Coronation Street

In Monday’s first trip down the Street, the aftermath of John’s actions are still being felt by both Rosie and Fiz, who are both struggling to get their lives back to normal. Rosie’s jumpy and worried about being left alone, while Fiz is becoming increasingly stressed by John constantly calling her. Kirk’s starting to wonder if it’s the right time for him and Chesney to be going off to South Africa to see Cilla, leaving Fiz alone.

Elsewhere, Dan introduces himself to Peter and asks him if he’d be interested in buying the bookies but Peter’s still not in the right frame of mind to think about starting a new business as he’s struggling to cope with fatherhood.

Ken’s furious when he finds Simon has been left home alone and tells Peter he doesn’t want him making the same mistakes he did with his children.

Tony’s keeping quiet about raiding the payroll account and when, one by one, the girls discover their wages haven’t gone into their bank accounts, he makes himself scarce. The staff decide to down tools until they find out what’s going on.

David’s on the phone again to his old cellmate Graeme, which infuriates Tina who doesn’t want him to have anything to do with the ex-jail bird. David ignores her and agrees to let Graeme doss down on their sofa.

In the 8.30pm episode, Blanche and Ken are reeling from the shock news that Peter has called a social worker to take Simon away. Ken begs him to reconsider but even after talking to the social worker at length, Peter’s mind is made up.

Ken can’t bear the thought of Simon being taken into care and offers to look after him instead. Blanche isn’t sure how Deirdre’s going to feel about the development when she returns from France. but Peter’s relieved and makes plans to return to Portsmouth.

The Underworld staff are furious they haven’t been paid and demand to know what’s happened to their wages and although Tony tries to cover, the girls don’t believe him. He tells them they can leave if they don’t trust him and promises to sort out the problem as soon as possible, blaming a mix-up at the bank. He only wins them round by offering them a bonus if they finish the order on time.

Tina’s less than impressed when she discovers that David has given Graeme £300 to buy him a car and when Graeme turns up in a fancy motor that has clearly been stolen, she’s furious. Meanwhile, Gail and Joe are still skulking around trying to keep their romance a secret.

On Wednesday, The factory staff are still worried about their wages and when they find that they still haven’t been paid, they confront Tony. Realising he’s lied to them, the workforce down tools and walk out.

Desperate to get the order out, he offers them a sub to come back to work. Iill they accept or leave him high and dry?

Meanwhile, Fiz has only been back at work for a day but when she gets a call from her mum Cilla in South Africa, she tells Tony she has to take time off immediately because of a family crisis.

Peter’s surprised when his visit to Lucy’s solicitor proves extremely lucrative; she’s left him everything in her estate on the proviso that he brings up his son. Once back on the Street, Peter immediately makes Dan an offer for the bookies and Ken is delighted that he’s decided to stay around and bring up Simon. But Ken’s pleasure turns to dismay when he discovers that Peter has only done it for the money.

Gail’s loving the attention that she’s getting from Joe but she’s worried about how David will react when he finds out. She doesn’t have to wait too long for an answer when David, Tina and Graeme return home unexpectedly and catch her and Joe together.

Elsewhere, Tara turns up at the corner shop and isn’t best pleased to find Dev and Eileen sharing a joke. She demands some answers from Dev and asks him to tell her the real reason he finished with her.

In the 7.30pm episode on Friday, David and Tina are struggling to come to terms with the fact that their parents are an item but Joe tells David that he needs to grow up a bit. David tells Gail that he’s OK about them seeing each other as long as they don’t kiss in front of him.

Later, however, David’s loyalties to Joe become clear when the Windass family refuse to pay for the kitchen he’s fitted. Armed with a piece of wood, David decides to turn vigilante debt collector.

Ken’s worried that Peter will gamble away Simon’s inheritance but Peter says he wants to make a go of the business so he and his son can have a future. When Ken refuses to see reason, Peter decides to pack his bags and take his son with him to the flat above the bookies.

Amber’s stunned when she finds Tara emerging from Dev’s bedroom and quizzes her dad about what’s going on. Dev’s determined to try and make a go of things and decides to visit Prem in the hope of getting his blessing. While he’s there, he asks Prem not to tell Tara about his fling with Nina.

Elsewhere, Sally and Tony are concerned when a journalist turns up at the factory in search of Rosie.

In the last visit of the week on Friday, Joe isn’t overly pleased when he discovers what David’s been up to trying to get the money the Windasses owe.

Meanwhile, Graeme’s shocked when he finds out that David’s been winding up one of Weatherfield’s hardest families and warns David to stay away, but is it too late?

Prem reluctantly agrees to let Dev’s relationship with Tara continue but only for the sake of his daughter. Dev’s delighted that he can finally make plans for the future with Tara and he starts by offering to help Darryl out of a tight spot with the kebab shop.

Peter proudly shows Simon around the bookies and invites Leanne to have tea with them both. Leanne accepts but later, she draws the line at playing mum…

Elsewhere, Tony’s delighted when Leanne tells him she’s sold one of the flats and he tells the girls that they will finally get paid. And finally, Dan leaves Weatherfield without Kelly.