In Monday’s 7:30pm episode, Carla’s dreading Tony’s return from his business trip after her visit to see Jed and she’s snappy with Rosie when she unwittingly thwarts Carla’s attempts to speak to Maria.

When Carla eventually gets to visit Maria to try and make amends, she’s disturbed by Maria’s claims that Tony paid someone to run Liam over. Secretly wondering if it’s true, Carla tells Leanne that she isn’t sure she knows who Tony really is. ..

When Tony finally does return, she tells him that she’s seen Jed and asks Tony if he knows anything about the marks around his neck…

Elsewhere, Len’s gloating about David’s injuries but Anna berates him; she’s worried about what’s going to happen to Gary. David’s pleased that Tina agreed to tell the police that Gary threw the first punch but Tina’s already feeling uneasy about the lie, especially when Gail makes it clear how glad she is that Tina witnessed everything.

Meanwhile, Gary tries to convince Len that Tina’s lying about what happened and Len says that he’ll “have a word” with her.

Janice’s friends are stunned when she tells them that that she’s thinking about training as a nurse. She insists that she’s changed and Vicki tells her that if it’s what she wants, she should go for it.

Rosie’s enjoying making Sophie feel uncomfortable by teasing her about her crush on Ben, the captain of the swimming team.

Elsewhere, Ken and Martha’s friendship continues to blossom as they share their love of languages, but he still hasn’t told her that he’s married.

At 8:30pm, Tony puts on a great act with Carla, denying any involvement in Jed’s injuries. He insists that he found Jed trying to commit suicide and saved him and that the guilt at pushing someone to those lengths prompted him to re-house the pensioner. Carla isn’t sure but with no evidence to the contrary, she has to believe Tony.

Later, Tony calls Jimmy and asks him to put the frighteners on Jed, which Jimmy duly does. Unaware of what’s happened, Carla can’t help having a feeling of unease when she overhears Emily telling Rita that Jed’s been rushed to hospital with a suspected heart attack.

Anna approaches Gail in the Kabin and begs her to ask Tina who really started the fight, but Gail’s having none of it. When Gail reveals Anna’s suspicions to Tina and David, they immediately deny everything. Gary does himself no favours by telling Tina that he knows she lied to the police, almost starting another fight with David in front of Rita.

Sophie’s enjoyed a lovely evening with Ben, prompting Rosie to moan that she wasn’t allowed out on dates at 14 but Sally points out that she never brought home charming church-going boyfriends like Ben!

Elsewhere, Ken reveals to Ted the details of his friendship with Martha and Ken’s later asked by Janice to tutor her so she can realise her dream of becoming a nurse.

At the Rovers, the Flight Fandangos have arrived for their darts tournament with Kirk’s team. Despite being led by Captain Kirk, there’s nothing remotely starry about the Rovers team. As they’re beaten one by one by their opponents – including Disco Dave who’s played by darts supremo Phil Taylor – one of the visiting team recognises Eddie and it soon becomes clear that the mugging scam has been used before.

On Wednesday, Carla’s a woman on a mission; she needs to know exactly what Tony’s done and if he was responsible for Liam’s death. She realises that Jimmy is the man with the answers and after first speaking to Leanne to sort out a bolt-hole if needs be, she heads out to Jimmy’s.

Tony’s suspicious about where Carla’s gone and when he finds out that her meeting with a ‘client’ doesn’t exist, he sets out to try and find her.

Meanwhile, Jimmy’s feeling the pressure as Carla quizzes him about Tony and as she leaves, he calls Tony to tell him about her visit. With Carla on her way back to the factory, how will Tony react?

The Windasses are on a charm offensive after Gary and David’s fight and Eddie’s darts scam. Anna’s baking cakes for everyone and they even call in on David and Tina hoping to encourage David to drop the charges. Eventually, Anna has to concede that it’ll take something more than butterfly cakes to make the Platts feel differently about her family.

Janice meanwhile is having her first lesson with Ken but she’s not best pleased when he suggests that maybe she should set her sights a bit lower than five GCSEs and that she might be better thinking of a career as a care assistant rather than a nurse.

On Friday in the 7:30pm episode, Carla and Tony sit in the deserted factory after sending the girls home early. Carla wants answers but Tony wants to know why she’s been asking so many questions.

Like a dog with a bone, Carla won’t let it go and she starts to see cracks in Tony’s façade as she finally tells him exactly how much Liam meant to her.

A devastated and beaten Tony can only listen as Carla tells him how much she loved – and still loves Liam – even though he’s gone. With nothing else to fight for, will Tony finally confess to Liam’s murder?

With other Street residents, Gail reluctantly agrees to go for a drive with Anna Windass and is intrigued when they arrive outside the prison gates. Anna then issues an impassioned plea to Gail asking her to get Tina to change her story so that Gary can avoid a prison sentence. However, Gail’s unaware that Tina has lied about the fight and insists to Anna that she’s doing the right thing giving evidence against Gary.

Steve and Lloyd have a heart-to-heart and realise that they can’t let a woman ruin their friendship, even if that woman is Liz. Liz is delighted that the pair are friends again but she’s less than impressed when she discovers that Steve’s taking Lloyd on a lads night out.

Eileen’s dad Colin is getting on like a house on fire with Rita and also seems to be making an impression on the other ladies on the street, much to Eileen’s annoyance.

Elsewhere, Vicki gets a call from Poland to say that her mother’s ill and she has to return home immediately.

At 8:30pm, the storm that’s raging outside Underworld is nothing compared to the one inside.

A stunned Carla stares in disbelief at Tony as he calmly confesses to the murder of Liam. Although she’d started to suspect he was behind Liam’s death, nothing could’ve prepared her for hearing the truth and his motives for it.

She starts to fear for her own safety and tries to figure out a way to escape. Salvation comes in the form of Vicki who arrives at the factory to tell them she’s going back to Poland.

Seizing the opportunity, Carla opens the locked door despite Tony’s protestations. He’s keen to get rid of Vicky and resume his conversation with Carla but she makes a last desperate bid for freedom.

Will she escape the murderer’s clutches or has she pushed him too far this time?

Steve and Lloyd are preparing for the lads night out but Liz is still concerned, especially when Norris talks about the dive where Lloyd and Steve are going. Steve’s also less than impressed, especially when he discovers that Lloyd has duped him into attending a singles night.

Finally, Mary invites Norris on a cruise with her and her mother but he turns her down and refuses to believe Rita’s claims that Mary’s falling for him.