Plot[]
Part One: At dawn, Gail wakes up with a start on the cottage sofa. She looks out over the lake desperately hoping to see Joe but there's no sign, nor any answer on his phone. Peter once more wakes up hung-over. He apologises to Leanne for going on another bender and promises to sort himself out. She's sceptical. Still unable to see Joe on the water, Gail phones David and insists he catches a train up to the Lakes as soon as possible. He's worried, sensing the panic in her voice. She tries to remain calm when Anka Grabowski, the cleaner arrives at the cottage. Gail claims Joe has gone for a walk on his own. Peter starts drinking again whilst working in the bookies. David arrives in the Lakes and a distraught Gail tells him the whole story. Jason tells Eileen he's taking Tina for a romantic dinner for Valentine's Day. A terrified Gail admits she doesn't know what to do.
Part Two: David reckons they should go to the police with the truth, but Gail refuses as she wants to wait and hope that Joe comes to his senses. He thinks his mother has married another headcase. Sunita tells Dev her great aunts Grishma and Upma are coming over from India to stay on Saturday, but the problem is that they still think she's married to Dev and she doesn't want to upset them. He doesn't want to be part of any deception. Gail and David spot the abandoned Gail Force on the water. She insists they retrieve it. George calls into the bookies and tells Peter that Simon wants to know when he can see his dad. He sees that Peter has been drinking again and doesn't think his son should see him in that state. George and Peter row. David steals a motorboat. Leanne sees Peter's state. She tells him that he seriously needs help, and she agrees with George that he shouldn't see Simon. Gail and David find the boat empty with no dinghy and Joe's phone left behind. She insists they tow the boat back. Ken and Leanne agree they've got to get Peter into rehab. With Joe's boat tied up, David sets the motorboat adrift. Gail insists on spending another night in the cottage in the hope Joe might return. David thinks she's crazy but has no choice but to stay with her.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Gail McIntyre - Helen Worth
- Leanne Battersby - Jane Danson
- Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
- David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd
- Eileen Grimshaw - Sue Cleaver
- Jason Grimshaw - Ryan Thomas
- Tina McIntyre - Michelle Keegan
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
- Sunita Alahan - Shobna Gulati
Guest cast[]
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 1 Coronation Street - Back room, kitchen and hallway
- 8 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- Corner Shop - Shop and stockroom
- Rosamund Street
- Barlow's Bookies
- 9a Rosamund Street - Living room/kitchen and Peter & Leanne's bedroom
- Lake Windermere - Lake and holiday cottage
Notes[]
- Michelle Connor (Kym Marsh) is credited but does not appear.
- Reece Dinsdale voices Joe McIntyre for a recorded answerphone message, but is not credited.
- Richard Hammatt was credited as the stunt co-ordinator with Lucy Allen as stunt double for the scene of Gail McIntyre getting in the stolen dinghy.
- This episode contains a special title sequence consisting of a montage of Lake Windermere after the first few usual shots of Weatherfield. The closing credits also deviate from the usual Coronation Street montage to provide a view of the Lake.
- The Lake Windermere scenes were shot in the Wyke Bay holiday cottage in the grounds of the Pullwood Bay estate.
- TV Times synopsis: Gail calls David up to the Lakes where she tells him the full story of Joe's scheme; Peter's drinking causes more rows with George and Leanne, with the latter turning to Ken for support; and Sunita informs Dev her aunts are visiting.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 10,290,000 viewers (7th place).
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