Corrie spoilers 23rd-27th February 2009
Monday, 23 February 2009, 7:30 pm
Tina (Michelle Keegan) is getting extremely jittery about the court case but David (Jack P Shepherd) tries to calm her down. Gary (Mikey North) realizes that his Uncle Len (Conor Ryan) has merely made things worse with his strong arm tactics and knows that Tina intends to go ahead with her testimony despite Len’s best attempts to persuade her otherwise. But Len has one more trick up his sleeve. When Joe (Reece Dinsdale) gets a call about a developer wanting him to fit a load of new kitchens he doesn’t smell a rat until it is too late.
It hasn’t taken Luke Strong (Craig Kelly) long to get his feet under the table at Underworld and Tony (Gray O’Brien) is unnerved by his apparent good relationship with the factory staff. When Luke says that he has also got to have a chat with Maria (Samia Smith), Tony’s unease grows and Luke reveals that he is also looking after Carla’s share of Lad Rags.
Becky (Katherine Kelly) is trying to fit into life at the Rovers but her attempts merely irritate Liz (Beverly Callard) especially when she finds Becky and Amy (Amber Chadwick) tucking into a big fry up for breakfast. Liz tries to explain away her anger by saying she is worried about Amy but will Liz ever accept that Becky is now part of Steve’s life and therefore hers.
Deirdre (Anne Kirkbride) is pleased when Blanche (Maggie Jones) tells her that Pam (Kate Antony) sold Ken a bottle of up-market wine that morning. Believing he has a special night planned Deirdre heads off to make his favourite meal – unaware that the wine is not destined for her table at all.
Elsewhere Sophie (Brooke Vincent) is furious when Rosie (Helen Flanagan) tells Ryan Connor (Ben Thompson) that her sister’s friend Sian fancies him.
Monday 23 February 8.30pm
Joe (Reece Dinsdale) is wary as Len (Conor Ryan) lays his deal on the table. If Joe gets Tina (Michelle Keegan) to tell the truth in court, that David started the fight not Gary, then Joe will get a contract to fit the kitchens for a warehouse development he’s involved in. Joe knows he needs the work and when he later talks to Tina about the fight she admits that she has bent the truth slightly in her statement and that David (Jack P Shepherd) did start the fight. Will this make Joe see the deal with Len in a different light?
Deirdre (Anne Kirkbride) has lovingly prepared Ken’s favourite meal of Mousakka, unaware that he is halfway across town on a narrow boat sharing the bottle of wine with the enigmatic Martha Fraser (Stephanie Beacham). Martha asks him to come along and watch her play and he agrees. It is only when he has shared a chaste kiss with Martha and turns his mobile phone back on that he realises Deirdre (Anne Kirkbride) has been looking for him. When he arrives home to the charred remains of the meal to find a forlorn Deirdre sitting along in candlelight he feels like a heel so he lies about where he has been and who with.
Becky’s (Katherine Kelly) attempts to try and ingratiate herself with Amy (Amber Chadwick) are still winding Liz (Beverly Callard) up and when Becky offers to collect Amy from school Liz says she should be picked up by someone who knows her.
Elsewhere Gary (Mikey North) buys Anna (Debbie Rush) a box of chocs to try and cheer her up but convinced that he is going down it just serves to upset her more.
Wednesday 25 February 7.30pm
Ken (William Roache) is almost caught out when Deirdre (Anne Kirkbride) innocently asks Ted (Michael Byrne) if he enjoyed the play. Never one to be slow on the uptake Ted goes along with Ken’s lies but when Deirdre leaves the café he tackles Ken about what is really going on with him and Martha. Later Ken is surprised and a little embarrassed when he arrives at Martha’s to find Ted already there. Ted makes it clear that he knows Ken has feelings for Martha and suggests he get things sorted out.
Tony (Gray O’Brien) is less than impressed with Luke’s soft management style, which even extends to making cups of tea for the staff. But Luke (Craig Kelly) knows that he can find out a lot of information from the workers and realizes that he really starting to get under Tony’s skin.
