The BEST episodes written by Martin Allen

#1 - False Identity

Bad Girls (1999) - Season 3 - Episode 4

Julie S is back in Larkhall. Babs is shocked to hear that she's been accused of bigamy and murder. New officer, Gina Rossi, arrives and stirs up trouble for Shell and the officers. Yvonne is getting legal advice of her own - from a succession of hunky young men, until her husband's lawyer turns up.

#2 - Baby on Board

Bad Girls (1999) - Season 4 - Episode 9

Yvonne and Maxi come to blows resulting in drastic consequences. G-Wing's tiniest inmate arrives when Crystal gives birth to baby Zandra on the floor of her cell. Fenner breaks down when the officers do not co-operate with him. Di sets her sights on Neil, despite Fenner's warnings. Buki wants to be on the MBU with Crystal and Zandra but when a baby goes missing, Buki reveals the truth, as to why she wants to be with babies, to Mark. Karen goes to see Fenner and he gets heavy with her.

#3 - Shit Happens

Bad Girls (1999) - Season 2 - Episode 2

New officer, Karen Betts, starts at Larkhall and reveals that she and Fenner have history. Helen is torn between duty and desire as she battles to hide her true feelings from Nikki, when she has no option but to transfer her to another prison after she slaps Dominic. Fenner discovers Shell's deceit and his anger knows no bounds but his wife wants him gone.

#4 - Losing It

Bad Girls (1999) - Season 2 - Episode 6

Shell starts to crack and makes allegations against all the male officers causing all the women to join in, she starts to bully Barbara. The Julies make it happen for Josh and Crystal. Karen punishes Hollamby with a harsh fitness regime. Nikki gets a visit from Helen.

#5 - Tough Love

Bad Girls (1999) - Season 3 - Episode 12

The fall-out from the riot leaves Nikki very unpopular so she is grateful of support from an attractive new prisoner, Caroline, that is until Maxi Purvis finds some nasty surprises in Caroline's past. The Julies are released and arrested in the space of 5 minutes.

#6 - Pay Back Time

Bad Girls (1999) - Season 1 - Episode 9

Shell teams up with Crystal, who believes Shell has changed for good. Shell takes her full revenge on Lorna and nearly ruins Helen's career in the process. Helen struggles unsuccessfully to resist Nikki's charms.

#7 - Common Criminal

Bad Girls (1999) - Season 3 - Episode 9

Aristocratic "it-girl" Charlotte Myddleton is sentenced to a year in Larkhall for drug offences and the other inmates don't react too kindly to the new Prada-clad prisoner, but they begin to help her when she attempts suicide.

#8 - Only the Lonely

Bad Girls (1999) - Season 4 - Episode 5

Yvonne and Maxi come to blows and Tina helps Yvonne in the fight when Virginia's killer is revealed. Denny and Shaz are back together and true to form. Neil continues to make himself unpopular - does he really have the prisoners' interests at heart or is this a personal vendetta against Karen? Roisin finds it hard to deal with prison life, but Cassie is living the life. Neil sets his sights on Fenner. Buki muscles in on Shaz and Denny's escape plan but she is left in the tunnel and it later collapses on her.

#9 - The Victim

Bad Girls (1999) - Season 1 - Episode 4

Rachel's troubles increase when her mother gives her daughter to foster care, causing Rachel to completely break down and commit suicide on the wing. Nikki is left heartbroken when Tricia confesses she has met someone else. Zandra makes a bid for freedom.

#10 - Fri 19 Nov, 2004

Coronation Street - Season 45 - Episode 231

Kelly continues on her quest to make Sean straight! After a night out they share his bed while watching a movie. The Barlows are forced to take the bus to town after the air in their tyres is let down! Tracy threatens Karen who denies any involvement. Later, the Barlow's return to find their wheels have been stolen! Tracy breaks into Karen and Steve's flat with Liz's keys and steals them back! Les wonders how he's going to explain to the council how the bath ended up downstairs. Charlie advises them to put that tub in the backyard and bring in the old bathroom stuff and tell the council that it was there fault! Later, the ploy seems to work and the council commission Charlie for the rebuilding work! Frankie arranges to see Warren play footie so has to cancel her shopping trip with Vera. Instead she lends Vera her handbag and a few other items so that she would look the part in all them "posh shops"! Later, as Jack and Ron share a few cans, Jack gets a phone call from the hospital

#11 - Mon 13 Dec, 2004 [Episode 1]

Coronation Street - Season 45 - Episode 252

#12 - Mon 28 Mar, 2005 [Episode 2]

Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 63

Ken finds that his home isn't his own with Ray living under his roof, Chesney settles into the cafe and Sunita gets a mouthful from Shelly when she asks about her holiday! Meanwhile, Angela does her best to cover her tracks and tells Hayley that the message on the computer was to frighten the family in Sheffield away from her own family. Hayley doesn't seem convinced but Angela soon wins her round to the point where she convinces Hayley to take the note for her!

