The BEST episodes directed by John Anderson (Ii)
#1 - The Queen's Message
Heartbeat - Season 7 - Episode 16
Rex Hawkins the TV repair man is being threatened by Lol Baxter, because he owes him money. Rex is the lead tenor in the choir to whom the leader of the choir, Miriam has taken a fancy. Rex asks her to sack Alf from the choir, and she does, but soon asks him back when she sees Rex with someone else. Rex is beaten up outside the pub and his mother tells Nick that she thinks it was Alf who did it. Nick doesn't believe it but he has to find out what really happened. Rex eventually agrees to talk to the police and tells them it was Baxter. He got a lot of TV sets half price from Baxter (which were stolen), but they were faulty, so the customers wouldn't pay and he couldn't pay Baxter the money he owed him. Greengrass has trouble with a piece of Royal Dolton that Gina ordered for a Christmas present. Gina invites Mike to Christmas dinner, and Katie and Nick enjoy watching Jo perform in the choir.
#2 - Sun 14 Nov, 2004
Coronation Street - Season 45 - Episode 227
Shelley asks Charlie how he wants to spend his birthday, he tells her he's not fussed about birthdays and wants to forget the whole thing. But later, Jason reveals to Violet that Charlie's going to be having a night out with the lads . . . Emily and Norris can't take the noise of Les and Cilla's new bath any longer. They finally agree to complain to the council and Emily sends Norris next door to check out the old bath in the garden but Cilla and Les notice that Norris is next door and accuse him of looking at Cilla's underwear that hanging on the line! Norris denies any such wrong-doing but Cilla warns that if Norris complains to the council then she'll complain about him to the police! Later, Janice overhears Norris and Emily plotting their visit to the council and tells them that they can't do that because her name is still on the rent book. Janice goes to see Les and Cilla and rather than getting anything done, Janice just gets into a slanging match with Cilla. Karen refuses to
#3 - Mon 27 Dec, 2004 [Episode 1]
Coronation Street - Season 45 - Episode 265
Deirdre secretly mets up with Bev. Liz tries to console her son. As Claire and Ashley prepare to go on their honeymoon, she declares that she in scared of tunnels. When she suggests flying, Ashley is forced to admit that he's scared of flying. In the end, the newly-married couple decide to take the ferry. Tracy is over the moon when she hears that Karen has gone for good. Jim phones Liz and Steve to wish them a late Merry Christmas and Steve doesn't tell him that Karen has gone, even when Jim starts telling Steve that he's mucky to be with Karen, especially is she makes him happy. Meanwhile, Angela inadvertently gives Katy an idea on how to get Martin to marry her.
#4 - Mon 27 Dec, 2004 [Episode 2]
Coronation Street - Season 45 - Episode 266
Having informed Shelley that theres something wrong with Bev, Deirdre sneaks Shelley out the back and into her house. Bev confronts her daughter Shelley about Charlie. Martin apologizes to Warren for hurting his leg. Roy has trouble with on of the customers.
#5 - Mon 6 Feb, 2006 [Episode 1]
Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 27
Rita's shaken up after the burglary. Norris is concerned for her. Dev's scruffy and unshaven. Amber arrives in the shop and insists on taking over while he goes and smartens himself up. Rita covers up for Stacy to the police pretending she's no idea who was behind the burglary. The journalist from the Gazette calls to see Maria. Sarah enjoys humiliating Maria by telling him how Tyrone's dumped her. The journalist asks Maria out for a drink. Rita tells Fred and Stacy they've got to tell the police the truth. Stacy finally agrees. Deirdre's fuming when Tracy dumps Amy on her and disappears out. David gets chatting to Jo who's moved into the flat above the bookies. Rita tells the police the truth about Stacy and her violent partner Stuart. However when the police go to question Stacy she's disappeared. Amber calls in the shop again. She tells Steve he's not bad looking for 40! Tyrone and Molly take the burger van for a practice run. Molly makes it obvious she fancies Tyrone. Dev offers Amber a job working in the corner shop. Amber accepts. Tracy spends the afternoon in bed with Charlie. He suggests she moves in with him.
