Saturday, 18 October 2025

Episode Review Friday 17 October 2025


Good evening.  Asha returns home with Dev trying to restore and rebuild her but the task is of a Sisyphean size as she is unable to find any way out of the mental black hole into which she has fallen - she has completely lost her way.  Indeed she goes for a lie down when Bernie is in the middle of a funny story (well Dev chuckled).  Bernie is still looking for a way to get back at Naomi - but Dev feels all they can worry about is Asha.  


Finding her way is Bethany who is working at R'Audrey's who also has Hope in for a work experience day.  A customer is peddling unlicenced weight loss drugs which Hope decides to liberate.  This leads to a tussle between Bethany and Cassie defending her delinquent grandchild during which Bethany's stoma is dislodged.  All messy.  Eventually Hope admits her theft of the pills but Bethany calls out the customer for attempting to sell the tablets to an underage person so the police are not called.  Which is worse - Hope being bullied online or Asha being bullied to her face?  Why two such similar events within a short timescale?  However Cassie notes how well Bethany talked to Hope about the dangers of falling for people peddling drugs that probably mean that Bethany will discover a new career to pursue.  And of course Daniel is once again teaching at Hope's school.


Talking of bullying, Todd's car (did we know he had a car - even an old rackety one which is in need of significant expenditure?) breaks down as he and Theo were going out for the day.  By the end of the programme Theo (who is no doubt going through an expensive divorce and does not seem to do much scaffolding work) has managed to get a new car for Todd to drive.


Meanwhile Betsy appears to have been a little outspoken, exchanging a few words with Inspector Costello and then allegedly attacking a police car and resisting arrest, although no-one can find the CCTV footage to back up the story.  Why was a DI at the same place as Betsy who denies it all.  It becomes clear that Costello has faked it all to get the "situation" under control.  Outcome is that Betsy spends a second night inside (which ignores the standard 24 hour time limit); no-one phoned Lisa from the station the first night and Adam fails to get her out at the end of the 24 hours - she may have resisted arrest but PACE has to be observed.  


Becky has two private meetings in ginnels with Costello where she makes it clear that she will only be heading back to Spain providing Lisa and Becky are on the flight with her.  Meanwhile Becky talks Lisa into letting her spend the night at Number 6 Coronation Street, something which Carla is not told when she has a video call with Lisa.  Carla does however make it clear just how little she likes Becky who can hear what she is saying, as Carla does not know the skunk is in the house.


Tracy goes to some lengths to try and get Cassie out of Number 1 and back to Tyrone's wangling some concert tickets from the bassist of the Drunken Wastrels - a band that Fiz would like to see.  However Fiz is not falling for it and the tickets are rejected.  Tracy warns Cassie to stay out or her wardrobe - however that is like a red rag to a rampaging bull.  


The bad news is that poor Hope is being endlessly bullied with messages on her phone and so we are presumably going to have the horrors of online bullying for the next few weeks.  

Written by David Judge and Ella Greenhill.  Directed by Richard Lynn and Tim Royle.

I felt this evening that for this evening the team had decided that they would treat us to a total fantasy.  I am only hopeful that it was all a dream; plus point tonight we did not see the inside of the hospital.  Apologies but feeling jaded by the balance of the stories.

Kosmo

Conversation Street Podcast Episode #702


In our latest podcast, we chat about what went on in Corrie between the 13th and the 17th October (Episodes #11,693 - 11,698).

In what turned out to be a rather mixed week on the cobbles, some storylines failed to hit the mark while others had us completely gripped – most notably the escalating game of cat and mouse between Theo and Todd. We were stunned when Theo brazenly admitted to Todd that he’d been unfaithful, blaming Todd’s supposed closeness with Billy, and we loved seeing Todd finally stand up for himself – especially with his not-so-subtle flaunting of his ex during the Rovers’ Mr and Mrs contest. However, as we all know, this abusive relationship is far from its conclusion... Elsewhere on the Street, we saw poor Tyrone struggling to adjust to life in a wheelchair amidst constant bickering from his family, while Asha’s return from hospital showed she is clearly still suffering too. Meanwhile, Becky wasted no time in making herself at home at Number 6 while Carla was away, Carl pushed Abi to take Kevin to the cleaners in their divorce, and Hope found herself the target of some malicious text messages – but who could be behind them?


Last week, we were lucky enough to be invited to the press day at Coronation Street, where we got a sneak preview of an upcoming episode, sat in on an interview with producer Kate Brooks and had an access all areas tour of the set, where we investigated every nook and cranny of the main outdoor area (including having a look at what was behind closed doors!) and the main studios themselves, where we got a close up look at sets including the Platt house, the police station and the Rovers Return. In this episode of the podcast, we chat about the experience (don't worry - no big spoilers about upcoming scenes!) and share tonnes of photos and footage of the day.


You can subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, stream all our old episodes on our own site here, or click the play buttons above to give it a listen from the comfort of this very blog! 







Friday, 17 October 2025

Preview of today's Coronation Street - Friday 17 October 2025


Friday 17 October 2025

COSTELLO WIELDS HIS POWER OVER BETSY Having been out all night, Kit tells Lisa that Betsy’s been arrested. Betsy sits alone in a police cell, tired and confused, while Lisa rails at Becky and tells her that Betsy’s been struggling ever since she showed up. Becky’s stung. An officer interviews Betsy and tells her that according to DI Costello, she damaged a police car, resisted arrest and then tried to attack him. Betsy refuses to comment. Costello meets up with Becky and spells out that she needs to disappear again or it will be worse for Betsy. 

BETHANY’S FIRST DAY IS HOPELESS Bethany starts at the salon and is put in charge of Hope who’s on work experience. When a client shows them some miracle pills that promise strong hair, nails and weight loss, Hope’s impressed. Bethany explains these companies are simply after your money and don’t give a damn about your health, using her own situation as an example. As the client goes to leave, she realises her pills are missing. Bethany accuses Hope and orders her to empty her bag. Hope refuses and as Bethany tries to grab the bag, her stoma splits. 

BERNIE’S BLOOD BOILS OVER NAOMI As Asha returns home it’s clear she’s struggling as she snaps at Dev. Realising she’s overstepped the mark, Asha apologises and assures him she’ll be fine on her own. Curling up on the sofa, Asha pulls a blanket over her head and shuts out the world. Dev confides in Bernie how fragile Asha is. Bernie reckons someone should have a word with Naomi before she pushes anyone else to the brink. 

ELSEWHERE Tracy’s sick of Cassie, lounging round the house. Having heard Tyrone’s conversations with Fiz about her favourite band, Tracy’s hit with an idea. Handing Cassie tickets for a gig, Tracy explains that they’re Fiz’s favourite band, she can use them to buy her way back into her good books and with a bit of luck they’ll be out of each other’s hair. 

Todd moans to Sarah about the repair bill for his car and how it’s going to bankrupt him. 

Glenda Young
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