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Coronation Street in 2008

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2008 was Coronation Street's forty-ninth year. During the year, Kim Crowther succeeded Steve Frost as producer, while in January the regular Sunday episode was dropped and a new 8.30pm Friday episode added to the weekly lineup.

Main storylines included the death of Vera Duckworth, the hit-and-run murder of Liam Connor orchestrated by Tony Gordon, David Platt pushing his mum Gail down the stairs and Michelle Connor finding out her son Ryan was mixed up in the hospital after being born and isn't her biological son. A few characters were featured in a DVD-exclusive spin-off, Out of Africa.

258 new episodes were broadcast on ITV in 2008.

Contents

[edit] Episodes

# No. Date Part Production code Writer Director
16722Wednesday 2nd JanuaryP694/6722Jan McVerryPip Short
26723Friday 4th JanuaryP694/6723Jan McVerryAlan Wareing
36724Sunday 6th JanuaryP694/6724Stephen BennettAlan Wareing
46725Monday 7th January1P694/6725Joe TurnerAlan Wareing
56726Monday 7th January2P694/6726Simon CrowtherAlan Wareing
66727Wednesday 9th JanuaryP694/6727Carmel MorganAlan Wareing
76728Friday 11th January1P694/6728Jonathan HarveyMichael Kerrigan
86729Friday 11th January2P694/6729Jonathan HarveyMichael Kerrigan
96730Monday 14th January1P694/6730David LaneMichael Kerrigan
106731Monday 14th January2P694/6731Julie JonesMichael Kerrigan
116732Wednesday 16th JanuaryP694/6732Mark BurtMichael Kerrigan
126733Friday 18th January1P694/6733Peter WhalleyTim O'Mara
136734Friday 18th January2P694/6734Lucy GannonTim O'Mara
146735Monday 21st January1P694/6735Mark WadlowTim O'Mara
156736Monday 21st January2P694/6736Joe TurnerTim O'Mara
166737Wednesday 23rd JanuaryP694/6737Martin AllenTim O'Mara
176738Friday 25th January1P694/6738Simon CrowtherTim O'Mara
186739Friday 25th January2P694/6739Simon CrowtherKay Patrick
196740Monday 28th January1P694/6740Peter WhalleyKay Patrick
206741Monday 28th January2P694/6741Peter WhalleyKay Patrick
216742Wednesday 30th JanuaryP694/6742David LaneKay Patrick
226743Friday 1st February1P694/6743Jan McVerryKay Patrick
236744Friday 1st February2P694/6744Jonathan HarveyKay Patrick
246745Monday 4th February1P694/6745Carmel MorganStuart Davids
256746Monday 4th February2P694/6746Damon RochefortStuart Davids
266747Wednesday 6th FebruaryP694/6747Stephen BennettStuart Davids
276748Friday 8th February1P694/6748Jayne HollinsonStuart Davids
286749Friday 8th February2P694/6749Debbie OatesStuart Davids
296750Monday 11th February1P694/6750Julie JonesPip Short
306751Monday 11th February2P694/6751Julie JonesPip Short
316752Wednesday 13th FebruaryP694/6752Stephen BennettPip Short
326753Friday 15th February1P694/6753Catherine HayesPip Short
336754Friday 15th February2P694/6754Peter WhalleyPip Short
346755Monday 18th February1P694/6755David LaneTerry Dyddgen-Jones
356756Monday 18th February2P694/6756Simon CrowtherTerry Dyddgen-Jones
366757Wednesday 20th FebruaryP694/6757Martin AllenTerry Dyddgen-Jones
376758Friday 22nd February1P694/6758Damon RochefortTerry Dyddgen-Jones
386759Friday 22nd February2P694/6759Chris FewtrellTerry Dyddgen-Jones
396760Monday 25th February1P694/6760Jan McVerryMichael Kerrigan
406761Monday 25th February2P694/6761Carmel MorganMichael Kerrigan
416762Wednesday 27th FebruaryP694/6762Mark WadlowMichael Kerrigan
426763Friday 29th February1P694/6763Jayne HollinsonMichael Kerrigan
436764Friday 29th February2P694/6764Lucy GannonMichael Kerrigan
446765Monday 3rd March1P694/6765Carmel MorganTim O'Mara
456766Monday 3rd March2P694/6766Lucy GannonTim O'Mara
466767Wednesday 5th MarchP694/6767Jan McVerryTim O'Mara
476768Friday 7th March1P694/6768Julie JonesTim O'Mara
486769Friday 7th March2P694/6769Jonathan HarveyTim O'Mara
496770Monday 10th March1P694/6770Mark WadlowKay Patrick
506771Monday 10th March2P694/6771Chris FewtrellKay Patrick
516772Wednesday 12th MarchP694/6772Mark BurtKay Patrick
526773Friday 14th March1P694/6773Debbie OatesKay Patrick
536774Friday 14th March2P694/6774Jayne HollinsonKay Patrick
546775Monday 17th March1P694/6775Joe TurnerStuart Davids
556776Monday 17th March2P694/6776Joe TurnerStuart Davids
566777Wednesday 19th MarchP694/6777Simon CrowtherStuart Davids
576778Friday 21st March1P694/6778Simon CrowtherStuart Davids
586779Friday 21st March2P694/6779Peter WhalleyStuart Davids
596780Monday 24th March1P694/6780Mark BurtPip Short
606781Monday 24th March2P694/6781Damon RochefortPip Short
616782Wednesday 26th MarchP694/6782Martin SterlinPip Short
626783Friday 28th March1P694/6783Carmel MorganPip Short
636784Friday 28th March2P694/6784Lucy GannonPip Short
646785Monday 31st March1P694/6785David LaneTerry Dyddgen-Jones
656786Monday 31st March2P694/6786Chris FewtrellTerry Dyddgen-Jones
666787Wednesday 2nd AprilP694/6787Peter WhalleyTerry Dyddgen-Jones
676788Friday 4th April1P694/6788Simon CrowtherTerry Dyddgen-Jones
686789Friday 4th April2P694/6789Joe TurnerTerry Dyddgen-Jones
696790Monday 7th April1P694/6790Julie JonesJerry Smith
706791Monday 7th April2P694/6791Jonathan HarveyJerry Smith
716792Wednesday 9th AprilP694/6792Peter WhalleyJerry Smith
726793Friday 11th April1P694/6793Stephen BennettJerry Smith
736794Friday 11th April2P694/6794Jayne HollinsonJerry Smith
746795Monday 14th April1P694/6795Peter WhalleyTim O'Mara
756796Monday 14th April2P694/6796Mark WadlowTim O'Mara
766797Wednesday 16th AprilP694/6797Stephen BennettTim O'Mara
776798Friday 18th April1P694/6798David LaneTim O'Mara
786799Friday 18th April2P694/6799Simon CrowtherTim O'Mara
796800Monday 21st April1P694/6800Jonathan HarveyDominic Leclerc
806801Monday 21st April2P694/6801Jayne HollinsonDominic Leclerc
816802Wednesday 23rd AprilP694/6802Martin AllenDominic Leclerc
826803Friday 25th April1P694/6803Chris FewtrellDominic Leclerc
836804Friday 25th April2P694/6804Damon RochefortDominic Leclerc
846805Monday 28th April1P694/6805Jan McVerryKay Patrick
856806Monday 28th April2P694/6806Debbie OatesKay Patrick
866807Wednesday 30th AprilP694/6807Julie JonesKay Patrick
876808Friday 2nd MayP694/6808Lucy GannonKay Patrick
886809Sunday 4th MayP694/6809Lucy GannonKay Patrick
896810Monday 5th May1P694/6810Lucy GannonJohn Anderson
906811Monday 5th May2P694/6811Julie JonesJohn Anderson
916812Wednesday 7th MayP694/6812Martin SterlingJohn Anderson
926813Friday 9th May1P694/6813David LaneJohn Anderson
936814Friday 9th May2P694/6814Joe TurnerJohn Anderson
946815Monday 12th May1P694/6815Debbie OatesIan Bevitt
956816Monday 12th May2P694/6816Simon CrowtherIan Bevitt
966817Wednesday 14th MayP694/6817Stephen BennettIan Bevitt
976818Friday 16th May1P694/6818Carmel MorganIan Bevitt
986819Friday 16th May2P694/6819Jan McVerryIan Bevitt
996820Monday 19th May1P694/6820Mark BurtTerry Dyddgen-Jones
1006821Monday 19th May2P694/6821Mark BurtTerry Dyddgen-Jones
1016822Friday 23rd May1P694/6822Chris FewtrellTerry Dyddgen-Jones
1026823Friday 23rd May2P694/6823Peter WhalleyTerry Dyddgen-Jones
1036824Sunday 25th MayP694/6824Mark WadlowTerry Dyddgen-Jones
1046825Monday 26th May1P694/6825Martin SterlingPip Short
1056826Monday 26th May2P694/6825Peter WhalleyPip Short
1066827Wednesday 28th MayP694/6827Simon CrowtherPip Short
1076828Friday 30th May1P694/6828David LanePip Short
1086829Friday 30th May2P694/6829Mark WadlowPip Short
1096830Monday 2nd June1P694/6830Chris FewtrellJerry Smith
1106831Monday 2nd June2P694/6831Lucy GannonJerry Smith
1116832Wednesday 4th JuneP694/6832Martin AllenJerry Smith
1126833Friday 6th June1P694/6833Joe TurnerJerry Smith
1136834Friday 6th June2P694/6834Joe TurnerJerry Smith
1146835Sunday 8th JuneP694/6835Debbie OatesTim Dowd
1156836Wednesday 11th JuneP694/6836Julie JonesTim Dowd
1166837Friday 13th June1P694/6837Jan McVerryTim Dowd
1176838Friday 13th June2P694/6838Jan McVerryTim Dowd
1186839Sunday 15th JuneP694/6839Damon RochefortIlly
1196840Monday 16th JuneP694/6840 and P694/6841Jonathan Harvey
Stephen Bennett		Illy
1206842Friday 20th June1P694/6842Jayne HollinsonIlly
1216843Friday 20th June2P694/6843Mark BurtIlly
1226844Monday 23rd June1P694/6844Simon CrowtherJohn Anderson
1236845Monday 23rd June2P694/6845Mark WadlowJohn Anderson
1246846Wednesday 25th JuneP694/6846Jonathan HarveyJohn Anderson