#6 - Mon 6 Feb, 2006 [Episode 2]
Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 28
Ken and Deirdre are appalled when Tracy announces she's moving in with Charlie. Rita's furious with Stacy for doing a runner from the police station. With Audrey away Maria accidentally dyes a customer's hair white instead of blonde. Rita pours her heart out to Emily about Stacy and the burglary. She worried sick she's not safe in her own flat. Emily's sympathetic. Ed offers to fix Rita's doorbell for her. Rita's grateful. Molly gets Tyrone to test different bread rolls for the burger van. She's disappointed when Tyrone muses that now he's got a new business venture he won't have time for a girlfriend. Emily gives Fred a piece of her mind and tells him to sort out the situation with Stacy as she's worried about Rita. Frankie, Eileen, Deirdre and Liz have a night out. To the girls' amusement Deirdre enjoys a drunken snog with a bloke until she guiltily explains she's married. The journalist takes Maria out. Maria has too much to drink and pours her heart out admitting how she cheated on Tyrone. Tracy arrives at Charlie's with her luggage. Taken aback she's moved in so soon, Charlie's further put out to discover Amy's moving in too. Stacy suggests to Fred they could make a go of it together. Although initially tempted Fred finally sees through her and realising she's using him again tells her he's throwing her out tomorrow. Stacy's gutted.
#7 - Wed 8 Feb, 2006
Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 29
Charlie's irritated by Amy being in his flat and all the mess that entails. Stacy implores Fred to let her stay but he insists she leaves by lunchtime. Jason teases Charlie about letting Tracy and Amy move in with him. Jo offers David a part-time job with flexible hours and good money. David accepts. Stuart calls in the Kabin. He locks the door behind him and demands to know where Stacy is. Rita's terrified realising who he must be. Frankie, Eileen and Liz take the mickey out of hungover Deirdre for snogging a stranger the night before. Deirdre's mortified. Frankie meets Nathan for a drink on the pretext of wanting some car advice. Nathan asks her for a proper date and Frankie's pleased. Fred finds the Kabin door locked. He hears Rita screaming from within and dashes to No. 4 to call the police. Stacy rushes to the Kabin and shouts to Stuart. Stuart comes out and tries to drag Stacy away but Nathan comes to the rescue. Stuart punches Fred in the commotion. Stacy and Stuart are taken away by the police. Rita's very shaken. Eileen and Ed have a night in. Eileen's increasingly frustrated by the lack of sex. Tracy's upset at Charlie's attitude towards Amy. She tells him her daughter comes first and threatens to leave but Charlie stops her realising he genuinely likes Tracy and will therefore have to make an effort with Amy.
#8 - Fri 10 Feb, 2006
Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 30
Rita insists on going back to work in the Kabin although she's a bag of nerves. Maria's upset to discover the journalist was just using her and has printed an article in the Gazette about how she was dumped by her fiancé. Maria's day gets even worse when Audrey tells her the customer whose hair she dyed white is going to sue the salon. Tyrone's upset thinking Maria sold their story to the paper. Maria assures him she didn't. Molly tells Tyrone she's booked a pitch at a car boot sale for the burger van. A solicitor arrives at the salon and explains to Audrey the insurance will cover the claim brought by the irate customer. He makes it obvious he fancies Maria but she's not interested although she's relieved she won't lose her job. Nathan and Frankie go for a Chinese together. They get on well although Frankie can't help referring to Danny all the time. Sarah's delighted when Jason books a last minute holiday to Ayia Napa. Tracy makes a few feminine touches to Charlie's flat. He's pleased. Tracy questions Charlie about his family but he refuses to be drawn. Ed takes Eileen out for evening. When they return home they kiss and he holds her telling her he hopes they'll always be together. Violet stays in the spare room at Jamie's after a night out together. Rita tries to sleep on the sofa with the TV on. She's never felt so frightened and alone and cries herself to sleep.