#13 - Fri 15 Apr, 2005

Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 76

Martin goes to see Angela in prison, where he reads Katy's letter that to her. Tracy and Blanche have trouble putting the coffin together for Ray so Tracy asks Charlie if he can help her. Craig returns to Weatherfield and is shocked to hear about Katy. Shelley asks Fred if he'd consider selling the Rovers to her and Charlie.

#14 - Mon 9 May, 2005 [Episode 2]

Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 97

Candice is down but not out, she decides to take her career to the next step and replies to advert in the newspaper for a TV weather girl. Also, Les and Cilla go on a charm offensive and when Charlie refuses to fix a leak in the corner shop he finds himself having a public brawl with Dev, but it's Dev who ends up with a bloody nose when he gets a smack from Charlie! Sally's battle with Ian continues but when he takes in one step too far, they decide to call a truce. Ian tells Sally that he can get her a job at another garage and they can tell Kevin that the whole situation just got awkward after Ian's affair - Sally accepts . . .

#15 - Mon 30 May, 2005

Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 111

On her first day as a bus driver, Claire runs over Chesney's best friend Schmeichel!

#16 - Wed 22 Jun, 2005

Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 126

Roy finally agrees to take his name off Amy's birth certificate. Blanche tells Steve that he can buy her house but he tells her that he doesn't ant to buy it. Bev gets Ciaran on her side and they both agree that if Charlie hurts Shelley, they'll come down on him like a ton of bricks. Following an argument between Gail and Sarah, Scooter packs his bags to leave because he doesn't want to cause trouble and he feels unwelcome. Shelley is still shaken. When Charlie is in need of some love, he tries to seduce her but she doesn't give in. Will Shelley ever pull through?

#17 - Sun 29 Jan, 2006

Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 21

Sally decides to let Rosie go on the school skiing trip to get her away from Craig. Phil and Gail enjoy a relaxing Sunday without David around. Sally's thrown when Rosie refuses to go skiing but later Craig persuades her she should go just to prove that even a holiday won't split them. Sunita admits to Shelley she's finding it tough being a single mother and although she hates accepting Dev's help she can't manage on her own. Jayesh calls in the shop and tells Dev what he thinks of him for lying to Sunita. Audrey asks Keith to jack in his paper round as she finds it embarrassing but he refuses to do so until he can find something better. Liz arrives back from the cruise full of beans. Fred's heartbroken when he hears that Bev's met a guy called Greg and has gone to stay with him in Romney Marsh. Jayesh again tries but fails to persuade Sunita to move back home to the family. David arrives back from Martin's feeling unwanted, having learnt that Martin and Robyn are expecting a baby. Phil apologises to David for pinning him against the wall the other day and offers to tell Gail the truth if David agrees to bury the hatchet. David refuses. Sally and Kevin see Rosie off on her trip thinking they're winning the battle and that Rosie will soon forget about Craig.

#18 - 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.

#19 - Mon 20 Mar, 2006 [Episode 2]

Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 58

Charlie's furious when Tracy tells him she missed a couple of pills. She feigns tears pretending to be terribly upset. Sarah insists Jason ignores Violet. When she returns from the toilet and finds Violet talking to Jason she throws his pint all over him and dumps him. Mike doesn't recognise Leanne and assumes she's some girl who he pulled the night before. He phones Dev to ask him if he knows anything but Dev's no idea. Charlie tells Tracy she'll have to have an abortion. Tracy pretends to be terribly upset saying she wants to keep their baby and hopes they'll get married too. Bev persuades Ashley and Claire that running away won't help as Matt will always track them down if he wants to. They agree not to move. To Leanne's horror Mike tries it on with her until she explains she's his son's girlfriend. Mike assumes she mean's Adam and apologises. Audrey chats to Emily and Keith about retirement and starts to realise she might be making the wrong decision. Tracy tracks Charlie down to the builder's yard. Charlie persuades Tracy that an abortion would be best. He lies saying they'll have a child when they know each other better. Tracy pretends to be upset but agrees so long as she can go to the best private clinic.

