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Wednesday 24 April 2024

Preview of tonight's Coronation Street - Wednesday 24 April 2024

Wednesday 24th April 2024

TOYAH’S SECRET IS REVEALED Nick desperately tries to keep the peace between Leanne and Toyah. When Joel asks Leanne if she liked her rose Toyah bought her, Leanne’s bemused and quizzes Toyah on it who makes out she binned it. Toyah remains adamant she was right to defend Roy’s reputation and to stop the sleuths from desecrating such a special place as Nick’s puzzled by her choice of words. When Nick returns home, he finds Toyah in tears as she reveals that at 19 she gave birth to a stillborn baby girl, she kept it a secret and she buried her in the exact same place in the park that she found the sleuths digging up. Toyah takes a deep breath and admits to Nick that the baby’s father was Phil Simmonds, the guy who raped her. Simon returns home and oblivious to the tension, tells Nick and Toyah that the police are digging up North Cross Park and Bobby reckons they’ve found a body. Will Toyah find herself in even more trouble?

ASHA GOES ON A MISSION FOR NINA’S BIRTHDAY In the café, Asha confides in Aadi that she’s had a response from the troll behind the video and she’s arranged to meet him in the precinct as Aadi offers to go with her. Evelyn calls at the cafe with some ‘Missing Freddie’ posters and a birthday card for Nina. Amy tells Aadi that the lady at the charity can no longer do the radio interview and asks him to do it instead. Roy phones the cafe to wish Nina a happy birthday and Nina makes out that Freddie is fine and assures him that Dee-Dee is doing everything to secure his release. When Aadi reveals that Amy’s charity worker had to pull out of the interview because of a crisis with a vulnerable family, Joel reluctantly offers to help. As Asha arrives at the precinct, there’s no sign of Aadi and she tries his mobile repeatedly. At No.1, Amy prepares to interview Aadi who fails to notice the missed calls from Asha. As Asha makes to leave, TrueMan67 and his sidekick, Banditman, reveal themselves and start asking awkward questions to a scared Asha. Is Asha in danger?

THE WRITING’S ON THE WILL In the undertakers, George files away a copy of his new will as an intrigued Todd watches on. As Todd reads through George’s will, Eileen catches him. When Todd reveals that George is leaving him the business, Eileen points out that he’d change his mind if he knew he’d gone behind his back. As Todd slips George’s will back in the file, he discovers a copy of Archie Shuttleworth’s will and quickly hides it inside his pocket. What has Todd discovered?

ELSEWHERE In the Rovers, Dee-Dee finds out from Aadi how Joel has agreed to represent a lady called Donna on behalf of a women’s charity.

Glenda Young

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Tuesday 23 April 2024

Spoilers for next week's Coronation Street - April 29 to May 3 2024

Here are the major storylines for the week ahead on Coronation Street, all wrapped up nicely in 50 words or less.

Monday 29 April to Friday 3 May 2024

Steve is finally lucky in love, Roy pushes himself to his limit, Paul swears life is getting harder, Leanne plans to extend the Bistro, Bernie tells a fatal lie to get rid of Fenny, Mary pushes Roy to rejig his memory and Adam and Alya get down to business.

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Glenda Young

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Jack Carroll interview: Bobby's lies land Roy in more trouble

Why do you think Bobby was so suspicious of Roy in the beginning?

It was that thing of Bobby being new to the street and outwardly Roy has a bit of a strange manner, kind of a loner, and that’s how he appears to any stranger upon first meeting him. But then you’ve got all the people on the street who know Roy and know what a lovely man he is fighting his corner, and then on the other hand you have the viewers who spent all these years with Roy and went through all the heartbreak with Hayley and built up a real bond with this character – and they can’t intervene – but they know Roy is a lovely man and they have to watch as a big misunderstanding drags his name through the mud.

When did Bobby’s opinion of Roy change?

I think there’s a moment where he does take on board what other members of the street have said about Roy and that kind of starts to filter in – but there’s a sense of the wheels are already in motion and what’s been done can’t be undone. He’s let the cat out the bag, has Bobby a little bit, and I think that’s probably before he was in full possession of the facts. He’s not a bad person, is Bobby, but he’s quick to jump to conclusions and that’s been the big problem.

Is that why he provided the police with a false statement?

Yes, I think it’s a naïve and immature attempt to right the wrong for someone who he has just subsequently found out is a nice bloke. It’s not the best way of going about it but it’s Bobby’s way of trying to rectify his mistake and unfortunately what he’s done is make things 10 times worse.

