Plot[]
Part One: Stella's partner Karl Munro turns up at the Rovers, bringing their things with him for the two of them to move in. Sunita is still angry with Dev. Izzy and Will decide to head into Manchester and meet their Freshco mates. Gary asks to join them and Izzy has no choice but to agree. Steve's put out about Karl but Stella insists they come as a package. Steve agrees so long as Karl does the cellar work. Back from their Dorset camping holiday, Roy and Hayley call in the Rovers looking for Becky and are surprised to see Stella behind the bar. Sean full-on panics about looking after Dylan long-term. Marcus assures him that between them they'll manage. Steve tells Roy and Hayley the whole sorry story about how Becky's left him and where she can be found. Karl tells Stella he's not impressed at her new choice of pub. Stella's daughter Eva Price suddenly arrives in the Rovers and sobs as she announces she's ditched her fiancé and the wedding is off. Steve is taken aback. Roy and Hayley find Becky cavorting drunkenly with her bunch of wasters in the hotel bedroom, but she refuses to talk about the breakdown of her marriage with them.
Part Two: Sean and Marcus get Dylan to sleep with a story. Karl is put out that Eva has tracked them down. Under emotional pressure, Steve agrees to let her stay for a few nights. Ken and Deirdre call in the Rovers and Stella immediately hits it off with Deirdre. The hotel manager and his security tells Becky to pack and get out. Stella is interested to hear from Deirdre and Ken about Peter and Leanne. Wearing a tuxedo, Dev enters the Rovers and embarrasses Sunita when he gets down on one knee and proposes. To the delight of Grishma and Upma, Sunita turns him down and he leaves feeling humiliated. Gary and Izzy have left the Freshco night out early after Gary feigns a headache. He appeases Izzy by promising they'll go for an Indian instead. Roy and Hayley pack Becky's things. Telling her that Steve has stopped her credit cards, they take her back to the cafe. Sean thanks Marcus for his support. An apologetic Sunita explains to Dev she still loves him but there's no need to get married again as she's happy the way things are. They hug, much to the disappointment of the aunties. Back at the cafe, Becky hears about the arrival of Stella and breaks down over the mess she's made of everything.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
- Eileen Grimshaw - Sue Cleaver
- Sean Tully - Antony Cotton
- Marcus Dent - Charlie Condou
- Dylan Wilson - Connor & Liam McCheyne
- Tina McIntyre - Michelle Keegan
- Stella Price - Michelle Collins
- Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
- Sunita Alahan - Shobna Gulati
- Gary Windass - Mikey North
- Izzy Armstrong - Cherylee Houston
- Becky McDonald - Katherine Kelly
- Karl Munro - John Michie
- Hayley Cropper - Julie Hesmondhalgh
- Roy Cropper - David Neilson
- Eva Price - Catherine Tyldesley
- Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
Guest cast[]
- Will - Chris Brazier
- Noodle - Chris Brett
- Hotel Manager - Roger Ringrose
- Upma - Jamila Massey
- Grishma - Indira Joshi
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public, back room and hallway
- 7 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- 11 Coronation Street - Back room, kitchen and hallway
- Rosamund Street
- Roy's Rolls
- Unknown hotel in Manchester - 1416 Fitzgerald Suite and corridor
Notes[]
- First appearances of Karl Munro and Eva Price.
- The hotel scenes were recorded in the Radisson Edwardian on Peter Street in Manchester.
- TV Times synopsis: Steve is stunned when Stella is joined by boyfriend Karl and daughter Eva; Roy and Hayley head to the hotel to bring Becky home, only to find her manic partying has intensified; and Dev tries to make amends with Sunita.
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast: 8,060,000 viewers (10th place).
Notable dialogue[]
Becky McDonald: "I'm tired of always being the first one to fall down and the last to get up."
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