1256847Friday 27th June1P694/6847Jayne HollinsonJohn Anderson
1266848Friday 27th June2P694/6848Jayne HollinsonJohn Anderson
1276849Monday 30th June1P694/6849Peter WhalleyTony Prescott
1286850Monday 30th June2P694/6850Peter WhalleyTony Prescott
1296851Wednesday 2nd JulyP694/6851David LaneTony Prescott
1306852Friday 4th July1P694/6852Lucy GannonTony Prescott
1316853Friday 4th July2P694/6853Martin AllenTony Prescott
1326854Monday 7th July1P694/6854Stephen BennettPip Banyard
1336855Monday 7th July2P694/6855Jan McVerryPip Banyard
1346856Wednesday 9th JulyP694/6856Chris FewtrellPip Banyard
1356857Friday 11th July1P694/6857Mark BurtPip Banyard
1366858Friday 11th July2P694/6858Carmel MorganPip Banyard
1376859Monday 14th July1P694/6859Peter WhalleyNeil Johnston
1386860Monday 14th July2P694/6860Peter WhalleyNeil Johnston
1396861Wednesday 16th JulyP694/6861Damon RochefortPip Short
1406862Friday 18th July1P694/6862Simon CrowtherPip Short
1416863Friday 18th July2P694/6863Joe TurnerPip Short
1426864Monday 21st July1P694/6864Mark WadlowTim Dowd
1436865Monday 21st July2P694/6865Mark WadlowTim Dowd
1446866Wednesday 23rd JulyP694/6866Stephen BennettTim Dowd
1456867Friday 25th July1P694/6867Chris FewtrellTim Dowd
1466868Friday 25th July2P694/6868Chris FewtrellTim Dowd
1476869Monday 28th July1P694/6869Carmel MorganJerry Smith
1486870Monday 28th July2P694/6870Debbie OatesJerry Smith
1496871Wednesday 30th JulyP694/6871Jonathan HarveyJerry Smith
1506872Friday 1st August1P694/6872Martin AllenJerry Smith
1516873Friday 1st August2P694/6873Martin AllenJerry Smith
1526874Monday 4th August1P694/6874Martin SterlingTerry Dyddgen-Jones
1536875Monday 4th August2P694/6875Jayne HollinsonTerry Dyddgen-Jones
1546876Wednesday 6th AugustP694/6876Jan McVerryTerry Dyddgen-Jones
1556877Friday 8th August1P694/6877Lucy GannonTerry Dyddgen-Jones
1566878Friday 8th August2P694/6878David LaneTerry Dyddgen-Jones
1576879Monday 11th August1P694/6879Damon RochefortJohn Anderson
1586880Monday 11th August2P694/6880Chris FewtrellJohn Anderson
1596881Wednesday 13th AugustP694/6881Jonathan HarveyJohn Anderson
1606882Friday 15th August1P694/6882Mark WadlowJohn Anderson
1616883Friday 15th August2P694/6883Lucy GannonJohn Anderson
1626884Monday 18th August1P694/6884Martin AllenTony Prescott
1636885Monday 18th August2P694/6885Mark BurtTony Prescott
1646886Wednesday 20th AugustP694/6886David LaneTony Prescott
1656887Friday 22nd August1P694/6887Peter WhalleyTony Prescott
1666888Friday 22nd August2P694/6888Joe TurnerTony Prescott
1676889Sunday 24th AugustP694/6889Carmel MorganIan Bevitt
1686890Monday 25th August1P694/6890Carmel MorganIan Bevitt
1696891Monday 25th August2P694/6891Martin SterlingIan Bevitt
1706892Wednesday 27th AugustP694/6892Julie JonesIan Bevitt
1716893Sunday 31st AugustP694/6893Debbie OatesIan Bevitt
1726894Monday 1st September1P694/6894Lucy GannonPip Short
1736895Monday 1st September2P694/6895Carmel MorganPip Short
1746896Wednesday 3rd SeptemberP694/6896Jonathan HarveyPip Short
1756897Friday 5th September1P694/6897Martin SterlingPip Short
1766898Friday 5th September2P694/6898Damon RochefortPip Short
1776899Monday 8th September1P694/6899Mark BurtTim Dowd
1786900Monday 8th September2P694/6900Simon CrowtherTim Dowd
1796901Wednesday 10th SeptemberP694/6901Peter WhalleyTim Dowd
1806902Friday 12th September1P694/6902Jan McVerryTim Dowd
1816903Friday 12th September2P694/6903Jan McVerryTim Dowd
1826904Monday 15th September1P694/6904Julie JonesTerry Dyddgen-Jones
1836905Monday 15th September2P694/6905Chris FewtrellTerry Dyddgen-Jones
1846906Wednesday 17th SeptemberP694/6906Chris FewtrellTerry Dyddgen-Jones
1856907Friday 19th September1P694/6907David LaneTerry Dyddgen-Jones
1866908Friday 19th September2P694/6908Jayne HollinsonTerry Dyddgen-Jones
1876909Monday 22nd September1P694/6909Julie JonesJerry Smith
1886910Monday 22nd September2P694/6910Debbie OatesJerry Smith
1896911Wednesday 24th SeptemberP694/6911Jan McVerryJerry Smith
1906912Friday 26th September1P694/6912Lucy GannonJerry Smith
1916913Friday 26th September2P694/6913Damon RochefortJerry Smith
1926914Monday 29th September1P694/6914Jayne HollinsonKay Patrick
1936915Monday 29th September2P694/6915Martin AllenKay Patrick
1946916Wednesday 1st OctoberP694/6916Peter WhalleyKay Patrick
1956917Friday 3rd October1P694/6917David LaneKay Patrick
1966918Friday 3rd October2P694/6918Simon CrowtherKay Patrick
1976919Monday 6th October1P694/6919Carmel MorganAlan Wareing
1986920Monday 6th October2P694/6920Joe TurnerAlan Wareing
1996921Wednesday 8th OctoberP694/6921David BowkerAlan Wareing
2006922Friday 10th October1P694/6922Jonathan HarveyAlan Wareing
2016923Friday 10th October2P694/6923Mark BurtAlan Wareing
2026924Monday 13th October1P694/6924Mark BurtIan Bevitt
2036925Monday 13th October2P694/6925Damon RochefortIan Bevitt
2046926Wenesday 15th OctoberP694/6926Jan McVerryIan Bevitt
2056927Friday 17th October1P694/6927Simon CrowtherIan Bevitt
2066928Friday 17th October2P694/6928Chris FewtrellIan Bevitt
2076929Monday 20th October1P694/6929David LaneTony Prescott
2086930Monday 20th October2P694/6930Mark WadlowTony Prescott
2096931Wednesday 22nd OctoberP694/6931Carmel MorganTony Prescott
2106932Friday 24th October1P694/6932Joe TurnerTony Prescott
2116933Friday 24th October2P694/6933Julie JonesTony Prescott
2126934Monday 27th October1P694/6934Martin AllenPip Short
2136935Monday 27th October2P694/6935Debbie OatesPip Short
2146936Wednesday 29th OctoberP694/6936Peter WhalleyPip Short
2156937Friday 31st October1P694/6937Jayne HollinsonPip Short
2166938Friday 31st October2P694/6938Jonathan HarveyPip Short
2176939Monday 3rd November1P694/6939Damon RochefortJohn Anderson
2186940Monday 3rd November2P694/6940Mark WadlowJohn Anderson
2196941Wednesday 5th NovemberP694/6941Chris FewtrellJohn Anderson
2206942Friday 7th November1P694/6942Lucy GannonJohn Anderson
2216943Friday 7th November2P694/6943Julie JonesJohn Anderson
2226944Monday 10th November1P694/6944Simon CrowtherJerry Smith
2236945Monday 10th November2P694/6945David LaneJerry Smith
2246946Wednesday 12th NovemberP694/6946Martin AllenJerry Smith
2256947Friday 14th November1P694/6947Carmel MorganJerry Smith
2266948Friday 14th November2P694/6948David BowkerJerry Smith
2276949Monday 17th November1P694/6949Mark BurtKay Patrick
2286950Monday 17th November2P694/6950Jayne HollinsonKay Patrick
2296951Friday 21st November1P694/6951Jonathan HarveyKay Patrick
2306952Friday 21st November2P694/6952Jonathan HarveyKay Patrick
2316953Monday 24th November1P694/6953Peter WhalleyKay Patrick
2326954Monday 24th November2P694/6954Martin AllenDuncan Foster
2336955Wednesday 26th NovemberP694/6955Joe TurnerDuncan Foster
2346956Friday 28th November1P694/6956Mark BurtDuncan Foster
2356957Friday 28th November2P694/6957David BowkerDuncan Foster
2366958Monday 1st DecemberP694/6958David LaneAlan Wareing
2376959Wednesday 3rd DecemberP694/6959Damon RochefortAlan Wareing
2386960Friday 5th DecemberP694/6960Debbie OatesAlan Wareing
2396961Sunday 7th DecemberP694/6961Lucy GannonAlan Wareing
2406962Monday 8th December1P694/6962Carmel MorganJason Beresford
2416963Monday 8th December2P694/6963Mark WadlowJason Beresford
2426964Wednesday 10th DecemberP694/6964Simon CrowtherJason Beresford
2436965Friday 12th December1P694/6965Chris FewtrellJason Beresford
2446966Friday 12th December2P694/6966Julie JonesJason Beresford
2456967Monday 15th December1P694/6967David LaneStuart Davids
2466968Monday 15th December2P694/6968David LaneStuart Davids
2476969Wednesday 17th DecemberP694/6969Martin AllenStuart Davids
2486970Friday 19th December1P694/6970Mark WadlowStuart Davids
2496971Friday 19th December2P694/6971Lucy GannonStuart Davids
2506972Monday 22nd December1P694/6972Joe TurnerStuart Davids
2516973Monday 22nd December2P694/6973David BowkerJohn Anderson
2526974Wednesday 24th DecemberP694/6974Simon CrowtherJohn Anderson
2536975Thursday 25th DecemberP694/6975Chris FewtrellJohn Anderson
2546976Friday 26th December1P694/6976Debbie OatesJohn Anderson
2556977Friday 26th December2P694/6977Mark BurtJohn Anderson
2566978Monday 29th December1P694/6978Jayne HollinsonKay Patrick
2576979Monday 29th December2P694/6979Julie JonesKay Patrick
2586980Wednesday 31st DecemberP694/6980Damon RochefortKay Patrick

