Coronation Street Episode Review Friday 31 July 2026

A Friday episode on a Friday, now here is a novelty.  We soon get the news that Tracy will be alright following her codeine overdose.  Steve finds a disused packed of the said drug in furtive looking Cassie's cardy and even he manages to put two and two together.  Steve summons Ty as Steve worked out that Cassie had used Tyrone's drug supply and whilst the dosage she used was merely intended to distort the readings of Ross's medical tests at the prison Tracy seems to have had a much higher dosage.  In any event Ross manages to come out of it all smelling of roses as he does the child minding whilst the adults sort themselves out.  Ty has had enough of the drama his mother creates and she must leave his house.  She is already touring as Miss Hannigan in Annie - so in case she has gone by this time next week I hope I can say that I really hope Cassie can come back some time in the future, our screens will be poorer for her absence.

Betsy makes it home from hospital with Debbie providing some useful thoughts as she arrives.  As it  has turned out nice in Manchester today, Betsy, Lisa, Lauren, Carla and Ryan are in their garden with Lisa concerned at the noise coming from next door where Debbie, Sally, Bernie, Fiz, Christina and Mary (but sadly no Glenda) are being loud, slightly alcohol infused and being served fresh pizzas by Tim from the brand new pizza oven which Sally and Tim have bought.  Mary is taking every opportunity to remind Christina of her bad behaviour and all is going well otherwise until Debbie fails to recognise Tim as he delivers pizza and tells him to go away.  

Mary had been hoping for a naked statue of Ben Shepard but as no-one knows what it is Sally has to tell them it is a pizza oven.  The ladies explain who Tim is but Debbie is obviously shocked by her own failure.  It looks like another book fell off the library shelf.  Debbie finishes her drink and then swears off alcohol, she is going teetotal.  

Eventually Ryan, Carla et al get Lisa to see that she is being slightly too much like a helicopter and needs to back off a bit.  She says she gets it.

In other news Nina is still missing her tips.  Nina asks her to be diplomatic when Sienna arrives so within 1 second of her arrival Nina is asking about the mislaid money.  Sienna stomps off.  Later Asha (looking for codeine) opens a drawer containing a brown envelope with all the money in it where Nina must have put it.  Oh dear lots of spilt milk to be sucked up.  

Cassie pleads with Steve but he hands her the cardy and slams the door in her face.  She has nowhere left to go. 

In big news tonight Dorin spoke twice.  Also Hope is clearly the brainbox in the family as she knows how fast the Polish economy is growing.  Ruby is not impressed that Hope can learn her lessons.  Some great lines tonight - Tim is like the Swedish muppet chef and Steve wagering his life on Cassie not being the poisoner.  Carla not wanting to eat the rear end of a lime green caterpillar left over from Frankie's second birthday party.  

In other news Daisy has moved.  She popped off to the Midlands to create Amber in "The Archers" before leaving so Amber could get pregnant (her replacement is not so good at squealing).  Daisy Charlotte Jordan has stayed in the Midlands and is now an apprentice hairdresser / murder mystery solver supporting Sally Philips in the Hairdresser Mysteries.  See you next week.

Written by Damon Alexis-Rochefort.  Directed by Judith Dine.

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Coronation Street Episode Review Friday 15 August 2025

After months of not being mentioned Dorin turned up tonight so that Steve could lose him playing hide and seek.  The whole world thought he had gone off in the broken fridge but luckily he was hiding in the back yard outhouse from which he emerged to swear Carl to secrecy.  Hope does not know her phone contains a picture compromising Carl and Abi as well as Ty's backside so when it falls out of a biscuit tin into a sink of water from which it might emerge working she is not amused.  Dorin was then allowed out of the shed and everyone, except Abi, was thankful he had been found - she worked out that Carl knew where he was and cannot trust him again.  However given his failure to look after Dorin Steve is homeless.  Hope is pretty tech savvy and it will all be backed up in the cloud, although she says not.  Hope however does not trust Carl - she thinks he did it on purpose - so at least she has something right.

Now that Ryan is living with Aunty Carla he can be told her secrets such as her intention to propose to Lisa.  She sets up the ring in the glass of champagne with Glenda for later.  Along the way we are reminded of Ty's proposal to Molly using the same trick where another couple in the same restaurant had a mariachi band to support the proposal!  Lisa eventually arrives at the Rovers and recounts how Becky proposed with a ring in a glass of champagne at which point Carla just about stops Glenda repeating the same trick.  Lisa wants to visit California so perhaps Carla could propose there?  It will be Carla's sixth wedding - she married Peter twice.  

Alya is finally looking for a job.  However the application goes nowhere.  Dee Dee misses Laila rolling over for the first time as reported by James.  So Dee Dee comes over all motherly and decides she has to go part time.  She tells Adam the solution is to employ Alya as a legal assistant as she needs a job and they need another pair of hands, even if Adam is sleeping with her.  

The fallout from the attack on Noah continues.  Danielle is convinced that Theo is responsible for the attack and bans Theo from seeing the children; plus Lisa Swain invites Theo down to the station to answer a few questions about the attack under full caution.  Noah did not see his attacker.  Theo claims he was at home all evening with Todd who confirms the alibi.  Gary does not admit he did it - but the way he is talking it looks like that he was in fact responsible, but later both Todd and Theo wonder what sort of monster they have released in Gary.  

