The BEST episodes written by John Stevenson
#1 - Vacant Possession
Heartbeat - Season 5 - Episode 5
Ruby asks Blaketon to dinner, they then meet on a number of other occasions, Phil and Alf enjoy teasing Nick over his mum's potential romance with Oscar! - but to Ruby's disappointment, Blaketon doesn't take the hint, and Ruby pronounces him ‘dead from the neck down'! An illiterate man , Eddie is outraged when a cottage to rent was promised to him by his Aunt but it ends up being sold. His girlfriend calls of their wedding because they don't have a house. Another man is after his girlfriend and sets out to frame Eddie for smashing several windows, but Nick eventually uncovers the truth. Greengrass tries his luck at selling some of his property, but it back fires. Auntie Eileen comes to visit, but the way Ruby sees it is that it leaves her free to go back to London, as she assumes Eileen will stay and help out for a while - which as we know, it ends up being a bit longer than that!
#2 - 11 June 1990
Coronation Street - Season 31 - Episode 69
Kim tells Curly her parents aren't talking to her. Curly tries to convince the Taylor's his intentions are honourable and finds himself caught up in an engagement and Holdsworth suspects Curly of making Kim pregnant. Sally tells jenny the truth about the necklace, but Flick refuses to try and get the necklace back. Sally makes Mark buy the necklace for £35. Alec takes Bet's advice and closes the Rovers. The Relief manager Smedley is refused admittance by the Gilroy's and the rovers regulars climb over the back wall to be served. Nigel is thrown out of the Rovers by Bet and Deirdre and Emily fall out over the house sale.
#3 - 16th May 1994
Coronation Street - Season 35 - Episode 58
Andy is furious to find that Jack's pigeons have dirtied his shirt, left out to dry. The Duckworths refuse to compensate him. Mavis convinces herself that Derek has got another woman. She shares her fears with Rita. Des asks Tanya to finish with Alex but she demands that he finishes with Raquel first. Rita drives Mavis, following Derek when he goes out for the evening to keep his cancelled appointment. Tanya is disgusted with Alex when he can't bring himself to tell Val he's leaving. Mavis is horrified to see Derek call at a large house with a bouquet of flowers. Rita comforts her. Raquel feels sorry for Tanya having to share her man. Curly is outraged to find a pigeon has got into his observatory. He can't catch it so he calls in Jack who identifies it as Fergie. Mavis cracks when Derek gives her the flowers. She tells him that she knows he's been to see another woman as she followed him. Curly and Andy refuse to let Jack get to Fergie when he refuses to clean up after the bird. Derek confesses that he went to see Angela Hawthorne.
#4 - 18th April 1994
Coronation Street - Season 35 - Episode 46
Mike is annoyed when Mark tells him he doesn't want him at his school open day. Kevin is fed up as his old car breaks down. Raquel returns from spending the weekend in Newcastle, having met Des' parents. Maud suggests Percy and Emily plan a double wedding to save money. Reg considers employing Maud and Percy in the shop as cheap labour. The Legion holds a raffle for the hospital and Liz pulls the winning ticket which is Jim's. He wins a day at the races for two. Bernard tells Emily that his mother was mentally ill for years. He tells her that he can't cope with living with that again. Rita gives the Websters her blessing to spend some of the money on a new car. Emily is heartbroken when Bernard tells her that he can't marry her. She refuses to scream and shout so he just leaves. A depressed Emily snaps at Percy but doesn't tell him about Bernard. Kevin buys a new car. Percy reads in the Gazette that a good age for budgies is twelve years. He feels this is wrong as Randy is eighteen. The Chief Executive runs through the Mayor ceremonial with the Roberts'. Audrey upsets Alf by being bored by the whole thing. Ken takes Denise to a barn dance at the school. She is flattered when he tells her that she makes him feel young. Denise is startled when Don arrives to taxi them. Emily tells Rita about Bernard's desertion and is comforted by her. Emily tells Rita that she loved Bernard. Denise is upset when Don turned up again to taxi them home. Back in the Street she marches off to her flat, puzzling Ken. Alf tells Audrey that he's sick of her showing him up. She suggests he finds someone else to be his Mayoress as she thinks it's all a game. Ken tries to phone Denise but she refuses to answer. SPECIAL ONE-HOUR EPISODE
#5 - 30th March 1994
Coronation Street - Season 35 - Episode 38
Percy is stunned when Emily announces she is going to marry Bernard. He assures her that he'll make no fuss about moving out. Mavis tells Derek she doesn't want him to blow their savings on a new car. He sulks. Des is annoyed when Alex sends him a message telling him that he is sending Des to Newcastle for three weeks. Des worries that Alex has found out about his and Tanya's one-night stand. Tanya tells Des it was her idea - so they see less of each other. Curly panics when Carl Armstrong turns up at Bettabuy wanting to thump the manager; Andy says he's in London. Derek has a weary day trudging around town whilst Norris has a wonderful day. Norris insists Derek buys his car. When Maud runs herself down Percy tells her that she's a fine woman and says she'd make a man a wonderful wife; Maud mistakenly thinks he's proposed. Derek is put out when he learns Norris is going to buy a new car. Mavis points out that Norris is doing so well whilst Derek isn't. She's sick of sharing her house. Tricia is furious when Curly stands her up, saying he doesn't want to see her again. Reg is thrilled with the prospect of marrying Maud off and urges her to accept.
