The BEST episodes of Coronation Street season 27

#1 - Wed 18 June 1986

Season 27 - Episode 49 - Aired 6/18/1986

Episode 2631 Kevin and Sally return at 5.30am from Sheffield. They spot smoke coming out of the Rovers' door. Sally wakes the residents whilst Kevin tries to wake Bet. Ken phones the fire brigade. Percy is raised and he and Kevin get a ladder up to Bet's window. Bet wakes up and tries to escape but the fumes force her back to her room. She vomits and collapses. The residents move their cars and try to wake Bet. Kevin climbs up the ladder and smashes Bet's window. He climbs in as the fire engine arrives and the front windows explode. Kevin tries to drag Bet to the window, the firemen take over and carry Bet to safety. Kevin is proclaimed a hero and refuses to go to hospital; he's only inhaled some fumes. Bet is taken to hospital in an ambulance. Jack is worried that he might have caused the fire by putting the wrong fuse in. Gail feels she should tell Brian about her affair. Audrey advises her to leave it. The brewery tells Betty that they intend to pull the Rovers down.

#2 - Wed 15 January 1986

Season 27 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/15/1986

Susan and Deirdre Barlow clash over an old affair. And the past catches up with Jenny Bradley when her father turns up.

#3 - Mon 20 January 1986

Season 27 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/20/1986

Mike Baldwin returns from London - to face awkward questions from Susan Barlow over his affair with her stepmother, Deirdre.

#4 - Wed 1 January 1986

Season 27 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/1/1986

Susan returns from Mike Baldwin's flat and an argument ensues when Ken discovers where she's been. Having heard Gloria and Frank's story, Bet believes Gloria and asks Frank to leave, and Alf's decision to do the stocktaking rather than sales in the shop creates further annoyance for Audrey.

#5 - Mon 11 August 1986

Season 27 - Episode 64 - Aired 8/11/1986

Episode 2646 The refurbishments at the Rovers Return Inn are finished . Bet thinks it's fantastic. Gail wants to talk to Brian to discuss the future but as far as he's concerned she's gone too far. Audrey tells Brian that he's a hypocrite as he's been unfaithful. The brewery asks Bet to get a celebrity to open the new pub. Mavis is pleased when Derek calls on her. When Jack crawls to Bet, she gives him his job back. Gail swears to Brian she didn't plan to be unfaithful, she only wanted some excitement. He is disgusted to find she slept with Ian Latimer in their bed whilst Nicky was in the house. Ivy calls on the Tilsleys to celebrate but finds Brian leaving with his bags. Bet asks Hilda to perform the opening ceremony at the Rovers as she's worked there for twenty-two years, the longest of anyone.

#6 - Wed 24 September 1986

Season 27 - Episode 77 - Aired 9/24/1986

Betty returns to the Rovers. Hilda blames her for depriving Sally of her job. Jenny tells Rita about Alan's redundancy, hoping she can cheer him up. Alan tells Rita he feared she would go off him if he was jobless. He tells her that he can't commit himself to a long-term relationship whilst he's out of work. Brian tells solicitor Geoffrey Stacey that he wants his marriage ended as soon as possible. Hilda tells Sally and Kevin that she has no objections to them lodging with her once they're married. They are pleased.

#7 - Mon 18 August 1986

Season 27 - Episode 66 - Aired 8/18/1986

Episode 2648 Phyllis offers Gail support and tells her that she's looking after the cafe until she wants to return to work. Rita and the Bradleys return from Jersey having had a happy time together. Ivy is horrified when Brian tells her that Gail is expecting Ian Latimer's baby. Betty feels lonely and isn't enjoying her retirement. Ivy blames Gail for wrecking everyone's lives. Gail tries to explain that it wasn't a calculated event but Ivy doesn't want to know. Rita is stunned to hear from Mavis that Derek is married. Alec tells Alison Dougherty that she's wasted in the Rovers. He offers her a £2 an hour job at the Graffiti Club. Audrey asks Brian to remember that the baby is probably his. She warns him that if he doesn't return home, Nicky will be hurt. Derek shares with Mavis his worries about the MD making his stepson, Neville Hawthorne, his boss. She tells him that he must be assertive.

#8 - Wed 20 August 1986

Season 27 - Episode 67 - Aired 8/20/1986

Episode 2649 Bet learns that Alison Dougherty is now working at the Graffiti Club. She is furious as she's now a barmaid short. Gail pleads with Brian to come home. He refuses and tells her there's nothing more to be said - he struggles to hold back the tears. Betty tells Bet she'd gladly return to the Rovers. She is upset when Bet tells her that she can't return; Gloria is back on the team. Betty has enough of Bet lording it over her and announces she's through with Weatherfield. She goes to London to stay with Gordon. Derek thanks Mavis for her help; he was able to tell the MD what his feelings were and Neville Hawthorne is to remain his junior. Kevin plans his twenty-first and decides to visit his family. He doesn't know if Sally will come with him as she's busy at the Rovers. Gloria is surprised to find the sight of Alan and Rita together doesn't hurt as much as she thought it would. Alec accuses Bet of setting him up with Alison; she's run off with the takings. Bet thinks it's hysterical. Brian moves in with Ivy, telling her that he's come home for good.

