Episode 8312 (31st January 2014)

Plot[]

It's the day of Hayley's funeral, and Roy is still intending to boycott it. Fiz makes a last appeal to him to be there for Hayley but, getting nowhere, calls Carla for help. Hayley has asked for everyone to wear bright colours. Sally is unimpressed with Tim's choice of a Weatherfield County top. Leanne tells Nick that she and Simon will move in with Stella so that he can have his flat back. Fiz tells Tyrone about Hayley taking her own life. Rob organises a night out at a club with a free bar for him and Tracy and is miffed when Tracy turns down the invitation to spend time with Amy. Steve forgets to contact the caterers about Hayley's wake. He and Michelle have to miss the funeral to sort it out. Sophie makes enquiries about Maddie's mother and finds out she has mental health issues. With the funeral procession about to leave Victoria Street, Fiz and Carla speak to Roy together. Carla thrusts Roy's suit at him, telling him that he's going whether he likes it or not. Roy backs down and changes. Maddie confronts Sophie after finding out she's been checking up on her. Sophie notices a bruise on her face but Maddie runs off when she asks about it. Catching up with her, Sophie tells Maddie she wants to help her. Maddie surprises Sophie by kissing her on the lips before running away again. Hayley opens her humanist funeral with Don't Stop Me Now. Carla and Fiz are pallbearers, and Carla reads out the poem Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep. Steve arranges a spread but forgets the basics like butties. Michelle arranges with Nick for the bistro to supply the food. Fiz talks about how she met Hayley and praises Hayley's good character. When she says that Hayley never put herself first, Roy is compelled to speak out and says people deserve to know the truth.

Cast[]

Regular cast[]

Guest cast[]

Places[]

Coronation Street
Rovers Return Inn - Public
9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
Nick's Bistro - Kitchen
Rosamund Street
Barlow's Buys
9a Rosamund Street - Living room/kitchen
Victoria Street
16a Victoria Street - Living room/kitchen
Soup kitchen and nearby street
Funeral venue - Interior and exterior

Notes[]

The poem read out by Carla Barlow at the funeral, Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep, was not specially written for the programme but has been confirmed as the work of Baltimore resident Mary Elizabeth Frye. It was previously used in Coronation Street for Alma Halliwell's funeral in Episode 5060 (20th June 2001).
TV Times synopsis: Roy tells Carla he is boycotting the funeral, but she orders him to get dressed and they join the other mourners; and Rob is annoyed when Tracy shuns his offer of a night out to spend time with Amy.
Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast: 8,290,000 viewers (7th place).

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