#6 - 11th March 1994
Coronation Street - Season 35 - Episode 30
Mavis accuses Derek of wallowing in self-pity. Emily and Bernard go on their walking holiday. He assures her that he has no intention of taking advantage of her. Percy cooks Maud dinner at No.3. Derek is surprised when Norris Cole turns up; the man who gave him a lift home from the motorway service station when he missed the coach from London. He explains he's taken Derek's advice, left his wife and has come to stay. Mavis is put out as he keeps calling Derek "Dirk". Denise cools towards Ken. Curly pays Jack £10 to babysit Jamie so he can take Tricia out. Mavis doesn't want to throw Norris out as he might do Derek's morale some good. Tanya packs for Amsterdam and is stunned when Alex cancels the trip as his wife needs him. Rita takes Sally on to work Sunday mornings at The Kabin for £20. Rita is touched when the Websters invite her for Sunday dinner. Derek tells Mavis that he's sure Norris will help him in his career. Ken invites Denise out but she turns him down. Carl Armstrong mistakes Jack for Tricia's new fella and thumps him.
#7 - 21st February 1994
Coronation Street - Season 35 - Episode 22
Liz has a job interview as Assistant Manager at a winebar but is turned down by the woman interviewer because she's female. Bernard is adamant he's giving up the Church because of his loss of faith. Emily supports him. Derek feels humiliated over the robbery. Mrs Jeffers is furious as £3,000 worth of equipment was taken and they are not insured when negligence is involved. She suspends Derek pending a governors' hearing and she will be recommending his dismissal. He is aghast. Alma is annoyed to discover that Mike hasn't paid Mark's school fees as he has a cash flow problem. When Ken has his hair cut, Denise and Fiona wager a bet on how old he is. The Bishop accepts Bernard's resignation and doesn't try to stop him. He is depressed that his life’s work seems to amount to nothing. Mike feels that Mark is so gifted he could get a scholarship. Denise and Fiona ask Ken what the first record he bought was to try and work out his age from the answer - he tells them it was a recording of the Enigma variations by the Hallé orchestra. Des gets jealous as Raquel goes on and on about wonderful Erik Mikaelson. Derek blames Mavis for turning him into a washed up old has-been.
#8 - 4th February 1994
Coronation Street - Season 35 - Episode 15
Alf is depressed on his last day at the shop. Jack thinks he has a winning certainty but no money to bet with. Whilst she lets the Electricity man into Tanya's flat, Alma noses around the place. Reg puts his flat on the market. He gets Kevin to trade his mini in for a van. Alma is puzzled as Tanya's flat doesn't look lived in and realises that she must be using it as a love nest. She worries she's on the game. Raquel is thrilled with Ben Cunningham's photographs. Jack sells the pot dog for £25. Vera passes the antique shop on Nightingale Street and sees it. Thinking it'll make a pair she buys it for £48. Jack is horrified when his horse falls. Vera is furious when she realises that she's bought her own dog back. He tries to run away but she hurls the dog at him and it smashes against a wall. Ivy is thrilled when Don moves back into her bed.
