Episode Review Friday 26 September 2025

Good evening.  Tonight we will start at the end.  Several weeks ago Asha was badly abused by a drunken blonde named Naomi who has returned as the organiser of a careers meeting at the Chariot Square Hotel.  Asha has told Bernie about the earlier events and when the police are apparently not doing very much, Bernie decides to take matters in hand, learns Powerpoint and amends Naomi's presentation to include the slide above.  Naomi tracks Bernie down and threatens to sue her for defamation.  Naomi then tells Asha she will drop the case if Asha withdraws the police complaint - which Asha does.

However Asha is now a nervous wreck as she returns to work.  What could possibly go wrong?

Ty is visited by a doctor saying he might get to go home next week - but there is no improvement in his left leg.  Kev then visits to explain that he and Abi have split up.  Meanwhile Abi visits Carl for afternoon delights.  Whilst she is in the bathroom he is texting James to arrange something for later. He is also refusing to move away because he is worried about Debbie.  Later Abi is about to depart when Debbie turns up at his hotel room suggesting that Carl comforts Kev!  Abi claims she is paying Carl (although Debbie wonders why it is not digital) and sorting out some shifts at the garage and rather than realising what is going down Debbie accepts it knowing that one of her brothers would not sleep with her other brother's wife.   

Jenny, for reasons best known to the scriptwriters, is still lusting after George and to see if her dreams can be realised Glenda arranges another Speed Dating evening in the Rovers, then talks George into participating and Christina puts her name down as well.  

Loved up couples Adam/Alya and Dee Dee/Ollie meet in the cafe and agree a double date later in the Bistro.  This seems to go well although Ollie thinks the over use of synthetic truffle oil on his main course did not improve the taste but he praises the vegetables which were properly cooked he adds to try and calm down Toyah's annoyance at the criticism, after he discovers she is named after Toyah Wilcox.  After the others depart he gets a mystery phone call and whilst talking it is clear that he is discussing R'Toyota with the individual at the other end of the line.  I wonder if this heralds the return of Leanne's half-sister. Dee Dee and Ollie have a bit of spat over his rudeness - I am with Dee Dee - dump him - but Adam and Alya say it is Dee Dee being hyper-vigilant post Joel.

Shona has both morning sickness and a desperate need to visit the bathroom at various times in this episode reminding us all of her pregnancy and sex god husband.

Theo gets his wish as Millie and Miles visit.  After Todd splashes out on a Vietnamese takeaway the temperature cools even further when they make it clear that they are only there because the court said they had to be there and they would much rather be at home with Danielle who is in a terrible state (having lost Theo and Noah).  They soon go home and Theo starts drinking.  Todd was going to see George in the pub - but thinks better of it and stays at home with Theo who is clearly exerting coercive control.  In terms of Millie getting her own way as Todd observed earlier she has clearly had a master class from her father.  Christina does not like that Theo either.  

Written by Jonathan Harvey and Julie Jones.  Directed by Dominic Stephenson.

I have questions.  If Kev is visiting Tyrone in hospital and Abi is "visiting" Carl in the Chariot Square Hotel who is running the garage - Brody?  More importantly who is looking after R'Alfeh?  If you know the answers to these and many other questions then please let me know below.  Since Aunt Emily left there has been no natural babysitter on t'Street.  Other questions - Joanie and Shanice - the true story?  What has Toyah done now?  Where is Leanne?  Given that Dee Dee does not believe in sex before marriage what is the relationship between her and Ollie at present?  Where is Adam living with Asha?  Where is Steve living?  What about Dee Dee looking after Leyla?  How is Kirk surviving?  Where is Dirk?  Why is there still a burnt Websters sign over Gary's antiques emporium?  Has the Bistro put their meal prices up and do they need a chef?  Given the CCTV around the precinct how is it that Carl has not been identified for running down Ty?  Will we ever know?

Kosmo

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Coronation Street Episode Review Friday 28 June 2025

Welcome to Friday night on t'Street.  There were some great bits in tonight's episode so let us start with this one.  Ronnie armed with an expensive bottle of Dev's dust laden "best" champagne visits Debbie at the hotel and in a wonderful couple of scenes he makes it clear that he is signed up for the long haul and that she has a support team in Abi, Kev and Carl which will look after her.  But most importantly he loves her and wants to be her partner not her carer, and eventually Debbie cracks and not only takes him back but admits that she loves him as well.  As an aside we know Debbie can be great and this gave her chance to show it plus Ronnie, about whom I have doubts was also excellent - her abilities allowed him some acting space as well.  Beautifully done everyone.  Oh and in case anyone thought it might be over Carl is still chasing Abi whom Kev praises in a little speech for her constant support.