Roy is so honest and wouldn’t have wanted Bobby to have done this… does he regret it/feel guilty?

He goes back and forth between the two emotions; he’s done it for the right reasons but it’s probably the wrong action, and I think when you are backed into a corner it can be very hard to admit that you’ve made a mistake, so there’s a little bit of that as well, he kind of gets a little bit prickly and angry when he’s questioned about it.

Could there be consequences for Bobby if he gets found out?

I think yes, that is usually what happens in these situations and certainly DS Swain is not the sort of character that you want to get on the wrong side of, especially when she’s got a bee in her bonnet about something.

Where does Carla stand on what Bobby has done?

The dynamic between Bobby and Carla has really grown and she’s really come to accept his flaws and faults and grown really fond of him as a family member, but unfortunately it is those same flaws and faults that start to get her embroiled in legal problems. This is real stuff – it’s not just Bobby sitting on the sofa and not pulling his weight, this could have tangible consequences for both of their lives.

Glenda Young

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Peter Ash interview: Paul's dad Denny arrives on Coronation Street

So first of all, the week starts with Paul appearing on Amy's radio show. How does that all go for him?

Yes, that's quite an interesting one! Bernie initially sets it up because she thinks it'd be a good thing for Paul, to lift his spirits up. But then obviously, when he's doing the interview, he kind of gets a bit passionate and talks about the way people treat disabled people. On the way to the interview he had a problem with ordering a taxi, getting a taxi that's going to fit his wheelchair in, they send the wrong one, and then the taxi driver's a bit of an ass. So he's got that on his mind. That kind of comes out in the interview when he gets a little bit passionate, a bit heated, and he drops a swear on live radio. So he's a little bit worried he might have kind of got Amy in trouble!

Then his dad Denny rocks up.

I think through that interview is how Denny, Paul and Gemma's biological dad, gets wind of Paul through that, really. He does show up completely unexpectedly at the flat, which takes Paul by surprise. I think had it been a couple years ago, without the MND diagnosis, he probably would have told his dad to do one, basically. Because he wasn't a nice person at all. But I think Paul has a different outlook now because obviously he's dying, and I think he's just got a different way of looking at that. So he gives him a chance and he goes out for a drink with his dad. They kind of get on all right, because Denny's just treats him like a normal person…

Was his dad violent towards him in the past?

Yes, there's references to that. So he was definitely not a nice person at all. And in fact, I don't think he's changed that much! He leaves Paul alone for a bit, they're gonna watch a film and just hang out together. But then Denny goes out, and he shouldn't really leave him alone, but he leaves him alone too long. Paul has a bit of a coughing fit, which really kind of shakes up Denny when he does eventually come back to the flat.

Paul tries to call an ambulance but he's not able to.

Yeah, he's having a real problem breathing. From the day before, when he goes to the pub with Denny, he drinks a bit too much and he's a little bit sick that day, I think it's still on his lungs, and that's what causes the coughing fit the next day.

What does everyone else think about him being back? Because I don't think Billy is particularly impressed with him.

Oh, no, not at all. Well, at first, to be fair, he's not too bad. Because obviously he's all about forgiveness. And that's kind of where Paul's head is at the moment with his new kind of outlook on the short life he's got left. But Billy is really, really not impressed after he finds out that he's took me to the pub, he's got me pissed, he's taken my neck collar off, which helps support the weight of his head. And obviously Paul’s sick when we come back to the flat, so Billy's really not happy with him.

How about Bernie and Gemma? What do they think about him being back?

They're not impressed at all. I mean, I think Paul's probably the one that's the most positive about his return, at the start anyway. He's short of time, and he wants to smooth anything over he can before his time's up, really.

Paul’s symptoms have been getting progressively worse, how hard are you finding that physical side of things?

In some ways it is less difficult to play as Paul moves a lot less and I am in the chair a lot of the time. I also find that when I am in the chair my arm automatically goes into position, there is a certain amount of muscle memory when you do something so often. The voice has been something I have worked on a lot, I have to speak so that people can understand but show that Paul is having difficulty speaking. I also feel a responsibility to make sure the portrayal is accurate.

How do you wind down at the end of the day after filming those scenes?

I have always been really good at not taking the job home with me but I also remember that for me I am playing the role and for the people who are living with MND it is their life, they can’t get a break from it.

Glenda Young

Novelist published by Headline

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