowska for Christmas lunch at No.3 when Norris wins a Polish Christmas hamper.

Who lives where

Coronation Street

• Rovers Return Inn - Steve McDonald. Liz McDonald. Amy Barlow. Michelle Connor. Ryan Connor (except briefly from February to March). Vernon Tomlin (until July). Alex Neeson (briefly from February to March).
• 1 Coronation Street - Ken Barlow. Deirdre Barlow. Blanche Hunt.
• Salon flat (No.2a) - Fiz Brown (until March).
• 3 Coronation Street - Emily Bishop. Norris Cole. Jed Stone (November to December).
• 4 Coronation Street - Ashley Peacock. Claire Peacock. Joshua Peacock. Freddie Peacock (all until July). Kevin Webster. Sally Webster. Rosie Webster. Sophie Webster (all from June). Bill Webster (from August).
• 5 Coronation Street - Kirk Sutherland. Chesney Battersby-Brown. Fiz Brown (from March).
• 6 Coronation Street - Jerry Morton. Kayleigh Morton. Finlay Bryant (all until September. Mel Morton (until October). Darryl Morton (until December). Teresa Bryant (June to December). Eddie Windass. Anna Windass. Gary Windass (all from December).
• 7 Coronation Street - Liam Connor (until October). Maria Connor. Ryan Connor (briefly from February to March).
• 8 Coronation Street - Gail Platt. David Platt. Tina McIntyre (February to March and from April).
• 9 Coronation Street - Jack Duckworth. Vera Duckworth (January only). Tyrone Dobbs. Molly Compton. Paul Clayton (until May).
• Kabin flat (No.10a) - Rita Sullivan.
• 11 Coronation Street - Eileen Grimshaw. Jason Grimshaw. Sean Tully. Lauren Wilson (until April).
• 12 Coronation Street - Jamie Baldwin. Violet Wilson (both until February).
• 13 Coronation Street - Kevin Webster. Sally Webster. Rosie Webster. Sophie Webster (all until June). Ashley Peacock. Claire Peacock. Joshua Peacock. Freddie Peacock (all from August).
• Corner Shop flat (No.15a) - Dev Alahan. Amber Kalirai (both until August).

Rosamund Street

• Bookies flat (No.9a) - Harry Mason. Dan Mason.

Victoria Street

• 14a Victoria Street - Janice Battersby. Roger Stiles. Leanne Battersby.
• Roy's Rolls flat (No.16a) - Roy Cropper. Becky Granger.

Victoria Court residents

• 9 Victoria Court - Dev Alahan. Amber Kalirai (both from August).

Others

• 4 Drapers Mill Apartments, Weatherfield Quays - Carla Connor.
• 5 Grasmere Drive - Audrey Roberts. Bill Webster (until August).
• 37 Hillside Crescent - Betty Williams
• Mittle Street Hostel - Wiki Dankowska.
• 23 Nightingale Terrace - Jed Stone (until August).

Unknown residence - Kelly Crabtree. Tony Gordon

Awards and nominations

BAFTA

• Programme not nominated

British Soap Awards
Ceremony televised on 7th May 2008

• Best Soap: Coronation Street (Nominee)
• Best Actor: Jack P. Shepherd (Nominee)
• Sexiest Male: Rob James-Collier (Winner)
• Sexiest Female: Samia Smith (Nominee)
• Best Newcomer: Michelle Keegan (Winner)
• Best Comedy Performance: Maggie Jones (Winner), Katherine Kelly (Nominee)
• Best On-Screen Partnership: David Neilson and Katherine Kelly (Nominee)
• Best Dramatic Performance: Jack P. Shepherd (Nominee)
• Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress: Brooke Vincent (Nominee)
• Villain of the Year: Jack P. Shepherd (Winner)
• Lifetime Achievement Award: Elizabeth Dawn

Inside Soap Awards
Ceremony held on 29th September 2008

• Best Soap: Coronation Street (Nominee)
• Best Actor: Rob James-Collier (Nominee), Simon Gregson (Nominee)
• Best Actress: Katherine Kelly (Nominee), Kym Ryder (Nominee)
• Best Couple: Carla and Liam Connor (Nominee), David Platt and Tina McIntyre (Nominee)
• Best Young Actor: Sam Aston (Nominee), Brooke Vincent (Nominee)
• Funniest Performance: Maggie Jones (Nominee), Katherine Kelly (Nominee)
• Best Bad Boy: Jack P. Shepherd (Winner), Gray O'Brien (Nominee)
• Best Bitch: Alison King (Winner), Helen Flanagan (Nominee)
• Best Newcomer: Michelle Keegan (Nominee), Gray O'Brien (Nominee)
• Sexiest Female: Michelle Keegan (Nominee), Alison King (Nominee), Kym Ryder (Nominee)
• Sexiest Male: Matthew Crompton (Nominee), Rob James-Collier (Nominee), Ryan Thomas (Nominee)
• Best Storylines: David pushes Gail down the stairs (Nominee), Liam and Maria's baby dies (Nominee), Vera dies (Nominee)

National Television Awards
Ceremony held on 29th October 2008

• Most Popular Serial Drama: Coronation Street (Nominee)
• Outstanding Serial Drama Performance: Katherine Kelly (Nominee)
• Most Popular Newcomer: Michelle Keegan (Nominee)

Royal Television Society
Ceremony held on 19th March 2008

• Soap and Continuing Drama: Coronation Street (Nominee)

Television and Radio Industries Club ("TRIC") Awards
Ceremony held on 11th March 2008

• Soap of the Year: Coronation Street (Nominee)
• Soap Personality: Kym Ryder (Winner), Antony Cotton (Nominee), Elizabeth Dawn (Nominee)

TV Quick/TV Choice Awards
Ceremony held on 8th September 2008

• Best Soap: Coronation Street (Nominee)
• Best Soap Actor: David Neilson (Nominee), Jack P. Shepherd (Nominee), Rob James Collier (Nominee)
• Best Soap Actress: Katherine Kelly (Nominee), Samia Smith (Nominee)
• Best Soap Newcomer: Michelle Keegan (Winner)
• Best Soap Storyline: Maria and Liam's baby tragedy (Nominee)

TV Times Awards

• Favourite Show: Coronation Street (Nominee)
• Favourite Actor: Rob James-Collier (Nominee)
• Sexiest Male: Rob James-Collier (Nominee)
• Sexist Female: Alison King (Winner)
• Favourite Newcomer: Michelle Keegan (Nominee)
• Favourite Soap Star: Rob James-Collier (Nominee)
• Editor's Choice Star of the Year: Katherine Kelly