Coronation Street couple Sally and Tim Metcalfe (Sally Dynevor and Joe Duttine) are at loggerheads in upcoming episodes when Sally discovers Tim has been making some potentially life-changing decisions without consulting her first.

Recently, Tim proposed the idea that he and Sally could become foster parents.

This idea initially came out of a tragedy. At the beginning of this year the couple were devastated when Mason Radcliffe (Luca Toolan), a troubled boy they’d been allowing to stay in their home, was brutally killed by his own brother.

Tim had found Mason sleeping in their shed, and when he initially started to help him it was on the condition that Sally shouldn’t find out. However, when she did find out about it she eventually came round to Tim’s view that all Mason needed was a bit of help and someone on his side.

Sadly the couple were ultimately unable to save Mason. More recently Tim’s parental, caring side surfaced again when he looked after Lou Michaelis (Farrel Hegarty)’s daughters Shanice and Joanie, after Lou was attacked by her husband Mick (Joe Layton).

Tim had gone to pick Lou and the girls up in his cab, but on seeing that Lou was wounded he insisted on taking her to A&E. When Lou did a runner from the hospital, Tim was left with the girls.

He took them home and looked after them and also offered Lou a place to stay for the night after she reappeared.

In upcoming episodes, with Shanice and Joanie having gone back home, Sally tells Tim it’s nice to have the house to themselves again. Sally has done her child-rearing years with her own daughters, Rosie (Helen Flanagan) and Sophie (Brooke Vincent), and she’s ready for a peaceful life in a nice tidy house complete with conservatory.

Tim, however, feels strongly that he could make a difference to children in need by being a foster parent, so he secretly sets up a meeting to push the plan forward.

Unluckily for him, Sally pops back home just before his meeting is due, and finds him in his best shirt. Even more suspiciously, he’s tidied the house up and it’s looking immaculate.

Obviously Sally is immediately wary and wants to know what he’s up to. Even though Tim’s evasive about what’s going on, only moments later the doorbell rings and Sally finds a social worker on the doorstep.

Sally is livid that Tim has taken this enormous step without her knowledge. He tries to make things right with her, but she’s too angry and refuses to listen.