Coronation Street Episode Review Friday 12 June 2026

Confused?  I am.  I am back briefly and whilst I normally report on Friday's episode by my count we are actually looking at Wednesday and Thursday's episodes stitched together courtesy of some football.

The two episodes were dominated with Sam's increasing paranoia.  Newcomer "evil Roy" was deep inside Sam's head and having run away from Will and locked himself into the cafe Sam is left to face "evil Roy" and "real Roy" at the same time.  I would like to think that David Neilson was paid double for this episode at least.  Sam then hits "real Roy" with a chair and then goes missing overnight with the police and others looking for him.

Having had to release Summer as Tyrone has "remembered" seeing her the dynamic policing duo of Swain and Green interview Maria - we know she has given Gary an alibi but they are convinced that he dunnit (and we have seen him standing over a dead body which is not conclusive evidence).  However she stands up for her man who is behaving increasingly shiftily and they cannot find a reason to re-interview Gary who keeps skulking around with Sarah-Lou.  Gary tells Maria that he did not do it - but she knows something is wrong.  However we are no closer to finding the killer and at this rate the two detectives will be busted back to constable status patrolling the streets on foot.

Glenda, Christine, Sally (and Bernie who is missing) all want to go away with Debbie and Ronnie has arranged a break in Spain.  Debbie however fears that having a turn and being alone in a foreign country is a risk she cannot take.  The trip gets cancelled but alternatives are being discussed over serious amounts of alcohol.  As a side story Carl has a possible job in a garage in Eccles and is going to turn honest for a while.  Ronnie and the girls later agree to do something spontaneous instead of Spain.

For reasons I am not even willing to contemplate Carla and Lisa are going vegan this week.  Why?  However Carla comes across Sam in a ginnel and manoeuvres him to the play park whilst summoning Nick who then promises Sam he will not lock him before taking him to the hospital to have him locked up.  Sam will never trust him again.  Carla of course has experience of paranoia herself so will probably now suffer flashbacks.  At the hospital Toyah and Leanne arrive and they will be with Sam they promise.  

I hope Sam gets the help he needs.  Not sure why Carl has suddenly stopped being devious.  Gary is obviously lying and both he and Sarah know more than they are saying - but do they actually know anything?  Will Jodie go down for assault?  Will Nick accept that Sam is ill because he lost his mothers?  Will Summer ever give up on losing fathers?  These and many more questions are unlikely to be answered next week when I will not be here as I have to go to Yorkshire for a wedding.  See you in two weeks' time.


Written by Ian Kershaw and Steven Fay.  Directed by Gary Williams.

Kosmo

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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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Episode Review Friday 17 April 2026

Good day.  Weatherfield is a strange place at present as we head towards the flash forward which we will soon reach, too many villains and too much double dealing rather than a simple tale of the back streets of Manchester..  Carl overcomes the opposition of Ronnie and Ryan to be allowed to spend time with his newly acquired mother who knows he is skiving good for nothing cartoon character but he is after all her skiving good for nothing cartoon character.  He claims that he was scared of Theo this whole time (despite standing up to Theo when no-one was looking) which Debbie swallows hook, line and sinker and he claims he has told Summer all he knows.  Added to which he tells Debbie about Ronnie's threats which leads to Ronnie being in the doghouse and looking for a sofa for the night.  

Along at the land of the Platts Jodie tries to give the tablet she "stole" from a teenager to Lily who has been told by David and Shona that she could not have one because they cannot afford it.  Jodie said she got it cheap (which in a strange way is true) but David and Shona take the tablet away from Lily and then argue about it in front of Jodie.  There is obviously something seriously wrong with Jodie and if someone would like to explain what it is I might understand what is going on, in the meantime she seems to be a cartoon character (oh dear have I said that before tonight?).  David thinks Shona is only happy when everyone else is miserable.  He is also completely worn out as is Shona.  

George brings Todd back to Eileen's (if it hers still - Number 11 anyway).  Todd decides that he cannot keep wearing the Kit's hoodie and has to go to the flat to get his possessions.  George cancels a customer appointment to help him and whilst they are there the doorbell goes - it is not Theo but Todd has a panic attack because he cannot face his husband.  Everyone for miles around is sorry that they did not see any of it and were unable to help Todd - but inevitably that is how coercive control works.  Later Mary gets all tooled up - with a glittery baseball bat and says she will deal with Theo if he shows he face.  Todd is going away to the Lake District.  Todd is pleased to be back amongst the daft goings on at Number 11.

Maggie instructs Lauren to clean the fruit machine.  Ben comes into the bar and tells her to stop doing that and pour him a drink - and his new brother as well.  Ben announces to the Rovers that Jim McDonald is his da so he is.  The only person visible who knows what Ben is talking about is Ken (apart from Steve).  Maggie loses her rag with Ben and takes him in the back room and pours him a coffee.  Maggie wants Ben to stop sulking like a teenager - Alan was his dad and that is an end to it.  Ben feels that 46 years was a long time to keep a secret.  

Carl and Summer meet in the ginnel and she agrees to pay him £10k once the police have enough to lock Theo up permanently in a cell.  He agrees it is a deal and departs.  

Lauren tonight also greatly enjoyed Maggie being put on the spot about her affair after her earlier run in with Maggie.  Her face showed she getting a lot of fun out of the boot being on another foot.

Next week I may or may not be here - I am away for a few days and so am not sure when I will be up to date with viewing events in Weatherfield.

Written by David Judge and directed by Gary Williams.

Kosmo

@Kosmo100

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