Corrier Spoilers 2-6 Feb

Monday, February 02 19:30 and 20:30

Tony puts on a great act with Carla denying any involvement in Jed’s injuries. He insists that he found Jed trying to commit suicide and saved him but the guilt at pushing someone to those lengths promoted him to re-house the pensioner. Carla is not sure but with no evidence to the contrary has to believe Tony. Once he’s left her though Tony calls Jimmy and asks him to put the frighteners on the old man which Jimmy duly does. Unaware of what has gone on Carla can’t help a creeping feeling of unease when she overhears Emily telling Rita has been rushed to hospital with a suspected heart attack.

Anna approaches Gail in the Kabin begging her to ask Tina who really started the fight but Gail is having none of it. When Gail reveals Anna’s suspicions to Tina and David they immediately deny everything and Gary does himself no favours by telling Tina he knows she lied to the police, almost starting another fight with David in front of Rita.

Sophie has enjoyed a lovely evening with Ben prompting to complain that she wasn’t allowed out on dates at 14. Sally points out that she never brought home charming church-going boyfriends like Ben!

Elsewhere Ken opens up to Ted about his friendship with Martha and is asked by Janice to tutor her so she can realise her dreams of becoming a nurse.

At the Rovers the Flight Fandangos have arrived for their tournament with Kirk’s team. Despite being led by Captain Kirk there is nothing remotely starry about the Rovers team. As they are beaten one by one by their opponents including Disco Dave, played by none other than darts supremo Phil Taylor, one of the visiting team recognizes Eddie and it soon becomes clear that the mugging scam has been used before.

Wednesday, February 04

Carla is a woman on a mission – she needs to know exactly what Tony has done and if he was responsible for Liam’s death. She realizes that Jimmy is the man with the answers and, after first speaking to Leanne to sort out somewhere to stay if needs be, she heads out to Jimmy’s. Tony is suspicious about where she has gone and when her claim that she has gone for a meeting with a client proves a lie he sets out to try and find her. Meanwhile Jimmy is feeling under pressure as Carla quizzes him about Tony and as she leaves he calls Tony to tell him what has gone on - with Carla on her way back to the factory how will Tony react?

The Windasses are on a charm offensive baking cakes for the locals to try and curry favour after Gary and David’s fight and Eddie’s darts scam. They even call in on David (Jack P Shepherd) and Tina hoping to encourage David to drop the charges. Eventually Anna has to concede that it’ll take something greater than butterfly cakes to make the Platts see sense.

Janice is having her first lesson with Ken but she is not best pleased when he suggests that maybe she should set her sights a bit lower than five GCSEs and that she might be better thinking of a career as a care assistant rather than a nurse.

Elsewhere Colin and Rita’s friendship is blossoming.

Friday, February 06 19:30 and 20:30

Carla and Tony sit in a deserted factory after sending the girls home early. Carla wants answers but Tony wants to know why she has been asking so many questions. Like a dog with a bone Carla won’t let it go and she starts to see cracks in Tony’s armour as she finally tells him exactly what Liam meant to her. A devastated and beaten Tony can only listen as Carla tells him how much she loved and still loves Liam – even though he is dead. With nothing else to fight for will Tony finally confess to Liam’s murder?

Gail reluctantly agrees to go for a drive with Anna Windass and is intrigued when they arrive outside the prison gates. Anna then issues an impassioned plea to Gail asking her to get Tina to change her story so that Gary can escape a prison sentence. Gail however is unaware that Tina has lied about the fight and insists to Anna that she is doing the right thing giving evidence against Gary.

Steve and Lloyd have a heart to heart and realise that they can’t let a woman ruin their friendship – even if that woman is Steve’s mum. Liz is delighted that they are pals again but less than impressed when she discovers that Steve is taking Lloyd on a lad’s night out.

Eileen’s dad, Colin, is getting on like a house on fire with Rita and also seems to be impressing the other ladies on the street – much to Eileen’s annoyance.

Elsewhere – Vicki gets a call from Poland to say her mother is ill and she has to return home immediately.

The storm raging outside Underworld is nothing compared to the emotions running wild inside the factory. A stunned Carla stares incredulously at Tony as he calmly confesses to the murder of Liam. Although she had started to suspect he was behind Liam’s death nothing could have prepared her for hearing the truth and his reasons for what he did. She starts to fear for her own safety and tries to figure out a way to escape. Salvation comes in the form of Vicki who arrives at the factory to tell them she is going back to Poland. Seizing the opportunity Carla opens the locked door despite Tony’s protestations. He is keen to get rid of Vicky and resume his conversation with Carla but she makes a last desperate bid for freedom – will she escape the murderer’s clutches or has she pushed him too far this time?

Steve and Lloyd are preparing for the singles night but Liz is still concerned especially when Norris disapproves of the dive where Lloyd and Steve are going. Steve is also less than impressed – especially when he discovers that Lloyd has duped him into attending a singles night.

Mary invites Norris on a cruise with her and her mother but he turns her down and refuses to believe Rita’s claims that Mary is falling for him.