On the less serious side of the Street Steve makes a pda in the Rovers kissing Cassie and publicly announces they are sleeping together.  Needless to say Tracy does not take kindly to such  an announcement and decides that the solution is to amend the terms of the divorce settlement which Steve wants her to sign.  So she has added that she gains control of 50% of Steve's share of StreetCars - however Steve did not respond that he wants 50% of Prestons Petals in exchange which must be the solution to keeping Tracy out of his remaining hair.  Having discovered Tracy's deviousness Steve is sitting with Cassie in the Rovers and refers to his wife as "a bitter twisted, lonely, evil sour faced cow" with an inbuilt superpower to appear out of nowhere to upset him.  Cassie and we know that standing behind Steve and in full earshot is of course Tracy who thought he was describing that skank - pointing at Cassie.  Steve assures Cassie that Tracy is not going to ruin their relationship.    

Now a round of applause for the new devious bitch on the Street.  Yes Tracy is old hat and we see Millie in full militant action as she spots a slightly warm interaction between Todd (who is no longer the only gay in the village) and James who has demonstrated that you cannot keep a good entrepreneur down even when they are a full time baby carer in that he has found premises for a gym, equipped it and has had leaflets printed offering a half price first session, honestly Weatherfield must be in a parallel universe.  Mille is so impressed by the interaction between Todd and James plus the latter's entrepreneurial spirit that she coughs up for Todd's first half price personal training session with James.  Millie also knows her jealous father and is no doubt celebrating when she shares a tinny in Victoria Gardens with Betsy as they both find the Street "BORING".  However she has somehow forgotten she is pregnant so when caught by Todd consuming alcohol in she is able to use his session with James to her advantage with the hapless jealous Theo being more concerned about Todd spending time with another gay man than he is about his pregnant daughter's alcohol consumption.  Todd ends the training sessions with James as a result.

Nina is close to having a breakdown.  Lauren knows she was spiked and she tells Aadi who cannot believe that it happened at the party and he refuses to own up, suggesting it was intended as a joke.  Nina and Summer keep agreeing to say nothing - but Nina visits Seb's garden where after a chat with Abi and Roy to whom she admits taking drugs, she decides that the police must be told and luckily DC Green has nothing else to do this afternoon.  After Nina reveals her story of pushing someone away from her whilst not enjoying some form of "trip" she admits Summer was there.  When she pushed the man who lunged at her (whom she did not intend to harm) but then she heard the person's head hit the ground with the same sickening crunch she heard when Seb died - it was no doubt magnified in her heightened state.  So Summer is invited to assist the police with their enquiries in front of Billy and Aadi who is forced to explain events to Billy and Aadi allocates blame to Bernie for making them "have fun".  Billie finds Bernie and makes her aware of her "crime".  So off to the cop shop to wait.  DC Green listens to both of the girls and cannot find any evidence at the location identified, there is no-one reported missing and he has checked with the hospitals and there is no-one dead or injured so it is a waste of his time.  Summer and Nina argue.  Nina then hugs Roy for his support and her voice continues over this scene:

Someone sends Maria a text message from Gary saying he was staying with a mate and needs to get his head together.  Then in the unlikeliest ever end to the programme we get a picture of a somewhat beaten Gary lying in a hospital bed.  In the UK if an individual is admitted to an Emergency Department without identification and unable to identify themselves and particularly if it is believed that a crime has been committed (which looking at him would be a reasonable conclusion) then the police are informed and normally fingerprints will be taken which the police will check.  And I am pretty sure that Gary has been fingerprinted at some point in the past.

In other news Daisy is hiding out in Borsetshire under the non de plume of Amber Gordon, girlfriend of jailbird George Gundy, wearing inch long lashes, fake orange tan to outdo President Trump with thick layers of make up, ironed hair and driving a yellow VW beetle having run ins with future mother in law Emma Grundy.

Same time, same channel next Friday.

Written by Owen Lloyd-Fox and Stephen M Collins.  Directed by Joshua Reeves.

Kosmo

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Coronation Street Episode Review Friday 20 June 2025

Debbie takes centre stage in this episode as we open with her in focus and the rest of the world out of focus as she stares through the blinds in the cafe and her "other worldliness" only comes to an end when Bernie touches her back points out that she has not paid for a coffee.  Debbie hands over a £10 note and tells Bernie to keep the change.  Debbie's phone goes and she hurries away to Speed Dahl where she arrives in a tizzy and finds Ronnie assisting Leanne prepare the food for the librarian awards at the Chariot Square Hotel (frankly this made about much sense as the stories around Millie).  Debbie was told that the conference room is flooded and cannot be used after a bath was left running overnight.  Leanne suggests that they simply bus everyone over from the hotel to Speed Dahl and hold the ceremony there rather than the food going the other way.  A little later Ryan is getting the PA working and Debbie is struggling with the constant noise as she tries to work.  Abi and Kev come in for a meal and Leanne says that is OK as the librarians are not arriving until 3pm.  Ronnie tries to find out why Debbie was not herself yesterday and says that he is worried about her.  Debbie is giving nothing away.  Subsequently Carl has replanned events to allow for the additional bus journey but Debbie cannot understand it until he explains it and then she asks about the buffet which has gone missing but part of the change over was to move to table service.  Then the room around Debbie goes out of focus and she collapses eventually into Kev's arms.

