On Monday at 7:30pm, a hung-over Peter apologises to Leanne for letting her down, but she’s angry and upset and not in a forgiving mood. Peter soon finds himself on the end of a tongue-lashing from Janice too, and she lets him know how he’s let everyone down, especially Leanne.
Leanne’s later concerned when she discovers that Peter’s disappeared. With that, she heads out with Ken, Deirdre and George to check the local pubs, but there’s no sign of him.
George agrees to look after Simon while Leanne continues to search for Peter, but unbeknown to the search party, Peter’s let himself into Turner’s Joinery building – the site of the new bar – and is helping himself to the leftover wine left from the hard hat party. Read more & comment »
As Betty prepares for her 90th birthday celebrations, she is interviewed by The Gazette who are running with the story of her being the oldest barmaid in the North West.
On Monday at 7:30pm, Ken tries to talk Peter out of sending Simon to Oakhill, but he’s disappointed when Peter tells him he’s already arranged everything with the headmaster.
Peter’s on the hunt for a decent chef for the hard hat party, and he and Leanne decide to have lunch in a bar across town. There’s a commotion from the kitchen and Peter’s surprised to discover that his old mate Ciaran is the cause of it, and that he’s also the bar’s chef.
When Ciaran tells the manager to stick his job, he joins Peter and Leanne at their table and they all reminisce about old times. Ciaran later tries to buy Peter a pint, forcing Peter to explain that he’s a recovering alcoholic. Read more & comment »
Coronation Street star Keith Duffy has admitted that he has been suffering from panic attacks since the death of his Boyzone bandmate Stephen Gately.
“I have waves of emotion that can hit me at any time. In the first few weeks they were terrifying. I couldn’t breathe, I’d go light-headed and it was incredibly frightening. They still come, but I can handle them better now,” he told Closer magazine.
Coronation Street actress Helen Flanagan has admitted that when she was younger, she had a huge crush on her co-star Richard Fleeshman.
Flanagan told Star magazine:
“Oh, I don’t mind saying – when I was younger, I had to work with Richard Fleeshman, who played my boyfriend on the show, and I had a massive crush on him. Huge!”
Kate Ford has admitted that she was “really nervous” when she made her return to Coronation Street.
Ford, who returns as much despised Tracey Barlow, told Hello: “I was really nervous at first. I had this noise in my throat like a croak because my mouth was really dry. The sound guy was like, ‘I can hear that’. It was really loud.”
Coronation Street has cast it’s first full time disabled character, following in the footsteps of Eastenders who recently introduced wheelchair bound Adam Best to their show.
Cherylee Houston who suffers a degenerative tissue disorder, will star as Kirk’s new love interest. The pair are due to meet through an internet dating service.
On Monday at 7:30pm, Becky and Steve are still at loggerheads, and when Becky receives the devastating news that her mother’s died, she’s unable to talk to Steve about it. Oblivious to Becky’s upset, Steve’s busy showing off his new motorbike to an appreciative Kelly.
A desperate Joe meanwhile resorts to drastic measures when he makes an appointment with a company that buys houses for cash, behind Gail’s back. Joe’s later shocked when they make him a derisory offer, but feels that he has no choice but to accept. How will Gail feel when she discovers what he’s up to?
And Audrey’s not impressed when Gail approaches her about renting out the salon flat to David. She makes it clear to her daughter that she’s not helping to bail out Joe. Read more & comment »
Coronation Street is honoured to announce a visit by HRH the Duchess of Cornwall on Thursday 4th February 2010 during the programme’s 50th anniversary year.
Her Royal Highness follows the programme whenever she can, and will visit the Manchester studios as part of several north-west appointments that day.