Plot[]
Part One: Cheryl sees Chris running out of the salon flat, clearly in a state. She goes to check on Maria and finds her upset and crying. Marc's wearing full "Marcia" make-up when Gail knocks on the door. Audrey panics, and in desperation Marc plunges his face into a cream gateau just as Audrey lets Gail in. Marc pretends that he's wearing a face pack and Gail's none the wiser. Helping Maria tidy up, Cheryl gets the story of what happened. Unaware of what she's interrupted, Gail tells Audrey and Marc how David and Kylie are running her business into the ground. Prior to the girls' night out, Amber calls at No.4 with a bottle of vodka. Lloyd isn't entirely happy that Cheryl is getting involved in Chris and Maria's problems. Leanne calls in the Rovers and apologises to Stella for her behaviour. Stella's grateful that Leanne seems to be thawing towards her and talks her into staying for a drink. Sophie, Sian and Amber down glasses of vodka before their night out. Amber and Sian get on well and Sophie feels left out. Cheryl confronts Chris about trashing Maria's flat and scaring her half to death. Chris breaks down and tells her that he's dying.
Part Two: Cheryl takes Chris into No.13 where he tells her he's been having blackouts and the doctors have scanned him for a brain tumour. Gail starts as a waitress at the bistro where Gazette food critic Greg is dining. She starts to creep round him. Audrey tells Marc she wants Gail to find about Marcia on her own terms. Cheryl encourages Chris to be honest with Maria. Gail loses a false nail in Greg's meal. He discovers the item in his food and walks out. Nick sacks his mother and tells her that he's demoting her back to cleaner. He gives the waitress job to Eva instead. Stella tells Leanne about the memories she has of her as a baby. Maria reluctantly lets Chris into the flat where he tries to apologise but she's hostile towards him. Leanne agrees to see Stella again tomorrow. Maria tells Chris that it's over and she wants him to leave. Distraught, he tells her he might be dying of a brain tumour and slams out of the flat. Maria's shocked to the core.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Maria Connor - Samia Smith
- Chris Gray - Will Thorp
- Nick Tilsley - Ben Price
- Gail McIntyre - Helen Worth
- Sophie Webster - Brooke Vincent
- Sian Powers - Sacha Parkinson
- Amber Kalirai - Nikki Patel
- Leanne Barlow - Jane Danson
- Stella Price - Michelle Collins
- Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
- Cheryl Gray - Holly Quin-Ankrah
- Tina McIntyre - Michelle Keegan
- Lloyd Mullaney - Craig Charles
- Karl Munro - John Michie
- Eva Price - Catherine Tyldesley
Guest cast[]
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public, back room and hallway
- 2a Coronation Street - Living room/kitchen and stairwell
- 4 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- 13 Coronation Street - Back room, kitchen and hallway
- Nick's Bistro
- Street Cars
- 5 Grasmere Drive - Living room, kitchen, and front and back garden
Notes[]
- Liam Connor is heard crying but it is not known if Ollie or Elliott Barnett were the source of the sound effect.
- TV Times synopsis: Cheryl confronts Chris about his volatile behaviour after Maria ends their relationship; Gail catches Audrey helping Marcia get dressed up; and Stella invites Leanne for a drink.
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast: 8,620,000 viewers (3rd place).
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