Joe (Reece Dinsdale) receives a brochure through the post from Len (Conor Ryan) detailing the flats development and containing a contract for the kitchen fitting. Joe is sorely tempted to accept the deal and when Tina (Michelle Keegan) tells him she is not happy about him taking handouts from Gail (Helen Worth) he makes it clear he isn’t happy about her standing up in court and telling a pack of lies.
Liz (Beverly Callard) and Lloyd (Craig Charles) head off for a brewery do leaving Becky (Katherine Kelly) in charge – things are going well until a coach party arrives and she finds herself stretched to the limit. When a fed up Kelly (Tupele Dorgu) starts helping herself to drinks Becky sees red and Liz and Lloyd return just in time to find Becky throwing Kelly out onto the street.
Elsewhere Rita (Barbara Knox) shows Eileen (Sue Cleaver) the pendant Colin (Edward de Souza) has bought her for her birthday.
Friday 27 February 7.30pm
Liz (Beverly Callard) is furious with Becky (Katherine Kelly) for throwing a customer out of the pub even if it was Kelly (Tupele Dorgu). She gives Poppy (Sophiya Haque) a list of all Steve’s fiancés and tells Becky that she is the roughest of the lot. Becky is upset but her mood soon changes when Steve (Simon Gregson) turns up with her engagement ring, now altered to fit her finger. She is delighted and can’t help showing it off but when Michelle (Kym Marsh) sees it she can’t help but point out that it used to be her ring and she chose it.
Joe (Reece Dinsdale) tells Gail (Helen Worth), David (Jack P Shepherd) and Tina (Michelle Keegan) that he has accepted the kitchen fitting job – they are delighted, unaware that he has struck a deal with Len Windass (Conor Ryan). Tina feels the pressure again when Joe asks her to tell the truth in court and when she sees David picking another fight with Gary (Mikey North) she realizes she needs to get away from Weatherfield for a while to do some thinking.
Eileen (Sue Cleaver) is pleased when she sees her old friend Paula Carp (Sharon Duce) leaving Julie (Katy Cavanagh) and Kirk’s and she insists that they go for a drink for old times’ sake. She is surprised when Paula reveals the reason she left school so suddenly was that she found out she was pregnant.
Kevin (Michael Le Vell) and Sally (Sally Whittaker) are put under pressure by Sophie (Brooke Vincent) to give something up for Lent and find themselves agreeing to go teetotal.
Friday 27 February 8.30pm
Becky (Katherine Kelly) is furious and humiliated and throws the second hand engagement ring back at Steve (Simon Gregson) before heading over to cry on Roy (David Nielson) and Hayley’s (Julie Hesmondhalgh) shoulders. Steve realizes he has cocked up big style and takes a folder over to the café for Becky. When she finally opens it she discovers that it contains all the details for their wedding that Steve has booked. Touched by the gesture she agrees to give him another chance.
David (Jack P Shepherd) is devastated that Tina (Michelle Keegan) has walked out and leaves countless messages on her answer machine begging her to come home. He’s worried she has decided not to testify and won’t turn up for the court case.
An intrigued Eileen (Sue Cleaver) quizzes Paula (Sharon Duce) about Julie’s father but Paula is evasive and is relieved when Eileen eventually has to give up her probing when she gets a call from Todd saying he has broken his ankle.
Luke (Craig Kelly) and Tony (Gray O’Brien) call an uneasy truce after Luke insists that he has had nothing to do directly with Carla but has dealt purely through her lawyer. They two men agree they are going to have to trust one another and Luke arranges to rent one of Tony’s flats at Victoria Court.
Elsewhere Ben (Lucien Laviscount) takes Sophie to listen to Ryan’s (Ben Thompson) band at the Church Youth Centre – will Kevin (Michael Le Vell) and Sally (Sally Whittaker) be able to resist the temptation of alcohol once they are alone?