At number 11 Theo is snapping the bands on his wrist when Todd comes in and apologises for his behaviour the previous evening.  They have reconciled when Millie materialises.  Theo has said she can have the day off school, although she is reportedly "fine".  Apparently Danielle is a helicopter mother monitoring her condition and it was Danielle's worrying that led to Millie going to the hospital.  Theo suggests that Millie stay longer.  Later in the day Millie is lazing around and tells Todd that Theo has had to go to site to sort a problem.  Todd advises her that her mother knows far more about pregnancy than either he or Theo and her mother's support will be essential - so she might fare better at home.  Millie seems to accept this and goes to pack.  Once Theo returns Millie reappears and explains she has to go home because she is not welcome in this house (which is not quite what Todd said of course).  Another argument ensues until Theo is forced to admit he has been hurting himself again.  Millie simply observes that if her dad were at home all would be well.  Theo moans on and on and Millie blames Todd - Theo would be fine at home.  In a complete giveaway Millie, whilst on the phone to her brother Miles, then confirmed my beliefs and ordered herself a baby bump.  I like her less than her father.  

Talking of which in a scene which beggars belief and demonstrates to me that Theo needs to be given a bum's rush very urgently was his appalling comment to Summer above.  Sorry but I think Danielle is a saint to have put up with him this long.

James is complaining that Laila gets through more costume changes than Lady Gaga to Dee Dee.  James thought she did well in the radio interview and he did notice that she called Laila "my little girl".  Dee Dee assures him that she does not mean anything by it - and James knows it is too easy to use the wrong words by accident.  Dee Dee is off to spread the message at the church over the campaign and similar and all is well between them.  Later Dee Dee returns and she has been doing some deep thinking and there need to be some changes.  She does not want Laila back and she plans to focus on the future - she has joined a women's group at the church - some like minded mates.  And so she now cannot wait to take Laila to church to see the colours and hear the music.  James says that Dee Dee can spend as much time as she like with Laila but he cannot agree to this "church" thing.  He does not want any of that for Laila.  It is a line in the sand.  

In the café Aadi is waxing lyrical about spreadsheets to a bored looking Summer and Amy.  Bernie buts in and talks about finding out about herself and the world and inveighs against spreadsheets - the kids should be out on the town enjoying life.  Bernie approaches Aadi in the shop later suggesting he should be doing more at his age - it is Friday - go out and paint the town red or any other colour.  He says that there are no takers - and Bernie says they need encouragement.  The three pensioners later re-group and Aadi says that changes are afoot. They are to plan a mega party.  Aadi is serious - there is a need for some fun.  The three of them are to become the "fun".  

Debbie slowly recovers and has to admit to the diagnosis of vascular dementia she has been given and Carl gives away that he has known.  Abi drives Debbie to hospital in Debbie's car whilst everyone else is annoyed with not knowing.  After assessment Debbie is told she has had a TIA and amongst other things she should not drive for the next month.  The medic goes away to make a referral to the TIA clinic and ensure that the surgery knows the situation so that her meds can be monitored.  Carl and Kev arrive at the hospital, apologising about the earlier argument to Abi but then Debbie is nowhere to be found.  Debbie is in the driver's seat of her car and after some looking in the mirror, drives away.  Carl soon confirms that there is no car in the car park.  She has done a runner and Kev blames Abi.  Back on the Street Ronnie and Ryan commence a woman search.  Abi wants to help Kev - but he remains concerned that Debbie did not tell him and yet she told the recently returned Carl.  Abi points out that Kev has his own problems at present. 

Later Abi visits the garage and tells Carl that she loves her husband and she cares for Carl as a brother in law and nothing more.  

Written by Alasdair Morrison and Carmel Morgan.  Directed by Matt Hilton.

Tonight was a Matt Hilton special as the directorial tricks were cranked up to 100% to deal with Debbie and we also had a different camera angle on some items such as this shot in the Rovers where it appears that Summer is as keen to show her legs as Sarah!  Lauren by the way is not quite creating the right atmosphere in the Rovers.  

In other news Daisy Midgeley will be appearing as "Amber Gordon" in Ambridge next week although it is not yet clear what she is doing; oddly although Harrison Burns has left Ambridge for a mystery undercover role as someone called Theo his dulcet tones will also return to the Ambridge airways.  The soap crossovers get ever more complex.

Kosmo

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