[edit] Main cast

[edit] Cast notes

[edit] Storylines

[edit] January

  • Steve McDonald tells his dad Jim to leave Weatherfield for good - Jim's attempt to stop his ex-wife Liz from marrying Vernon Tomlin was the last straw. A sorrowful Jim embarks on a new life.
  • While hillwalking in the Lake District, Liam Connor falls into a gorge. His fiancé Maria Sutherland finds help and he is airlifted to safety by Mountain Rescue, but when semi-conscious in hospital it's not Maria that Liam calls out for, it's Carla Connor. Maria becomes convinced this means he is in love with Carla so when he regains consciousness Maria suggests they bring their wedding date forward to February. Liam agrees, although when Carla finds out she is angry and questions Maria's motives, accusing her of pushing Liam into marriage, although when he recovers Liam insists he loves Maria and wants to marry her. Maria is incensed when Carla books a double bedroom for Carla and Liam's business trip and pretends it's a mix-up, but Carla's boyfriend Tony Gordon shows up at the hotel before anything can happen between them and Liam decides to leave early. He lets Maria think he left because he was missing her.
Jack faces life without Vera
  • John Stape is desperate to win Fiz Brown back after his affair with Rosie Webster, but when Fiz sees Rosie she's reminded of the pain John caused and tells him it's over. John leaves for pastures new.
  • Jack and Vera Duckworth are putting their plan to retire and move to Blackpool into action and decide to put an offer on a bungalow. However it's not to be - six weeks before they plan to leave, Vera dies of heart failure while Jack's in the Rovers. The neighbours rally round to help Jack but he's devastated and puts off preparations for the funeral. When he gets a condolence card from his son Terry, Jack decides to invite him to the funeral as Vera would have wanted him there. Jack struggles to bring himself to speak at the funeral, but delivers a touching eulogy for Vera.
  • David Platt meets Tina McIntyre and they immediately hit it off. David's mum Gail approves of Tina, but when she finds out he's having sex with Tina, she embarrasses him by leaving condoms on the table to make sure he is taking the right precautions.
  • Kevin Webster is given a custodial sentence of 28 days for assaulting John Stape. Sisters Rosie and Sophie Webster won't speak to each other but when Kevin returns the Websters agree to put 2007 behind them.
  • Michelle Connor postpones a DNA test which will determine whether or not Ryan is her biological son. Ryan thinks Nick Neeson is a stalker rather than quite possibly his father, with Ryan and Alex Neeson mixed up in the hospital after they were born. Ryan finds out about Nick's allegations on his 16th birthday, and runs off when he finds out everybody knew except him. When he ends up fighting with Alex, Michelle decides to take the DNA test and then Ryan and Alex can make up their own minds about seeing their biological parents. The test proves Ryan isn't Michelle's son, but Ryan wants things to stay as they are. However, Michelle can't resist going to see Alex, and tells him she's there if he ever wants to talk to her.
  • Wiki Dankowska has a party to sell underwear. Kelly Crabtree is surprised by how much she earns.
  • Darryl Morton is thrilled to be going out with Lauren Wilson, unaware she is stringing him along.

