The BEST episodes written by Carmel Morgan
#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!
Watch Now:Amazon#3 - Fri 26 Nov, 2004 [Episode 1]
Coronation Street - Season 45 - Episode 240
Dev and Sunita are in hospital, traumatised after their ordeal. When Sally tells Sophie just how frightened she was when she couldn't find her, Sophie's delighted to be the centre of attention. Sunita finds out that Maya's in the same hospital and insists that she and Dev leave immediately. Tracy has taken Amy to the medical centre with a temperature. She's pleased when Steve takes an interest. Charlie and Ciaran enjoy being treated as local heroes. Karen's gobsmacked to find out that she's pregnant. Dev thanks Ciaran for saving his and Sunita's lives. Sean and Kelly argue in the factory. Danny demands to know what's going on. Kelly lies, saying Sean came on to her and she tried to push him off. She shows Danny her bruises. Danny sacks Sean who's devastated.
#4 - Mon 20 Dec, 2004 [Episode 1]
Coronation Street - Season 45 - Episode 258
Sally riles Les when she tells him that Oakhill School is too good for Chesney. The factory party doesn't start well when Angela leaves, still upset at being called a thief. Sean, Fiz, Hayley and Janice are upset but Karen and Sonia party on. Danny is upset that the girls aren't enjoying themselves and sends Jamie off to get Angela back. Fred is putting down Martin and Tyrone to Ashley. He and Claire decide that they will have three best men, one for the stag do, one for the wedding and one for the reception. Cilla rings Oakhill and arranges with Mr Austin, in her best "telephone voice", to take Chesney to the Christmas Fayre. She tells Les that they'll be able to afford it by getting grants. On Gail's insistence, Martin talks to Sarah and they make up again. Jamie manages to get Angela back to the party and everyone starts to enjoy themselves. Mike starts to loosen up and he and Janice have a lingering kiss under the mistletoe.
#5 - Episode 5974 (4th March 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.
#6 - Episode 5989 (25th March 2005)
Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 60
As Katy's about to launch into a full confession, Angela grabs her and takes over the speech herself, saying how much they all loved Tommy. Ken dislikes himself for being so jealous of Ray, a dying man. He and Deirdre arrange to have a day out together at the Lake District on Sunday. Tommy's burial takes place. Craig's grief-stricken but Katy's just numb. Ray persuades Deirdre to take him to Southport on Sunday. Deirdre invites Emily and Tracy too so as to appease Ken. Sally tells Ian their affair is over as Rosie's found out. Sally wants a guarantee that her job will be safe but Ian's non-committal. Katy worries that she won't be able to live a lie for the rest of her life.
#7 - Episode 6008 (20th April 2005)
Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 80
Angela is told about Katy's death and collapses with grief. Martin tells Gail, Sarah and David that Katy is dead. They try and comfort him. Fred is constantly going to the toilet. Tracy asks Steve to babysit so she can go out with Nathan. Sean looks for a part-time job. He starts acting secretively. Violet gets a text telling her that Katy is dead. Hayley covers Angela's machine as a mark of respect. Janice doesn't think that Angela deserves sympathy. Danny suggests a moment of silence for Katy. Candice goes to get her wages. She tries to say thanks for everything but ends up making matters worse. Audrey orders her out of the salon. Sean shows Jason, Violet and Eileen his costume for his bingo-calling job. Fred and Audrey get the results of the water test and are told it is sewage water. Claire tells Fred he has to go to the hospital to get checked over.
#8 - Episode 6045 (8th June 2005)
Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 117
Bev reports Charlie to the police for hitting Shelley but she's frustrated when they say that they can do nothing unless Shelley reports the crime herself. Cilla and Yana take turns on the sunbed. Cilla asks Yana to be her matron of honour at the wedding. Yana's delighted. Tyrone pops back to No.9 during work hours to have sex with Maria. Sally starts work in the corner shop. Les enjoys taking the mickey. Shelley sobs in her bedroom and refuses to come out. Fred and Violet are very worried about her, thinking she's losing her sanity. In front of Deirdre, furious Bev tells Charlie that she's been to the police. Charlie lets slip that he did sleep with Bev but quickly covers-up. Dev tells Sunita that he wants her to take things easy now she's pregnant, but she's insistent she still wants to work and tells Sally that she's no longer required.
#9 - Episode 6053 (20th June 2005)
Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 125
Roy insists Vera conducts a survey of the cafe - noting customers as they come and go. Tracy wants to get married straight away. Steve fobs her off saying he needs a year to get financially straight. Tracy assumes they're now engaged. Charlie tells Shelley he wants to see her behind the bar at lunchtime. Steve and Tracy get their solicitor to draw up documentation for Steve's parental rights over Amy and altering the birth certificate to include his name. Shelley tries but fails to leave the bedroom, her self-confidence in tatters. Audrey suggests Blanche gets her hip replaced abroad as it's cheaper but Blanche won't hear of it. Roy's conducting an experiment in the cafe with Vera holding the tape measure.
#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 172
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 195
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 200
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.