Plot[]
Part One: Tim orders Sally to stop trying to poison Faye against Geoff. Sally tries to persaude him that Elaine is genuine but Tim thinks Alya has brainwashed her and refuses to believe that she is his father's first wife. David bickers with Sarah about not doing her share of the household shops. Ryan avoides calling a taxi when Tim is manning the switch. Leanne buys a specially-adapted chair for Oliver. She and Steve check out a specialist school and put their son's name down for a place. Alya and Sally decide to report Elaine missing to the police. Carla returns to the factory after a period of shielding. Adam promises to drop his suspicions about Sarah and Gary. Alya and Sally tell DS Abney that Elaine was last seen speaking to Geoff.
Part Two: Gary tells Sarah and Carla that he's decided not to put their rent up after all. Sarah makes sure it isn't meant as a bribe. Helping with deliveries at Speed Daal, Faye asks Geoff about the woman she saw him arguing with. Geoff says he lost his rag with a stranger who coughed on him. He's later questioned about the incident by DS Abney, this time denying it happened entirely. He maintains that his first wife Philippa died from breast cancer in the 1970s and suggests Elaine is a fantasist who read about Yasmeen's case. Faye hears him lie about seeing Elaine. Leanne bumps into Mandy, an old friend from antenatal class, who asks how Oliver is getting on. Leanne makes out he's doing well. Maria tells Carla that Gary had to raise the factory's rent as the pandemic is hitting his business hard. She's surprised when Carla replies that he's reversed his decision. Tim guesses that Sally put the police onto Geoff and rows with her. Faye tells them that Geoff gave her and the police different accounts of his argument with Elaine. When Geoff goes to No.4 to blast Sally over the police interview, Tim begins to doubt his dad as he realises that he must have lied to Faye.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Sally Metcalfe - Sally Dynevor
- Faye Windass - Ellie Leach
- Tim Metcalfe - Joe Duttine
- Ryan Connor - Ryan Prescott
- Alya Nazir - Sair Khan
- Sarah Barlow - Tina O'Brien
- David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd
- Adam Barlow - Samuel Robertson
- Toyah Battersby - Georgia Taylor
- Leanne Battersby - Jane Danson
- Nick Tilsley - Ben Price
- Carla Connor - Alison King
- Kirk Sutherland - Andrew Whyment
- Gary Windass - Mikey North
- Geoff Metcalfe - Ian Bartholomew
- Maria Connor - Samia Longchambon
- Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
Guest cast[]
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- 4 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- 8 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- Underworld - Manager's office, machine area and breakout area
- Victoria Street
- 19a Victoria Street - Living room/kitchen
- Speed Daal
- Weatherfield Police Station - Reception
Notes[]
- Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this episode was made with social distancing rules being observed by both cast and production crew, even when they were playing family members or people who shared residences.
- TV Times synopsis: Sally implores Tim to accept that Elaine could be telling the truth; Leanne is overwhelmed with grief; and when Carla lets slip that Gary's binned his threat of a rent increase, Maria is concerned.
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast: 7,172,894 viewers (2nd place).
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