Fans of Corrie will of course know that duplicitous Rob Donovan (Marc Baylis) recently roped his girlfriend Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford) into faking a robbery, during which valuable silk from Underworld was ‘stolen’, leaving his sister Carla Connor struggling to replace the material in time to get a vital order out…

And until next week, though she was always suspicious of the story about the robbery, Carla (Alison King) didn’t know for sure that her brother Rob had anything to do with it, however, she’s set to find out, and when she does, it could spell the end of her relationship with her sibling.

The drama begins on Monday, May 27 when Tracy becomes more and more concerned that Carla knows the truth. However, Rob reassures her that his sister has no clue, and together, they set about finding a buyer for the cloth. Read more & comment »

Fans of Coronation Street will know that Tracy Barlow and Rob Donovan are a match made in heaven, given that there’s really nothing either wouldn’t stoop to in order to get what they want…

So when Rob (Marc Baylis) decides to exact some costly revenge on his sister Carla Connor (Alison King) this week, it’s not surprising that his partner in crime – literally – is our Tracy Love.

The drama begins on Monday, May 20th when, as usual, Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoigne) and Rob are bickering and winding each other up at the bookies. So, to lighten his day, Rob takes Tracy (Kate Ford) into the backroom of the betting shop for what might be described as afternoon delight. However, they leave the coffee machine on, and it floods the shop. Read more & comment »

As Corrie viewers will know, Carla Connor (Alison King) has bought Leanne Tilsley (Jane Danson) out of Peter Barlow’s business, much to Peter’s chagrin…

And to add insult to injury as far as Peter (Chris Gascoigne) is concerned, Carla’s also given her brother Rob Donovan (Marc Baylis) carte blanche to do whatever he thinks is necessary to revive the ailing bookies and make it turn more of a profit.

But while Rob’s smug over Peter’s humiliation, Peter’s quietly determined that Rob won’t win this particular battle… Read more & comment »

Bookie Peter Barlow has always had a tempestuous relationship with his lover Carla Connor, and in next week’s episodes of the soap, Carla is set to infuriate Peter once again when not only does she buy his ex-wife Leanne (Jane Danson) out of his business, she also insists on giving her brother Rob free range to try out new ideas at the betting shop!

The drama begins on Monday 22nd when Leanne calls into the bookies to collect her share of the week’s takings. However, Peter (Chris Gascoyne) tells her there is no money to pick up because business has been so slow…

Annoyed, Leanne then suggests to Peter that he should just buy her out, but he replies that he doesn’t have that kind of money. Read more & comment »

New Coronation Street producer, Stuart Blackburn, has revealed some details regarding some of the shows most loved characters including Roy and Hayley Cropper, Peter Barlow and Carla Connor, David and Kylie Platt, Tracey Barlow as well as a huge hint about one person who was rumoured to be perishing in the great Rovers Return fire, Stella Price!

As fans of the award-winning soap will know, Stuart Blackburn took over from Phil Collinson at the beginning of this year after his stint at ITV rival soap Emmerdale, and has already ruffled a few feathers with his drastic action plans with regards to the current cast.
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Coronation Street star Marc Baylis has revealed that his character, Rob Donovan, is about to be given a second chance at working at the factory by his sister Carla, however, as Rob sees himself in a position that’s somewhat higher than being Carla’s whipping boy, whether he’ll accept, or continue trying to ruin Carla’s business, remains to be seen.

As fans will recall, Rob cooked the books at the factory in order to have a broker assess the worth of the business at far less than its real market value, and he then nicked one of Carla’s (Alison King) clients, taking a hefty order from her in the process.

During an interview with Soaplife about the storyline, Marc began by explaining how his character felt when Carla turned up in Weatherfield again after originally leaving to live in America.

He said, “Carla’s arrival [was] a shock more than anything because only a couple of weeks previously she announced she was leaving Weatherfield again for good.” Read more & comment »

After her last attempt at marrying Nick Tilsley, Leanne Barlow is set to take the plunge and try again, by rearranging another Coronation Street wedding for them in secret.

Fans of the award-winning soap will know how Leanne (Jane Danson) and Nick (Ben Price) were due to marry for the second time on Christmas Day, after the return of Leanne’s ex-husband Peter (Chris Gasgoyne) right before they were due to jet off on holiday, put a stop to their booked Vegas wedding.
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Peter Barlow and his girlfriend Carla Connor of course arrived back in Weatherfield last week, on what’s meant to be a flying visit so that Peter can spend time with his son Simon over Christmas.