#9 - 10th January 1994
Coronation Street - Season 35 - Episode 4
Jim apologises to Liz for putting her in an awkward position. Mike is suspicious about Steve liking his job so much - even though he's cut his wages and puts up with being pushed around. Reg warns Curly that he intends to go over his head to secure Maureen's job. Tanya asks Alma if she can rent the flat. Alma shows her round and agrees to take her on at £50 a week. Mark is keen to go on the school skiing trip to Austria. Liz tries to make Richard Willmore see that Jim is a changed man but he refuses to believe her. She resents the fact that he's dictating to her and refusing to let her make her own decisions. Joe tries to tell Sally how much he's missed her over Christmas but she refuses to listen. She tells him that she'll never leave Kevin and if she's to continue minding Jonathan he must accept that. Alf is proud to be asked to be the new Mayor of Weatherfield when the office is reinstated after a twenty-year gap but he declines as he's too busy with the shop. Audrey is disinterested until she realises that Alf would need a Mayoress. Reg tells Mrs Rogers that he will resign if Maureen is forced to leave. Jim is overcome when Liz tells him she's giving The Queens up. He promises that he'll make things up to her. She's upset as she loved being in charge. Tanya moves into the flat and rings someone telling them that it’s exactly what they’ve been looking for. Reg is devastated when Mrs Rogers accepts his resignation.
#10 - 1st January 1993
Coronation Street - Season 34 - Episode 1
Reg looks forward to a lustful afternoon with Denise. Liz breaks down as she remembers Katie's birth and death. Des vists Lisa in Blackpool to her delight. Denise arranges to see Reg, Doug and Jack at her flat. Martin tells Gail that he wants Carmel to move out. Liz lays flowers on Katie's grave. Martin takes Carmel round a bedsit. She tells him that they can share it together and refuses to believe he doesn't love her. She tries to get him into bed but he fights her off. Denise lures Reg into her flat. He is horrified to find Doug there with Bet, Raquel and Vera. Jack is stunned to find everyone there when he arrives. Mike tells Alma that he wants Mark in his life. Gail is stunned when Martin packs Carmel's bags for her. He tells her that he can't cope anymore and he's sick of fending Carmel off. Carmel asks Martin if he's coming with her. Gail doesn't believe it as Carmel tells her that she loves Martin and he loves her. Carmel tells Gail she's too old for Martin. Gail throws her out of the house and breaks down. Martin tries to comfort her. Nicky is shocked at all the rowing. Des and Lisa find themselves drawn to each other, he tells her that he doesn't want to leave her and is going to get divorced as soon as he can. He tells her that he loves her and wants her to be with him all the time.
#11 - 17 June 1991
Coronation Street - Season 32 - Episode 72
Alf and Jim search for Don. They find a cap floating in the water. Don sobers up after falling in the river but is lost. Liz and Jim return and tell Ivy they've lost Don. She identifies the cap as his and grows hysterical, thinking Don has drowned. Don returns to find the police questioning Ivy about his disappearance.She is relieved to see him. Audrey is forced to stay with Gail and when she turns up at the shop to take money from the till, Ivy refuses to tell her where Alf has hidden the cash box. Alma agrees to let Audrey stay with her and she tells Alma that she intends to visit Grasmere Drive and raid Alf's hidden savings.Derek sulks as Des has moved the boat and refuses to talk to Mavis, but when Des buys Mavis a new sun lounger, Derek becomes even more furious when Mavis accepts it.
#12 - 18 February 1991
Coronation Street - Season 32 - Episode 21
The fox-hunt fiasco becomes noisy, with a very drunken Bert and Jack urging Bert's dog, Boomer, on the trail of what they think is the fox, but is in fact Derek. Mavis sees the fox in her yard, and rushes out, banging on a saucepan to frighten it away. When Derek arrives home, Bert and Co. are not far behind, and when Bert tries to climb the fence, Mavis clocks him one with the saucepan. Next day, the Wiltons confess to Jack what had happened. Emily comes home from a hospital visit looking worried. Vera receives a phone call from her sister, and learns that their mother has died. Phil Jennings moves in as a lodger at the Rovers', but has not told Deirdre of this development.
#13 - 15 February 1991
Coronation Street - Season 32 - Episode 20
Sally gets Kevin to see reason and accept her mother's offer of a loan. For £400, Des has bought a junk boat, which he installs in his back yard so he can work on restoring it. Mavis and Derek are not pleased at the new view with which Derek has provided them. When Jenny learns of the planned surprise party for her, she tells Angie to call it off because she has other plans. Angie, disgusted, finally tells Rita about Jenny's married boyfriend, Robert Weston. With the help of his friend Bert, Jack plans to revenge himself on the fox. Upset to hear of this, Mavis sends Derek out to lure the fox away, but Derek runs into Bert's huge dog in Jack's yard.
