On Monday, Peter and Leanne are delighted when George informs them that the offer on the derelict joinery premises at the end of the Street has been accepted and that the planning application has been submitted to the council.

Ken, however, is furious over the latest developments with the wine bar and asks Deirdre to pull some strings with her old mates in the planning department to put a stop to the scheme.

Keen to get another job at the council though, Deirdre refuses, prompting Ken to go behind her back and scupper any chances she had of working at the council again. Deirdre’s outraged by Ken’s petty behaviour.

Meanwhile, Steve finds a box of old photos in The Rovers, and when Becky and Claire spot the fading shots of the pub’s Christmas panto, they hatch a plan to resurrect the old tradition and stage a panto of their own. Steve’s not so sure, but the idea soon begins to take shape.

Molly’s not best pleased with Kevin’s plans to delay splitting up with Sally until after Sophie’s finished her exams. Kevin tries to apologise though and explain that he’s just trying to do what’s right for everyone.

Elsewhere, Gary returns from his army taster weekend full of enthusiasm for a life in the forces.

At 8:30pm, an excited Peter and Leanne meet with the architect at the derelict Turners joinery building and begin planning exactly how the wine bar will look. They’re also grateful when George offers to help out by collecting Simon from school.

George enjoys spending time with his grandson and is happy to spoil him, so when Simon asks to visit Santa’s grotto, George is only too pleased to take him.

When they arrive however, George is highly amused to discover that the department store’s Santa is none other than Ken, who’s not amused in the slightest that George has rumbled his secret sideline.

A row ensues between the two grandfathers which results in Ken being unceremoniously unmasked, much to Simon and the store manager’s horror.

Gary’s full of stories from his recruitment weekend and tells his parents that he’s keen to join the Army. Anna’s worried that he’ll get killed, but Eddie’s proud of his son and encourages him to follow his dream.

Meanwhile, Rosie continues to wind up her family while Sally suggests that a bar job might be a good idea in the run-up to Christmas to earn some extra cash. Rosie, however, declares that bar work is beneath her. Later, Sophie’s not impressed when Rosie offers to lend her a less-than-appropriate top for her baptism.

Becky and Claire are delighted when Liz gives the go-ahead to put on a Christmas panto in The Rovers. When John offers a Cinderella script he wrote a few years ago, he also puts himself forward as director. Graeme, meanwhile, fancies himself as Prince Charming.

Elsewhere, Bernie’s impressed by the effort Dev’s gone to for their romantic meal at his flat.

On Thursday, Simon tells Peter and Leanne about the row between his granddads, while over at the Barlows’, Deirdre has little sympathy for Ken, clearly believing he has brought it all on himself.

Realising that he’s going to get little support from his family, Ken heads to The Rovers where he holds a protest meeting against the new wine bar in a bid to get the locals on his side. When Peter gets wind of what his dad’s up to, he storms into the pub and tells Ken exactly what he thinks of him.

Meanwhile, Sally gently chides Kevin over forgetting their wedding anniversary. Irritated and feeling guilty, he points out that they can’t celebrate two wedding anniversaries each year.

There’s a surprise in store for Dev when he drops Bernie off at the golf club and sees his twins Aadi and Asha in Matt’s car. Matt’s forced to explain that his new fiancée is Sunita. With that, Dev goes to the house and Sunita apologies for not telling him about her engagement sooner. Will he give her his blessing?

Elsewhere, Carla tells the factory girls that the business is in a state and that Christmas is cancelled. Later, she’s shocked to receive a letter from Tony in prison. She immediately bins it, but will she really be able to resist reading it?

On Friday at 7:30pm, undeterred by Peter’s refusal to spend Christmas with him and the rest of the family, Ken pushes on with his campaign to scupper the wine bar opening. Deirdre’s horrified though when she hears that Ken plans to write an article for the Gazette opposing the plans.

In an attempt to deter him, she lets him know that he’ll be spending Christmas alone if he does. When Ken finds Peter discussing the building plans with Bill Webster, he decides that enough is enough.

Meanwhile, Dev’s preoccupied and Bernie’s convinced that he’s brooding over Sunita’s engagement. Dev, however, denies her suggestion, but it’s clear that he’s been unsettled by the news.

He later goes to visit Sunita again but leaves feeling dejected when Matt returns with the children.

The plans for The Rovers’ panto are in full swing and it isn’t long before the bickering begins over who gets what role. Becky’s delighted with the script and it’s clear that she thinks she should be Cinderella, but it looks like she has some stiff competition.

Elsewhere, against her better judgement, Carla visits Tony in prison, but she’s shocked by what she finds. And Graeme’s on his window cleaning round and enjoys winding Norris up over a ‘stolen ladder’.

At 8:30pm, Carla’s keen to know why Tony wanted to see her, and she’s irritated by his incoherent ramblings. Nothing, however, prepares her for when he finally gets to the point; he reveals that she didn’t kill Jimmy and he sent him to ground…

How will Carla react to the bombshell after spending months believing that she’d murdered someone?

Meanwhile, Dev’s furious when Matt calls around and tells him to back off and stop upsetting Sunita and the children. Later, Bernie becomes tired of Dev’s obsession with Sunita and Matt and storms out of the pub, leaving Dev free to go round to Sunita’s again. When he starts rowing with Matt, Sunita threatens to stop Dev’s access to the children.

The casting for the pantomime is quite a performance in itself as there’s stiff competition for each role. The much-coveted part of Cinderella is a closely fought battle between Becky and Claire, but who’ll bag the lead role?

Peter’s stunned when he receives a call from the Gazette asking for his side of the story. Peter storms round to Ken and Deirdre’s house to let his father know exactly what he thinks. Deirdre’s disgusted that Ken went behind her back and contacted the press.

Elsewhere, Graeme’s agreed to fix Emily’s broken window but makes the mistake of letting Norris hold the ladder…