Preview of tonight's Coronation Street - Weds 2 Jan

Wednesday 2nd January 2019

Nick takes a call from his financial advisor who explains he has some urgent news for Audrey. Audrey calls the financial advisor on Nick’s request and she faints. Gail, David, Nick and Sarah gather round as Audrey admits all the money from Archie has been stolen from her account.
MARY HAS JUDE ON THE BRAIN Mary’s private detective tells her Jude was last seen at a B&B in Blackpool and cajoles Roy into the trip. Mary asks Jude to come home however Jude tells her he can’t as he owes the B&B owner £500. While Mary heads off to find a cashpoint, Jude turns to his new girlfriend Kelly and painting himself as a surgeon, makes out Mary is one of his patients!
EMMA WANTS TO BE MORE LIKE GEMMA In a bid to win Chesney’s heart, Emma tries being more like Gemma. Chesney’s taken aback. Gemma reckons she looks amazing.
ELSEWHERE Paul calls in the pub looking for work but Johnny explains they’re fully staffed. Billy tells Paul to meet him at 3pm as he might have some good news for him.

Wednesday 2nd January 2019

AUDREY SEES THE LIGHT With Gail, Nick, David and Sarah present, Audrey reports the missing money to the Police who show her CCTV footage of a woman drawing out cash. Later, Audrey sits alone on Maxine’s bench and breaks down in tears.
IT’S MARY’S TURN TO DUPE JUDE Mary returns to the B&B with £800 but when Kelly refers to Jude as Dr Ken Barlow, Roy realises that Jude is up to his old tricks. Kelly blows Jude’s story wide open to Mary and Roy but still, Mary gives Jude the benefit of the doubt and handing him the £800 tells him she’ll wait for him in the car.
GEMMA FEARS EMMA IS OUT TO GET HER When Gemma receives a crank phone call, she reckons Emma’s behind it and confronts her in the cafe.
ELSEWHERE Billy talks Carla into giving Paul a job at the factory as part of the government’s rehabilitation scheme for ex-cons. Paul thanks Billy for his help and looks at him in a new light.

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Coronation Street Episode Review - New Year's Eve

*rattling chains* Helloooooo it's the ghost of 2018 here to take you through New Year's Eve Corrie; sorry this review was not up on the blog yesterday - I was too busy exorcising the spirit of the old year (and lying in bed all day today wishing that I hadn't).

Love is in the air (or is it the drains) for three couples on the cobbles to(last)-night. Firstly, the ghosts of Xmas past (Dev and Kirk) are trying to put right their lies to Peter about the spooker, I mean snooker hall being haunted. In scenes reminiscent of the Corrie episode of Most Haunted, the gruesome twosome are trapped in the green baize-lit snooker hall with a projection of the black ball butcher chasing them down. The two run out, Dev making bizarre kazoo noises. I think the eeriest thing was gin costing £1.50 on the old snooker hall price list.

Having enacted his revenge, Peter turns the lights on to reveal Carla operating the machinery behind the scenes. And they would've got away with it if it hadn't been for those pesky Corrie writers! Carla disses the hall, dubbing it a ming-hole and a money pit and challenges Peter to a a few frames - if she wins, he has to give up his new business. It's Carla "the cyclone" Connor taking on Peter "the squall" Barlow  - but will it be a whirlwind romance? He tells her they should be together, and tries to make a move. I know these scenes are supposed to be sexy, but really, Peter comes across as a sex pest, not taking no for an answer. He has to make do with a chaste kiss on the forehead from Ms Connor as Big Ben bongs.

There's more meloRana as Imogen turns up in the Rovers where Kate is working, since J&J are short-staffed, what with running down one of their employees. To be fair, although Rana and Kate spend most of their time rowing in the Rovers or having meltdowns in the medical centre, rather than canoodling in Canal Street, I imagine the lesbian scene in Manchester is reasonably small and it makes sense that they would bump into Imogen again. The redhead from Friday's episode seemed nice, maybe Rana should track her down on the socials rather than trailing after Kate and her crazy womb again? Anyway, Rana runs after Kate and Imogen in a taxi, the poor cabbie has to do an emergency stop and  #Kana is back back back on: fireworks explode as the couple kiss.

 

Everyone but Gail (and Audrey) knows that the ex-Dick Dastardly of the Street, Lewis, is actually plotting to take Aud away to the Dominican Republic (perhaps he should've bought the Tenerife holiday from Eileen instead), but Audrey doesn't believe all of his lies and storms off. There's no kiss or fizz for Gail as Lewis catches her outside at midnight and threatens her if she doesn't stop interfering. I'm sorry that Nigel Lewis isn't going to be back every time his panto commitments allow, but every charmer must meet a sticky end.

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Spoilers for next week's Coronation Street, Jan 7 - 11

Here are the major storylines for the week ahead on Coronation Street, all wrapped up nicely in 50 words or less.

Monday 7 January to Friday 11 January

Angie and George leave the Street, can Tim and Sophie save Sally?, Liz calls the cops on Johnny, Brian starts work at The Kabin, Audrey calls the cops on Claudia and Sinead gets her scan results from the hospital.

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Preview of tonight's Coronation Street - New Year's Day 2019

Tuesday 1st January December 2019

Gail is suspicious that today is the day that Lewis is planning to flit meanwhile Lewis calls in the salon and begs Audrey to meet him in the bistro for dinner promising that all will become clear. Audrey confides in Maria that she really loves Lewis and with Maria’s blessing, Audrey heads into town to buy a new dress for her dinner date. Later, Gail finds Audrey in the bistro, anxiously waiting for Lewis. Admitting defeat, Audrey heads home with Gail fearing she was right all along.
CARLA FLOATS PETER’S BOAT Peter reveals to Ken and Simon that he’s pulled out of the snooker hall deal. A delivery man calls at No.1 with a boat for Peter, a gift from Carla. Peter thanks Carla and tells Simon that once restored, he plans to sail the boat around the Caribbean and hopes he’ll come too.
WILL IT BE ‘CHEMMA’ OR ‘CHEMMA’? Over dinner in Speed Daal, Emma gazes adoringly at Chesney but he’s preoccupied by a series of texts from Gemma.
ELSEWHERE David’s taken aback when his old cellmate Paul calls at No.8. Paul quickly makes himself at home and explains he’s looking for work. Sarah and Gary have money woes but will Gary bring himself to tell her how much financial trouble they are in? Beth and Kirk come up with a money-making scheme to raise funds for Sinead.

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