#14 - 25 January 1991
Coronation Street - Season 32 - Episode 11
Mark takes on another mechanic. Curly is certain that Kim really loves him, but that dream is shattered when he discovers her in the arms of another man. Ken invites Alma to share a meal with him and the two have a pleasant evening together. Reg refuses to let the trolley draw take place until Rita is present. Reg pulls out Rita's ticket. Curly helps Rita run around the shop in 2 minutes grabbing what they can. Rita then donates all of the goods to a hospital, but later she realises that Reg fixed the draw. Kevin gets an offer of a job at Walkers' tyre and exhaust garage, while Vera spreads around the gossip that the draw was a fiddle.
#15 - 25 December 1990
Coronation Street - Season 31 - Episode 154
Sally spends Christmas Day in hospital with her daughter, Rosie, weighing 7lbs 5oz. Curly spends the night in his car. Boomer eats the Duckworths' turkey and turns on them. They take refuge in their bedroom, but Curly tames Boomer,after the Duckworths have spent 3 hours upstairs. Marie is hung over and spends the morning in bed. She doesn't like Ivy making Jamie eat turkey and goes bac kto the flat and Gail goes into labour at Audrey's. Alec is annoyed at Jack's non-appearance at the Rovers. When he confronts him Boomer goes for him and chases him down the Street. Vera tells jack to get rid of the dog.
#16 - 24 December 1990
Coronation Street - Season 31 - Episode 153
Alma moves back to her flat. Marie and Jamie Ramsden arrive at No.5. Alma refuses to tell anyone about the split and resigns herself to a lonely Christmas. On the way to the WART dinner, the Roberts' car breaks down. Ivy is shocked when Marie goes out on the town for the night. Mrs Watts phones Brenda Taylor and tells her Curly and Kimberley are not spending Christmas with her. Kimberley breaks down. Kevin tows the Roberts to the dinner. Kimberley confesses to her parents. Curly is thrown out when the Taylors accuse him of seducing their "little girl". Sally goes into labour on her own. Don takes her and Liz to the hospital in his cab. Jack buys a dog, Boomer, from Bert Latham for Vera's Christmas present. Liz delivers the baby in the back of the cab on Rosamund Street.
#17 - Wed 1 Dec, 2004
Coronation Street - Season 45 - Episode 245
Ashley and Claire discuss their wedding. Fred can't bring himself to tell them that he's gambled away the butcher's shop. Wanda's getting on Ken and Deirdre's nerves but shows no sign of moving out. They're amazed when she has a large gin for breakfast. Vera returns to work at the cafe. Frankie's delighted when Roy offers her a part-time job on a permanent basis. Ken lets slip to Vera that "Henry Broxbourne" is really Ron Hepplewhite from the Weatherfield Pigeon Fanciers Association. Vera resolves to set both Ron and Jack up. Tommy admits to Angela that he gambled away some of their Christmas money but has managed to win most of it back. Wanda takes a shine to Ken and offers him a go with her walking frame.
#18 - Wed 5 Apr, 2006
Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 69
Frankie and Jamie look after Mike at No. 7. Mike's got a nasty cough. Leanne's pleased to have a day off from nursing Mike and refers to him as a human vegetable. Danny's furious and threatens to chuck her out. Norris studies the classified section in the Gazette. Rita wonders what he's up to. Danny tries to take Mike back to his flat but he refuses to leave No. 7. Vernon sets off for rehearsals leaving one of his drums behind. Liz takes the opportunity to drop in on him unannounced. She worries he's becoming over friendly towards Michelle the glamorous singer. Mike's cough has got worse and he's in a poor way. Frankie calls an ambulance. Danny's on the phone to a client when Sally runs in and tells him Mike's being taken off in an ambulance. Norris writes an ad for the lonely hearts column in the Gazette. He hides it from Rita. Danny, Frankie and Jamie go with Mike to the hospital. Penny arrives deeply worried about Mike. She's shocked to be told he's got pneumonia. Much to Kelly and Lloyd's embarrassment Becky tells them how much she loves them both. Jamie blames Danny for Mike's state of health - he wouldn't have spent the night in a park in the rain if he hadn't been trying to get away from Danny and Leanne.
