Preview of tonight's Coronation Street - Wednesday 29 September

Wednesday 29th September

KELLY’S SENTENCING IS A SMACK IN THE FACE It’s the day of Kelly’s sentencing. An impassioned Imran delivers his speech, begging the judge to consider Kelly’s troubled upbringing and fragile mental health. Kevin’s incensed to see Sabeen in the court lobby and rages at her for getting Corey off scot-free. 

AUDREY CRASHES HER OWN PARTY Audrey’s underwhelmed to find only Gail, Sarah and David at her birthday meal. Having refused a drink, claiming they regard her as an old lush, Audrey’s offended by her old-lady gifts and snaps at Gail for remarking on her squinting to read. When Rita then turns up wanting to bury the hatchet, Audrey loses her temper and storms out. Audrey gets in her car but there’s a loud crunch. She’s aghast as Gail reveals she’s reversed into Rita’s car.

ELSEWHERE David wonders if he did right in protecting Max when his insolence prevails. Nina informs Asha she’s hoping to study Fashion at Weatherfield College and asks her to model some samples for photos she can use at her interview. Asha’s thrilled. 

Wednesday 29th September

TOYAH’S INSECURITIES BECOME CLEAR When Gary mentions he saw Imran heading into a bar on the night of Kelly’s verdict, Toyah’s perturbed to realise Imran lied to her. Sabeen reminds Imran how she helped him on the night of the verdict. Toyah clocks their intimacy. Back home Toyah’s unable to hold her tongue any longer and asks Imran outright if he’s cheating with Sabeen. Will Imran come clean about his whereabouts that night? 

THE PLATTS DRIVE AUDREY TO DISTRACTION Rita’s furious with Audrey for denting her car.  As Gail and Sarah question Audrey about the accident and wonder if she’s losing her faculties, Audrey accuses them of being ageist.

COREY’S PROMOTION CAUSES CONCERN Jack reveals that Corey’s been promoted to County’s first team and put on the bench for the next match. Kevin realises this is another blow for Abi.

ELSEWHERE Roy’s pleased to see Nina and Asha getting on but Nina tells him not to read anything into it. Debbie announces her plans for the bistro to host a ‘House of Horrors’ themed event in the derelict brewery building in the run-up to Halloween. David admits to Shona that Max defied him and went out when grounded. David orders him home but is forced to conceal his rage in front of a passing Daniel. Max enjoys David’s impotence.

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Vote for Corrie! Inside Soap Awards 2021

Yes, it's that time of year. The Inside Soap Awards 2021 are now open for voting.

Those from Corrie up for nomination are as follows:

Best Actress:

Jennie McAlpine (Fiz Stape, Coronation Street)

Mollie Gallagher (Nina Lucas, Coronation Street)

Sally Carman (Abi Franklin, Coronation Street)

Best Actor:

Charlie De Melo (Imran Habeeb, Coronation Street)

David Neilson (Roy Cropper, Coronation Street)

Simon Gregson (Steve McDonald, Coronation Street)

Best Newcomer:

Harriet Bibby (Summer Spellman, Coronation Street)

Jude Riordan (Sam Blakeman, Coronation Street)

Tony Maudsley (George Shuttleworth, Coronation Street)

Best Villain:

Mark Frost (Ray Crosby, Coronation Street)

Maximus Evans (Corey Brent, Coronation Street)

Will Mellor (Harvey Gaskell, Coronation Street)

Funniest Performance:

Jimmi Harkishin (Dev Alahan, Coronation Street)

Maureen Lipman (Evelyn Plummer, Coronation Street)

Best Partnership:

Jane Danson & Ben Price (Leanne Battersby & Nick Tilsley, Coronation Street)

Mollie Gallagher & David Neilson (Nina Lucas & Roy Cropper, Coronation Street)

Best Showstopper:

Nina & Seb’s hate-crime horror (Coronation Street)

The 60th anniversary: Save our street! (Coronation Street)

Best Family:

The Alahans (Coronation Street)

The Platts (Coronation Street)

Feel-good moment:

Carla & Peter marry (Coronation Street)

James & Danny kiss (Coronation Street)

And of course... Best Soap.

Vote here.

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Spoilers for next week's Coronation Street, October 4 to 8

Here are the major storylines for the week ahead on Coronation Street, all wrapped up nicely in 50 words or less.

Monday 4 to Friday 8 October

 

Nina is played by Corey, Kev's fears for Abi grow, Sally and Tim celebrate their anniversary, Summer wins Max round, it's a no-show at Speed Daal and Zeedan dishes out his revenge.