[edit] February

  • Michelle continues to see Alex, and tells Ryan that Alex has changed his mind about seeing her. Steve notices that everytime Alex calls, Michelle is there; she even misses Amy's birthday party to see him. As Michelle gets to know Alex, he tells her how much he hates living with his mum Wendy, leaving Michelle in turmoil - she wants to be there for Alex, but doesn't want to betray Ryan. When Alex is caught shoplifting, the police take him to the Rovers, where he tells Michelle he'd rather sleep rough than stay with either of his parents. Michelle relents and allows him to stay there for a few days, but she can't bring herself to force him to leave so keeps extending the deadline. Ryan is feeling edged out and goes to live at No.7 temporarily.
  • Kevin decides to start anew with Rosie and they arrange a father-daughter night out once a week. Rosie gets her old job at Underworld back.
  • No closer to making up with his wife Sarah, Jason Grimshaw ends up in bed with Becky Granger. The next morning he thinks he's made a big mistake and rushes off to Italy to see Sarah, leaving Becky heartbroken. However when he tells Sarah about Becky, she ends things with him for good.
  • Violet Wilson's pregnancy is getting closer to term. Sean Tully is the proud father but Violet wants to be with Jamie Baldwin, and she's feeling suffocated by Sean's constant presence and interference. Violet and Jamie decide to leave Weatherfield in secret to they can raise the baby as a couple, but on the day they're supposed to leave Violet goes into labour and baby Dylan is born. Lauren finds out about their plans and tells Sean but he's too late to stop them as they've just driven off for a new life in London.
Liam and Maria get married
  • Mel Morton qualifies as a police officer.
  • On Maria's hen night, Michelle tells Carla about Liam calling out for her in hospital. Carla goes to see Liam and implores him to admit his true feelings for her, as this might be his last chance. As Carla leaves, Maria sees her giving Liam a seductive kiss, which on her wedding day leaves her wondering whether or not to go through with it. When Maria's car arrives at the hotel, Maria refuses to get out, but Liam convinces her that she is the one he loves and they get married. Frustrated, Carla dumps Tony, but takes him back when he surprises her with a candlelit dinner. Tony moves into Carla's flat.
  • Fiz is upset to see the squalor her brother Chesney is living in at No.5 and is worried that he's even worse off without Cilla.
  • Roy Cropper goes to visit Hayley in Africa, leaving the café in capable hands of Becky and Ken Barlow, with Becky moving into the flat.
  • Vernon decides to redecorate the Rovers.
  • Kelly has her own knicker party but doesn't sell much and starts stealing seconds from the factory.
  • Jack has some well-deserved good news when he discovers he's won a bet he placed at the bookie's before Vera died and is owed £3000, but he can't find the betting slip. Paul Clayton finds it and is about to hand it to Jack but when Tyrone Dobbs and Molly Compton tell him he'll have to find somewhere else to live when they buy No.9, he changes his mind and cashes the slip himself, offering bookie Dan Mason £1000 to keep quiet. However Harry Mason notices the discrepancy and makes Dan pay Jack out of his own pocket. When Paul refuses to give Dan the money back, Dan takes advantage by getting free meals at Paul and Leanne Battersby's restaurant Valandro's.
  • David tells Tina she can move into No.8 with asking Gail. Tina is annoyed when David's jealousy of her ex-boyfriend rears its head every time she mentions him. She's not impressed when he gets a tattoo to prove his love for her.

[edit] March

  • Sean is hopeful that he will be able to track down Jamie and Violet but eventually comes to terms with the fact he might never see his son again.
David pushes Gail down the stairs
  • Tina tells Gail she's pregnant, and that she hasn't told David. Gail supports her decision to have an abortion but suggests that David doesn't have to know. However David notices Tina's strange behaviour and assuming she's gone off him he finishes with her, unaware that she has had an abortion that day. When Becky overhears Gail and Audrey talking about an abortion, she jumps to the conclusion that they're referring to Sarah, and tells Jason, who believes her as it would explain why Sarah hasn't returned his calls lately. Jason has it out with Gail, but their row is overheard by David, who realises the truth and confronts Gail, and in a fit of rage he pushes her down the stairs. Scared that he's killed his mum, David runs off and goes to Tina's, acting surprised when Audrey phones to tell him about the "accident". The police say Gail was pushed, but when she regains consciousness she can't remember what happened. Jason is questioned by the police, but he points the finger at David, telling them about the other things David has done. David convinces Tina to lie to the police, telling them he was at her house when Gail was pushed. As Gail's memory returns, she remembers arguing with Jason downstairs, removing him as a suspect.
  • Wendy arrives at the Rovers to take Alex back, but Michelle won't let her. Steve reminds Michelle that Alex can't stay forever, and along with Liam convinces her that she's hurting too many people by letting Alex stay. Michelle reluctantly lets Wendy take Alex away. Ryan moves back into the Rovers. When Ryan admits he wants to meet up with his real dad Nick Neeson, Michelle tells him it's fine, but is worried that having already lost Alex she's going to lose Ryan too when Ryan stays with Nick over Easter.
  • The butchers is having financial trouble and Ashley Peacock is forced to sack Kirk Sutherland as he can't afford him anymore. Kirk is carefree about his problems, but No.5 is a mess and Chesney isn't doing well at school. When Claire Peacock sees the squalor Chesney is living in she contacts the Social Services, who turn up while Kirk is at a job interview and take Chesney into care. The neighbours rally round to help Kirk. When Fiz returns from her holiday and finds out, she's determined to get Chesney back, and at first she's willing to make the sacrifice of living with her ex-boyfriend Kirk, but grows increasingly worried that he expects them to get back together and gets rid of him for a while by convincing him to visit his parents in Cyprus.
  • Dan calls in his debt - he makes Paul strip to his underwear and takes his clothes. Jack finds out and gives Paul the money to pay Dan back.
  • Tony decides to invest in the Victoria Court flats. He also puts in a bid for Liam's share of the factory, and tries to determine how Carla feels about Liam. He next surprises Carla with a marriage proposal, which she accepts.
  • Liam finds out about Kelly taking Underworld rejects, but she keeps her job thanks to Wiki Dankowska.
  • Following the redecoration of the Rovers, Vernon opens a smoker's garden.
  • Leanne decides to sell her failing restaurant Valandro's, but after receiving no offers for buyout, she takes Dan's joke suggestion of arson seriously, and decides to use Paul's infatuation with her to her advantage - she tricks him into volunteering to torch the restaurant. As it burns, she feigns shock and waits for the insurance company to pay out.

