Coronation Street : Romanian Holiday Coronation Street : Romanian Holiday is a feature - length spin - off released exclusively on DVD on 26th October 2009 . It follows Roy and Hayley Cropper as they go on holiday to Transylvania , Romania , to house - sit for the newly married Frankie Baldwin while she is on her honeymoon . David Neilson and Julie Hesmondhalgh play their familiar " Coronation Street " roles , with Katherine Kelly as Becky McDonald also appearing . Following the pattern set by 2008 ' s " " DVD spin - off , the special was recorded on location in Romania and many Romanian actors were cast in small roles . John Henshaw and Siobhan Finneran also star as Glen and Verity , a couple who befriend the Croppers despite their vastly different interests . " Romanian Holiday " is written by Simon Crowther and Chris Fewtrell , and is produced and directed by Ian Bevitt . It is only available to buy in Region 2 . Plot . Roy and Hayley Cropper accept an invitation to attend Frankie Baldwin ' s wedding to Dean Fraser in Romania and to house - sit for the couple for a week while the newlyweds are on their honeymoon . Leaving their café in Victoria Street behind , they fly out to Romania , but due to an electrical storm , their plane is late arriving and they miss the ceremony . Their mood improves however when they arrive at Frankie ' s luxury villa in the Transylvanian Alps . Another couple , Glen and Verity , soon arrives . They claim to be Dean ' s aunt and uncle and that he asked them to house - sit too . Roy and Hayley invite them to stay for the week , although Glen and Verity prove difficult to live with as their crude , loutish behaviour clashes with that of the quieter Croppers . Roy and Hayley are eager to go sightseeing in to get away from them , but due to poor public transport they have to be driven by Glen and Verity . The couple prove to be even more difficult travelling companions , as while Roy and Hayley visit a monastery , Glen and Verity find a pub and get too drunk to drive back to the villa . Hayley has to drive despite her fear of the right - hand traffic system in Romania . Roy is outraged when Glen provokes a Hell ' s Angels biker , who chases them back to the villa . Glen and Verity convince the Croppers to give them one more chance and they set off into Cluj again the next day . The group visits , where Glen and Verity get themselves lost , requiring Roy and Hayley to waste the day looking for them . When they ' re alone , Glen and Verity talk about how to get rid of the Croppers , having been trying without success so far . They wake Roy and Hayley up at 3am to suggest they participate in a karaoke contest . At the end of his tether , Roy says that he and Hayley have to return home as their daughter Becky has gone into labour prematurely . At the airport , however , Becky shows up , having had an argument with Steve on their honeymoon and decided to surprise Roy and Hayley . Their lie exposed , the Croppers ashamedly apologise to Glen and Verity , who decide to let them stay longer . With an exciteable Becky around , Hayley starts to unwind and goes along with Glen , Verity and Becky to the pub for the karaoke , where they sing " " by , while Roy stays behind and indulges in the villa ' s jacuzzi . Enjoying herself , Becky stays behind while the others go back to the villa . Becky makes friends with the regulars and wins a beer drinking contest before being driven home in a cart . The group is getting along better so on their last day together they drive to the Valley of Hell . When the car breaks down in a remote location and they can ' t phone for help , Roy , Hayley and Becky go off to find aid . When they get back , however , the car , and its occupants , are gone . At the villa , Dean arrives , and is nonplussed about Glen and Verity being missing as he claims not to know them . They realise Dean has been duped - Glen and Verity have stolen his car and many of his and Frankie ' s valuables and fled . At the airport , the guilty couple discuss the success of their scheme , which they have done many times before . Verity feels bad about leaving the Croppers in the middle of nowhere and persuades Glen to phone the police to alert them . In doing so , however , he informs the police - who have already been consulted by the Croppers - of his and Verity ' s location , and their holdings from the villa are held by airport security . Glen and Verity run off before the police can catch them . ( Listed in order of appearance ) Production . " Romanian Holiday " was commissioned following the success of the 2008 DVD spin - off " " . The two week shooting schedule took place during August 2009 in Transylvania and in Castel Film Studios in Snagov , Romania , except for one scene which was recorded on the Coronation Street set in Granada Studios , Manchester . Production in Romania involved a largely Romanian film crew , with key personnel flying from Manchester . Because recording took place out of sync with " Coronation Street " ' s schooting schedule , David Neilson and Julie Hesmondhalgh were required to carry umbrellas to shield themselves from the Sun so that they would not tan . Production wrapped shortly before they were due to record Fiz Brown and John Stape ' s wedding on the main show . Katherine Kelly ' s suitcase was delayed by two days upon her arrival in Romania , forcing the actress to wear her character ' s clothes in the interim