And as we heard in last week’s episodes, Carla (Alison King) has them booked onto flights to return to the States on Boxing Day, however, her plan is now in jeopardy as Peter wants to stay on the Street.

So he may end up having to choose between Carla and Simon, because for as much as Carla wants to go, Simon wants his dad to stay.

Chris Gascoyne, who of course plays Peter, has revealed on the show’s official website that the decision about whether to stay on the Street or leave with Carla will be one of the most difficult he’s ever had to make… Read more & comment »

Fans of Coronation Street will know that Peter Barlow and Carla Connor are making a return to Weatherfield in tonight’s episode…

And their unannounced – and unwelcome, as far as Nick Tilsley is concerned – arrival will set into motion a chain of events that could lead to Christmas heartache for all involved in the long running love square!

Peter (Chris Gascoyne) and Carla (Alison King) of course left the cobbles earlier this year after a harrowing tug-of-love over Peter’s son Simon ended with his now ex-wife Leanne (Jane Danson) getting custody of the boy.

But while Peter and Carla have been away, Leanne accepted Nick’s (Ben Price) proposal, and tonight, we’ll see the couple preparing to jet off to America to wed in Las Vegas, but the unexpected return of Peter and Carla will put paid to that when Leanne cancels the whole thing… Read more & comment »

Fans of Coronation Street will no doubt know that Peter Barlow and Carla Connor are headed back to Weatherfield, but for Nick Tilsley, their timing couldn’t be worse…

And that’s because their sudden reappearance after months away prompts his fiancé Leanne (Jane Danson) who is of course Peter’s ex-wife, to call off their planned wedding in Vegas!

The dramatic plot begins a week today when Peter (Chris Gascoyne) and Carla (Alison King) turn up in a taxi, just as Leanne and Nick are about to leave for the airport ahead of their wedding, but fearing that in her absence, Peter may try to take his son Simon (Alex Bain) and disappear with him, as he tried to do once before… Read more & comment »

Well, this is a Corrie calendar picture if ever we saw one! Coronation Street stars, Kym Marsh and Alison King have been pictured kissing at the Hearts And Minds Challenge Charity Ball in Manchester last night.

Pictures in today’s Sun newspaper show Alison, who plays home-wrecker Carla Connor in the hit ITV1 soap, looking rather glam in a black and gold prom-style dress, puckering up to Kym, who plays factory PA Michelle in the show and who has recently married her long-term ex Hollyoaks partner, Jamie Lomas, looked equally fabulous in a curve clinging low-cut black body con dress.
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On December 10th, we’re going to see Peter Barlow and Carla Connor arrive back in Weatherfield, however, it quickly becomes clear that they’re only back to tie up some loose ends, then they’re intending to leave for good and build a new life in the States!

However, on the day they get back, Peter’s ex-wife Leanne (Jane Danson) is about to jet off to Las Vegas to wed her fiancé Nick Tilsley (Ben Price) but just as they’re about to get into the taxi to take them to the airport, Peter and Carla get out of one, prompting Leanne to declare she can’t go…

She tells a fuming Nick that given Peter’s track record – he of course previously abducted Simon and tried to flee the country with him – she can’t go now in case he tries to take Simon, who’s staying with her mum Stella (Michelle Collins) at the pub.

Reluctantly, Nick will agree to reschedule, and in later episodes, we’ll hear that he’s booked a wedding on Christmas Day! Read more & comment »

With Christmas comes the traditional gloom, doom and drama brought to us by the Great British Soap, but this year we can look forward to a bit of slapstick comedy too, as Coronation Street injects some humour into its festive viewing, by means of a turkey dump!

Weatherfield bird-brains, Kirk (Andy Whyment) and Chesney (Sam Aston) are set to have us rolling off our seat with laughter as they are caught dumping a load of frozen turkeys into a canal after causing an outbreak of food poisoning!
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Pictures in today’s Sun newspaper have shown actor Chris Gascoyne, who plays alcoholic Peter Barlow in the hit ITV soap, Coronation Street, picking up scripts as he returns to work following a six month break earlier this year.

And fans of the loveable, yet by no means trustworthy bookie are in for a treat, as he appears to be coming back with a complete image change!
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Poor Eva Price is set to be dealt another blow in Coronation Street, when her new interest, Rob Donovan, tells her their budding new relationship isn’t going anywhere.

The question is, can she dust herself off and try again, or will this latest knock back send the busty barmaid over the edge to bunny-boiler territory?
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