The BEST episodes written by Carmel Morgan

#1 - Affairs

Shameless - Season 1 - Episode 5

Frank continues his passionate affair with Karen, even though she is dating his son, Lip, and he is dating her mother, Sheila. Things begin spiralling out of control when Steve discovers the affair, and the penny finally drops for Lip when she dumps him, leading to a violent showdown between him and Frank. Meanwhile, Yvonne Karib (Kelli Hollis) discovers Kash is having an affair with Ian after watching the shop's CCTV footage, but they are both shocked by her reaction. The Gallagher boys parents' evening throws Fiona into a panic, while Veronica goes to saucy lengths to pay off her catalogue debt.

#2 - Barbara's Finally Had Enough

The Royle Family - Season 2 - Episode 5

Barbara loses patience with Jim and storms out of the house. Jim tries to show that he's concerned about Barbara by offering to make her a cup of tea!

#3 - Fri 26 Nov, 2004 [Episode 1]

Coronation Street - Season 45 - Episode 238

#4 - Mon 20 Dec, 2004 [Episode 1]

Coronation Street - Season 45 - Episode 257

The Underworld party gets going very slowly, but as the party gets into full swing, there's disaster for Karen. She emerges from the toilet in tears and quickly heads home . . .

#5 - Fri 4 Mar, 2005

Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 45

Tracy's incredulity turns to anger that Ray should just turn up after twenty-six years of next to no contact. Gail tells Angela and Tommy that Sally's affair isn't with Martin. Angela's horrified but Tommy's not bothered saying it was the right result in the end. Angela explains to Katy that Martin never cheated on her. Katy's devastated. Katy pleads with Martin to give her another chance but Martin's unyielding, reminding her she's killed their baby. Katy is grief stricken. Joanne and Jessie continue to talk in unison which amuses the factory girls. Ian's worried when Sally tells him that Rosie suspects they're having an affair. He suggests Sally finds another job but Sally's adamant that Rosie won't say anything. At the garage, a furious Katy vents her grief on Tommy. She's horrified to realise he's pleased she had an abortion and that Martin doesn't want her back. Ken thinks Ray turning up on their proposed wedding day is a bad omen. Deirdre assures him nothing's changed. Danny secures a couple of big orders for the factory. The girls are relieved. As the Barlows leave the hospital, Ray collapses in pain on the pavement. Incandescent with rage, Katy picks up a wrench and delivers a mighty blow to Tommy's head. Angela arrives and cradles her dying husband.

#6 - Fri 25 Mar, 2005

Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 60

It's the day of Tommy's funeral and everyone is upset. Angela is worried that the priest will discover that it was her who made the confession. Sally tells Rosie that she's ended her affair with Ian. Chesney and Roy attend a jujitsu class. The police tell Angela, Katy and Craig that they won't be put into Witness Protection again because they are certain that the Morgans had nothing to do with Tommy's murder.

#7 - Wed 20 Apr, 2005 [Episode 2]

Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 81

News of Katy's death spreads down Coronation Street, everyone is saddened by the news. Martin and Angela struggle with things the most . . . Angela's father tells her that he'll stay on Coronation Street with Craig until she is released from prison . . . Also, Fred and Audrey discover that the water from her garden is actually old sewage water, in need of some cash, Sean gets a job at the bingo hall has an announcer. Tracy rubs Steve's face in it when she plans a big night out with Nathan and a pompous Candice angers Audrey when she drops by the salon for her wages and ends up insulting Audrey and the salon that she's worked so hard to build up.

#8 - Wed 8 Jun, 2005

Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 117

Convinced Charlie is physically abusing her daughter, Bev, reports him to the police. Cilla persuades a reluctant Les to take her out for a slap up meal. Tyrone and Maria make the most of Jack and Vera’s absence. Will Dev sack Sally on her first day in the job?

#9 - Mon 20 Jun, 2005 [Episode 1]

Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 124

Steve and Tracy begin preparations to change Amy's legal father from Roy. The onyl problem is that Roy doesn't agree. He suggests that Amy is DNA tested to make sure that Steve is her real father. Charlie vows to get rid of Bev. The taxi driver applicants have test drives with Dev for the job of the new taxi driver at Street Cars. Dev meets up with an old 'friend.'

#10 - Mon 2 Jan, 2006 [Episode 1]

Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 2

Sophie moans about spending New Year's Eve with Rita. She clocks Rosie trying to sneak out the door and points her out to Kevin and Sally. Penny's back and asks Adam how Mike's been. She's worried to hear he's had more lapses while she's been away. Mike tells Danny he's going to propose to Penny. Danny pretends he's pleased but really he's worried about his inheritance. Frankie's put out when Jamie calls saying he's gone to stay with Warren in Spain. Ed finds Emily in the café. She tells him she doesn't like the new vicar's modern approach. Ed agrees and suggests they form a bible study group. Emily's pleased. Rosie escapes from the house. She and Craig cling to each other in the street until Kevin forcibly drags them apart. Keith's at his wit's end with Craig. Audrey tries to console him. Sophie pours her heart out to Hayley about how she desperately wants a booster bra but life's so unfair. Liz is feeling put out as Vernon's got a job on a cruise for three weeks starting in Naples. Bev suggests they follow him out there and have a holiday. Shelley, Sean, Violet and Sunita have a night out. Sean admits he'd really like to be a dad one day. Violet offers to have a baby with him. Rosie tells Sophie she's been having sex with Craig. Sophie thinks it's gross. Mike takes Penny to the Clock and proposes to her. Penny's gobsmacked.

