Changes: Episode 7956 (17th September 2012)

Revision as of 15:42, 15 February 2020

Plot

Tina does her best to persuade Tommy that the surrogacy option is the answer to all their problems but Tommy's dead against it. Beth's excited about her internet date. Kirk offers to run her there in the van. Tommy begs Owen not to let Tina go ahead with her surrogacy plan but Owen points out that it's not for him to tell Tina how to live her life. Anna leaves her job at the Corner Shop telling Dev that she needs to spend more time with her family. Dev offers Anna's hours to Sunita. Tina cries on Rita's shoulder telling her how much she loves Tommy but how she thinks they might have reached the end of the road. Rita's adamant they can work things out. Sunita tells Karl about Dev's offer of a job and to her surprise, Karl thinks that she should take it as they need the money. Beth's internet date with Dave is a total disaster. Kirk comes to her rescue and after a scuffle with Dave, takes her home. Tommy warns Tina that he'll have gone by the time she gets home. Tina's beside herself. When Lloyd finds Mandy's bracelet in his cab, Eileen reckons that it's a good omen and he should call round with it. To Dev's surprise, Sunita accepts the job at the Corner Shop. Rita finds Tommy in the flat packing up his things. She begs him not to give up on Tina. Distraught Tommy explains to Rita how Tina is planning to be a surrogate mother for Gary and Izzy in return for money. Rita's shocked.

Cast

Regular cast

Guest cast

Dave - Robert Hudson

Places

Coronation Street
Rovers Return Inn - Public and back room
7 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
12 Coronation Street - Living room and kitchen
Corner Shop
The Kabin - Shop and stockroom
Underworld - Factory floor
Victoria Street
Street Cars
Industrial park
Unnamed bar

Notes

TV Times synopsis: Tommy begs Owen to put a stop to the surrogacy plans; and Tina pours her heart out to Rita about the state of her relationship.
Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast: 8,580,000 viewers (5th place).

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 ==Plot==
-[[Beth Tinker|Beth]] has a date from her internet dating site with a man called [[Dave (2012 character)|Dave]]. [[Kirk Sutherland|Kirk]] offers to drive her there. [[Stella Price|Stella]] puts [[Gloria Price|Gloria]] on her best behaviour as she returns to the [[Rovers]]. [[Owen Armstrong|Owen]] refuses to change [[Tina McIntyre|Tina]]'s mind for [[Tommy Duckworth|Tommy]]. [[Anna Windass|Anna]] gets time off from the [[Corner Shop|shop]] to concentrate on family. [[Dev Alahan|Dev]] offers her shifts to [[Sunita Alahan|Sunita]] as she and [[Karl Munro|Karl]] are struggling with money. Tina asks [[Rita Tanner|Rita]] if she can stay with her if she leaves Tommy. Rita is disappointed in her. Dave turns out to be a pig and just wants sex. Beth pours a pint over him and walks out. Kirk sees them outside but gets punched by Dave when he calls him an idiot. [[Fiz Stape|Fiz]] finds a bracelet in [[Lloyd Mullaney|Lloyd]]'s cab. He realises it's [[Mandy Kamara|Mandy]]'s. Rita sees Tina and Tommy arguing and goes after Tommy. She advises him not to let Tina go. He is annoyed that she is assuming it's all his fault and tells her Tina is planning to be a surrogate for money.
+[[Tina McIntyre|Tina]] does her best to persuade [[Tommy Duckworth|Tommy]] that the surrogacy option is the answer to all their problems but Tommy's dead against it. [[Beth Tinker|Beth]]'s excited about her internet date. [[Kirk Sutherland|Kirk]] offers to run her there in the van. Tommy begs [[Owen Armstrong|Owen]] not to let Tina go ahead with her surrogacy plan but Owen points out that it's not for him to tell Tina how to live her life. [[Anna Windass|Anna]] leaves her job at the [[Corner Shop]] telling [[Dev Alahan|Dev]] that she needs to spend more time with her [[Windass family|family]]. Dev offers Anna's hours to [[Sunita Alahan|Sunita]]. Tina cries on [[Rita Tanner|Rita]]'s shoulder telling her how much she loves Tommy but how she thinks they might have reached the end of the road. Rita's adamant they can work things out. Sunita tells [[Karl Munro|Karl]] about Dev's offer of a job and to her surprise, Karl thinks that she should take it as they need the money. Beth's internet date with [[Dave (2012 character)|Dave]] is a total disaster. Kirk comes to her rescue and after a scuffle with Dave, takes her home. Tommy warns Tina that he'll have gone by the time she gets home. Tina's beside herself. When [[Lloyd Mullaney|Lloyd]] finds [[Mandy Kamara|Mandy]]'s bracelet in his cab, [[Eileen Grimshaw|Eileen]] reckons that it's a good omen and he should call round with it. To Dev's surprise, Sunita accepts the job at the Corner Shop. Rita finds Tommy in the [[12 Coronation Street|flat]] packing up his things. She begs him not to give up on Tina. Distraught Tommy explains to Rita how Tina is planning to be a surrogate mother for [[Gary Windass|Gary]] and [[Izzy Armstrong|Izzy]] in return for money. Rita's shocked.
 ==Cast==
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 ===Guest cast===
 *[[Dave (2012 character)|Dave]] - [[Robert Hudson]]
 ==Places==
 *[[Coronation Street, Weatherfield|Coronation Street]]
-*[[Rovers Return Inn]] - ''Public bar, back room''
+*[[Rovers Return Inn]] - ''Public and back room''
 *[[7 Coronation Street]] - ''Downstairs rooms''
-*[[12 Coronation Street]] - ''Living room/kitchen''
+*[[12 Coronation Street]] - ''Living room and kitchen''
 *[[Corner Shop]]
-*[[The Kabin]] - ''Shop, back room''
+*[[The Kabin]] - ''Shop and stockroom''
-*[[Underworld]]
+*[[Underworld]] - ''Factory floor''
 *[[Victoria Street]]
-*[[Street Cars|Street Cars cab office]]
+*[[Street Cars]]
 *Industrial park
 *Unnamed bar
+==Notes==
+*''[[TV Times]]'' synopsis:	[[Tommy Duckworth|Tommy]] begs [[Owen Armstrong|Owen]] to put a stop to the surrogacy plans; and [[Tina McIntyre|Tina]] pours her heart out to [[Rita Sullivan|Rita]] about the state of her relationship.
+*[[Viewing Figures]]: First UK broadcast: 8,580,000 viewers (5th place).
 {{September 2012}}
 [[Category:2012 episodes]]