Spoilers 05/01/09 to 09/01/09

Monday, 5 January 2009

Steve (Simon Gregson) is desperately trying to get out of the trip to Ireland and Michelle (Kym Marsh) is starting to wonder if he is trying to dump her. Liz (Beverly Callard) and Poppy (Sophya Haque) do their best to reassure her but Liz is not convinced and grills Steve about what he is up to. Steve finally confesses about Becky (Katherine Kelly) and his furious mum tells him to get it sorted. Meanwhile Liz still has a secret of her own and when Steve calls at Lloyd’s (Craig Charles) for some male advice on what to do about Becky and Michelle he has no idea that his mum is hiding behind the sofa.

Amber (Nikki Patel) and Dev (Jimmi Harkishin) are not seeing eye to eye and when Amber pushes him too far he tells her that she can fend for herself and sort out her own 18th birthday. Tara (Ayesha Dharker) comforts her convinced that Dev’s behaviour is down to her.

Things are also strained between Leanne (Jane Danson) and Peter (Chris Gascoyne). They avoid heavy conversation and when Peter tries to convince her he hasn’t got a drink problem. But when he tries to kiss her she tells him that she would rather keep their relationship professional. Elswhere Molly (Vicky Binns) is still convinced there is nothing wrong with Jackie (Margi Clarke).

Steve (Simon Gregson) has smelled some familiar perfume at Lloyd’s (Craig Charles) flat and is desperately trying to guess the identity of his friend’s new woman. As he goes to leave however he spots Liz’s keys and it all falls into place. Disgusted he finds Liz (Beverly Callard) hiding behind the sofa and demands to know what is going on. The two men almost come to blows and an incredulous Steve arrives back in the pub and tells Michelle (Kym Marsh) what he has discovered. Michelle tries to make him see the funny side and as they laugh and joke he hasn’t the heart to tell her it is over.

Meanwhile Becky (Katherine Kelly) has confided in Hayley (Julie Hesmondhalgh) about her relationship with Steve and the fact that he is breaking things off with Michelle this evening but as the night drags on Becky realises she has been let down yet again.

Joe (Reece Dinsdale) is trying to hide the seriousness of his cash flow problems from Gail (Helen Worth) and is embarrassed when Tyrone (Alan Halsall) twice finds him sitting in the can doing nothing. When Joe and Gail bump into Tyrone later in the pub Joe has to do some quick thinking when Tyrone mentions seeing him – after all, Gail thought he was at a trade fair across town, how long can he keep this pretense up?

Molly (Vicky Binns) confronts Jackie (Margi Clarke) about her imaginary illness but Jackie is off the hook when Molly takes an urgent phone call saying her dad has been taken into hospital.

Wednesday 7 January

Michelle (Kym Marsh) can’t stop herself from smiling after the night she and Steve (Simon Gregson) have just spent together. By contrast Becky (Katherine Kelly) is back at the café feeling sad and lonely and waiting to hear from Steve. Hayley (Julie Hesmondhalgh) tries to tell her that things might be taking a little longer than expected so when Steve arrives at the café she is delighted and doesn’t give him chance to explain what has happened before dragging him to the bedroom. Afterwards an exhausted Steve chickens out of coming clean and simply asks her to stay away from the Rovers for a while.

Things are getting worse for Joe (Reece Dinsdale) and when David asks him for his wages he tells him that he’s be better going to the job centre. Later Joe talks to Bill (Peter Armitage) about the labouring work on the building project but asks Bill to tell people he is kitchen fitting.

Molly (Vicky Binns) tells Tyrone (Alan Halsall) that her dad will miss the wedding and asks Pam (Kate Anthony) to give her away – and when Jackie (Margi Clarke) appears with her bags packed they are all glad they are finally going to see the back of her – but then Molly has a change of heart.

Tara (Ayesha Dharker) tells Amber (Nikki Patel) and Molly the plans she is making for their joint 18th birthday party and hen night but Dev feels uneasy when Tara tells Amber that she got a new car for her 18th. Will Amber be disappointed with what Dev (Jimmi Harkishin) has got her?

Friday 9 January

A happy and oblivious Becky (Katherine Kelly) is waiting for Steve (Simon Gregson) in the street and asks him how Michelle (Kym Marsh) is coping. Covering Steve suggests that Becky stays away from the Rovers so she is surprised when Poppy (Sophya Haque) rings her later to ask her to do a shift. She’s even more shocked when she realizes that she is standing in for Michelle who has gone to have her hair done for a night out with Steve. Realising Steve has been lying to her all along a devastated Becky tells him it over.

A hungover Peter (Chris Gascoyne) wakes late again to find Simon surrounded by milk and broken glass – the poor little lad had been trying to get ready for school without waking his dad. He’s determined to make amends and when Liz (Beverly Callard)offers to collect Simon later he insists he will come with her.

Molly (Vicky Binns) and Amber (Nikki Patel) are excited about their joint birthday and hen parties whilst Tyrone (Alan Halsall) is driving Kevin (Michael Le Vell) mad with his constant talk about the wedding plans.

It’s the night of Molly (Vicky Binns) and Tyrone’s (Alan Halsall) Stag and Hen dos and the girls head for Dev’s flat whilst the boys hit the less than salubrious surroundings of the Flying Horse.

At Dev’s the sophisticated tone of the party is spoilt somewhat by the arrival of Jackie Dobbs (Margi Clarke) but Molly insists she can stay as long as she behaves. An excited Graeme (Craig Gazey) is doing the catering but ends up getting dragged into a whole lot more. Meanwhile Tara (Ayesha Dharker) can’t help noticing that Amber (Nikki Patel) seems a little disappointed by her birthday present from Dev (Jimmi Harkishin).

Over at the Flying Horse the lads are enjoying a few beers and some jokes at Tyrone’s expense. The night is ruined for Tyrone however when Aunty Pam (Kate Antony) calls to ask him to do one last job for him to get the money for a new pigeon coop for Jack (William Tarmey). Tyrone agrees to help Jack but then finds himself agreeing to a meeting at 1pm on his wedding day – has Tyrone bitten off more than he can chew this time?

A devastasted Becky (Katherine Kelly) watches Michelle (Kym Marsh) and Steve (Simon Gregson) head off for their night out before handing in her notice and. Steve tries to talk to her as she leaves the pub but she’s had enough and heads back to an empty café where she sits alone in the darkness and ponders being let down by yet another man.