Episode 9722 (20th March 2019)

Plot[]

Part One: Sally lies unconscious on the factory floor, debris strewn everywhere. Kirk, Gemma, Paul, Sean and Emma slowly come to. Gina frantically climbs down the ladder as the residents dart across the street to render aid. Tim hears from Gina that Sally fell through the roof. At the Chariot Square Hotel, Rana is ten minutes late for her own wedding. Kate keeps ringing her but gets no answer. Toyah gets hold of Imran, who reports that Rana didn't meet him as planned. Paul lifts a fallen beam in order to free Kirk. The group realises they're in imminent danger when a pipe bursts and Kirk spots a live cable. Tim, Tyrone and Gary dig their way into the factory. Imran notices smoke billowing from the factory and wonders if Rana is inside. Gina tells him that she left ages ago. The survivors panic as the water level rises. Abi finds the fuse box in the office and turns the power off. Everyone other than Sally makes it out without serious injury but Izzy is missing. Gary is relieved when she turns up none the wiser, having gone out for treats. Inside the factory, what's left of the roof continues to pour down and Abi is nearly crushed. Imran tells Kate about the roof collapse, assuring her that Rana wasn't involved. The Connors worry about Carla's whereabouts. Ali leaves the wedding to render aid. Tim and Abi find Sally just as the emergency services arrive and evacuate them. The factory is cordoned off. Kate receives a call from Rana, who's inside the factory having gone back in to retrieve her bag which had the rings inside. She's trapped and can't move.

Part Two: Seb comforts Abi upon hearing that she nearly died. Sally is taken out alive and rushed to hospital. Tim tells Gina not to bother following. Kate returns to the street after receiving Rana's call. Imran is furious that Rana was missed when the rescue team went in for Sally. The TRU officers start to dig Rana out, however they're forced to evacuate when another chunk of the roof falls down. Kate, Johnny and Jenny arrive just as it happens. Kate's grief-stricken, thinking Rana's dead.

Cast[]

Regular cast[]

Guest cast[]

TRU Officer 1 - Matt Lanigan
TRU Officer 2 - John Mackie
Fire Officer - Liam Gerrard
Police Officer - Sam Beresford
Paramedic - Sean Corey

Places[]

Coronation Street
Underworld - Office, factory floor and roof
Rosamund Street
Victoria Street
Chariot Square Hotel - Function room
Unknown road

Notes[]

Some scenes within Underworld were not recorded at the MediaCity studios but at the Space Studios, Vaughan Street, West Gorton, Manchester.
The scenes showing Johnny, Jenny and Kate Connor in their cab back from the wedding venue were recorded on Trafford Wharf Road, outside of the MediaCity studios.
Dani Biernat was credited as the Stunt Co-ordinator on this episode with Belinda McGinley as the Stunt Double.
TV Times synopsis: Tim, Abi and Tyrone force their way into the factory before emergency services arrive; and at the wedding venue, Kate paces up and down as she waits for Rana.
Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast: 7,752,452 viewers (1st place).

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