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 29 May 2026

We open with Todd visiting Summer in jail (or vice versa possibly as it looks like the same jail where they hold the male prisoners).  Todd admits he wish he could change places with her.  Summer wants to know why she is in there and I can only think that she is thought to have committed a serious crime and failed to ensure a cast iron alibi and did not tell the truth when originally asked about it.  Summer thought Theo was going to kill her but she did not kill him.  She reveals to Todd that Tyrone is a sort of alibi but he is refusing to confirm her story.  Adam, the worst solicitor in the world, advises Summer to be aware that it will be a life sentence so a plea bargain for manslaughter would mean she is out in a few years.  {Adam - a killer needs means, motive and opportunity - there is no indication of the means by which Theo died nor therefore how anyone did it - that ought to be enough for her to be released on bail}.

Along at the garage Ty is telling someone how messed up his head is over Summer being in prison.  It seems that the mystery phone calls have been to Ronnie whom we know rescued Carl from being under the car.  Ty wants to make it right but he cannot conceive a reason for not being at the wedding which would also mean that he did not commit the car dropping exercise.  They agree to meet in the Rovers later to discuss it (hardly private).  Fiz gets out of breath after a short trot across the cobbles - is she ailing for something?  

Danielle is now Ryan's number one suspect so based on that hunch DS Swain-Connor hauls the poor girl in for questioning.  Danielle later tells her alibi to Todd in the Rovers that she was visiting a friend from the church so cannot possibly have offed Theo and she also makes it clear that the children should get the life assurance monies which Todd says was what he was intending to arrange.

Idris is obviously making a good impression with Leanne who takes to check with Alya that given her previous involvement with Kai.  Alya warns her that Idris does not have a good record in relationships but then (apart from Nick) has Leanne ever been keen on anything but bad boys and she admits her relationship record is hardly ideal.  Leanne tells Alya that she can look after herself.  Outside on his way to his meeting Idris runs across Tracy outside the flower shop and inevitably they chat each other up so it looks like handbags at dawn between R'Leanne and R'Tracy in the next few weeks.  Later in the background we see Leanne and Idris getting very touchy feely.so we can guess where that is going (to the flat above the cab office).  

Daniel thinks his hell is over as Truthteller has gone quiet.  He decides to celebrate.  Jodie reckons they got a pang of conscience (which means she admits she did).  A celebration is called for so Ken, Alya, Adam, Bertie, Tracy, Jodie and Daniel assemble in the Bistro.  Ken orders one bottle of the cremant d'Alsace (a sparkling wine from the Alsace), which will mean a small glass each.  Even Tracy knows it is NOT champagne.  Joy is short lived however as another troll has started on Daniel.  The new troll also reflects that Bertie has not been taken from Daniel so it is likely to be someone who has seen them all together.  (Could it be Bertie?).  

Ronnie and Ty end up discussing Ty's head out the back of the Rovers and guess who is listening - Carl - who can probably work out that Ty did the dirty and that Ronnie covered up for him.  When they all get back in the Rovers Todd starts questioning Ty on why he is not telling the police the truth that he saw Summer and Theo still alive.  Todd explains what has happened to Carl.  Even Carl thinks it is very dodgy.  Carl wants to know what Ty was doing that evening.  Ty almost gives the game away by asking Carl what he was doing that evening and then we are helpfully shown events in very dark flashback, Carl under the car "fixing it", Ty removing the jack and then as leaves finding Ronnie arriving outside and that Carl needs help.  Ty sees Summer picking up her phone and Theo looking out of the flat above.  Ty returns home - even Fiz thinks he is close to a nervous breakdown.  Fiz is sure Summer will be alright.  Ty is not so sure.  

Does it matter who killed Theo?  No, so why are we being forced to watch the police make numerous mistakes, incarcerating Summer for the whole of Summer and constantly having to watch flashbacks filmed in the dark so it is impossible to actually see what is on the screen?  My apologies for my discontent but having been away for three weeks I had hoped that we might be dealing with the gentle lives of people living in the back streets of Walford without crime, hospitals, and frankly dodgy characters.  The good news is that due to a need to visit Menorca and Yorkshire I will not be here for the next two weeks either and then hopefully it will be time to get ready for the Rovers annual Christmas panto.

Written by Joe Turner and directed by Jordan Hoff.