[edit] April

  • Leanne is thrilled when the insurance company pays out, but is stunned when Paul, having realised Leanne was only using him, gives her an ultimatum - either he gets all the money or he goes to the police. Dan assures Leanne he's bluffing, but when she refuses to pay out Paul confesses to the police. He's charged with arson, but is hopeful that Leanne will also be charged. When Jack learns what Paul has done, he's disgusted, and compares him to Terry.
David goes on the rampage and pushes Ken
  • The guilt of lying is eating away at Tina as Gail's memory continues to return. As Gail remembers her argument with David, the pieces start to come together and she realises that it was David who pushed her. Tina tells David it's over just as Gail tells him she knows he's the culprit. Gail refuses to tell the police until he explains why he did it, but David is full of self-loathing and to the shock of the neighbours goes on a rampage in the street, smashing windows and attacking a police officer, determined to get sent down. He's charged with criminal damage and assault, but David says he deserves to go to prison, and even refuses legal representation. As his court date looms, David tries to get in touch with Tina, but she's convinced there's no way back for him and says goodbye for the last time. David is given a custodial sentence, and at the Young Offender's Institute makes a friend in quirky cellmate Graeme Proctor. After a visit from Gail, David breaks down in tears.
  • When Roy finds bat droppings on the Victoria Court building site, he tells Bill Webster, who has the building contract. Tony, worried that the site could be closed down as bats are a protected species, convinces Jason to remove the bats illegally. The environmental inspector doesn't find any bats but thinks a colony might have been recently removed, which is enough to convince Roy that Tony has been up to something illegal. He has Hayley's car parked to block vehicle access to the site - since it is legally parked the police can't move it. Roy is satisfied with his victory as it has cost the builders a day's work, and has the car moved when Tony agrees to make a donation to a bat charity.
  • Lauren dumps Darryl when he refuses to give her money to pay her rent. She goes on holiday with Sean and he returns alone.
  • Steve goes to see Alex and convinces him that ignoring Michelle because he can't live with her is a mistake. As Alex agrees not to disrupt Michelle's life, he accompanies Michelle to Ireland to meet his grandparents.
  • Still adjusting to having Becky living with him, Roy returns home to find her entertaining builder Rick. He's uncomfortable with her bringing men to his flat, but they reach a compromise: she can have boyfriends over if she tells him first. Becky dumps Rick when she finds out from Jason that he's married. Jason and Becky start dating, with Jason promising it will be different from last time.
  • Darryl is feeling depressed on his birthday, and drunkenly quits his job at the kebab shop. However he's shocked when Jerry advertises for a replacement, offering more money and better hours, so re-applies and gets the job.
  • Audrey finds out that Ted Page (Gail's father) has been trying to contact her for the first time in 50 years. She goes to meet him and tells him he has a daughter.
  • Kirk returns from Cyprus with a new girlfriend, Julie Carp.
  • Carla makes Maria think she slept with Liam when she turns away a taxi supposed to collect him from her flat after a drunk Liam falls asleep on her sofa. At the salon, Marcus Dent gets worried when Maria says she hasn't felt the baby kick for a few days, and insists she goes to the hospital for a check. The sonographer can't find a heartbeat - Maria's unborn baby has died. Maria can't bring herself to tell Liam and the following day she gives birth to a dead baby boy.
  • Vernon gets a three-week drumming job and asks Liz to come with him, but she's not keen. He leaves without her.

[edit] May

  • Maria doesn't know how to break the news to Liam and seeks refuge at Audrey's house, although Liam finds out when a midwife turns up at No.7 and assumes he already knows. He's disappointed that Maria chose to deal with her grief without him and she opts out of going to baby Paul's funeral - however she changes her mind at the last minute. Maria wonders if she and Liam have a future together when Liam confesses he used to have feelings for Carla. Liam turns up at Carla's flat and they have sex. After a second night together, Liam and Carla are seen together outside Carla's flat by Rosie Webster, who records a video of them kissing on her mobile phone. Maria begs Liam to take her back, and he suggests they go away together, dashing Carla's hopes of a future with Liam.
  • Gail is surprised to hear about Audrey's meeting with Ted, and decides to meet him herself. She's surprised to find out that he's gay.
  • Leanne is not to be charged over Valandro's arson. Paul is worried about his sentencing and decides to do a runner. Jack finds out and offers Paul money to stay and face the consequences, but Paul leaves anyway.
  • The Peacocks are in crisis. Ashley has cleared his and Claire's bank accounts to support the business. Claire and Sally Webster come up with an idea - the Peacocks and the Websters could swap houses. When Kevin and Ashley are finally convinced, they are disappointed when Sally and Claire try to score points off each other, both disagreeing about the valuation of the houses.
  • Tina visits David in the Young Offender's Institute, and moves into No.8 as she has fallen out with her mum.
  • Fiz and Julie think something is wrong with Chesney. He fancies Kayleigh Morton but when he asks her out she says no, but is soon required to kiss her for a role during a school play.
Hoodies raid The Kabin and attack Norris
  • With Vernon on the cruise, Liz enjoys flirting with Harry Mason. He tries to ask her out, but is sidetracked when his ex-wife Clarissa turns up and expects him to sort out her problems. Liz and Harry meet at Harry's flat but Liz pulls away when Harry tries to kiss her. Steve finds out and accuses Liz of cheating on Vernon, but she denies it.
  • Molly decides to take down the stone cladding on No.9, and is surprised to have Jack's support. However they're surprised to discover it won't come off!
  • No.1 springs a leak and Deirdre despairs plumber Roger Stiles take longer than expected to install a new bathroom and then overcharges her and Ken, although Ken insists on paying the bill.
  • A gang of teenagers including Chesney's schoolmate Kenzie Judd rob The Kabin and attack Norris. They try to steal from Roy's Rolls twice but the second time Darryl and Jerry Morton give chase. The chase causes Jerry to collape and he later has a heart attack in the Rovers. The Mortons are shocked when the kids' mother Teresa Bryant appears at the hospital. Jerry doesn't want her there but she convinces him to let her stay for the kids' sake.

