Changes: Episode 6611 (1st August 2007)

Revision as of 15:36, 10 June 2018

Plot

Steve and Eileen arrive in Malta only to find all the hotels booked up. Eventually they find a room but to Eileen's horror it's a double. Gail, Audrey, Sarah and Jason hold a meeting to discuss the wedding plans. Jason wants Eileen there but is shocked to discover she's gone to Malta with Steve. Paul and Leanne work hard in the restaurant. Leanne's knackered but Paul points out it's the best lunchtime they've had and things are looking up. Casey calls to see Claire and gives her some magazines. Claire's grateful to Casey for being such a supportive friend and insists she stays for lunch. When Ashley arrives home, he's unnerved to find Casey there again and making a lame excuse, he leaves. Casey follows Ashley to the Rovers. She's starting to freak him out. Sarah insists they set a date for the wedding but Jason wants Eileen to be involved. Sarah wonders if he really wants to get married. Steve and Eileen arrive back in their hotel room. Steve's drunk and passes out on the bed. Eileen resigns herself to a sleepless night.

Cast

Regular cast

Eileen Grimshaw - Sue Cleaver
Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
Molly Compton - Vicky Binns
Paul Clayton - Tom Hudson
Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn (Voice only)
Gail Platt - Helen Worth
Sarah Platt - Tina O'Brien
Jason Grimshaw - Ryan Thomas
Bill Webster - Peter Armitage
Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd
Maria Sutherland - Samia Smith
Leanne Battersby - Jane Danson
Claire Peacock - Julia Haworth
Joshua Peacock - Benjamin Beresford
Freddie Peacock - Dylan & Hayden Whitbread (Uncredited)

Guest cast

Aidan - Robin Askwith
Casey - Zoë Henry
Shania - Anthony Sean Berry (Uncredited)

Places

Coronation Street exterior
Rovers Return Inn - Public
4 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen and hallway
Audrey's
Elliott & Son
Valandro's
Various locations in Malta
Hotel Ta Cenc, Gozo

Notes

TV Times synopsis: Eileen's holiday with Steve is soured when they end up having to share a room - and a bed. However, things soon look up for Eileen when holiday rep Aidan takes a shine to her; Casey continues to come between the Peacocks; and Leanne and Paul enjoy their most successful lunchtime so far.
Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 8,680,000 viewers (3rd place).