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Coronation Street Episode Review Friday 19 September 2025

Good evening.  I think we will start with the good news from the Kate Oates Memorial Hospital.  After many visits and much bedside discussion between Evelyn, Cassie, Fiz (all strong Northern women) and Tyrone over who will be doing what when Tyrone is discharged plus a reminder that Hope will be 15 at the end of the year there was a moment when Ty realised that he could feel something on his right leg when Fiz patted it.  The doctor confirmed that feeling was returning - but so far there is nothing for the left leg - but the news is positive.  Evelyn seems very concerned about the pressures on the family and yet at the age of 79 still seems more sprightly than I am.  She does not seem that concerned about that wonderful opportunity at University just at the moment either.  Is she changing tack?  Plus the hospital machine coffee and tea all taste like oxtail soup - so the machine has not improved.

In other parts of the Street things are not going so well.  Todd and Theo have moved into the flat above the shop.  Billy, George and Brian all help with the unpacking and later Mary and Christina join in drinking the house warming presents.  Theo twice catches Billy and Todd in a clinch and gets visibly more distressed each time.  Eventually the party participants leave and Theo's good humour facade vanishes even quicker as he tears a strip off Todd as everything is in the wrong place; he wanted just the two of them to enjoy the moving in and to do it all together.  He throws a real strop and tells Todd to sleep in the spare room which the team had decorated earlier.  Now I am probably not alone in once not entirely liking Todd (sorry) {and obviously his stint as Gavin Moss was truly repulsive as all Archers listeners will know} but no-one deserves the treatment Theo is handing out to his partner and the sooner Todd runs for the hills the better.

Tracy continues to pursue Carl and Abi for the £10k which needless to say they do not have.  Somehow Carl has £500 which he tells Tracy to take it and bring an end to it.  She feels that telling Kevin will somehow feel more satisfying.  Carl is soon on to making her rethink her priorities and directs Dylan to give the florists (where the power has failed) to give the place a good going over and he managed to smash up the displays, pots etc.  Dylan tells Carl that they are now quits and he refuses to take £20 from Carl for his actions.  Carl reckons that Tracy has  not got the message so pops in on Ken when everyone is out and buys him a few drinks and then phones Tracy to tell her how well he is getting on with Ken.  Tracy returns home and it may be that Carl is getting his message delivered at last.

In what may have been a meaningless moment (who knows sometimes) Debbie and Carl make contact with a singer who may or may not be willing to assist with the choir.  Debbie can see quite a battle coming between the dementia choirs.  Time will tell.

Sadly Roy, I say Roy, has no idea of the existence of Foghorn Leghorn, I say, Foghorn Leghorn when Brian uses his way of speaking, Roy thinks it was Fred Elliott, I say Fred Elliott and then realises that both Brian and Evelyn are too recent to remember Fred as landlord.  Roy has no idea of the animated character as his mother did not approve of cartoons which had a corrupting influence and to ensure compliance they did not have a television.

And finally Roy visits Carla to see if she has time to walk the dog and immediately recognises Becky from the photograph in the room.  Carla knows that she lied to him.  Becky keeps hanging around like a bad smell.  We keep being told that her emergence is safe because the person who wanted her dead was murdered.  However usually crime gang bosses have underlings who may have been around when Becky was undercover and who are now in  charge of an OCG (in Line of Duty speak).  So is she sure that no-one else wants her dead (well apart from me?).  Meanwhile Lisa expects the wedding to Carla to go ahead - but if Becky is not dead does she need a divorce and how did Logan know that she was Tia Wardley?  Poor Roy knows the truth and does not want to talk about it, the lies and deceit.  I only hope that this is not a mirror of a real story in this country.

You have probably gathered that tonight was a curate's egg.  Sadly the impression that we have three villainous stories running at the same time (Carl, Theo and the Becky related story where I am not sure who is the villain) means that the entire Street is off balance.  I apologise if this is a little too obvious in my assessment tonight - but I want stories of working class people in the back streets of Salford living their lives; not crime, not villainy, not abuse; not conflict with constant raised voices but more strong women keeping their partners on the straight and narrow.  Can I ask those responsible to ask themselves what Tony Warren might think please?

Written by Mark Wadlow and Damon Alexis-Rochefort.  Directed by Chantelle Kayll.

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