Plot[]
Part One: Evelyn disregards Fiz's wishes and asks Jade when she's moving on. Jade says she's already started flat-hunting. The Platts grow concerned that Shona may not recover and the effect it will have on David. Amy guilt trips Paula into letting her continue with her work experience at the solicitors office but she's shot down when she demands a fully paid internship. David counts on Shona being able to breathe on her own to spare him having to give the order to switch off her machine. Rita finds No.5 in a state of chaos as she turns up to help with the feeding routine and Gemma stressed and tired. Tara Swift calls to discuss the next stage of the Freshco campaign. Jade lies to Dr Gaddas, breaking down in tears that Hope is being abused by Fiz.
Part Two: Jade shows the doctor the photographs of the fake bruises she took. Tara tells Chesney and Gemma that Head Office wants to hold the next photo shoot in a posh house in Oakhill as No.5 is too small for their camera crew. Gemma thinks they're being looked down upon and tells Tara the deal's off. David blocks Shona's friends from visiting in case they treat it as a goodbye. Mary witters on about violets at Preston's Petals after googling "gay flowers". Amy tells Tracy in no uncertain terms that if Paula won't pay her, she will. Dr Gaddas refers Hope's case to social services. Daniel brings Bertie in for his injections. David is scared that Shona won't respond and barricades himself in her room so that the doctors can't test her. Bertie has a meltdown after the first of four jabs. Daniel can't bear to hear him suffer and stops Dr Gaddas from administering the other three. David faces up to the fact that Shona may die and allows the other visitors in. Social care provider Christine Hillier calls at No.9 and tells Tyrone and Fiz that doctors are concerned about Hope's recent injuries.
Part Three: Fiz and Tyrone can't explain the bruises on Hope's arm and Fiz says that Hope often makes things up when Christine questions the discrepancy between their story and their daughter's with regards to Hope's fractured arm. The Platts, Roy and Leanne visit Shona, with Billy and Eileen following later. Jade views a two-bed in Talbot Road. Gemma has barely finished one feed when she starts the next one. She realises they're going to need the money from Freshco and calls Tara back. Social services ask Hope about her injuries at Bessie Street School. Clayton is told about Shona's condition and to stay away. Christine reports to Tyrone and Fiz that Hope has confirmed the allegations against them while a doctor has classified her injuries were either non accidental or unexplained. Hope and Ruby are required to live somewhere else while an investigation is carried out. Tyrone and Fiz are stricken.
Part Four: A furious Evelyn marches over to the medical centre demanding to see Hope's medical records. Moira turns her away as she's not immediate family. Doctors remove Shona's breathing tube. Gemma tells Tara they'll do the photo shoot as long as they can sign-off on the final product. She agrees to pass their request onto Head Office. Kevin offers to house Hope and Ruby at No.13 for as long as they need. Tyrone and Fiz are upset that they're not allowed to see the girls without arranging it with social services first. After some complications, Shona starts breathing on her own. David breaks down after a stressful day. Shona remains in a coma. The neurosurgeon tells the Platts that she has defied the odds but a full recovery remains unlikely. Fiz tells the girls that she's cleaning their rooms so as not to scare them. Jade returns and acts surprised when she hears about the day's events.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Evelyn Plummer - Maureen Lipman
- Fiz Stape - Jennie McAlpine
- Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
- Hope Stape - Isabella Flanagan
- Ruby Dobbs - Macy Alabi (9972 only)
- Sarah Platt - Tina O'Brien
- Nick Tilsley - Ben Price
- Gail Rodwell - Helen Worth
- David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd
- Shona Platt - Julia Goulding
- Paula Martin - Stirling Gallacher (9972 only)
- Amy Barlow - Elle Mulvaney (9972 only)
- Rita Tanner - Barbara Knox (9972 only)
- Gemma Winter - Dolly-Rose Campbell
- Chesney Brown - Sam Aston
- Mary Cole - Patti Clare (9972 only)
- Tracy McDonald - Kate Ford (9972 only)
- Daniel Osbourne - Rob Mallard
- Alex Warner - Liam Bairstow (9972 only)
- Sean Tully - Antony Cotton (9972 only)
- Roy Cropper - David Neilson (9973 only)
- Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls (9973 only)
- Leanne Battersby - Jane Danson (9973 only)
- Eileen Grimshaw - Sue Cleaver (9973 only)
- Billy Mayhew - Daniel Brocklebank (9973 only)
- Moira Pollock - Louiza Patikas (9973 only)
- Bethany Platt - Lucy Fallon (9973 only)
- Max Turner - Harry McDermott (9973 only)
- Lily Platt - Brooke Malonie (9973 only)
- Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell (9973 only)
- Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne (9973 only)
- Bryn & Carys Winter-Brown - Charlotte & James Holt and Arthur, Lily & Lucy Taylor (Uncredited)
- Bertie Osbourne - Ellis Blain and Elias & Rufus Morgan-Smith (Uncredited)
- Harry Platt - Freddie & Isaac Rhodes (9973 only, uncredited)
Guest cast[]
- Jade Rowan - Lottie Henshall
- Tara Swift - Catherine Ayers
- Dr Gaddas - Christine Mackie (9972 only)
- Christine Hillier - Rachel Lumberg
- Neurosurgeon - Kaye Brown
Places[]
Location | 9972 | 9973 |
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Coronation Street | N/A | Main street view |
5 Coronation Street | Downstairs rooms | |
9 Coronation Street | Back room/kitchen and hallway | |
15a Coronation Street | N/A | Living room/kitchen |
Rosamund Street | N/A | Main street view |
Rosamund Street Medical Centre | Reception and room 1 | Reception |
Preston's Petals | Shop | N/A |
Barlow Legal Services | Office | N/A |
Roy's Rolls | Cafe | N/A |
16a Victoria Street | N/A | Living room/kitchen |
Bessie Street School | N/A | Meeting room |
Weatherfield General | Room 6, corridor and waiting room | Room 6 and corridor |
Notes[]
- This was a one-hour episode made up of two production codes and was transmitted at 7.30pm. Both parts were written by Owen Lloyd-Fox.
- Final appearance of Louiza Patikas as Moira Pollock.
- A nurse at Weatherfield General is uncredited although she has a line of dialogue.
- TV Times synopsis: A social worker brings worrying news for Fiz and Tyrone; and Bertie's injections prove an ordeal for Daniel.
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast: 7,257,876 viewers (10th place).
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