Episode 10285 (29th March 2021)

## Plot

**Part One:** Todd is offered a job at his friend's new firm in Bromsgrove. Eileen is aghast when he tells her he's considering taking it to get away from Billy. The doctors run blood tests on Glory to find out the cause of her anaemia. Ed grits his teeth as Michael invites Ronnie to visit Glory at the hospital. Paul tells Todd that he rebuffed Jimmi as he's not ready to move on from Billy yet. Leanne wants everyone besides her and Simon kept away from the flat so they aren't put in danger. Billy quizzes Paul about his night out. Paul tells him it's none of his business. Dev is upset to see Asha so unhappy and suggests she sort things out with Nina. Todd is secretly pleased when Billy confirms that he was only concerned for Paul's welfare, and isn't after a reconciliation. Aggie doesn't want Ronnie left alone with Michael but Ed notes that without Ronnie's cooperation, there's nothing he can do. Todd tells Eileen he's taken the Bromsgrove job, letting her believe that Billy has chased him away.

**Part Two:** Simon lies to Nick that Leanne is seeing someone else in a bid to keep him away from the flat. Eileen calls Billy out on his pettiness over Paul. Billy is puzzled by her outburst and shocked to hear that Todd is leaving because of him. Social services agree to place Kelly with Toyah and Imran. Ronnie asks a nurse if Glory could have inherited his sickle cell disease but has to say that he's Michael's father. Asha and Nina agree that they shouldn't avoid each other. Corey asks Asha out now that she's no longer with Nina. Asha agrees. The blood test results confirm that Glory doesn't have sickle cell. Ronnie admits that he lied to get the info when the nurse addresses him as Michael's dad in front of Michael. Todd clears the air with Billy, telling him that Eileen misunderstood and he's taking the job as it'll help his career. Billy is stunned when Todd declares his love for him and says he'd turn the job down if they got back together.

## Cast

### Regular cast

* Todd Grimshaw - Gareth Pierce
* Eileen Grimshaw - Sue Cleaver
* Michael Bailey - Ryan Russell
* Ronnie Bailey - Vinta Morgan
* Ed Bailey - Trevor Michael Georges
* David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd
* Nick Tilsley - Ben Price
* Simon Barlow - Alex Bain
* Paul Foreman - Peter Ash
* Toyah Battersby - Georgia Taylor
* Imran Habeeb - Charlie De Melo
* Leanne Battersby - Jane Danson
* Summer Spellman - Harriet Bibby
* Billy Mayhew - Daniel Brocklebank
* Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
* Asha Alahan - Tanisha Gorey
* Aggie Bailey - Lorna Laidlaw
* Nina Lucas - Mollie Gallagher
* Natasha Blakeman - Rachel Leskovac

### Guest cast

* Nurse - Sarah Burrill
* Corey Brent - Maximus Evans

## Places

* Coronation Street
* 3 Coronation Street - *Downstairs rooms*
* 7 Coronation Street - *Downstairs rooms*
* 11 Coronation Street - *Back room, kitchen and hallway*
* Underworld - *Breakout area and sales office*
* Rosamund Street
* Victoria Street
* Roy's Rolls
* 12 Victoria Court - *Living room/kitchen*
* Weatherfield General - *Maternity unit*

## Notes

* Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this episode was made with social distancing rules being observed by both cast and production crew, even when they were playing family members or people who shared residences.
* When telling Imran Habeeb about her teenage years, Toyah Battersby mentions stealing a power tool from Bill Webster's van and hitching a ride to London to find her birth father, referencing Episode 4223 (4th July 1997) and Episode 4463 (28th August 1998) respectively.
* Aggie Bailey appears only in a video call with Ed as seen on his mobile phone.
* The set for the Rosamund Street Medical Centre is redressed for use as Weatherfield General's maternity unit in this episode.
* *TV Times* synopsis: Todd tells Billy he still loves him and will stay in Weatherfield if they can be together; and Simon lies to Nick and claims Leanne has a new man.
* At 8.00pm, ITV1 broadcast *Johnny Briggs: Coronation Street Legend*, a half-hour tribute to the actor who had died on 28th February 2021.
* Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast: 6,199,000 viewers (4th place).