#19 - Wed 15 Mar, 2006
Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 54
Mike has a rare moment of lucidity and looks better than he has for days but it's short-lived and he soon returns to his confused state. Roy encourages Fiz to go travelling and gives her some ideas of where to go. Ashley's barely speaking to Claire and continues to blame her for letting Matt get hold of Joshua. Claire's very upset and hurt. Danny persuades Mike that signing over power of attorney to him is the right thing to do. Mike's grateful to Danny trusting him implicitly. Maria suggests to Kirk he buys out her half of the kennels by getting a bank loan. She would then buy the Salon with her half of the money plus a loan. Fiz thinks he should sell his half too then they could go travelling. Kirk's not keen. Mike asks Rita how Len is and wonders if he'd like a drink. Rita's upset to see Mike in such a pitiful state. Claire pours her heart out to Bev about the row with Ashley and how he keeps comparing her to Maxine. Meanwhile Fred tries to make Ashley see sense. At the solicitor's Mike signs over power of attorney to Danny. Fiz is fed up as her hopes of seeing the world evaporate. Roy suggests she could go to night school instead. Fiz thinks she might do a course in kick-boxing. Mike has another bad turn and puts himself to bed. Danny feels guilty at using Mike's illness to his own advantage.
#20 - Fri 24 Feb, 2006
Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 40
Eileen's gutted when Deirdre tells her as long as she's with Ed she's no longer a friend. Sally's furious with Janice for nicking her clocking in card. Janice is still trying to blame Kevin for Leanne's car crash. Becky tracks down Kelly and tells her she's got a job interview and needs to borrow some clothes. Kelly agrees to meet her at Lloyd's flat later. Blanche tells Ed that nobody will ever forgive him and he should leave. Eileen suggests to Ed that may be they should think about moving away. Fred and Bev throw an engagement party in the Rovers. Ashley and Shelley realise their parents are in love and give them their blessing. Emily overhears Jack talking about Ernie's murder and goes home upset. Ken arrives home to find Deirdre in tears. Deirdre tells him how she kissed a bloke when she was drunk and how he blackmailed her into processing his planning application and now her boss has found out and she stands to lose her job. Ken's supportive and promises to stand by her. Fred gets down on one knee and proposes again to Bev and gives her a ring in front of all their friends. She accepts. Fred also announces Claire's pregnancy. Becky thanks Kelly profusely for the clothes. Kelly tells her she can keep them just wanting to be rid of Becky. Kelly confides in Lloyd she thinks Becky's too clingy. Shelley's worried when Fred makes an off the cuff remark about Bev becoming landlady of the Rovers.
#21 - Sun 5 Feb, 2006
Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 26
Norris thinks Rita's behaving strangely when he hears hip hop music coming from her flat. Steve says he's heard her through the wall talking to herself. Tyrone tells Vera he's finished with Maria. Vera's thinks he's done the right thing. Fiz observes that Maria's more upset about being dumped than actually losing Tyrone. Clifford calls in the café and asks Roy if he would like to help him set up his model railway. Roy's delighted. Tyrone tells Maria he still loves her but he knows she doesn't want to spend the rest of her life with him and that's why he finished with her. Kelly's pleased to hear the police caught the mugger who took her bag. While at the station collecting her things she sees Becky, an old acquaintance from jail. Becky's been arrested for shoplifting. Kelly feels sorry for her and gives her some money. Tyrone gets the old burger van engine running. Molly tells him how clever he is and gives him a kiss which surprises Tyrone. Eileen asks Ed outright how he feels about her. She's pleased when he says he really fancies her but wants to take things slowly as they could have a future. Rita persuades Stacy to spend a couple of hours in Manchester with her. When they return they're shocked to find the flat has been burgled. Stacy's convinced Stuart, the man who beat her up, is behind it. Rita insists she's going to call the police despite Stacy begging her not to.