#11 - Wed 1 Feb, 2006

Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 24

Tyrone's disappointed with the article in the Gazette. His insecurities come to the fore, worried that he's too ugly for Maria. Dev proudly takes the twins for a walk in their pram. He suggests to Sunita they should move into the new house where they'd have more room. Fred persuades Rita to visit Stacy with him only to discover she's discharged herself from hospital. Fred's worried about her. Norris wonders where Fred and Rita have been but Rita refuses to be drawn. Sunita packs up her belongings and shares a tearful farewell with Shelley. Eileen goes for a drink with Ed and although they get on really well she's disappointed he just wants to be nothing more than friends. Maria tells Tyrone she's worried she might be pregnant. Tyrone's delighted. Stacy tracks down Fred and begs him for money so she can get away from Stuart, the violent man who put her in hospital. Instead Fred takes her to Rita's and persuades Rita to let her stay there for a couple of nights. Rita tells Stacy what she thinks of her for conning Fred in the past but feels sorry for her because of the terrible state she's in. Sunita leaves the street with the twins. Dev spots her getting into Jayesh's car and pleads with her not to go. As the car drives off Dev's a broken man.

#12 - Wed 1 Mar, 2006

Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 44

Matt Ramsden follows Claire when she takes Joshua to the nursery. Janice tries to blackmail Danny promising to tell Leanne how he refused to pay for a proper service on the car. Danny refuses to play the game. Both Danny and Frankie are upset when they receive their decree nisi in the post. Rosie lies to Sally saying she's going round to Pippa's house. Kevin sees her going into Craig's and tells Sally. Tracy's touched when Charlie says he'll make an effort to get to know Amy when they get back from their holiday. Tracy says a tearful goodbye to Amy. Janice tells Leanne about the car and how it was Danny's fault it was a deathtrap. But Leanne sticks up for Danny and tells Janice to wind her neck in. Frankie suggests another date to Nathan but he tells her he doesn't want to play second fiddle to her ex-husband. Janice is furious with her ex-mates for their lack of support. Les sympathises with her and they get pissed together. Matt chats to Claire outside the nursery. He glances wistfully at Joshua. Sally rows with Rosie for lying to her about Craig. Rosie's adamant she's not giving him up. Sally's at her wit's end. Drunken Les and Janice go back to Janice's flat together. Danny sets off to tell Frankie he loves her and wants to stop their divorce. But he's gutted when he sees her kissing Nathan and leading him up to their bedroom.

#13 - Sun 3 Sep, 2006

Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 171

Michelle’s grateful to Steve when he persuades Liz to give her back her job at the pub. It’s clear he fancies her and after a chat with Sean Michelle admits she likes him too. She plucks up her courage and goes to ask Steve out on a date but Michelle’s stopped in her tracks when she hears him talking about her to his mum. She’s shocked as his derogatory comments are not what she expected to hear and deeply hurt Michelle rushes away before she can hear him say what he really thinks of her. Has Steve blown his chances with Michelle? Fiz and Kirk are in love again after he wooed her with his romantic love poem, but Fiz’s bubble is burst when Rita tells her his lyrics have been pinched form a well known song. Fiz is furious and their relationship is back on the rocks. What will Kirk come up with this time to win his love back round? It’s the morning after the night before for Frankie and as she wakes up on the sofa, fully clothed, Jamie and Violet tease her about her date with handsome stranger Liam. Frankie’s sure nothing will come of it but Liam’s back on the street keen to take her on a second date. Elsewhere, Ashley is growing increasingly concerned about how Claire is coping with her mother’s illness. He does his best to encourage her to open up but it’s clear he’s struggling to get through to his wife. And as David and Craig discuss the impending start of the new school year, David makes it clear he has no intention of playing the ideal pupil.

#14 - Wed 4 Oct, 2006

Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 194

Following his confession to Gail, David has decided that there is no point in pretending he is going to school. Gail is devastated when he refuses point-blank to put on his uniform and instead walks out of the house leaving her frustrated and clueless about what to do with her wayward son. Audrey comes up with a suggestion that might just make David change his mind. Tracy is trying her best to make a go of things with Charlie but can’t get the image of him kissing Shelley out of her head. Charlie knows he has got work to do trying to make amends but he is determined to put on a united front and Deirdre and Ken are forced to ‘enjoy’ a drink with them at the Rovers. Sally is frustrated that Rosie does not want to go to Paris with the family but her mind is put at rest when Rita says that Rosie can stay with her. However, Rosie and Craig had been planning a romantic weekend on their own and are not too impressed by the idea of Rita babysitting. Fred can’t think straight after Audrey’s declaration of love and uses the excuse of needing a bit of pre-wedding grooming to nip across to the salon. Audrey manages to get rid of Maria and once she is on her own with Fred she tells him that she would marry him if he asked her. Fred is thrown into turmoil.

#15 - Wed 11 Oct, 2006

Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 199

Fred’s death and the events surrounding it are the talk of the street. A devastated Bev is back in the Rovers still in her wedding dress, while Audrey is looking for support at the Platts’. The two women are mourning the loss of a loved one but how will they react when they come face to face? Meanwhile, Ashley struggles to hold it together as his family is torn apart again. Elsewhere, Danny makes a new play for Frankie saying he’s booked a romantic meal at an expensive restaurant for that evening. Frankie turns him down but it’s clear his playful optimism is starting to wear her down. And as Rosie and Sally share a laugh as they pack for their trip to Paris, for Rosie it’s tinged with sadness for what she and Craig are about to do.