Corrie Spoilers 18th Sept - 25th Sept

Liam introduces himself to Danny
Airs Monday, September 18 2006 at 19:30 BST on ITV1


Danny’s first day back at the factory and he sets the alarms off as his code no longer works. Liam arrives with the new code and introduces himself as Danny’s new partner. Danny is furious and marches off to see his solicitor. How far will Danny go to get rid of the Connor brothers?

Liz visits the mortgage broker with high hopes of getting a loan to buy the Rovers. Steve warns her not to get her hopes up, but she doesn’t listen and returns devastated having been refused. Steve overhears Liz telling Violet her plans are over and thinks of how he can help. He might just have a plan!

Meanwhile, it’s Craig’s 16th birthday, he is feeling down with only the Croppers to celebrate with. Until Rosie arrives back from Devon in time to wish him many happy returns.

Elsewhere, Ashley and Fred are still struggling to cope as Joshua falls ill. Fred considers delaying the wedding but how will Bev react?
Ashley visits Claire in hospital
Airs Monday, September 18 2006 at 20:30 BST on ITV1


Liam tries to win Danny round by saying he wants to be partners and learn about the business. Danny is having none of it as he thinks Liam is out of his league and throws him out the factory.

Later, Liam tries to convince Frankie she should tell Danny about them seeing each other. Frankie agrees but when Danny comes round she throws Liam out the back door saying she needs to do it at the right time. Will Frankie tell Danny the truth?

Elsewhere, Eileen is sceptical about Steve’s decision to buy the Rovers. Steve is caught up in all the excitement, seeing it as a money spinner and puts in an offer. Fred declares if Steve and Liz match his asking price the Rovers is theirs.

Meanwhile, Claire is still angry with Ashley for putting her in hospital. Fred sides with Ashley telling her that is was for her own good. Ashley is at breaking point as he just wants his wife back.

Also, Maria and Charlie’s affair continues as Maria becomes more infatuated with the cheating builder.
Liam tells Danny about his relationship with Frankie
Airs Wednesday, September 20 2006 at 19:30 BST on ITV1


Liam’s persistence with Danny pays off, as Danny gives in to allowing him a trial run. Liam joins Danny in the Rovers and decides it’s a good time to tell Danny about him and Frankie. Danny storms out. Has Liam blown his chances?

Jamie continues to be cold towards Violet. She bumps into him going to the café for his lunch and questions why he won’t go to the Rovers. Sean persuades him to go, but when Violet tells Jamie they have the house to themselves tonight, he makes an excuse that he has to work.

Elsewhere, Fred tells Audrey he is selling the pub to Liz and Steve. Both Audrey and Fred know this is not what he really wants with everything that is going on at home.

Meanwhile, Maria is offered a two-day spray tanning course in Birmingham and tries to persuade Charlie to go with her.

Also, Rita wins a weekend for two in Budapest, much to Norris’s annoyance.
Sean asks Jamie why he's been acting strangely
Airs Friday, September 22 2006 at 19:30 BST on ITV1


Sean and Jamie plan a boys’ night out much to Violet’s disappointment. Sean promises Violet that he will quiz Jamie to find out why he has been acting strangely. Sean succeeds in getting Jamie very drunk but will he spill the beans?

Frankie tries to cheer Violet up by arranging a girls’ night out. Violet opens up to Frankie about her worries over Jamie’s cold behaviour. Frankie, meanwhile, shares her true feelings about Danny and Liam.

Danny and Liam finally begin their partnership at the factory. Danny introduces Liam to the workers as his Junior Partner and the two continue to wind each other up with practical jokes. Will this unlikely partnership actually work?

Elsewhere, Rita and Norris continue to argue over who should have the competition prize. They decide to solve the dispute by offering the holiday to the next person to walk into the cabin, who will the lucky person be?

Meanwhile, Kirk takes Fiz out for a driving lesson, but all goes horribly wrong as she mounts the curb nearly knocking over Blanche.

Liz is enjoying her new role as landlady but she realises that she will have to curb her enthusiasm until Bev and Fred actually leave.