#9 - Mon 25 August 1986

Season 27 - Episode 68 - Aired 8/25/1986

Episode 2650 Gail agrees to a family conference but doesn't think that it'll do any good. Susan is upset when Ken criticises her work, saying it lacks sparkle. Brian's mate, Tony Marsh, pushes him to fight Gail for all he can get. Brian gets sick of hearing about divorce. Susan tells Ken that she doesn't like working for him anymore; they haven't got a good working relationship. Alf hosts the family conference. It finishes early as Brian doesn't turn up. Kevin doesn't want to push Sally over visiting Southampton for his twenty-first as he doesn't want to lose her. Derek meets Mavis in secret, behind Angela's back. Mavis feels like "the other woman".

#10 - Wed 27 August 1986

Season 27 - Episode 69 - Aired 8/27/1986

Episode 2651 Ken and Susan have a row about their working relationship. She accuses him of ignoring the fact that she was a private life but he maintains her mind is never on her work. Susan tells Ken she can't cope with the atmosphere and resigns. Tony Marsh pushes Brian to let the whole world know that Gail was unfaithful as people are blaming him for walking out on her. Ivy worries that things are moving too quickly to stop the Tilsleys' divorcing. Fearing Gail can't cope alone, Audrey stays with her. Gail is certain that Brian will return to her once he sees the baby and knows it's his. Derek tells Mavis he can't see her anymore as Angela is becoming suspicious of his movements. Brian tells Ivy that he's going ahead with a divorce.

#11 - Mon 1 September 1986

Season 27 - Episode 70 - Aired 9/1/1986

Mike tells Susan she should make things up with Ken, otherwise she stands the risk of alienating herself from him completely. Ivy asks Alf to talk some sense into Brian before he sees a solicitor. Mavis isn't happy with being dismissed by Derek, she tells him that she wants to continue seeing him, platonically. Ivy tells everyone that the Tilsleys have separated over going to live in Australia. Vera doesn't believe her. Alf and Ivy urge Brian to accept the baby as his and to return to Gail. He is surprised that Ivy is on Alf's side.

#12 - Wed 3 September 1986

Season 27 - Episode 71 - Aired 9/3/1986

Ida decides to give up the shop steward's job as it's too demanding. Mike goes to Birmingham on business. Audrey worries that Gail is close to a breakdown. Brian decides to fight for custody of Nicky on the grounds that Gail is an unfit mother. Ivy is distraught that the family is being ripped apart. Vera takes advantage of Mike being off to do some shopping in the car. Unfortunately she is spotted by Susan. Brian is moved to see Ivy so upset and cancels his appointment with the solicitor. Vera mistakenly thinks Susan has reported her to Ivy. She rows with her, accusing her of being a spy. Gail tells Brian she's convinced that the baby was conceived before he went to Edinburgh. Brian tells her that he will return to her but only if she has an abortion.

#13 - Mon 8 September 1986

Season 27 - Episode 72 - Aired 9/8/1986

Sally misses Kevin whilst he's in Southampton. Gail refuses to have an abortion and tells Audrey she couldn't have Brian back knowing that he wanted her to kill her child. Audrey warns her that being a single parent is very hard. Mike discovers that Vera shouted at Susan in the factory. He asks Susan what it was about. When Gail tells him she won't have an abortion, Brian tells her that they have no option but to divorce. Susan doesn't want to cause trouble for Vera but Mike makes her tell him that she caught Vera skiving. She doesn't want the girls to think she's a troublemaker. Mike tells Vera that she's on a final warning - one more incident and she's sacked. Ivy lays into Gail, telling her that divorce is bad. She is stung when Gail tells her Brian wanted her to have an abortion.

#14 - Wed 10 September 1986

Season 27 - Episode 73 - Aired 9/10/1986

Vera accuses Susan of running to Mike with tales about her. Rita and Alan are pleased when Jenny suggests that they have another holiday. Vera accuses Susan of being "Little Miss Innocent" in the Rovers and announces that Susan is Mike's spy. A row ensues, upsetting Susan. Ivy tells Brian not to forget he's a Catholic. He tells her that he's seeing a solicitor and is going to start the divorce. Mike is angry to hear Vera has slagged Susan off in the Rovers. Susan asks him to drop the matter. He tells Vera that Susan didn't "shop" her - he got the information out of Emily. He is furious and sacks her. Rita tells Alan that she finds the idea of a ready made family very appealing. Brian finally snaps at the residents' criticism. He announces in the Rovers that Gail's baby might not be his.