#22 - Wed 4 Jan, 2006
Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 4
Mike wonders where Penny is. Adam reminds him he threw her out. Mike tries to cover but it's obvious he has no recollection. David continues to show no respect of Gail and treats her like his slave. Phil becomes increasingly irritated by him. Sally and Kevin tell Rosie she's barred from leaving house and they'll be nipping back from work to check on her. Mike tells Danny how Penny refused to marry him insisting he needs to see a doctor. Danny's secretly delighted, telling Mike he's best off without her. Sally apologises for having a go at Hayley and admits she's neglected Sophie of late. Adam and Mike row. Adam thinks Mike should apologise to Penny. Mike disagrees. Jack does his first nude modelling for Hilary's art class. She pays him £25. Danny wins a big factory order from Meadows. Mike's delighted and gives him the engagement ring he'd bought for Penny telling Danny to give it to Leanne as a gift. Sean clocks Phil looking at Eileen and is convinced Phil fancies her. Craig shins up the wall in the Websters' back yard and talks to Rosie through her bedroom window. They vow to stick together declaring their love for each other. Eileen's upset to find Sarah at No. 11 and insists Jason send her home. Danny gives Leanne the ring from Mike. Leanne's overwhelmed and slips off her clothes to show her appreciation!
#23 - Episode 6052 (19th June 2005)
Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 124
Tracy's furious at Blanche for selling the house she promised to leave to her, but Blanche is adamant she's not going to be left to rot on an NHS waiting list. Blanche offers the Baldwins first refusal on the house. Danny thinks they should buy it but Frankie won't even entertain the idea. Roy puts his grandfather's invention design on the wall of the cafe and discusses it with Chesney. To Leanne's horror she realises that she's left one of her earrings in Mike's flat. Steve feigns disappointment when Tracy tells him about the house and pretends they'll buy another one instead. Tracy's delighted. Adam turns up at work with a hangover and "Haggis" written on his forehead in lipstick. Steve explains to Liz that he's going to continue to let Tracy think they've got a future together until he's got his name put on Amy's birth certificate and therefore has parental rights.
#24 - Episode 6041 (3rd June 2005)
Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 113
Jamie's delighted when Danny leaves him in charge of the factory for the day. Schmeichel arrives home from the vets. Chesney's delighted. Maria and Tyrone try to persuade Jack to return to Vera in the caravan but he's adamant that he'd rather be with his pigeons. Claire packs in her job as a bus driver as she's too upset to drive after the accident. Carol's shocked to find Danny at the door. He tells her to leave Jamie alone and stop messing with his head. He blames her for making Jamie choose between them. Claire feels guilty about Schmeichel and gives Cilla a cheque for the vet's bill. Cilla lies by saying it was £1102 (instead of £850). She tells Les that the extra money is for their wedding fund.
#25 - Episode 6023 (9th May 2005)
Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 95
Chesney's delighted that Les and Cilla are getting married. He's looking forward to Les being his "real dad". Fiz is much more cynical especially, when they start going through their wedding present list. An attractive woman called Cheryl calls into Davenports looking for Ian. He takes her into his office and closes the blinds. Sally's incensed and phones Justine. To Sally's embarrassment, Cheryl turns out to be Ian's accountant. Chesney lets slip to Rita and Norris about Les and Cilla's wedding present list. Candice makes her debut as the eye-in-the-sky for local radio. She's hopeless and the trip is terminated when Candice is sick over the pilot. Mike surprises Penny by asking her to move in with him. Penny's delighted and accepts. Frankie's pleased for her. Les and Cilla are shocked when the residents make it clear that they don't want to attend their wedding. They decide to go on a charm offensive. Ian threatens to tell Kevin about his affair with Sally.
#26 - Episode 6006 (18th April 2005)
Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 78
Ashley gets water from the hole for testing. Fred drinks it before it's been tested. Gail is trying to get Martin to stay positive but it is proving difficult. Angela wants to see Katy and can't understand the delay. Her solicitor tells her the police will have to examine fresh evidence. Tracy has a go at Steve for not having time for either her or Amy. The factory workers decide to arrange a night out at the bingo. Sean and Janice offer to do overtime as neither of them have any money. Mike advises Audrey not to give Fred 50% of the profits from St. Weatha's well. Craig asks Keith if everything is his fault. Keith tries to comfort Craig. Martin tells Katy that he forgives her, loves her and he wants her to live.
#27 - Episode 5983 (16th March 2005)
Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 54
DS Smith informs Angela and Katy that their house may be searched and they are keeping a close eye on them for their safety. Chesney tells the Croppers he doesn't get fed properly. Martin's worried about people's reactions. Gail reassures him it will be okay. Ken, Deirdre and Tracy row. Deirdre thinks Ray's sincere. Tracy says she hates him. Angela sends Craig shopping, although he doesn't want to go out. Norris tells Ray he's a burden to Emily. Ken tells him to leave before he causes Tracy more pain. He decides to leave, despite Emily trying to persuade him to stay. Ashley and Claire are happy when Claire gets onto the bus driver training scheme. Tracy's interested when Deirdre mentions Ray's making a will. Angela's about to take the wrench out of her handbag and throw it in the canal when DS Smith turns up. Angela refuses to make a local TV appeal.