#9 - Sun 12 Feb, 2006
Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 31
Tyrone and Molly take the burger van to a car boot sale. They meet Roy and Hayley who are looking at vintage maps. Jason sees Violet leaving Jamie's house. He calls her a slapper mistakenly thinking she's slept with Jamie. Violet tells him to mind his own business. Sarah and Jason leave for their holiday in Ayia Napa. Rita cooks a Sunday roast at Emily's for the Book Club. She gets very drunk and talks at length about what it's like to be old and lonely. Sean goes on a date with a lad he's met on the internet called Josh. He's furious to discover Josh lied and doesn't look like Michael Owen at all! As Tyrone and Molly pack up the burger van after a successful day, Tyrone forgets to switch off the deep fat fryer. Ed and Eileen play scrabble. Eileen frustration bubbles to the surface and she tells Ed that if he doesn't find her attractive they should end their relationship. David winds Phil up. Phil threatens to trap David's hand in the lounge door to give him a dose of his own medicine. Gail arrives home unaware of the animosity. Roy and Hayley pour over an old map of Weatherfield they've purchased. When Tyrone and Molly realise the burger van is on fire Tyrone plunges it into a lake. Jo invites David into her flat. Ed assures Eileen he's attracted to her and leads her up to bed. Molly and Tyrone frollick in the lake and end up kissing passionately.
#10 - Mon 14 Aug, 2006 [Episode 1]
Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 157
Today is the big day and over in the Platts’ everyone is helping beautiful bride Sarah get ready – apart from Gail. She tries yet again to dissuade her daughter for marrying Jason and despite a heart to heart, Sarah refuses to budge. It’s the same over in the Grimshaws’ with Eileen sticking the boot in with Jason and although the tension mounts, Jason is defiant and leaves his mum to go for a pre-wedding drink with best man Charlie. Everyone is in high spirits as the wedding procession heads off to the church, leaving Gail and Eileen looking miserably on from the Street. Will the stubborn mums change their minds last minute? Elsewhere in Weatherfield, Ken is anxious that Adam should be in work for his fist day as joint boss of the factory, but Adam is clearly in no hurry and goes to the pub instead of Underworld. Danny goes to the pub for his lunch and is taken aback to see Adam stood brazenly at the bar. Adam informs his half brother that all he is bothered about is getting his 40% profits from the factory and won’t be pulling his weight whatsoever! And Roy and Hayley are astonished at the state of Craig’s squat at the bakery. They realise that they must help the poor boy in some way as he seems to be so desperate to stay in Manchester and be close to his girlfriend. Will the Croppers let Craig move in with them?
#11 - Mon 14 Aug, 2006 [Episode 2]
Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 158
Gail and Eileen stand in the Street after the wedding party have gone and both insist to each other that they have done the right thing and walk off to their respective houses. However, once home the women have a dramatic change of heart, and rush to try and get a cab to the wedding. Steve races to get them to the church on time. The service is about to begin and when they rush through the door of the registry office, both Jason and Sarah are thrilled their mums have finally seen sense and come to support them during their special day. Everyone is geared up for a wonderful Weatherfield wedding. But does everything run according to plan? Elsewhere, The Croppers tell the Websters that if Craig does need a play to stay then he could stay with them. Rosie agrees to talk to Craig about this. After some persuasion he eventually agrees to give it a go, if only to make Rosie happy. Both Hayley and Roy are overjoyed when Craig tells them he would like to live with them for a while. And with the wedding underway, Sarah can’t help herself and cheekily asks Maria is she fancies Charlie. Maria denies it but it’s clear that they cannot stop giving each other the eye. Throughout the romantic fuelled day, the chemistry continues to build between them, but will Maria fall for Charlie’s charms?
#12 - Wed 16 Aug, 2006
Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 159
Charlie asks Maria is she fancies a quick drink in the Rovers over lunch but she has already promised to spend it with David in the café so declines his offer. But manipulative Charlie takes fate into his own hands and when the coast is clear, he lets himself into Maria flat and takes the washer off the cold tap and pockets it! Later, when an unsuspecting Maria comes home and pours herself a glass of water, a stream of water erupts from the tap. She panics and calls Charlie to come over and fix the problem so he rushes over, playing the dutiful landlord, and fixes it. It’s not long before some major flirting ensues and the two are kissing passionately on the couch. Does Maria ask Charlie to stay the night? Claire goes into the cab office and can’t help herself by getting stuck in as Eileen has not come into work. As the baby sleeps quietly in his buggy in the corner, Claire happily works the switch but Ashley is shocked when he comes in by chance and finds her. Back at the Peacocks’, Claire rows with Ashley and angrily tells him that plenty of women go back to work - so why can’t she?And in the Rovers, Sean spies Steve giving Michelle the eye, but Vernon tries to put Steve off by warning him that him that her scary older brothers put the Sopranos to shame!
