There’s an agonising week ahead in Coronation Street, with Paul Foreman’s (Peter Ash) family forced to
say the devastating goodbye they have been dreading since he was diagnosed with Motor Neurone
Disease. As ailing Paul takes a turn for the worse, Billy Mayhew (Daniel Brocklebank) is oblivious to the
situation unfolding as he retraces his steps to track down his lost phone.
Bernie (Jane Hazlegrove) and Summer (Harriet Bibby) do all they can to keep Paul with them as Billy races home – but there’s every chance he could be too late…
Meanwhile, the fight back against two of Weatherfield’s most loathsome men is on, with news reaching the locals about Rowan Cunliffe (Emrhys Cooper).
With Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson) having secured incriminating files from his computer, has enough been done to bring him down at last?
And there is also hope in the case against evil Joel Deering (Calum Lill) when DS Lisa Swain (Vicky Myers) finds herself with a lead…
Monday September 9
While complaining of his hangover, Billy realises he’s lost his phone and is thrown into panic as it contains all of his photos and memories.
As he sets off to retrace his steps, Summer and Bernie are horrified to discover Paul unresponsive on the sofa, struggling to breathe. Summer calls an ambulance but realising that Billy has left Paul at the worst possible time, with no way of contacting him, Bernie and Summer do everything they can to keep Paul alive.
When Cassie arrives, Ken tells her about his premium bond win and how he’s thinking of giving the money to Amy.
Tyrone fills Fiz in that the people traffickers have been arrested, Alina has come out of hiding and will be picking up Dorin tomorrow.
As Lisa and Carla are in deep conversation outside the station, Betsy approaches and insinuates there’s more to their relationship than meets the eye.
Friday September 13
Billy wakes up on the sofa and stares at Paul’s empty wheelchair and is hit with the sad reality that life now goes on without Paul. Tensions are high between the family as they grieve their loss.
Tyrone’s upset as he watches Hope and Ruby enthuse about their little brother, knowing that they might not see Dorin again.
Alina confirms they will be leaving for Romania tomorrow but as Tyrone opens the backdoor to call Ruby and Dorin in, he’s horrified to find the backyard empty.
Lisa informs Dee-Dee that Joel’s work phone showed some text message exchanges with a female and she’s going to follow it up. Craig agrees to help track down Ellie, the contact from Joel’s phone, but is warned that nobody must find out or they could lose their jobs.
Craig finds Ellie’s address, but will she want to talk to Lisa?
Over a frosty breakfast, Sam urges Leanne and Toyah to forget Nick ever existed and remember that they’re sisters. Nick calls at the flat with news about Rowan.
Tracy plays Tommy’s message to Amy in which he begs her to come home and tells her how much he misses her. What will Amy advise?
