Coronation Street double episode review, Monday 3 June

Dev is in sharp focus tonight and the very first scene is him chivying his children along in order to get them to school on time. When they finally appear they show great reluctance at having to go. They are suffering taunts from other children about their mother being a murderer. Dev's absolute conviction that Sunita is innocent is plain to see. Stella has called in to offer help and as Dev speaks about the children's mother, Stella is there to hear it all and is visibly touched. 'This will get better,' he assures them. 

In the Rovers later, Dev explains how he feels he has just woken up and is convinced that the right thing to do is speak to the inspector and persuade him to reopen the investigation. He explains that everyone saying it's Sunita who's the murderer makes him all the more determined to discover the truth. Of course Gloria cannot let the opportunity for a snide remark go to waste, so she throws in her comment that even 'the boys in blue' think Sunita was guilty. Karl is looking decidedly uneasy at this point...  Gloria must be a comfort to Karl though, as she is so committed to the idea of Sunita as a murderer. Karl says that 'Dev isn't grieving, he's wallowing.' Gloria states that, 'Some things and some people are best left forgotten.' 

Dev has the fire in his belly and he is hell-bent on proving that Sunita is innocent. Steve and Lloyd are friends worth having and as they call in on Dev, they see the house has been turned upside down by Dev in his search to prove his conviction that Sunita is innocent and that the guilty one is roaming free. Lloyd provides a little levity to contrast with Dev's intensity. Looking at the chaos he says, 'Not one for tidying as you go? Me neither.'  Dev talks feverishly about what Sunita has planned and mentioned going to see One Direction, a hair appointment, all, as he rightly points out, not the life which indicates a murderer. The police arrive and listen more or less tolerantly, though there is an edge of patronising the maniac. They ask, as they should, if Dev has any more evidence so that they can reopen the case. Dev taps his head and his heart simultaneously to convey that the evidence for Sunita's innocence resides in his head and in his heart. He just knows. 'That she set fire to The Rovers is just in - con -ceivable. I am back and I am firing on all cylinders.' But sadly, the police need more than that. 'You've got to stop beating yourself up,' offers the inspector.  Dev replies, 'You've got to stop trashing my wife.' Right back atcha! Dev is unstoppable and we get the distinct feeling that Karl's days are numbered despite his desperate attempts to persuade Dev to leave things alone.

Gloria has her opinion and as we could have guessed, it contains vicious spite. She talks of Sunita as, 'Drunk as a skunk and intent on murder. End of .' Could someone please remind us why Gloria is still there? Is her sole function to spit poison? 

Tommy, Tina and the baby - sorry I intended to write Izzy, Gary and the baby are ready with a cot and a name - Jake. That said, Tina does look very much the adoring mother. 

And so to Maria, Marcus and Sean and the new guy who says he's getting married. why does Marcus refuse this invitation where he would see many of his friends? Is he embarrassed that he is with a woman now? Does he feel he's letting his friends down? Well Marcus, there's no shame in it and sexuality is on a continuum isn't it? Sean tells Marcus that he can't go partying with the straights, but surely Sean has another agenda.

The insomnia at Eileen's - is it caused by her anxiety about Paul's job? If so, is it not all a little overdone? They still don't convince as a couple but for Eileen's sake I hope he sticks around. And Eileen, you used to be such good fun. Let's see some of that again soon please.  

The Rob and Carla scenes were riveting and they seethed with tension, guilt and recrimination. It seems each week a little more is revealed about their early life. Carla does seem to be trying to be fair but as she points out, if he sticks with Tracy he'll be back in jail by Christmas. Weatherfield's Bonnie and Clyde may not end their lives in a hail of bullets, but nevertheless the mix is fiery and somewhat toxic.
    
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