#20 - Sun 23 Apr, 2006

Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 81

Blanche, Deirdre and Ken argue about who's fault it is that Tracy's turned out to be such a manipulative bitch. Blanche overhears Audrey gossiping to Norris about Tracy's abortion. Blanche is quick to tell them there was no abortion and they've got their facts wrong. Ronnie winds Tracy up by asking her where she got her expensive shoes in front of Charlie. Audrey tells Sarah she was wrong about Tracy's abortion. Sarah in turn berates Jason for lying to her. Jason tells Charlie who immediately becomes suspicious. Rosie tells Craig how much she loves him. Craig gives her a bracelet as a symbol of his commitment to her. Rosie's touched. Sarah tells Jason how Gail suspects Eileen of sending the Hillman cards. Danny and Leanne arrive back from Spain having found another copy of the will in the villa. But Danny's still worried there are further copies. Adam tells Danny he's spoken to his solicitor. Danny pretends he's not bothered. Eileen denies sending the Hillman cards. She reckons Gail's lost the plot and is sending them to herself. Charlie accuses Tracy of lying about her abortion. Tracy has to admit there was no baby and no abortion. Charlie thinks she did it just to get £300 for some new shoes. He tells her if she pays back the money she can stay but never to take him for a mug again.

#21 - Sun 14 May, 2006

Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 95

In Underworld the day starts as normal, but it’s not long before Sally exclaims that she has lost her engagement ring. Danny doesn’t take the girls too seriously until Leanne realises her purse is missing too. It’s obvious that there is a thief at work, so Danny orders the girls to open their lockers. It comes to Kelly's turn and everyone is stunned to see all the loot sitting there. Kelly is utterly bewildered as Danny calls the police on her. Kelly is arrested and as she is frogmarched from the factory Lloyd catches sight of the commotion. She swears she is innocent but he is completely confused by his girlfriend’s arrest. Later that night he naively confides in Becky, who tries to kiss him. Will Lloyd reciprocate whilst Kelly is locked up in a cell for the night? Over in the Platts’, David comes home to find Sarah standing in the living room searching through the mail. There is a suspicious looking card addressed to Gail so Sarah opens it. The siblings share their shock as they read yet another card signed by ‘Richard’. Gail comes home after a drink in the pub with Sally, so Sarah tries to hide it from her mum as she doesn’t want her upsetting any more. But will poor Gail find it? And it’s delight all round as Roy’s Rolls gets the green light from the Health Inspector. Frankie and Roy are relieved but then realise that they will have to win back all the customers they have lost. Jack comes in to plead for Vera’s job back but will Roy relent? Also, Norris is out his wheelchair but he insists on going back to work even though Rita offers to give him time off until he recovers. Becky has been brought in for questioning and denies framing Kelly. As there is no other evidence to back up Kelly’s claims, the detective has no choice but to charge innocent Kelly with theft. Eventually she is released and Steve brings her back to Weatherfield where she wastes no time in confronting Becky. But Becky has the brass neck of denying everything, and even

#22 - Sun 11 Jun, 2006

Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 115

A despondent Steve awakes after spending the night in a police cell. The investigating officers have gone to speak with Kelly to establish if she can corroborate Steve’s alibi that he was in bed with her at the time of the accident. The police find Kelly at the Streetcars office with boyfriend Lloyd. As the officers begin their questioning, Kelly is forced to reveal that she had indeed spent the night at Steve’s flat. The leggy machinist’s confession gets Steve off the hook but Lloyd is stunned to hear that is business partner has slept with his girlfriend. The police meanwhile release Steve from custody and he promptly wastes no time in racing back to Weatherfield to confront the scheming Ronnie. Will Steve’s guilty girlfriend come clean and admit to her crime and how will Lloyd react to Kelly and Steve’s betrayal? Meanwhile, Sean is looking forward to once again meeting up with his estranged father, Brian. The pair seem to be getting on well and have arranged to meet up at a pizzeria to continue getting to know one another. Sean sits awaiting his father’s arrival but with the minutes ticking by and no sign of Brian, has Sean’s dad had second thoughts? Will Brian make an appearance and if not how will Sean deal with this latest disappointment? Elsewhere, Keith is annoyed when Charlie and Tracy arrive at number six with a surveyor in tow to have a look around the bully boy builder’s latest project. Also, Craig is unhappy when Rosie informs him she is going away on a school trip to France.