[edit] June

  • When Teresa meets Lloyd Mullaney at the Rovers, she says she met him at a club years ago and he fathered her son Finlay. She guilts him into giving her money, although she's exposed as a liar with the other Mortons hear about it. Mel is growing tired of Teresa being around but Jerry insists she can stay.
  • Alarm bells start ringing for Jason when Becky starts talking about babies. He realises he isn't as keen on her as she is on him and starts avoiding her. Becky dumps him.
Steve and Becky get close
  • Steve and Dan enjoy a friendly rivalry and Steve winds Dan up by refusing his request to stop parking taxis outside the bookies. Steve later finds a scratch on one of his cabs (actually committed by a hapless Norris) and Dan won't pay the bill. As they try to sort it out in the Rovers after closing time, a fight breaks out and Dan ends up locked in the cellar all night. The next morning he is rushed to hospital with a haemorrhaged spleen, and Steve is arrested for assault and unlawful imprisonment. Eventually Dan agrees to change his statement, but Steve and Michelle have a row over it resulting in Steve storming off and ending up sleeping with Becky. The next morning Michelle demands that Steve tells her where he was all night but he fobs her off and hurriedly arranges to go away to see his brother Andy in Spain. Michelle pesters Lloyd to tell her what went on, convinced Steve slept with someone, and sacks Leanne thinking it was her. Lloyd reveals that Steve was planning to propose to her.
  • David's custodial sentence is over and he returns home to the news that Audrey won't re-employ him at the salon or give Tina a job. Tina gets a job at the kebab shop but the job David wants requires a reference from Audrey, which she gives him but it's not the most flattering reference. David gets the job when Ted forges a new reference from Audrey.
  • Gail leaves to visit Sarah in Milan, and Ted agrees to watch the house and keep an eye on David and Tina. However he isn't as successful as he'd hoped as a party David and Tina have gets out of control and the house is trashed.
  • Tony returns in a wheelchair. He has injured his spine and will gradually recover. Liam and Maria too return, having decided to try for another baby. Liam is shocked when Carla gives him an ultimatum - if he doesn't tell his share of the factory to Tony, she'll tell Maria that she slept with him. Liam ends up selling to Tony at a loss. Tony has big plans for the factory; he wants to expand by buying up the Kabin and the garage. Rita is intrigued by Tony's offer.
  • Ken is invited to a university reunion, but can't decide if he wants to go.
  • The Websters and the Peacocks swap houses, but while the Websters enjoy settling into No.8, the fuse box blows in No.13 and Bill tells Ashley and Claire that the house needs rewiring. For the time being, the two families are going to have to live in the same house. Claire perks up when she finds what looks like an original Lowry painting in the loft at No.13 but it turns out it was painted by a former resident of the house, Irma Ogden. Claire has better luck when she finds old concert programmes, and is able to sell them for £7,000.
  • Liz has seemed more enthusiastic about her marriage to Vernon since his return but when they go to view a wine bar they're thinking of buying Liz can't get excited about it and admits to Vernon that she wants out of the marriage.
  • Becky starts working behind the bar at the Rovers.

[edit] July

Tony is determined to buy the garage, and won't take no for an answer
  • Norris is dismayed when Rita accepts Tony's offer. Tony next shows up at the garage and offers to buy it from Kevin, but Kevin turns him down flat. At first Tony thinks Kevin is playing hard to get but soon realises this is not the case. Determined to get his way, Tony manipulates Rosie into getting the garage's client list for him, intending to send them to his mechanic friend Jimmy Dockerson who will do the job cheaper.
  • The Peacocks move out of No.4, having outstayed their welcome after taking the profits earned from selling the concert programmes.
  • Becky and Jason get back together but Roy is disapproving. The pair ends up rowing and after a few harsh words are exchanged Becky packs her bags and moves into No.11 at Jason's invitation.
  • Vernon moves out of the Rovers, his marriage over, and is offered a room in the flat above Street Cars by Lloyd. Liz meanwhile quashes Harry's hopes of a relationship. Harry is in the process of ending his marriage but as Liz starts to warm to him, Clarissa changes her mind about the divorce.
  • Sean and Marcus make plans to move into a flat together, but Sean is sacked from Underworld after showing up tipsy after a long lunch. Tony gives Sean his job back at Rosie's suggestion.
  • Ken goes to his reunion, but is embarrassed about not making a success of himself and doesn't admit to his friends that he still lives in the same street he lived in then. The incident inspires him to do more with his life and after discovering his manuscript for a novel he started writing as a student he decides to finish it.
  • Liam and his cousin Tom discuss business ideas. Tom suggests they get Carla to invest in Lad Rags but Liam isn't keen.
  • Mel isn't happy with Teresa staying around and letting Jerry go to the pub despite his heart problems. When Jerry collapses, he is told he hasn't been taking his medication properly. Teresa takes charge of his medication.
  • Steve returns and is cornered by Michelle who is expecting a proposal. He's also surprised to find Becky working at the Rovers. Lloyd is feeling guilty about the trouble he has caused Steve and confesses to Michelle that he made it up, unaware that Steve has just proposed. Michelle wonders what Steve did that is worth proposing to her to cover up. Steve claims that he stayed over at a woman's house but that nothing happened, prompting Michelle to throw the engagement ring Steve bought her into a skip. He rummages through the rubbish to find it. When he returns to the Rovers Michelle throws him out. Steve however is confident he can win Michelle back by using Amy.
  • Tyrone is getting ready to propose to Molly. They go out for dinner, but when another man proposes to his girlfriend Tyrone loses his nerve. Meanwhile, Molly's auntie Pam Hobsworth shows up in Weatherfield. Tyrone and Molly finally get engaged with the help of Pam and Jack. Although Molly says she is happy with a small wedding, Tyrone decides to save up for a big wedding with Pam's help.
  • While playing golf with Vernon, Dev meets businessman Prem Mandal. As they enjoy regular games of golf, Dev is introduced to Prem's wife Nina, a former Bollywood star.
  • Fiz has been receiving silent phone calls lately, and she's surprised when the caller finally speaks and it's John Stape. He's back in Weatherfield and he's here to stay, successfully applying for a job at Street Cars. He tries to convince Fiz to take him back, and makes it clear that he isn't interested in Rosie. Fiz isn't impressed when he tries to buy his way into her affections by giving Chesney a bike for his birthday.
  • Tina has been spending time on her laptop lately but won't tell David what she's been up to.

[edit] August

Dev and Nina Mandal kiss
  • Liz and Clarissa compete over Harry. Clarissa enjoys taunting Liz with the news that she and Harry are getting back together.
  • Dev is stunned when Nina offers to have an affair with him behind Prem's back. Although he initially restrains himself he eventually gives in. He isn't happy when he finds out Nina has had affairs before.
  • Roger, Janice, Bill and Audrey set off on a booze cruise in France. Audrey has a terrible time and wonders if she and Bill are right for each other as he's unsympathetic. Distracted, Audrey crashes the people carrier on the way home. Nobody is seriously hurt but the weekend has convinced Audrey to dump Bill. Ted moves in with Audrey.
  • Kevin confronts Tony after finding out Tony's friend Jimmy owns the garage that has been stealing his clients. He's angry that his family aren't backing him up. When his tow truck is stolen, Kevin points the finger at Tony, but without evidence the police don't pursue the matter further. The Websters go on holiday, with Julie taking over Sally's job in the interim.
  • David is getting worried that Tina is hiding something from him and hacks into her e-mails to see what she has been saying. He's relieved that she speaks highly of him but when Darryl lets slip something he could only know from her e-mails, Tina cottons on and confronts David, however he can't explain away his actions and Tina decides to move out of No.8. David won't let her go and hangs around the kebab shop, showing her up in front of Jerry. Tina repays him by making a scene at the salon where he works, but feels guilty when she gets him sacked. To make Tina jealous David starts dating Amber Kalirai. Amber is hurt when she realises she's being used. David tells Tina how much he loves her and finally wins her back.
  • Jerry finds a flat for Teresa, but she is determined to stay at No.6 and starts grinding Jerry's pills into his evening meal so that he takes too much medication. Jerry soon starts to feel the effects of Teresa's poisoning. Teresa thwarts an attempt by Jerry to find a flat for her. When Jerry collapses, Teresa says that Jerry accidentally took too much medication.
  • Tony shows up at Jed Stone's house in Nightingale Terrace, which Tony is re-developing but needs Jed to sell up first. Jed refuses, standing up to Tony despite his advancing years and ill health. On a later visit, Jed collapses from a heart attack, so Tony takes advantage of the situation to see Jed off to hospital and board up his house. Tony's Victoria Court development opens, and Dev moves in.
  • Ken is spending a lot of time on his novel. Blanche takes a look at the manuscript and wonders if the protagonist's wife in Ken's novel is based on Deirdre. After being confronted about it, Ken decides to abandon his book and burns the manuscript, telling Deirdre he has to accept that the ambitions of his past are long gone.
  • Steve is worried when Michelle goes on a night out with Becky. Michelle meets old friend JD and invites him to stay at the Rovers. The next day, Steve tells Michelle that if they aren't getting back together she'll have to move out, as it's his pub. Michelle agrees to get back with him, but immediately tells him she's going on tour with JD.
  • Pam starts a pickle business. Molly thinks she's lost her engagement ring in a pickle jar, but after recalling them Molly and Pam still can't find it. However they're surprised when Tyrone reveals Jack found it ages ago. Later, Tyrone is worried when he can't get in touch with his mother Jackie Dobbs. He and Molly go to see her. Jackie owes somebody money after scamming them, so Tyrone and Molly use their wedding fund to pay the man off.
  • Marcus leaves for London to train as a botox practitioner. Sean becomes worried that he has met another man there, and the pair argue when Marcus returns.
  • Gail and Joe are taken with each other and start a relationship behind David and Tina's backs.
  • When John rescues Chesney from being beaten up by Kenzie, Chesney tells Fiz that it was John who hit him, but Chesney admits the truth when Kayleigh backs up John's story. Fiz takes John for a drink to apologize and they later kiss.

