Preview of tonight's double Corrie - Friday 28 Nov

Friday 28th November
MICHAEL’S SECRET IS EXPOSED. When Nick complains he’s short-staffed at the bistro, Michael offers Gavin services, explaining he’s a professional cocktail waiter. Gavin is forced to agree and although he’s clearly clueless about cocktails, there’s an instant attraction between he and Steph  as she shows him the ropes. Michael calls at the bistro to lend Gavin his support but suffers a dizzy spell and collapses. Having helped Michael home, Gavin and Gail fuss round him. Under pressure from Gail, will Michael finally confess to Gavin that he has an hereditary heart condition?
THE CUFFS ARE OFF FOR TRACY AND CARLA. Tracy’s despondent when the bank reject her loan request, worried she’ll have to fold the business. When Carla then storms into the shop and demands to buy all Rob’s possessions, appalled that Tracy could be so callous as to sell them, Tracy lets rip.
DEV FINDS HIMSELF BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE. As Julie excitedly tells Sophie she’s got a date with Dominic, Dev warns her that Dominic hasn’t got over his bitter divorce. During lunch Julie and Dominic soon realise that Dev has been telling them both scurrilous stories about the other.  Julie confronts Dev and demands to know why he’s been telling lies but she’s stunned by his response.
ELSEWHERE Tracy calls at No.11 and orders Todd back to work. Todd explains he’s embarrassed about  his face and doesn’t want to leave the house but Tracy pulls no punches, pointing out he can’t hide away forever. Will she get through to Todd?

Friday 28th November
MICHAEL’S SON HAS SECRETS OF HIS OWN. Michael’s worried that having given Gavin the awful news about his health, he’s scared him away. At the Rovers, Gavin confides in Steph how confused he feels about Michael. Steph assures him the Platts are a lovely family and that if he walks away now it’ll break Michael’s heart. Feeling guilty, Gavin calls at No.8 and assures Michael he just needed time to think. Thrilled to have his son back in his life, Michael urges Gavin to see a doctor and get his heart checked out. Gavin agrees but picking up his phone we discover Gavin’s hiding a secret of his own!
TRACY’S ATTEMPT TO HURT CARLA BACKFIRES. When Beth buys a birthday present for Craig in Barlow’s Buys, Tracy gives her Rob’s cufflinks for free, telling her they’re a wedding present for Kirk. Calling Tracy’s bluff, Carla thanks her for giving the cufflinks to a friend rather than selling them on. Realising Tracy was only using her to score points off Carla, Beth hands the cufflinks back to Carla.
MARY’S PERTURBED BY DEV AND JULIE’S NEWS. Dev plans an evening out with Julie, asking Mary to come round. Getting the wrong end of the stick Mary arrives with a DVD and is stunned to see Dev and Julie in a passionate embrace. As Dev proudly announces he and Julie are going on their first date, Mary realises she’s nothing more than the babysitter. Will Julie and Dev clock her disappointment?

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Coronation Street special All Star Family Fortunes

The Nazir family will be representing Coronation Street as they take on Emmerdale in a special episode of All Star Famly Fortunes this Christmas.  The episode will be shown on Sunday 28 December on ITV1.

In a festive special, Team Coronation Street, headed by Jimi Mistry who plays Kal, battle it out against Team Emmerdale, headed by Natalie J Robb who plays Moira, for the chance to win thousands of pounds for charity.  Up to £30,000 is up for grabs, but which team will second guess the British public best and make it through to Big Money?

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Goliath the Bodybuilder joins Coronation Street

Matt Bowd, of Chadderton, was crowned winner of the Mr Athletic category at the NAC-UK Open British Championships and he'll be representing the country after winning his debut competition.

Matt, a father of six, retired from the Army a year ago and now works as a personal trainer at Absolution Gym, in Stockfield Mill, Chadderton, and runs his own fitness company Elite Military Fitness.

And Matt will soon be spotted on the small screen too – as a gym instructor called Goliath in Coronation Street.

Follow his progress at mattbowd_train2be on Instagram.

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Coronation Street film bus crash scenes

There are paparazzi pictures online of Coronation Street filming in the bus crash scenes this week.  

Corrie producer Stuart Blackburn has already teased the crash, which will be shown early in the new year.

He said: "Yes, coming up in the New Year, there is a real tragedy that's going to affect a dozen or so of our characters. Last year we had David and the car crash and of course that was a stunt, but it genuinely felt like it had come from story. It wasn't us suddenly deciding that we needed to do something spectacular to get the viewers.

"It's the same with what we're planning, because it'll come from a relatively long-running story. It is going to be spectacular and a little bit heartbreaking!"

There will be an Underworld Works outing in the New Year. They all head out in a mini-van driven by Steve McDonald but there's a crash and some of the factory workers will end up in hospital with one person in critical condition.

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