#28 - Episode 5966 (21st February 2005)
Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 37
Ian's due back at Davenports. Sally's nervous. Katy's delighted when Martin says he's booked them a weekend in the Lake District. Sunita's shocked when Shelley calls in the corner shop and accuses her of fixing the scales. Sunita tries to explain how she thought she was doing Shelley a favour. Furious Shelley tells Sunita she'll never be able to trust her again and accuses her of trying to break her and Charlie up. Sunita's dumbfounded. As Claire prepares for an interview, Ashley tells her that he's not happy about her going to work for another family. Claire ignores him. Kelly asks Sean to go a festival with her in Cornwall.
#29 - Episode 5950 (30th January 2005)
Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 21
Kirk and Jamie come up with a plan. Kirk's got a load of timber up at the kennels which they decide they'll saw up into logs and sell door to door, using the Underworld van. Delighted Tyrone and Maria announce their engagement. Vera wants Jack to talk Tyrone out of it. Candice and Leanne are amazed that Maria's accepted. Rosie and Craig are headbanging to some Goth music. Kevin joins in. Norris decides to set up a reading group. Rita, Emily, Blanche, Ken, Roy and Liz join the newly formed Book Club. Sally and Kevin discuss the fact they're happier now than they've ever been. The Book Club has its first meeting. Norris suggests they all read a novel by Mel Hutchwright called Hard Grinding. Danny tells Jamie he can't use the van for moonlighting. Jamie's fed up that every time he uses his initiative, Danny slaps him down. Sally confides in Gail about her affair with Ian.
#30 - Episode 5931 (3rd January 2005)
Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 2
Mike brings his son Adam to the factory and asks Danny to find a bit of work for him. Danny puts him in charge of getting the girls cakes. Adam chats with Sarah, Candice and Warren in the cafe. He invites Sarah to go ice skating with him that evening. She accepts. Patrick reports for work on crutches following his accident. Unable to drive, he attempts to assist Eileen on the switch but fails. Vince annoys Roy by ripping a voucher out of one of the cafe newspapers. Audrey is tired since her next door neighbours are working on their house late at night. She accepts Fred's offer to spend the evening with him as Ashley, Claire and Joshua are away.
#31 - Wed 15 Dec, 2004
Coronation Street - Season 45 - Episode 255
Ashley needs to find a new best man now that Nick's pulled out. Katy suggests to Martin that they should get married but he reckons they should wait until she's finished university. Yvonne calls round to No.4 and gives Claire some mementos of her father and asks if she can give Claire away at the wedding. Claire agrees. Charlie gets the building contract from Dev to rebuild the corner shop and possibly some of his other shops too. Furious Angela tells the girls that she's not the thief. Kelly's still disbelieving. Danny suggests to Hayley that they search the factory from top to bottom. Charlie continues to undermine Shelley's confidence suggesting that she often upsets customers without realising it. Violet makes up with Jason. Jason lies to Charlie pretending that he and Violet are sleeping together but Charlie susses out the truth. Jamie, Warren, Candice, Leanne and Katy mess around kissing each other under the mistletoe.
#32 - Mon 13 Dec, 2004 [Episode 2]
Coronation Street - Season 45 - Episode 254
Charlie continues to interrogate Shelley but she lies insisting it was Sunita on the phone. Charlie makes a mental note to punish her later. Charlie and Shelley get ready to go to Dev and Sunita's flat for dinner. Charlie makes Shelley believe that she looks a bit tarty. Feeling hurt, Shelley goes to change. Sally sings the praises of Ian Davenport's garage saying that it's much posher than theirs. Angela and Tommy buy Craig a computer for Christmas. Shelley changes into lots of different outfits but Charlie finds fault with all of them. Shelley becomes upset and flustered. When Dev lights some candles for the dinner party, Sunita has a panic attack as they remind her of Maya and the burning shop flat. Hayley's shocked to find the Christmas party money has been stolen. The factory girls blame Angela. Offended, Angela storms off home. Martin tells Katy that he's taken out life insurance and she's the main beneficiary.