Coming up on Coronation Street

In Monday’s first visit to the Street, as Dev plans his proposal to Tara, she’s putting the finishing touches to her own plan. Both agree that tonight will be an important night for them, but their agendas couldn’t be more differenet.
As Dev goes ring shopping, Tara makes sure her art installation is ready to be revealed. When Dev returns and the crowds gather, his excitement over the big occasion suddenly makes her realise the enormity of what she’s about to do. Steeling herself for the unveiling, Tara begins her speech but when Dev suddenly falls to one knee will Tara have a change of heart?
Jason plays peacemaker as he tries to get Eileen and Julie talking by arranging drinks in the Rovers. He also claims he’ll put things right between Eileen and Colin but with Eileen’s anger showing no signs of letting up and Julie feeling the heat too, it doesn’t look like he’s got an easy task ahead.
Blanche and Peter are struggling to find their feet living together. Sick of her constant interfering and worrying about the affect it’s having on Simon, Peter tells Ken she’s driving him mad. Ken promises to try and sort things out with Deirdre but it‘s clear he‘s dreading the prospect.
Mary tells Norris that she’s prepared to wait for him until he’s ready to leave and go travelling with her but Norris is horrified to discover she’s waiting in the motor home which she’s now parked on the street! A panic stricken Norris tells Mary that Rita still needs his support.
And Luke asks Michelle out on a date, will she say yes?

At 8.30pm, as Dev waits for Tara’s answer to his proposal, he’s horrified to see the contents of the huge poster that’s unfurling down the side of the Victoria Court flats. As the crowd looks on stunned, Dev is thoroughly humiliated and realises Tara isn’t going to give him the answer he wanted.

As she stands defiant, filling everyone in about Lisa, people start to laugh. Getting up from the floor Dev grabs Tara and drags her back to the flat to explain herself.

Meanwhile, mortified by her dad’s behaviour, Amber moves out of the flat and in with Darryl and Teresa.
Jason tries to talk the ladies round but they’re having none of it and Eileen soon heads home where she’s met by a drunken Paula. Not wanting anymore dirty linen washed in public, Eileen pulls her inside. Suddenly feeling sorry for Julie she offers to help the pair reconcile. Is Eileen softening to the idea of having a ’sister’?

As Peter and Luke vie for Michelle’s affections, Ryan becomes a pawn in the game. Realising Ryan’s band are struggling for transport, Luke offers to loan them a van. Michelle’s clearly touched but determined not to be upstaged, Peter goes all out to get Ryan tickets for a much sought after gig. Will it have the desired effect on Michelle?
The parked motor home is a distressing sight for Norris but Mary insists it won’t be there for long. However, looking at Norris, Emily isn’t so sure.
And a plan is forming in David’s head as he reels Gary in with talk of his involvement in stealing to order.
On Wednesday, when Jason and Julie hear Colin is trying to discharge himself from hospital, they decide they’ve got to do something to help him. It’s clear he won’t cope alone but Colin’s adamant he’s leaving.

Julie’s at a loss as to what to do but as he falls over simply trying to dress himself, Jason makes a decision and says they’re taking him home with them. Meanwhile Paula’s been to visit Eileen to thank her for helping her patch things up with Julie. The pair agree to rekindle their friendship but this is soon thrown into chaos when Colin arrives back on the street. How will Eileen react to find her disgraced dad back in her home?
With Tara’s art installation now featuring in the Gazette, her revenge plan is complete and Dev’s thoroughly humiliated. He’s also desperate to make up with Amber who isn’t returning his calls and is too embarrassed to go into college. Umed tries to talk her round claiming that the gossip will soon die down but Amber reveals Dev’s antics are now all over the internet and she’ll never speak to him again.
Joe’s relieved to receive a payment and makes a hasty call to the loan shark. David then offers to bank the cash but with his own agenda, he makes a show of the cash in front of Gary who wants to know how he’s making so much money.

Also, Mary invites Norris for dinner in the motor home but he gets more than he expected when he arrives to find her dressed in a negligee. Norris is alarmed by her overt fliriting, but will he fall prey to her charms?
On Friday at 7.30pm, following Mary’s amorous advances, Norris tells his friends he’s made a decision about their future and after a big heart to heart, Mary prepares the motor home. But when a mysterious visitor called Ramsay arrives looking for Norris, his life’s thrown into chaos. Will Norris be leaving the street with Mary?
Eileen isn’t happy that she was forced into letting Colin stay the night and says she wants him out, today. Jason sets about ringing round care homes, while Eileen confides in Rita. Colin’s surprised to receive a visit from Rita and as he pleads his case, Rita’s shocked to find herself feeling sorry for him. She urges him to think about his relationship with Eileen but when he asks Eileen if he can stay, she tells him she can’t forgive him.
As Fiz gets ready to visit John in prison, Maria laughs at how much effort she’s going to for Chesney’s ‘teacher’. Will a guilty Fiz admit who’s really helping her?
Umed tells Amber that he knows how much she’s humiliated and hurting but asks her to consider how Dev must feel too, which gets Amber thinking. Will she make up with her dad?

And Jack’s surprised when Connie offers him a holiday in Spain, but worried about what people will think, will he accept?

At 8.30pm, having made his plans, Norris wants nothing to do with his brother Ramsay. Knowing nothing of his existence, both Rita and Emily are shocked by Norris’s animosity as he refuses to even talk to Ramsay or explain the reason why he hates him so much. Emily tries to force a meeting between the two but when they eventually come face to face, she’s stunned by Norris’s accusations.
When Fiz gets a phone call saying John’s been attacked by an inmate and taken to hospital, she struggles to hide her shock from Maria. Knowing she was due to be visiting Chesney’s ‘teacher’, Maria puts the pieces together and susses that she’s been seeing John. She demands to know whether Fiz plans to wait for him but Fiz is more concerned with the wellbeing of her man.
Colin pleads with Eileen to let him stay but she refuses to back down. However, as she forces an argument to find out what his true feelings are, he reveals he regrets the incident deeply as he lost his whole family. Will Eileen soften towards her sick father?

Eddie’s stolen the wholesalers account details from the café and is loading his trolley but there’s a shock in store for him when he goes to the checkout. An alarm goes off and as the manger heads towards him, it looks like Eddie’s in trouble.
And finally, Jack lies to Molly and Tyrone about his holiday, claiming he’s going to Blackpool for 2 weeks.
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