Coronation Street Episode Review Friday 25 September 2026

Welcome.  We open at Chariot Square Happy Hour where Izzy, Sean, Michael and Carla are enjoying a few drinks.  Glenda comes in looking for Debbie who is missing again.  Carla, Izzy and Michael leave and Sean queries Glenda about being ill.  She explains she is sick of Eva.  Eva meanwhile is lying at the foot of the cellar stairs where she was despatched by Sam.  Sam goes upstairs and eventually finds his phone (and why is he phone addicted?) and then in one of those absolutely stupid twists, does not phone anyone and does a runner.  He returns to the scene of his earlier crime where Nick and Toyah are completely understanding about him trashing the Bistro office.  However the viewers can now spend the entire episode worrying about Eva who had it easy - no acting - just sleeping on the cellar floor.  Every so often we get a shot of the prone Eva taking another breath.  

I suspect I am unsympathetic b****** (with due apologies for the language) but I am having trouble believing in Christina's grief.  Not a hint of a hidden daughter for what 35 years? and now hardly able to function.  A shock maybe - but all consuming?  Anyway Christina is contemplating life, the universe and the answer to life (42) in Victoria Gardens when she is found by Bernie.  Bernie is far more sympathetic - but then she has lost one child, her lost, now found child, is seriously ill and so perhaps she understands.

Tim and Sally have completely lost Lucy, thinking she is minding Shanice upstairs, whom Ronnie finds considerably the worse for wear in Victoria Gardens.  Lucy claims not to be a kid and being really bored.  Tim discovers she half inched the vodka from the kitchen cupboard.  Sally sends Lucy to bed with a bowl in case of nasty accidents.  Tim is not surprised that Lucy is acting up.  They do not know what to do for the best.  

Debbie has been sent to the closed Rovers by Sam looking for Carl (her phone has died yet again) and she wanders around (although closed the front door is unlocked).  She sees Eva and leaves the Rovers but by the time she meets Carla, Izzy, Michael and Sean (continuity error as Sean did not leave with the others) outside Audreys she cannot remember visiting the cellar and as she is distressed Carla takes Debbie back to her flat above the cab office.  Debbie looks as though she does not recognise it and later asks Carl if Carla is his girlfriend as she had not recognised her.  Ronnie and Carl argue over the latter's flakiness - Ronnie wants him out.  

Eventually Glenda returns to the Rovers and finds signs of an intruder from Sam's earlier frantic searching, Glenda hears groaning from the cellar and then summons the emergency services.  It may well be important that she seems to have bashed her abdomen.  Her blood pressure is low and she manages one word "Pushed".  

This episode was "odd" as it was clearly set on the same day as Thursday and I wonder if the plan was originally to show them together for some reason.  Once again the chapeau must be tipped to the wonderful Sue Devaney who is seen in one shot almost shuffling along as a "little old lady" rather than the dynamic business woman.  Once again another slip down the ladder mentally and I suspect she will be accused of Eva's incident.  However it would be nice for some light and shade - do all the stories need to depress us?  Is no-one on the Street doing anything positive and uplifting?  For those worried about him, Theo Silverton has returned to Ambridge, ended his marriage to Fallon, taken up (within days) with the posh and apparently very attractive daughter of the lady of the manor who finds him equally attractive (thanks to a Tango lesson) and has nicked (he is a policeman) a Doberman for savaging sheep.

I may or may not be here next week - it will depend on events as on the Saturday I am catching a plane to India and will not be around for three weeks.  I hope to be back for the 26 October episode all being well.  

Written by Susan Oudot and directed by David Kester.

Kosmo

@Kosmo100

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Coronation Street Episode Review Friday 21 August 2026

Tonight between drinking sessions and dealing with clients Todd finally returned to his old duplicitous ways.  Having gone out drinking last night Christina has a severe hangover and Glenda thinks she is on a promise with Fraser.  Celeste rocks up at the undertakers to tell Todd about her fringed, white onesie and a very large rhinestone encrusted stetson which might make the coffin lid difficult and she lets slip that Fraser bats for Todd's team and is merely intending a pleasant drink with a right-on supporter in Glenda. Todd takes a call from George nagging him about his drinking and Celeste then takes the hump when Todd wants to rebook her for next Wednesday and leaves.  Hopefully she will return.

Joanie and Shanice return and Sally's house is rather full so Brody is moving into No 7 with the Alahans.  Lucy gets to feel even more out of place but Tim manages to talk to her and although I still believe she knows more about her mother's death than we are being told a semblance of order descends no. 4.  Tim admits to liking Wethy County and cheese - she likes making jewellery and playing the piano.  

The Rovers was front and centre this episode, Ben is suffering some poor reviews for the quality of the toilet paper!  Maggie and Brian are discussing various sweets of the past including spangles.  Idris, Leanne, Adam, Alya, Nick and Toyah have a darts match - boys vs girls.  The boys win on Adam scoring a double 8.  Ben and Adam bring their feud to an end as Adam admits that Megan ought to be in prison.  Nick makes it clear to Adam that he cannot stand Idris and we know that Adam seems less than keen on Idris even if Alya keeps pressing Adam to accept him.

Idris has plans for Speed Dahl and the deal should go through next week.  Adam is amazed that Idris has the money lying around but Leanne attributes it to a magic money tree.  Idris crosses paths with Ronnie for the first time and this is a precursor of the need for Fiona to be repaid for the missing gun (which Jodie had at one point).

Nina has made it back from Whitby with the sad news that she made a complete mess of her interview and she is telling Asha just how bad when her phone pings and it is a message from the interviewer saying that they would be pleased to have her join them among all the other goths and emos in Whitby and when can she start?

After Glenda has given Todd a few kind words of advice or a rancid piece of her mind depending on your point of view he leaves the Rovers and encounters Fraser whom it transpires is up for a round of afternoon delight.  Glenda, Christina, Mary and Summer (having been to the cinema) all later witness Fraser coming down the stairs at No. 11.  Judging by his actions Todd is now back to where he was many years ago before he became almost civilised.  Todd tells Glenda that she should be thanking him - after all if they had got cosy and she planted lips on him they would both have been mortified.  Glenda does not quite see it like that.  Summer is not impressed by her remaining father figure and when they talk Todd claims he is more himself than he has been for years, being nice got him abused, bullied and beaten up.  Now it is to hell with everyone else.    

I am still having some techy problems for which I apologise.  I hope the screen captures are better this week.  Villainous Todd is back in the house - I wonder how long he will last.  Tim is the arch child whisperer and are we backing Ronnie or Idris?  Idris does seem to rub people up the wrong way as Adam has never been keen, Nick is far from keen and Fiona would like her money back!  Quite a range of enemies.  For those struggling Celeste is played by Frances Barber; Fraser is played by Chris Grahamson who has been in the Street twice before in minor roles.  All things being equal I should be here next week but the following week will see me on the Amalfi Coast so not here.

Written by Julie Jones and directed by Seán Healy.

Kosmo

@Kosmo100

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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.

Kosmo

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