Ronnie thinks Debbie joining a dementia choir might be a good idea.  And is it likely that Debbie will consider it a good idea?  An inevitable row follows which gets worse when Ronnie shows little interest in wedding rings - which he was not planning to wear after the wedding.  Eventually there is compromise on both sides.

And in news which I did not want to hear Carl tells Abi he does not want "this" to end.  Worse - nor does Abi as she wants it to go on forever.  These two are just so wrong.  Please end this story next week.

Just to note that the last gig Roy attended was the Spinners in 1978 (possibly 14 October - Manchester Free Trade Hall £1).  Farewell concert in 2021.  

Written by Chris Fewtrell and Simon Crowther.  Directed by Richard Lynn.

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Coronation Street Episode Review Friday 9 August 2024

Good evening.  In a rather complicated setup Cassie ends up womanning the StreetCars switch as Steve slips out for supplies and Tim goes out on a job.  In a further unbelievable coincidence Alina Pop decides that the only taxi company she knows in the whole of Manchester is StreetCars and she summons a cab from Cassie who has not met Alina but knows the story.  Having consulted Dee Dee Tyrone knows that if the baby was born in the UK he has a chance to exercise parental rights and a DNA sample will be needed.  Cassie takes a set of cab keys and abandons the switch to collect Alina from outside the Capstone Hotel.  So Chariot Square is NOT the only hotel in Weatherfield!  

Cassie ignores the destination given and Alina spots she has been sold a pup as the car weaves its way to a stop outside Websters Autos.  Left to themselves Tyrone has it confirmed that Dorin is indeed his son and that Alina has not been living Romania but instead in deepest, darkest Sussex, by the sea at Hastings - a mere 300 miles away where Dorin was born.  However she will be returning to Romania as her enemies have all been locked up.  However she ordered the taxi to the airport BUT changes her mind and tells Ty that she is going to Hastings for two weeks as she has to come back for the court again and will only fly to Romania forever once that is done.  Continuity is adrift somewhere and Ty makes out that it was Alina's decision - she will be staying at the Chariot Square and the Dobbs are paying and Fiz reluctantly accepts it all.  Debbie is only going to charge £50 a night.  Fiz and Ty tell Hope and Ruby - and instantly Hope is upset.  Evelyn hands down a warning that Ty might gain a son and lose a family.

Max visits Lauren in the hospital and invites her to lunch at the Bistro where in one of those co-incidences which just has to happen Joel and Dee Dee are also dining.  Max asks if the father knows about the baby but Lauren sticks to the one night stand "randomer" taking a sideways look at Joel.  Later Joel turns up at the hospital wanting to know what she said to Max - but the story remains intact.  Dee Dee did notice Joel's strange distance during the meal (when do this pair ever do any work?).  Lauren sends Joel a shopping list and he has little choice but to comply.  

Steve seems to have commenced communicating with Demi again but the banter also continues with Cassie.  In connection with Cassie admitting use of the car he gives her some advice "The trick is not to make bonkers a habit"!  Cassie responds consider me "de-bonked" and all laugh given the potential alternative meaning.  Cassie asks Steve if she can join him for the trip to Wethy County as Tim is not available this evening.  Turns out it was a dire match to watch.  

Amy had a great time at the AltoValent Institute retreat as she reports her enthusiasm to Leanne in the Bistro at the start of her shift.  However Rowan has another news for Leanne - Willow wants Leanne to run it and he wants her to convince a potential investor, Grant, who is coming in later.  Rowan leaves Leanne to pitch for the investment but the investor wants additional "benefits" for his investment and having given it about 2 seconds of thought Leanne decides that is not part of her new reality and tells him where he can stuff his investment and other assets as she tells Rowan on his return.  Rowan has thoughts on a new investor - he primes Leanne to talk to Amy and Deirdre's money.  Despite her reservations Leanne talks to Amy about investing and putting absolute trust in someone.  Leanne reports that she and Amy will meet a financial advisor tomorrow.

Sean sees Mason at work in Speed Dahl and wants him dismissed.  Stu defends Mason but Sean remains very angry.  Dylan eventually gets him to desist.  Yasmeen appears very uncomfortable.  Later she asks Stu and the latter is sure that Mason is not a lost cause and can become a useful human being.  She says she will trust Stu's instincts.

All we get to see of the Capstone Hotel if anyone can identify it!

Equally puzzling is why Alina phoned StreetCars - whilst she still has Tyrone in her contacts we can see that StreetCars are not in the stored list!

A tidy episode - nothing outstanding but stories all rolling along.  Not sure how Cassie became a Wethy County fan being so far away - but we will let that pass perhaps.  And I wonder if Rowan knew Grant's intentions?  He must have done and hopefully Leanne will work that out before Amy presses a bundle of fivers into her mitts.  Can anyone tell me how a "resource centre" has any income to provide a healthy return for investors anyway?  What are they "selling"?  I will be here next week.

Written by Mark Burt.  Directed by Gary Williams.

Kosmo

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