#15 - Mon 15 September 1986

Season 27 - Episode 74 - Aired 9/15/1986

The news spreads around the Street about Gail's affair. Kevin returns from Southampton. Susan is upset that Vera has been sacked and she asks Mike to give her a chance to apologise. Sally is delighted to see Kevin again. Bet worries about the takings as she can't lay on food because she hasn't a cook. Kevin is upset by the break-up of the Tilsleys' marriage and tries to offer support. Susan is upset when the machinists ignore her. She decides to do something about it.

#16 - Wed 17 September 1986

Season 27 - Episode 75 - Aired 9/17/1986

Susan tells Vera she's sorry that she's lost her job but she had nothing to do with it. Vera believes her. Susan tells Mike that Vera has apologised for jumping to conclusions and should be re-employed. Mike tells her that it's his decision - it's his factory. Kevin feels that nobody cares for him anymore. Sally tells him that she does and always will. Mike decides to re-employ Vera, telling her that she has Susan to thank. Vera is grateful. Ivy finally has enough of everyone gossiping about Brian and Gail. She leaves work in tears. Vera comforts her. Susan asks Mike if she can work at the factory but he doesn't like this idea. Kevin tells Sally that his family is moving to Germany. He feels alienated and asks Sally to marry him. She is stunned but agrees.

#17 - Wed 25 June 1986

Season 27 - Episode 51 - Aired 6/25/1986

Episode 2633 Bet fears that she's going to be blamed for the fire by the brewery. Alec gets Sam to buy barm cakes from Alf's shop for 50p which he sells at the club for £1 each. Bet is surprised when George Newton doesn't dwell on the fire but tells her that the brewery now plan to renovate the pub. Jack is relieved that he's not going to be blamed. Gloria wants to celebrate the Rovers' reopening with Alan. He has to let her down to go with the newsagents' dance with Rita. Jenny tells him that he's an idiot going out with Rita and not Gloria. Alan and Rita have a wonderful evening together. Afterwards Rita instigates a kiss and Alan responds. She refuses to let him into the house but tells him there will be other nights. Alec is annoyed to hear the Rovers will be renovated. Gloria waits for Alan to return. When he does she tells him that she still wants to celebrate. He succumbs to her and goes into her flat.

#18 - Wed 6 August 1986

Season 27 - Episode 63 - Aired 8/6/1986

Episode 2645 Betty isn't happy when Bet interviews barmaids in her house. Sally is interviewed but storms off in anger when Betty makes it clear that she doesn't like having her in the house. Betty warns Bet not to employ Sally - she's too hard faced. Alf decides to make the peace with Hilda before Percy alerts the press. He offers Hilda £20 compensation and Audrey to make her hair better. Sally is pleased when Bet gives her a part-time job at the Rovers. Bet tells Jack it's obvious that he's happy at the Graffiti Club so she won't need his services at the Rovers. Alec is annoyed to hear that Jack wants to return to the Rovers and sacks him for lack of loyalty. Audrey puts Hilda's hair right. Alf tells her that he's not prepared to cope with any more problems - he's closing the Salon. Betty is hurt when Bet reveals the brewery are glad she's retired; they weren't keen on re-employing her as she's too old. Gail tells Brian she wants an abortion. He refuses to let her have one so she tells him that Ian Latimer could be the father.

#19 - Mon 4 August 1986

Season 27 - Episode 62 - Aired 8/4/1986

Episode 2644 Percy takes up Hilda's case, telling her that she can make a claim against Audrey. Betty tells Bet she's decided to retire and not return to the pub when it reopens. Bet doesn't like the idea of looking for all new staff but nevertheless she advertises. Audrey offers to put Hilda's hair right but Percy advises Hilda to turn the offer down and fight for compensation. Gail tells Ivy that she's pregnant. She is thrilled. Customers cancel their appointments with Audrey as the word spreads about Hilda's hair. Alec plans to reopen the disco to compete with the Rovers. He offers Sally a job behind the bar and suggests to Jack that he could be DJ at the disco.

#20 - Mon 28 July 1986

Season 27 - Episode 60 - Aired 7/28/1986

#21 - Wed 23 July 1986

Season 27 - Episode 59 - Aired 7/23/1986

#22 - Mon 21 July 1986

Season 27 - Episode 58 - Aired 7/21/1986

#23 - Wed 16 July 1986

Season 27 - Episode 57 - Aired 7/16/1986

#24 - Mon 14 July 1986

Season 27 - Episode 56 - Aired 7/14/1986

#25 - Wed 9 July 1986

Season 27 - Episode 55 - Aired 7/9/1986