#13 - Fri 18 Aug, 2006
Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 160
Maria wakes up and sees Charlie sleeping next to her. She realises the enormity of what she has done and starts to feel sick at the thought of seducing another woman’s bloke. David calls by to collect the keys for the salon and nearly catches them together but Maria manages to shoo him away. After David has gone, she and Charlie discuss last night and agree that it was a moment of madness that won’t be repeated. But Charlie gets a shock later, with Tracy surprising him by coming back from Peter’s early. Charlie is genuinely pleased to see her and tells her how lonely he has been without her by his side, and the two have a romantic reunion. Tracy then goes to the salon to get her hair done and gushes innocently to Maria about how she and Charlie are the perfect couple. Will jealous Maria spill the beans to Tracy? In the Rovers, Vernon cannot help himself but chat up Michelle whenever Liz is out of earshot. Michelle isn’t interested whatsoever but is able to handle his sleaziness as capably as before. She later goes up to Steve and strikes up a friendly conversation with him, but Liz has had enough of her flirting and breaks up the conversation, much to Steve’s annoyance!And over at the Barlows’, Adam has the hangover from hell and Ken asks him if he has given any more thought to working at Underworld. Adam isn’t bothered at all which forces Ken to give him a piece of his mind.
#14 - Sun 20 Aug, 2006
Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 161
Still reeling from the events of last week, Sarah at piecing her life back together again. The devastated young mother sets about cancelling all the plans she had made for her married life with Jason. Just when she thought things could not be worse, she is dismayed to learn that she has lost her £500 deposit that grandmother Audrey had given to the her and Jason for them to set up home together. A heartbroken Sarah feels that her ex-fiancé has a lot to answer for and it looks like she‘s going to get the chance ask the questions when a dishevelled Jason, still wearing his wedding suit, arrives back in Weatherfield and heads straight to the Platts’ house. How will Sarah react to the sight of an apologetic Jason on the doorstep? Elsewhere, Joanne is keen to move into the spare room at Maria’s flat. The young hairdresser agrees to talk to Charlie about it, but after recent events, Maria is thinking of moving out of the flat in order to distance herself Charlie. When the two-timing builder later pays Maria a visit she breaks down and reveals her plans to move out. Keen to keep his illicit affair on the boil, Charlie comforts her. Will his unusually kind words be enough for to keep Maria in the flat and more importantly will she remain his mistress? Meanwhile, Underworld boss Danny hands over the managerial reigns to Adam as he prepares for a trip to Spain in order to visit footballer son Warren and Ashley is concerned when wife Claire begins to look into the possibility of hiring a childminder. Also, Craig is once again left behind in Weatherfield when Rosie goes to stay at school friend Laura’s holiday cottage in Devon.