#23 - Mon 3 Jul, 2006 [Episode 1]

Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 130

Claire is concerned that the baby hasn't kicked for a couple of days she calls the midwife who asks them to come in for some checks. Asking Fred to cancel the welfare officer's visit, Ashley and Claire head for the hospital. They are relieved when everything is fine and head home, but Ashley is angry that Fred didn't manage to cancel the welfare visit and discovers her playing with Josh. Growing increasingly angry with her questions, Ashley makes it clear that he doesn't want Dr Matt Ramsden anywhere near his son. Charlie and Tracy call at the Rovers shouting the odds once more and Bev decides to bar them. Shelley plays right into Charlie's hands however by overturning his ban. He starts to play mind games once more and insists that there will always be something between them. This is the final push that Shelley needs to make her mind up about leaving. She tells Bev that she has decided to take the new job. Bev is concerned that Charlie is once more behind her decision - but Shelley has made her decision and is not for budging. Meanwhile, Charlie has discovered that Angela is the tenant of number 6, not Keith, so he doesn't have to give him notice. He tells Keith he wants him out in 48 hours. Much to Craig's dismay, Keith tells him they are moving to Bournemouth immediately. Elsewhere, David is surprised about how well he gets on with Ken teaching him. Tyrone and Molly offer to help Diggory by setting up an offshoot pizza delivery service.

#24 - Wed 26 Jul, 2006

Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 144

Danny has done a deal with Leanne but she refuses to leave Weatherfield until his cheque has cleared. She struggles to hide her broken heart but Danny’s as ruthless as ever as he turns his attentions to Frankie. When she discovers he’s dumped Leanne, Frankie agrees to have a drink with him that evening, which Danny takes as his green light to ask her back. He’s straight to the point as he tells Frankie he split with Leanne for her because he still loves her. How will Frankie react? The Battersby-Browns have gone all out for Chesney’s birthday with a BBQ, fireworks and presents. Even Cilla’s trying to be a decent mum but Chesney can’t enjoy himself as Sophie continues to chase Cameron. Charlie and Tracy move into number 6 but when she hears more noises, Charlie thinks they could have squatters and proposes a stake out with Jason. As the pair lie in wait with baseball bats, it’s not long before their intruder appears. Charlie throws himself at the hooded figure but once the struggle is over he’s stunned by who he finds. Elsewhere, Sarah’s still ignoring Jason and supermum Claire tells Streetcars she’ll be back to work as soon as she’s got the baby into a routine.

#25 - Mon 28 Aug, 2006 [Episode 1]

Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 167

Annoyed that his plan backfired Charlie knows he’s going to have to work harder to get Maria’s attention. As he watches her go out, he makes his excuses to Tracy and heads over to the flat. Charlie’s calm and calculated as he stages a burglary; taking bank cards and jewellery, emptying drawers and smashing up electricals. As he leaves bags a bottle of wine and smiles at his work before using a crow bar to damage the locks. How will Maria react when confronted by the devastation? Away from the street, Fiz is full of the joys as she wakes up in the holiday cottage but her enthusiasm is dampened when the others veto her idea of a day trip in favour of a drinking session at the pub. Fiz is doubly annoyed when Kirk won’t back her up, but feeling sorry for Fiz, Molly decides to join her on her walk with Monica the dog. It’s a prickly atmosphere as the not so best of friends set out. At the Rovers, Michelle’s presence is continuing to ruffle feathers. Liz is intent on making life difficult for her as she observes her flirtatious ways. But Steve’s already under her spell and Liz’s boyfriend Vernon makes it clear he’d like a bit of extra curricular activity as he gives her hands on tips at pulling a pint. And Dev rushes off to Sunita’s in high spirits when he gets a call saying she wants to tell him something. Has Dev won his wife back?