See the full week's preview with pictures at Corrie.net 

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Winners announced in our Coronation Street merch competition

Congratulations go to four lucky Coronation Street Blog readers who have each one a set of the new Corrie merch! They each win an official Corrie apron, a tea-towel and a tote bag.

Winners were drawn at random using a random number generator on all correct entries. Winners are as follows and all have been emailed so if you see your name here, check your email and respond!  I'll send prizes as soon as I hear back from you.

Congratulations then to Joan Taylor, Rekha Parmar, Alexa Wall and Dawn Lindsay.

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Michael Le Vell interview: Kev's in danger when he hunts for Abi

How has Kevin been coping since Abi walked out?

He is doing his best in a typical Kevin way but he is quite desperate to find her because he doesn't want her to go back off the rails. That is the big concern for Kevin and the longer he goes without seeing her the more concerned he is getting.

Sally told him that the behavior was classic Abi, does he believe what she said about not loving him?

Initially he felt very unloved and hurt but when he had time to sit down and think he realised that it is just Abi fighting whatever demons she has got and taking it out on the people closest to her. That is why he is so determined to find her. She should have recognised that Kevin was the person who could help her with this but because she has never had that before she doesn't understand that the support network is there. Even though she has been with Kevin for a few years she has so much going on in her head she is just feeling unlovable. Having lost so much in her life she does that thing of pushing something away before she loses it.  

How does Kevin feel about the verdict?

He was shocked and angry, he cared about Seb too and he was angry for Abi and Nina that they did not see justice done but he has a very different way of dealing with things to Abi and he wanted them to work through the feelings together.

Is he worried about how all this is affecting Jack?

Yes he is worried, it is like history repeating itself, in abandoning Jack Abi is inflicting on him what has happened to her, he lost his mother and now he has lost Abi who he cares deeply about and that upsets Kevin because it didn't need to be that way. 

Do you think he ever regrets getting involved with Abi?

No he has never had one moment of regret about the relationship with Abi despite all the things she has done. One of the things he loves about her is the excitement she brings to his life, the ups and downs, the light and shade, life is never boring with Abi around. She is the total opposite to Sally and she keeps him on his toes and he likes that. He was hurt when she accused him of seeing her as a project. He was stunned because she is far from a project and for her to feel that way is hurtful, loving someone and helping them is not seeing them as a project but she doesn’t understand that.  

This week when he sees how Nina reacts to Corey’s press conference it makes him even more worried about Abi and he finds that £2k has gone from the joint account - does he fear the worst?

The first thing he thinks is that she is spending it on drugs and that is why he goes to the Dog and Gun to find out if anyone has seen her and been supplying her with drugs. 

He really takes some risks when he frames Tez - is he not worried about what might happen?

That is how much he cares for Abi, he is going into these dangerous situations purely to try and find her and bring her home. Kevin is not someone who has ever found himself in this dark underbelly of society, he is out of his comfort zone and putting himself at risk. He goes as far as videoing Tez and trying to blackmail him, that is risky stuff, Abi has dragged him right into her world but he is doing it for all the right reasons

How has Debbie been?

Debbie undoubtedly feels that Kevin and Jack would be better off without Abi but she feels that at the end of the day she will stand by his decision and help as much as she can.

Is he prepared to forgive Abi for putting him and Jack through all this?

Kevin would absolutely forgive her, he knows what she has done and why she ran away, he just wants her home safe so they can try and rebuild what they have. He loves the family feeling they have and loves what it gives Jack and he would be there with open arms if she returned. His search for her is not to get retribution, it is to rescue her and bring her home and help her with how she is feeling and to talk sense into her, to make her see what sort of life she could have. Yes she has lost Seb, but there is a life here for her.

Do you still enjoy playing Kevin after all this time?

I love it and long may it continue and I have been blessed with fantastic storylines. It has been incredibly busy and I love that and I get to work with the most amazing cast and crew, it is a huge team effort and I am proud to be part of that.

Kevin is surrounded by strong women do you like that he is in a new relationship yet  is still friends with Sally and his sister is around?

I love that  he is one of those classic Corrie men who is ruled by the women around him. I have been blessed, I couldn’t have asked for any better than those three women, every single one of them is so professional and on the ball. We have days where we have back to back scenes and I look forward to those days as I know they are going to be joyful. Working with the two Sallys and Debbie makes my working days a pleasure.

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