Plot[]
Part One: Gail tries to talk Joe out of his crazy idea but he's adamant it's the only way out of his predicament. He explains that he will use the dinghy to get to shore and leave her to ring the police and report him missing. The searchers have still not found Peter. Gail's horrified by the madness of everything that Joe is proposing and is about to ring the police, but Joe stops her, determined to carry out his plan. Peter turns up at George and Eve's house, drunk and demanding to see Simon. George is furious and sends him packing in front of the upset little boy. Joe makes his way in the darkness to the boat and tries to scramble on board. Gail pulls him back and they row on the edge of the lake. Unbeknown to them, Mark and Jane see their row as they're setting off in their car. Joe pushes Gail back but falls and sprains his wrist. He manages to break free from her and sets off in the boat leaving Gail sobbing on the jetty.
Part Two: Alone in the cottage, Gail tries to phone Joe but he doesn't answer. Peter calls in the Rovers drunk and Michelle refuses to serve him. Ciaran and Jason stop him helping himself. Tina can't raise her father on the phone. On the boat, he swigs back Dutch courage and, with his arm hurting, loses his grip on the dinghy which floats away. George drives to Coronation Street and tells Ken and Leanne about Peter's visit. Leanne has also heard about the incident in the Rovers. Ciaran finds Peter in the bookies. Peter insists they share a few beers before he faces the music. Ken, Deirdre, Leanne and a shocked George discuss Peter's drink problem. George offers to pay for rehab. Peter lies to Ciaran that he's not going to have more than his two beers but opens the whisky as soon as his friend departs. Joe tries to retrieve the dinghy. The boom swings round and knocks him into the icy water without a lifejacket. Tina's worried about Joe. Jason is angry on the way he's left her in the lurch. Joe manages to reach the boat, but his hurt arm means he can't pull himself onboard. He slips beneath the water and drowns as Gail sobs by the pitch-black lakeside.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Joe McIntyre - Reece Dinsdale
- Jason Grimshaw - Ryan Thomas
- Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
- Leanne Battersby - Jane Danson
- Gail McIntyre - Helen Worth
- Simon Barlow - Alex Bain
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
- Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
- Tina McIntyre - Michelle Keegan
- Ciaran McCarthy - Keith Duffy
- Michelle Connor - Kym Marsh
Guest cast[]
- George Wilson - Anthony Valentine
- Eve Wilson - Sabina Franklyn
- Mark Kenworthy - Jason Furnival
- Jane Kenworthy - Annie Fitzmaurice
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 1 Coronation Street - Back room, kitchen and hallway
- 12 Coronation Street - Living room and kitchen
- Rosamund Street
- Barlow's Bookies
- George and Eve Wilson's house - Kitchen, hallway and exterior
- Lake Windermere - Lake and holiday cottage
Notes[]
- Final appearance of Reece Dinsdale as Joe McIntyre.
- Richard Hammatt was credited as the stunt co-ordinator with Tom Aitkin and Lucy Allen as stunt doubles for the fight on the jetty between Joe and Gail McIntyre.
- The closing credits of this episode feature a view of Joe McIntyre's empty boat on Lake Windermere instead of the usual montage of Coronation Street.
- The Lake Windermere scenes were shot in the Wyke Bay holiday cottage in the grounds of the Pullwood Bay estate.
- TV Times synopsis: Gail tries to talk Joe out of his scheme to fake his own death, but he sets sail in the dark regardless; and Peter turns up drunk at George and Eve's house.
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 11,270,000 viewers (2nd place).
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