#26 - Mon 28 Aug, 2006 [Episode 2]

Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 168

Charlie is watching from afar as the police arrive at Maria’s. He’s over there like a shot playing the concerned landlord offering to help her clean up. As he miraculously finds her grandma’s ring, offers to get her a new TV and to train his CCTV on her door Maria becomes more re-assured. She tells him she doesn’t know what she would have done without him and moves in for a kiss but Charlie pulls away leaving her wanting more. Has his sinister plan to win her back round worked? Michelle still can’t do right for doing wrong in Liz’s eyes as she continues to make her mark at the Rovers. But when Vernon makes it clear that if she stays in his good books there’ll always be work for her Michelle is left increasingly troubled. How can she put a stop to his sleazy ways? Fiz and Molly discuss the state of her relationship with Kirk as the pair walk in the countryside. Fiz starts to think they might both be happier if she dumped him and when she arrives back at the cottage to be greeted by an oblivious Kirk she’s left increasingly exasperated by his hapless attitude. And Dev returns to the street in a foul mood after his meeting with Sunita, has he not received the news he was so hoping for?

#27 - Fri 29 Sep, 2006

Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 190

Charlie Stubbs is the only topic of conversation at the Barlow household. Tracy tells Ken and Deirdre that he won’t know what has hit him. Meanwhile, oblivious to the welcome awaiting him, Charlie is saying his farewells to Maria after their night of passion in Birmingham. Once back on the street he goes straight home to see Tracy and walks straight into a barrage of accusations and body blows. Over at the Rovers, Shelley has decided to leave a day early to avoid Charlie – but she doesn’t manage to give him the slip and he finds her leaving via the back door of the pub. Will he succeed where Bev failed in her bid to get her to have an abortion? Eileen jokes with Violet and Sean about the number of text messages Jamie sends Sean – oblivious to the can of worms she is opening for both Sean and Violet. When Sean is in the loo Violet takes the opportunity to have a look at his phone and is horrified at the number of texts with Jamie’s name on them. She decides the time has come to take the bull by the horns and asks Sean to find out once and for all if Jamie is really gay. Kevin’s dad calls to offer the Webster’s a surprise anniversary holiday; and Audrey can’t help but wonder what might have been if she and Fred had got together all those years ago.

#28 - 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.

#29 - 5th January 1994

Coronation Street - Season 35 - Episode 2

Don writes Denise a letter. She rips it up. Alf struggles with the shop and gout. He tells Ivy of rumours he’s heard of redundancy at Bettabuy. Des offers Jack his help in demanding access to Tommy. Ivy leads a delegation into Curly’s office demanding to know the truth of the redundancy rumours but he convinces them that they are unsubstantiated. Bet is sad when Vicky goes to Southampton to get away from Steve. Don ventures out of the house when Ivy convinces him no one knows he was the caller. Curly is stunned when Reg tells him the redundancy rumours are true. Don knocks on the salon door and tries to apologise to Denise but she threatens him with the police if he doesn’t leave. She breaks down, fearing he was going to harm her. Richard Willmore discovers Jim at The Queens, changing a barrel. Angry, he tells Liz they need to talk.

#30 - 23rd March 1994

Coronation Street - Season 35 - Episode 35

Derek and Norris' sales talk gets on Mavis' nerves. Sarah Louise comes home, much to the Platts' delight. Ken threatens to withhold his rent if Reg doesn't repair his leaking tap. Maureen worries when Maud doesn't answer her phone. She calls round to find that Maud has had a break-in and her radio's been stolen. Raquel goes to Birmingham. Des plans a night in but Tanya urges him to get out and enjoy himself. She tells him that she's around if he's interested. Maureen wants to return to vulnerable Maud but Reg refuses. Emily is dismayed when Bernard tells her that his feelings for her have become too strong and they must stop seeing each other. Tanya is annoyed when Alex refuses to spend the night with her; he can't manage two nights a week. Reg fixes the wrong tap. Des flirts with Tanya at the Rovers but she urges him to fly nearer the flame and invites him back to her flat. He brings her a takeaway and keeps planning to leave but they end up in bed together.

#31 - 11th April 1994

Coronation Street - Season 35 - Episode 43

Mike gets an unexpected tax demand. Derek pays out for a new carburettor but then his distributor goes. He feels humiliated. Sally gets cross with Rosie for kicking her in the tummy so people guess that she's pregnant. She's upset as she wanted to keep it secret until after twelve weeks. Alma urges Mike to ask Maggie to help with the school fees. Percy and Maud go on an OAP outing to Morecambe and fault everything. Reg roots through Maud's belongings in search of a will. He is furious to discover the radio she said had been stolen. Percy comforts Maud when she breaks down as she can't paddle in the sea. Alma refuses to let Mike touch her money. She makes him see that he has no choice but involve Maggie.