Plot[]
Part One: Fiz and John are delighted that Hope has gained so much strength and weight. John ignores calls from Joy. Claire questions Steve about Becky's conditions in her cell. At the station, she is released by DC Redfern, pending further enquiries. Tyrone and Sally are agreeing that they'll always be friends, but nothing else, when Tyrone spots a man arriving to erect a "For Sale" sign in No.4's garden. John calls on Joy with some groceries. She thinks he's an angel. Sally dashes over and rips the board out of the ground after an argument between her and Kevin. Joy doesn't think Colin is in Canada as her neighbour has pointed out his phone has a UK dialling tone. Becky arrives back at the Rovers. Steve and Claire are delighted to see her but Becky points out she's not out of the woods yet unless Tracy decides to tell the truth. Chris cashes in his New Year's Eve raffle prize and has Lloyd as his chauffeur for the day to take Maria out. Despite his reservations, Lloyd wears a chauffeur's hat, but the limo has a burst tyre. Fiz is thrilled when Doctor Chadderton tells her that she can hold the baby for the first time later today.
Part Two: Kevin and Sally row over their infidelities. Kevin points out he turned a blind eye to her affair with Ian Davenport. Sally refuses to admit to the affair. Fiz rings John with the news while he is presenting Joy with a meal. Peter and Leanne arrive back from their short hotel break. Leanne is nervous when Nick greets them. Maria gets quietly drunk on champagne whilst Lloyd and Chris fix the tyre. While John boils a kettle, Joy phones his phone thinking that she's calling Colin. Without thinking John answers it and Joy looks at him in surprise. Deirdre breaks the news to Peter and Leanne about Tracy. He's annoyed that this is the first he's heard about it and thinks they're treating him like an invalid. Thinking badly on his feet, John tells Joy that Colin is back in the country and is planning to see her. A tipsy Maria returns to work rather than wait in the limo, exasperating Audrey. The tyre is finally fixed. Claire shocks Becky by admitting that it was she who attacked Tracy. As Joy laments the loss of contact with her son, she guesses that John's withholding something from her. John cautiously admits that Colin is dead.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Fiz Stape - Jennie McAlpine
- John Stape - Graeme Hawley
- Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
- Claire Peacock - Julia Haworth
- Becky McDonald - Katherine Kelly
- Sally Webster - Sally Dynevor
- Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
- Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
- Sophie Webster - Brooke Vincent
- Sian Powers - Sacha Parkinson
- Max Turner - Harry McDermott
- Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
- Maria Connor - Samia Smith
- Chris Gray - Will Thorp
- Lloyd Mullaney - Craig Charles
- Nick Tilsley - Ben Price
- Leanne Barlow - Jane Danson
- Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
- Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Simon Barlow - Alex Bain
Guest cast[]
- DC Redfern - Paul Warriner
- Sign Erector - Jimmy Gallagher
- Joy Fishwick - Doreen Mantle
- Doctor Chadderton - Kate Bowes Renna
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Back room and hallway
- 1 Coronation Street - Back room, kitchen and hallway
- Audrey's
- 4 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- Rosamund Street
- Barlow's Bookies
- Victoria Street
- Weatherfield General - Neonatal care unit
- Weatherfield Police Station - Cells
- Joy Fishwick's house - Living room, kitchen, hallway and exterior
Notes[]
- Hope Stape appears in this episode but is portrayed by a prosthetic baby due to the character's premature birth.
- TV Times synopsis: John receives promising news from Fiz, but his troubles continue when Joy catches him with Colin's mobile phone.
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast: 11,360,000 viewers (1st place)
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