In the first visit of the week on Monday at 7:30pm, Paula’s furious to discover Colin’s back on the street and staying with Eileen. She accuses Eileen of being a hypocrite for which Eileen slaps her across the face.

As Colin steps in trying to apologise to her, Paula screams at him, saying what he did was abuse. She leaves but Eileen’s a mess, hating the situation she’s been put in. She tries to be strong but when Paula reappears telling them she’s been to the police, Eileen’s devastated.

Ramsay tells Emily he wants to mend his relationship with Norris before he leaves for Australia but when he tries to apologise to Norris again, asking for his forgiveness, Norris counters that as far as he’s concerned, Ramsay killed his mother…

Fed up of getting nowhere on the phone, a desperate Fiz heads down to the hospital to enquire about John. But she’s spotted by Julie, who’s there with Colin. Fiz doesn‘t give anything away and Julie‘s left puzzled by the sighting.

With Blanche still absent from the Barlows the atmosphere between Ken and Deirdre is tense. It’s clear they’re struggling in each others company and Blanche’s return would be welcome.

Maria’s flummoxed when she receives delivery of a flat packed cot and is grateful when Tony offers to help her put it up.

At 8.30pm, as Jason and Julie panic about Paula’s threat, Eileen tries to remain calm but inside she’s terrified. Colin’s devastated as they wait to see whether Paula was bluffing. Julie’s gone after her mum and as they talk she implores her to think about what good involving the police will do. However, Paula retorts she couldn’t bear seeing them all together like one big happy family and she wants him to pay. Meanwhile as Colin starts to fall apart, saying he’d never survive in prison, Eileen urges him to face up to what he did. But how will they react when there’s knock on the door?

Peter has a job on his hands getting Blanche to agree to go out for the night, but his work finally done, he invites Michelle round for a meal. But when she turns him down, saying Luke’s already invited her for a drink, it looks like Peter could’ve missed the boat.

As Tony helps Maria assemble the cot, he won’t answer his phone to Natasha, so how will she react when she spots him leaving her rival’s house?

And Julie lets slip to Chesney that she saw Fiz at the hospital. Fiz covers claiming she was with Maria.

On Wednesday, as the doctor arrives and reveals Colin’s died of a heart attack, Julie rushes home. Seeing the police leave, she senses something’s wrong and is devastated to hear her father’s dead. Julie sobs hysterically over Colin’s body but Eileen urges her to get a grip as she goes to break the news to Jason. Eileen appears cold as she battles to hold it together in front of her family but when she opens Colin’s wallet and finds a photo of him with her when she was a little girl, she finally breaks down.

Elsewhere, Norris is furious to find Ramsay holding court in the Rovers with Emily, Ken, Deirdre and Blanche. He storms out as Rita receives the shocking news that Colin’s died. She retreats as she battles her emotions.

Chesney confronts Fiz about her hospital visit but Fiz covers claiming she was accompanying Maria to an appointment. Chesney however is suspicious, worrying that his sister may be ill.

And returning from a good date with Luke, Michelle is surprised to get a call from JD asking her to go on tour with the band. It’s something she’s always wanted to do but she’s quick to turn him down for Ryan’s sake.

In Friday’s 7.30pm episode, Maria covers for Fiz when Chesney quizzes her about her hospital appointment, but when he secretly phones the home schooling network and finds out Fiz is lying about her meeting that afternoon, Chesney’s more suspicious than ever.

Unaware, Fiz goes to visit John in prison and on seeing him beaten up, she cries tears of pity admitting that she still loves him. It’s an emotional awakening for the couple but as Fiz leaves the prison, she’s confronted by Chesney who’s followed her there. Will Fiz confess to the true extent of her feelings and how will Chesney react?

Julie and Jason are sorting through Colin’s things when Paula calls round. Julie’s disgusted with her mum and blames her for Colin’s death. Paula tries to defend her actions, saying she went to the police because she wanted justice. Will Julie be able to forgive Paula for her part in Colin‘s death? Meanwhile Eileen struggles with her emotions, unsure of what to feel.

Natasha’s hurt when she finds out Tony lied to her about his business meeting when he was actually building a cot for Maria. She accuses him of preferring to spend time with Maria rather than her but Tony eases her fears by claiming he only feels pity for Maria.

Ryan convinces Michelle she must go on tour with the band and that he’ll be fine staying at Phil’s. Meanwhile, Sian worries that Ryan’s gone off her.

At 8.30pm, Chesney’s furious and blasts Fiz for her deception. Suddenly seeing everything clearly, he accuses Fiz of simply using him as an excuse to go and see John again. Fiz denies it but Chesney refuses to listen and back on the street, he locks her out of the house. By the time Fiz gets into No.5, she discovers Chesney’s raided her purse, taken his things and gone. Panicking, Fiz sets about looking for her brother but when Eddie tells her how he dropped Chesney at Piccadilly Station earlier on, Fiz fears the worst.

It’s the day of Colin’s funeral and, as the family set, off Eileen’s unimpressed to see Julie’s wreath which spells ‘Dad’. Julie’s overbearing and as she delivers the eulogy saying what a wonderful person he was, Eileen can’t take anymore. Pushing Julie out of the way she takes over, talking fondly about some of her childhood memories of Colin. As the mourners leave, Eileen’s surprised to see Rita at the crematorium. She tells Eileen how she really loved Colin and wishes she’d attended the service. It sets Eileen thinking about forgiveness and back on the street, she goes to speak to Julie.

Michelle tells Peter she’s going on tour with the band for six months. Knowing he missed his chance, Peter admits he’ll be sad to see her leave. Luke meanwhile is gutted to hear about her plans, having hoped they were starting something good.

Sian’s gutted when Tamsin puts her contact details into Ryan’s phone and it’s clear he’s enjoying the attention.