#15 - Mon 23 Oct, 2006 [Episode 1]
Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 207
Frankie is trying her best with Danny, by refusing to sleep in the same bed but trying to get back to normal otherwise as a couple. He makes a special breakfast for her, delighted that Frankie is back in his home. She is touched by this but wants Danny to promise he’ll give Jamie time to get used to the new situation so Danny seeks him out to try and appease things, but Jamie slams the door in his face. Later on, Frankie goes to see Jamie who accuses her of lying to herself, and that their kiss really meant something. But Frankie is in turmoil and refuses to take in Jamie’s words. When he moves in for a kiss, will confused Frankie succumb? Unsuspecting Tracy wants to play matchmaker to Maria and Steve, but Charlie secretly hopes her daft idea will disappear as quickly as it arrived and warns Maria of her plans. She thinks that Charlie is coming over for a pizza but Charlie lets her down again, so she resorts to spending her evening with a rather smitten David.And over in the Peacocks', Ashley asks Archie for Fred’s ashes, but Bev has already collected them. Ashley is absolutely mad at Bev and vows to get them back. He confronts her in the Rovers but Bev refuses to hand them over and tells poor Ashley she pans to scatter them where Fred proposed to her. What is Ashley’s reaction to this? Sarah is asked to go to the wholesalers by Audrey but she hasn’t got her mobile so Audrey demands that Maria lend her hers. Maria hastily deletes any outstanding texts from secret lover Charlie and asks David to take Charlie a note for her, telling him she hasn’t got her phone. She tells David she is telling him this because of a rent problem. He begrudgingly does this, but can’t help and sneak a glance on the way back to the salon. Has David rumbled their illicit affair?Elsewhere in Weatherfield, Frankie’s return is the talk of the factory floor and Danny delights in telling Liam that Frankie has moved back in. But it’s a different story for Frankie, who has mo
#16 - Mon 23 Oct, 2006 [Episode 2]
Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 208
David gives Maria Charlie's note, without saying a word. Charlie goes to Maria's and tells her that he will finish with Tracy when the time comes. Just after he leaves, the doorbell goes and it is David telling her he wants to talk to her about her secret relationship with Charlie! Maria is stunned and lets him in. A hurt David doesn’t hold back and forces her to tell the truth about her and the wayward builder. She gushes to him that she loves Charlie. David is angered by this and threatens to tell Tracy, but can Maria manipulate him into keeping quiet for the sake of their ‘special friendship?’ Over in the Rovers, Jamie is consumed with jealousy when Frankie arrives with Danny so he storms out in a huff. Sean follows his friend and Jamie pours his heart out and says he is convinced that Frankie loves him. Sean tries to reason with him by saying that you can’t wish someone to love you, but Jamie is resolute and vows to win her heart. And the Platts talk about David’s behaviour and how many of the Street residents are shunning Audrey over her alleged ‘affair’ with Fred, with some even cancelling their hair appointments in a bid to spite her.
#17 - Wed 25 Oct, 2006
Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 210
David is supposed to be having a meeting with the Education Welfare Officer and Gail, but skives it to seek out Maria instead after her revelations from yesterday. He finds her, and in a bid to keep him quiet she invites him to her flat for a beer. Maria then starts to turn on the charm and tells David that although he is too young for her she sees him as her best friend and gives him a kiss on the cheek. Once smitten David has gone, an intrigued Charlie goes round to find out why he has been at the flat for so long. Maria tells him that David knows everything about their affair and Charlie orders her to keep David sweet, but unbeknownst to either of them, David goes crazy with jealousy and slashes Charlie’s tyres and smashes the windscreen on the van. What will Charlie do when he discovers the mess his van has been left in? Over at Danny’s flat, Frankie still feels awkward around him and they have slept in separate rooms again. Frankie goes to Deidre’s with the girls after work for a drink or two and it’s not long before the subject of Danny is brought up. She later goes back to the flat a bit tipsy, and decides to finally give in to Danny’s charms and they spend the night in his bedroom! And it's Norris and Rita's trip to Budapest today with Norris waking a reluctant Ken up at 5.30am, to remind him that he starts temping at the shop whilst they are on their travels. Rita tries to outdo Norris with her Hungarian phrases, and this riles him no end as Les drives them to the airport.
#18 - Fri 27 Oct, 2006
Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 211
David turns up in Charlie’s garden and pretends to Tracy that he has lost his football but refuses to budge until Charlie appears. He tries to stare Charlie out but Charlie is not riled by the teen and heads off to work. However, it’s not long before he finds his van vandalised and then discovers a card saying ‘tut-tut what will Charlie say’ when he goes into the office. Later, Charlie is with Tracy, and David whistles at her. It is obvious that David is intent on causing trouble so, later on, Charlie marches up to him, and warns him to stay away from Tracy. But David is unconcerned by Charlie's threats and challenges Charlie to the consequences of David leaking his secret. Will Charlie lose his rag and hit the devious lad? Gail tells the Platts that the whole family needs to go in for counselling and both Audrey and Sarah refuse point blank to have anything to do with it. Will Gail manage to stop Sarah from hankering after Jason and talk her family round? Elsewhere in Weatherfield, Danny is on top of the world but knows there is a still a way to go with winning back Frankie even though they slept together. Frankie is growing more comfortable with living the lie, and goes round to collect her clothes from Jamie's house. She tells a distraught Jamie that she is in love with Danny and that he should get back with Violet. Jamie is floored.