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 |production code=[[Production codes|P694/6611]]
 |writer=[[Stephen Bennett]]
+|story associates   = [[Martin Sterling]]<br/>[[John Kerr]]<br/>[[Kate Rogerson]]<br/>[[Louise Sutton]]
+|story editor       = [[Stuart Blackburn]]
+|script editor      = [[Sarah Mann]]<br/>[[Kathryn Pugsley]]
+|designer           = [[Alan Davis]]
+|producer           = [[Steve Frost]]
+|executive producer = [[Kieran Roberts]]
 |director=[[Duncan Foster]]
 |previous=[[Episode 6610 (30th July 2007)|30th July 2007]]
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 }}
 ==Plot==
+[[Steve McDonald|Steve]] and [[Eileen Grimshaw|Eileen]] arrive in [[Malta]] only to find all the hotels booked up. Eventually they find a room but to Eileen's horror it's a double.
-[[Eileen Grimshaw|Eileen]] and [[Steve McDonald|Steve]] arrive in [[Malta]] and she immediately regrets coming as it is the height of the season and they can't find anywhere to stay. Steve has already had enough of her nagging and the trip is off to a bad start before it has even begun. Steve eventually finds them somewhere to stay but they've got to share a room - not too much of a problem until they discover they also have to share a bed!
+[[Gail Platt|Gail]], [[Audrey Roberts|Audrey]], [[Sarah Platt|Sarah]] and [[Jason Grimshaw|Jason]] hold a meeting to discuss the wedding plans. Jason wants Eileen there but is shocked to discover she's gone to Malta with Steve.
+[[Paul Clayton|Paul]] and [[Leanne Battersby|Leanne]] work hard in the [[Valandro's|restaurant]]. Leanne's knackered but Paul points out it's the best lunchtime they've had and things are looking up.
-Meanwhile, things are looking up for Eileen when [[Aidan (Episode 6611)|Aidan]] the holiday representative takes a shine to Eileen and gives her his number. Feeling sorry for himself Steve puts Aidan off Eileen so that he doesn't end up a gooseberry and then passes out on the bed drunk. Faced with an uncomfortable night on the floor Eileen gets into bed beside him.
+[[Casey Carswell|Casey]] calls to see [[Claire Peacock|Claire]] and gives her some magazines. Claire's grateful to Casey for being such a supportive friend and insists she stays for lunch. When [[Ashley Peacock|Ashley]] arrives [[4 Coronation Street|home]], he's unnerved to find Casey there again and making a lame excuse, he leaves.
+Casey follows Ashley to the [[Rovers]]. She's starting to freak him out.
-[[Ashley Peacock|Ashley]] is shaken up when [[Casey Carswell|Casey]] appears at the butchers but she reassures him that she is not expecting anything from him. She goes to see [[Claire Peacock|Claire]] who confides in her that things still aren't well with Ashley and asks her to stay for dinner. Their meal is awkward and Ashley quickly excuses himself and heads for the [[Rovers Return Inn|Rovers]]. He is thrown when Casey follows him and tells him what happened between them wasn't her fault.
+Sarah insists they set a date for the wedding but Jason wants Eileen to be involved. Sarah wonders if he really wants to get married.
+Steve and Eileen arrive back in their hotel room. Steve's drunk and passes out on the bed. Eileen resigns herself to a sleepless night.
-[[Jason Grimshaw|Jason]] gets earache from [[Gail Platt|Gail]] and [[Sarah Louise Grimshaw|Sarah]] about their wedding plans and is annoyed to discover his mother has disappeared to Malta.
-[[Leanne Battersby|Leanne]] and [[Paul Clayton|Paul]] enjoy their most successful lunchtime so far.
 ==Cast==
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 *[[Molly Compton]] - [[Vicky Binns]]
 *[[Paul Clayton]] - [[Tom Hudson]]
-*[[Vera Duckworth]] - [[Elizabeth Dawn]] (voice only)
+*[[Vera Duckworth]] - [[Elizabeth Dawn]] ''(Voice only)''
 *[[Gail Platt]] - [[Helen Worth]]
-*[[Sarah Louise Grimshaw|Sarah Platt]] - [[Tina O'Brien]]
+*[[Sarah Platt]] - [[Tina O'Brien]]
 *[[Jason Grimshaw]] - [[Ryan Thomas]]
 *[[Bill Webster]] - [[Peter Armitage]]
 *[[Ashley Peacock]] - [[Steven Arnold]]
-*[[Maria Connor|Maria Sutherland]] - [[Samia Smith]]
 *[[Audrey Roberts]] - [[Sue Nicholls]]
 *[[David Platt]] - [[Jack P. Shepherd]]
+*[[Maria Sutherland]] - [[Samia Smith]]
 *[[Leanne Battersby]] - [[Jane Danson]]
 *[[Claire Peacock]] - [[Julia Haworth]]
 *[[Joshua Peacock]] - [[Benjamin Beresford]]
+*[[Freddie Peacock]] - [[Dylan Whitbread|Dylan]] & [[Hayden Whitbread]] ''(Uncredited)''
 ===Guest cast===
 *[[Aidan (Episode 6611)|Aidan]] - [[Robin Askwith]]
 *[[Casey Carswell|Casey]] - [[Zoë Henry]]
-*[[Shania]] - [[Anthony Sean Berry]]
+*[[Shania]] - [[Anthony Sean Berry]] ''(Uncredited)''
+==Places==
+*[[Coronation Street, Weatherfield|Coronation Street exterior]]
+*[[Rovers Return Inn]] - ''Public''
+*[[4 Coronation Street]] - ''Downstairs rooms''
+*[[9 Coronation Street]] - ''Back room/kitchen and hallway''
+*[[Audrey's]]
+*[[Elliott & Son]]
+*[[Valandro's]]
+*Various locations in [[Malta]]
+*[[Hotel Ta Cenc]], [[Gozo]]
 ==Notes==
+*''[[TV Times]]'' synopsis: [[Eileen Grimshaw|Eileen]]'s holiday with [[Steve McDonald|Steve]] is soured when they end up having to share a room - and a bed. However, things soon look up for Eileen when holiday rep [[Aidan (Episode 6611)|Aidan]] takes a shine to her; [[Casey Carswell|Casey]] continues to come between the [[Peacock family|Peacocks]]; and [[Leanne Battersby|Leanne]] and [[Paul Clayton|Paul]] enjoy their most successful lunchtime so far.
 *[[Viewing Figures]]: UK broadcast - 8,680,000 viewers (3rd place).
 {{August 2007}}
 [[Category:2007 episodes]]