Plot[]
Part One: Fiz takes Hope into the bistro where the little girl chats away to Sam in a one-way conversation while a satisfied Nick watches on. Abi and Kevin visit Seb's memorial garden where Abi is outraged to see that Kelly has left flowers with a note expressing her regrets. Roy advises Nina to come clean to Asha about the anxieties she's suffering. Abi calls at No.7, thrusting the flowers back at Kelly and making it clear how much she hates her. Leanne suggests to an enthusiastic Nick that they organise a play date with Sam and Hope to further his recovery. Kelly regrets trying to tell the world how sorry she is while Dev and Aadi try to assure her that she wasn't responsible for Seb's death. George calls on Eileen, but she hides in the hall while instructing Todd to lie to him that she has gone for a walk. George can't understand how she hated his present. Tyrone finds Evelyn and Phill playing Tenable. He helps Phill with the answers and is asked to stay around for the release of Vera the pigeon. Nick listens in while Sam plays with Hope's walkie-talkie and is delighted to hear him talk to her using the device.
Part Two: Sam looks at Nick hard when his dad questions him about his enjoyment of playing with the toy. Leanne tells him they need to be patient. A drunk Abi leaves the Rovers and sees Dev taking Aadi and Kelly to the bistro. Nina explains to Asha how she’s suffering from anxiety and lives in constant fear that something bad will happen to the people she loves. Asha syncs their phones so she’ll always know where she is. Having found out that it was Gail who put George up to the Christmas present idea, Eileen tells her she’s deranged. Gail is delighted. Abi comes into the bistro and parks herself at a nearby table, staring at Kelly with pure hatred. Phill keeps away while Fiz, Hope and Ruby watch on when Vera is released. Hope expresses her worry that Vera will be split up from her family. Nick apologises to Sam for eavesdropping, telling him that he's missing their chats and how much he's loved. He's rewarded with a smile. Dev complains to Debbie who approaches her sister-in-law and reminds her that she promised them all that she'd rein in her behaviour. Abi is unrepentant. The Alahans take Abi home while Kevin fetches his wife when Dev texts him. She brushes aside his lecture, saying she's had a brainwave about how to deal with Kelly.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Fiz Stape - Jennie McAlpine
- Nick Tilsley - Ben Price
- Hope Stape - Isabella Flanagan
- Sam Blakeman - Jude Riordan
- Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
- Abi Webster - Sally Carman
- Roy Cropper - David Neilson
- Nina Lucas - Mollie Gallagher
- Kelly Neelan - Millie Gibson
- Leanne Battersby - Jane Danson
- Aadi Alahan - Adam Hussain
- Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
- George Shuttleworth - Tony Maudsley
- Todd Grimshaw - Gareth Pierce
- Eileen Grimshaw - Sue Cleaver
- Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
- Evelyn Plummer - Maureen Lipman
- Phill Whittaker - Jamie Kenna
- Asha Alahan - Tanisha Gorey
- Gail Rodwell - Helen Worth
- Debbie Webster - Sue Devaney
- Ruby Dobbs - Macy Alabi
Guest cast[]
None
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 7 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- 8 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- 9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen and hallway
- 11 Coronation Street - Hallway
- 13 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen and hallway
- Viaduct Bistro - Restaurant and office
- Victoria Street
- Roy's Rolls
- Victoria Gardens
Notes[]
- This additional Boxing Day Sunday episode was broadcast at 7.30pm.
- Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this episode was made with social distancing rules being observed by both cast and production crew. Exceptions were occasionally made for instances in which characters were required to be in close contact. These were made in accordance with the rules by employing measures such as more frequent testing and cast members bubbling up together prior to recording.
- This episode was made available to stream on the ITV Hub ahead of transmission on the morning of Sunday 26th December in order to give viewers more viewing options during the Christmas period [1].
- TV Times synopsis: Abi refuses to let Kelly move on; Nick is overjoyed when Sam breaks his silence; and Nina confides in Asha about living in constant fear for her loved ones' safety.
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast: 5,386,000 viewers (16th place).
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