Episode 10039 (23rd March 2020)

## Plot

Gemma desperately tries to break the door down as the babies continue to cry. Ryan suggests to Alya that Zeedan may be able to get through to Yasmeen. Bernie turns up with Mother's Day balloons and comes to Gemma's rescue by smashing a window. David returns from prison bitter that Clayton is free to carry on dripping poison into Shona's ear. Nick goes to see Shona himself to argue his brother's case. Norris feels trapped in Stillwaters as Freda gave up her life in Edinburgh to move to Weatherfield. Ken and Norris take a walk when Claudia invites Charles Moore to join them. Gemma freezes when she goes to check on the quads. Bernie assures her they're fine. Arthur bumps into Evelyn in The Kabin and explains that he stood her up because he was feeling insecure. He mentions that Tyrone warned him off her. Evelyn agrees to consider giving him another chance. Shona refuses to see Nick but passes on a message for David. Gemma worries that she's a danger to the babies. Zeedan isn't concerned about Geoff and Yasmeen and tells Alya she's overreacting. Bernie moves back into No.5 when she sees how much Gemma is doubting her fitness as a mother. Gemma agrees to see a doctor in exchange for Bernie not telling Chesney about her getting locked out. Rita and Mary are delighted when Norris visits the street with Ken. Evelyn tells Tyrone that she doesn't need him to rescue her and to mind his own business. Ken is concerned to hear from Tracy that no one will be around to walk Eccles tonight. Chesney is annoyed that Bernie has "foisted" herself on them again, on top of everything else they have to deal with. Bernie covers for Gemma, saying she was smashed the window while practicing kung fu. Ken smuggles Eccles into Stillwaters, planning to take her home tomorrow. Nick tells David that Shona wants a divorce. Afraid to sleep, Gemma watches over the quads.

## Cast

### Regular cast

* Gemma Winter - Dolly-Rose Campbell
* Chesney Brown - Sam Aston
* Nick Tilsley - Ben Price
* David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd
* Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden
* Ken Barlow - William Roache
* Claudia Colby - Rula Lenska
* Alya Nazir - Sair Khan
* Ryan Connor - Ryan Prescott
* Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
* Evelyn Plummer - Maureen Lipman
* Bernie Winter - Jane Hazlegrove
* Gail Rodwell - Helen Worth
* Rita Tanner - Barbara Knox
* Mary Taylor - Patti Clare
* Johnny Connor - Richard Hawley
* Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
* Tracy McDonald - Kate Ford
* Aled Winter-Brown - Harry & Harvey Thompson *(Uncredited)*
* Carys & Llio Winter-Brown - Charlotte & James Holt and Arthur, Lily & Lucy Taylor *(Uncredited)*

### Guest cast

* Arthur Medwin - Paul Copley
* Charles Moore - Michael Elwyn
* Key Worker - Rose Akroyd

## Places

* Coronation Street - *Main street view and ginnel*
* Rovers Return Inn - *Public and back room*
* 5 Coronation Street - *Downstairs rooms, Chesney and Gemma's bedroom and yard*
* 8 Coronation Street - *Downstairs rooms*
* 9 Coronation Street - *Back room/kitchen and hallway*
* The Kabin
* Rosamund Street
* Victoria Street
* 19a Victoria Street - *Living room/kitchen*
* Stillwaters - *Lounge, hallway and Ken and Claudia's apartment*
* Rehab facility, Leeds - *Office*

## Notes

* *TV Times* synopsis: Bernie arrives to find Gemma in a distressed state, so she agrees to move in and help; and Nick tries to talk to Shona but she refuses to see him.
* Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast: 6,720,585 viewers (22nd place).