Violet enlists Sean to discover Jamie's true sexuality
Airs Sunday, September 24 2006 at 19:29 BST on ITV1

Violet is concerned that Jamie did not come home after his night out with Sean. She has spent half the night texting him with no response.

Meanwhile, Jamie is sleeping off his bad head on Eileen’s sofa, oblivious to Violet's worry. Sean however is starting to think that Violet's concerns about her relationship with Jamie may have some foundation - especially after Jamie opened up to him the night before. Violet decides not to give Jamie a hard time about staying out and decides instead to enlist Sean's help in some detective work. Could Jamie be gay?

Fred (John Savident) and Audrey are in reflective moods. Fred is counting how many more Sundays he will be spending on one side of the Rovers' bar or another, and Audrey tells Gail (Helen Worth) that her neighbours are moving away and that she is starting to feel that everyone she knows is disappearing. Is Fred's departure having more impact on her than she thought it would? Anxious to escape her growing feelings she makes her excuses and leaves the pub heading for home. But she's in for a nasty shock when an intruder gets into the house - leaving her no option but to call upon Fred for assistance.

Maria feels a pang of jealousy when she spots Charlie playing happy families with Amy but her spirits are lifted when Charlie tells her he might just be able to manage both nights at the hotel with her.

Rita and Norris are still squabbling over the trip to Hungary and Emily for one is heartily sick of their bickering. She comes up with the ideal solution - why don't they both go? How will Rita react to the idea of spending her holiday with Norris?
Shelley returns with a shock confession
Airs Monday, September 25 2006 at 19:30 BST on ITV1

Bev is excited that Shelley is coming to stay for a few days to help her with the wedding plans and try on her bridesmaid dress. She's concerned however when Shelley can't seem to share her enthusiasm for the big day. Suspicious that the dress has got too tight, and the fact that Shelley won't share a celebratory drink with her, Bev quizzes her daughter about what is going on. Faced with Bev's interrogation Shelley is left with no choice but to come clean - she's pregnant!

It's Fiz's birthday and yet again she is under whelmed by Kirk's gift of a bank note in a card! He insists that he has got her something else but that it is too big to wrap. When Chesney then presents her with a splendid pair of furry dice, and tells her Kirk suggested them, Fiz can't help but be excited. Could Fiz be right - has Kirk done something properly for once and actually got her a car for her birthday?

Liam is made up when he realises just how much him seeing Frankie is getting on Danny's nerves. He suggests a night out at the cinema but Frankie is starting to wonder whether Liam is actually worth all the hassle; and before the date even got going Liam finds himself getting dumped. What will Danny make of it?

Fred calls round with flowers for Audrey following the break-in and she can't help but feel more than a little disappointed that they were Bev's idea not his. But, with Fred having to make himself scarce at the pub, Audrey takes the opportunity to share some quality time with him.
Frankie dumps Liam
Airs Monday, September 25 2006 at 20:30 BST on ITV1

Bev and Fred are reeling from the shock of Shelley’s pregnancy but she has more surprises in store for them. Bev wants to know who the father is and is stunned when Shelley cracks under pressure and confirms her mum’s worst fears – the baby is Charlie’s.

Bev can’t believe she is even considering keeping it and tells Shelley as much. Shelley is furious at her mother’s attitude and storms out of the pub. Bev chases after her and is discovered sobbing in the alleyway by Deirdre. Desperate for someone to talk to Bev tells Deirdre everything – remembering too late that Deirdre’s own daughter is shacked up with the bully boy builder! Will she be able to persuade Deirdre to keep quiet?

Sean is a man on a mission. Spurred on by Violet and also his own desire to find out the truth he arranges a night out with Jamie. Jamie is totally oblivious to the pair’s plotting and is a little confused by Sean’s strange behaviour but agrees to the offer of another night on the town.

Liam finally gets Frankie on his own but not for the right reasons. She tells him that the relationship won’t work and dumps him. Liam is philosophical about it and decides to play the situation to his own advantage. Knowing Danny was never entirely happy with the fact that he was dating Frankie, Liam tells him he ended the relationship for the sake of the business. Can he really kid a kidder?

Elsewhere, wedding talk is really starting to get Audrey down and Rosie (Helen Flanagan) and Craig discuss the future.