[edit] September

Teresa watches over Jerry in hospital
  • Jerry is making progress in hospital, and when he regains consciousness he tells Teresa he wants to get back together with her. Overwhelmed with guilt, Teresa confesses to what she did to him. Jerry tells her to leave. The next day, Mel and her police friend Abi Sharpe are involved in a fight with a girl gang and they also end up in hospital. Mel recovers quickly but Abi has an eye injury that confines her to a desk job. A guilty Mel goes back to the club to get revenge on the girl who is responsible, but Teresa shows up and talks her out of it. Teresa has managed to worm her way back into No.6 thanks to the kids, so Jerry tells Mel what Teresa did. Mel reports her own mother for attempted murder but Jerry refuses to press charges. Later in the month, Jerry surprises his family by announcing that they're moving to Spain. Jerry, Kayleigh and Finlay move out at the end of the month.
  • Upset thinking he's going to lose Marcus, Sean tries to kiss Tom, who rejects him. When Marcus finds out he hits Tom and dumps Sean. Marcus leaves the street.
  • Prem offers Dev the position as chair of his business group. Dev chooses to end things with Nina, but she is having none of it. Later, Dev is introduced to Tara, Prem and Nina's daughter. Nina can tell that Dev is attracted to her and is fuming with jealousy.
  • While returning a customer's missing mobile phone, Roy and Ken are arrested by the police under suspicion of dealing drugs. They are released without charge.
  • Tom arranges with Carla for her to invest in Lad Rags without asking Liam. Liam is angry that it's too late for her to back out.
  • When John's grandmother dies, Fiz worries about him and ends up going to the funeral to support him. She decides to give John another chance, but is bothered by the neighbours offering their unwanted opinions about the decision and John being too keen, suggesting they move into his grandmother's house together. Fiz rejects John once again. When John later picks up Rosie in his taxi his bitterness that he lost everything from their affair while Rosie lost nothing takes over as he locks her inside and tells her to leave Weatherfield. When Rosie gets home she tells Kevin and Sally but they don't believe her and John denies it, although he doesn't bother her again.
  • Harry starts flirting with Liz again behind Clarissa's back. He's due to see Liz but has a date with Clarissa on the same evening. Clarissa gets suspicious and makes sure Harry has no way of getting out of seeing her. Liz decides to team up with Clarissa to humiliate Harry who has been juggling them long enough. His chances with Liz well and truly over, Harry returns to Clarissa, who insists he leaves Dan in charge of the bookies and leaves Weatherfield with her. He does so.
  • Janice is overjoyed when she checks the factory syndicate lottery tickets at the Bookies and discovers they've won £24,000, however she decides to split it between her and Leanne as she has just had an argument with her colleagues. Since Rosie bought the tickets, they open a bank account in her name and use the flat above the kebab shop as an address. When the money goes in, they tell their friends that they had an inheritance.
  • A record producer offers to buy one of Vernon's songs, which means he's off to London for good. He gives Liz one last chance to leave with him, writing a heartfelt note for her, but she doesn't show up. Vernon leaves Weatherfield.
  • Tired of raising money from Pam's scams, Tyrone works for a medical research company. He's thrilled when Kevin offers him a share of the garage.
  • Tony takes Rosie out to lunch. Rosie tries to seduce him in a hotel room but he spurns her, saying he loves Carla. Rosie finally shows him the mobile phone footage she has of Liam and Carla kissing. Tony pretends he already knows but confiscates her phone, later throwing it in the canal. The next day, Rosie is missing, although as the police question the Websters, John and Tony, Tony says he knows nothing about it. He is more interested in finding out whether Liam and Carla are having an affair or whether the kiss was a one-off. He watches from afar as they kiss goodbye outside Carla's flat, seemingly confirming his worst fears.

[edit] October

The stags just before Liam meets his end
  • Tony announces that he and Carla are going away for the weekend with Liam and Maria. When they get there, Tony goes off into some caves with Liam and asks him to be his best man, explaining that he has fallen out with his brother Pat. Liam and Maria are still trying to conceive but Liam can't stop thinking about Carla. When he goes round to her flat, they can't resist each other and they have sex again. Tony and Carla's stag and hen parties take place the next day. Tony is keeping a close eye on Liam, who keeps phoning Carla asking where he stands, telling her he'll leave Maria for her. Carla is in turmoil and admits to Leanne that she loves Liam. However when Maria announces she's pregnant Carla forces herself to tell Liam she doesn't love him, and suggests to Maria that she go off to tell Liam her news immediately. The stags are on their way to a nightclub when a car comes out of nowhere and hits Liam at high speed. He dies in Tony's arms. As the family grieves, Tony meets up with the driver, Jimmy, who he hired to carry out the deed. Carla tries to hide her grief but she can't bring herself to go to work or make wedding arrangements. She tells Tony the wedding is off and breaks down at Liam's funeral. Carla tells Tony she's going away for a while.
  • Darryl finds a letter for Rosie at the kebab shop and gives it to the Websters, making them aware of the £24,000 lottery winnings but they wrongly assume that Rosie did a runner with the money. Janice finds out and stops Leanne from offering to give Dan the money to buy the Bookies. Janice is consumed by guilt that the police are no longer looking for Rosie and confesses to the Websters that she stole the money. The police arrest Janice for fraud, but although Janice keeps Leanne's name out of it, Roger is disgusted with her and moves out of their flat. The Websters receive a postcard from Rosie, so Sally goes off to Ireland, where the postcard was sent, in search of her. Another postcard arrives saying 'Sophie's next', but Sophie admits she send it herself. John returns to his grandmother's house where Rosie is beind held after being kidnapped by John in a moment of anger - which he is now regretting, especially as Fiz is warming to him again. He keeps telling Rosie he is going to release her but eventually goes on holiday with Fiz instead.
  • Jason is shocked to hear that Sarah is thinking about moving back to Weatherfield. Becky is already making plans for her and Jason's new flat, but as Jason decides to get back together with Sarah he first breaks the news to Becky, who attacks him when he tries to explain himself. A depressed drunken Becky goes out on a bender, smashing shop windows and stealing a woman's purse. Steve finds her and escorts her to Roy's. The next day, the police turn up and Becky is questioned by old enemy DC Hooch. Becky tells Hooch she is having an affair with Steve and they were together last night. Steve has no choice but to go along with it when Becky tells him that if he doesn't she'll tell Michelle about their night together in June. However Becky later admits that Hooch is a bent copper and some of the charges genuinely aren't true. Meanwhile, Jason is disappointed when Sarah changes her mind.
  • David gets a job working for Joe's kitchen fitting agency.
  • Darryl lets Teresa stay at No.6 after finding her drunk. Mel is angry that he is helping her after what she did and moves out of the house.
  • Tara shows up at Dev's flat, but their innocent dinner is interrupted by Nina, who tells Dev to stop seeing her daughter. Dev continues to see Tara, but decides to tell Prem about his affair with Nina. He then finishes with Tara.
  • Tina leaves her job at the Kebab shop and starts working at the Kabin while Norris is incapacitated.
  • Blanche and Deirdre arrange a holiday to France, but Deirdre is surprised to find out Blanche has duped her into signing up as a carer. Ken is more worried about Peter after getting a call that Peter's wife Lucy has died and Peter has been given custody of his son, Simon. However a son is the last thing he wants at the moment.
  • Emily finds Norris in possession of woman's underwear, he says he is addicted to competitions and won them.

