Spoilers 26th and 28th January
26TH PART ONE
Maria is in a terrible state. She can’t get anyone to believe her allegations about Tony and when she finally gets to talk to the police they have already been approached by Carla over Maria attacking Tony. They advise Maria that if she continues to harass Tony she’s be in serious trouble. Devastated she leaves the police station and heads home but as she rounds the corner into Coronation Street she sees Tony crossing the road and her hatred for the man she believes killed her husband bubbles to the surface. She puts her foot down and drives straight at him.
Sally and Kevin assure Sophie that they love her and apologises for the way they have sidelined during all their problems with Rosie. Rosie makes disparaging remarks about her sister but Sophie is having none of it and gives as good as she gets.
Ken arrives back from Portsmouth without Peter and explains to Leanne and Blanche that Peter had had to go into rehab. Blanche has no sympathy for Peter and his problems but Leanne is concerned and agrees to look after the bookies and stand by him.
Eileen is amused when she spots Gail and Anna rowing in the street. Meanwhile Gary and Len congratulate themselves on the all round success of the copper piping scam. Eddie Windass however is dumbstruck when Kirk tells him that he has managed to arrange for them to join another darts team.
PART 2
It’s mayhem on the street as Maria sits dazed in the crumpled wreck of her car and Tony lies on the cobbles. Kevin rushes to Maria’s aide whilst Carla is relieved to discover that Tony is conscious. The emergency services are called and Tony and Maria are taken to hospital. The enormity of what she has done hits home to Maria and she waits with baited breath to see if she has harmed her unborn child. Meanwhile the police warn her that she could be facing an attempted murder charge if it is proved that she tried to run Tony over on purpose.
A cocky Gary Windass suggests to Tina that David tried to frame him for the robbery because he is jealous and worried that Tina fancies him. Later in the pub David is devastated when he hears Tina telling Jason that she isn’t sure Gary is guilty.
Desperate to escape the problems at home, Ken takes Eccles for a long walk by the canal but when the dog falls in and Ken tries to rescue him he finds a good Samaritan in the form of the charming Martha Fraser, who invites him to dry out in the warmth of her canal boat.
Elsewhere Eileen is surprised to discover that Julie is in fact the daughter of one of her old school friends and Sophie comes home from swimming in a bad mood but won’t tell Sally why.
28TH
The police question Tony about Maria running him down suggesting that she may have been trying to kill him but, to Carla’s fury and dismay, Tony insists that he didn’t see a thing and it was an accident. Later Tony has a surprise for everyone when he brings Jed Stone to the pub – after first making sure he covers the ligature marks on his neck. Maria feels foolish when Tony asks her to come to the pub to meet someone. Carla however is not convinced when Tony tells her he set Jed up in a new home after feeling bad about buying his old house and when she later sees Tony frogmarching Jed to his car, and apparently threatening him, her suspicions are aroused even more.
Blanche and Leanne continue to work alongside each other in the betting shop in Peter’s absence with Blanche even conceding that she likes Leanne and thinks she is good for Peter.
Norris and Mary are delighted when they jointly win a motor home in a competition. Mary suggests that they get some use out of their prize and enjoy a few days away in Southport.
Elsewhere David congratulates himself after managing to ruin Gary’s date with Rosie Webster.