[edit] November

  • John and Fiz are back from their holiday. John finds out that Fiz is on her way to his house and races there to stop her, but is forced to admit the terrible truth. He lets Rosie out but she attacks him and runs away. Fiz has a hard time convincing the neighbours and the police that she was none the wiser, while Rosie confides in Sally about the video of Carla and Liam kissing, which she has a backup copy of.
  • Tony learns he is in debt because the Victoria Court flats aren't selling. He forges Carla's signature to use money from Underworld's payroll to fund his property investment. The factory girls aren't happy when they find out they haven't been paid, but Tony blames it on a mix-up with the bank and convinces them to return to work. He is able to pay them when Leanne sells a few flats. He is shocked when Carla returns and proposes to him, reaffirming her love for him.
  • Ken is dismayed that Peter hasn't enrolled Simon in a school. Peter plans to do a runner and contacts the social services asking them to take Simon away, but is forced to stay and look after Simon when Lucy's solicitor tells him Lucy left all her money to Peter on condition that he brings up Simon. Peter blows the money on buying the Bookies from Dan, who having broken up with Leanne leaves Weatherfield.
  • Janice is sentenced to community service following the fraud incident.
  • David meets up with his old cellmate Graeme, who makes himself at home at No.8 and shows up with a stolen car. Joe meanwhile is having trouble with clients the Windass family who are refusing to pay for one of his kitchens. David gets them to pay up when he threatens them without Joe's permission. Graeme warns David that the Windasses have a reputation of being rough, and indeed Joe's tools are soon stolen, and as he isn't insured, Joe's in financial trouble. When Tina finds out she, David and Graeme tear out the Windasses kitchen. The Windasses respond by stealing Graeme's car, but the joke is on them as it was already stolen and Graeme wanted rid of it.
Hayley returns but is already considering leaving again
  • David and Tina find out about Gail and Joe's affair.
  • Hayley Cropper returns from her charity work in Africa but she isn't herself. She confesses to Roy that she wants to go back to Africa, but quickly changes her mind and apologizes. She decides not to return to her job at Underworld and instead to continue with charity work here.
  • Dev has changed his mind about Tara and a reluctant Prem agrees not to tell Tara about Dev's affair with Nina. Dev helps Darryl out with the books for the Kebab shop and decides to buy the shop from Jerry. Darryl is shocked that Jerry has also decided to sell the house, leaving him jobless and homeless. When Darryl finishes with Amber because of it, Amber tells Tara about Dev's affair. Dev tells Tara the truth, and Amber leaves for Finland to spend time with her mother to get away from Dev for a while. Shortstaffed, Dev gives Darryl and Tina jobs at the Kebab shop.
  • Emily runs into Jed at the hospital and invites him to live with her, remembering him from when he lived at No.5 in the 1960s.
  • Becky's court date is looming and Steve doesn't know if he can make it as he has to attend a party for Michelle's parents anniversary on same day. Steve manages to slip away from the party and gets to the courtroom just in time and confirms that he is having an affair with Becky, even though Blanche is watching in the public gallery. Becky is released without charge and she and Steve end up sleeping together. Steve later tells Becky that he really meant what he said on the stand about loving her, and he is going to break up with Michelle.
  • Norris meets Mary Taylor, who always beats him at competitions.
  • Graeme gets a job at the butcher's.

[edit] December

Tony murders Jed Stone - or does he?
  • Steve can't bring himself to dump Michelle and decides to make her dump him by deliberately being a bad boyfriend.
  • Tony and Carla get married. At the wedding, a drunk Sally shows Maria the video of Liam and Carla, but Maria is too late to confront Carla as she and Tony have already left for their honeymoon. Maria finds out from Rosie that Tony knew about the video and works out that Tony could have killed Liam. Her friends think she's suffering from grief and worry about her instability. When the Gordons return, Tony offers Maria a million pounds to drop her accusations and admits to Carla that he knows about her and Liam. Maria tells the police about Tony but he tells them Maria is deranged. The police don't press charges, but Maria gains an ally in Jed, who tries to get more money out of Tony when he sees him meeting with Jimmy. In a bout of anger Tony strangles Jed with the factory's negligee and stores his body in a storage hamper until he can move it. On Christmas Day, Tony discovers that Jed has survived the attempted murder. Jed is terrified that Tony will kill him so agrees to move to one of Tony's properties in Wigan and stay out of his way. Maria however is still on the warpath and paints 'murderer' outside the factory. The police turn up to arrest her for criminal damage but Tony refuses to press charges. Maria leaves to stay with her parents for a few weeks.
  • Molly thinks Tyrone is having an affair with Minnie but Tyrone is only selling her cheap perfume. When Molly sees Minnie wearing a t-shirt that Tyrone was wearing earlier, she calls off the wedding. Tyrone admits to being involved in Pam's scams but Molly is angry that he lied to her. With Tyrone refusing to work for Pam anymore, Pam uses Darryl in an bio oil scam, but the oil explodes inside No.9's outside toilet.
  • The new tenants at No.6 turn out to be the Windasses. They have to manhandle Teresa out of the house. As the Windasses settle in, Anna Windass tries to make peace with Gail, while Eddie Windass gets a job at Street Cars. Joe meanwhile has been evicted from his flat as he can't afford the rent, but he is too proud to tell Gail. He vents his frustrations at the Windasses at the Platts' Christmas party.
  • Janice starts her community service work and works under Emily who is volunteering.
  • Eileen Grimshaw's dad Colin arrives in the street and starts charming Rita.
  • Steve hires Jesse Chadwick to entertain at a party for Amy but his wife, who was part of his double act, has left him, and he's down in the dumps. Steve tries to cheer him up and Eileen takes the place of Jesse's wife for the party.
  • For Christmas, Roy and Hayley have a Christmas lunch for the homeless.
  • Peter has been trying to charm Leanne but she's worried about his drinking. Peter turns up drunk at Simon's school nativity play and makes a scene when a teacher tries to refuse him entry. Ken is angry with him and tells him he is too drunk to look after Simon. When he sobers up, Peter admits he has a problem and decides to stay sober.
  • Liz appoints a new assistant manager at the Rovers, Poppy, angering Michelle. When Lloyd agrees to DJ at a Christmas party Steve thinks he's only doing it because he fancies his chances with Poppy. However at the party Lloyd ends up kissing Liz. The pair see in 2009 in Lloyd's flat.
  • Emily invites Wiki Dankowska for Christmas lunch at No.3 when Norris wins a Polish Christmas hamper.

[edit] Who lives where

Coronation Street residents

Rosamund Street residents

Victoria Street residents

Victoria Court residents Others

Unknown residence - Kelly Crabtree, Tony Gordon

[edit] Awards and nominations

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