Episode 10247/8 (12th February 2021)

## Plot

**Part One:** The bistro is being repaired after being vandalised by one of Ray's enemies. Kevin is preparing to send Jack on a school camping trip with Joseph although he can't go himself because of the pressure of work. Faye is due to appear in court for attacking Adam. Convinced he can see a ginger cat, Johnny confides in Gary that he’s really struggling with his eyesight and feels like he’s cracking up. Gary is also appearing before the magistrates and hopes he'll get bail. Fiz thinks Tyrone ought to change his diet and eat healthier. An upbeat Leanne shows Simon a feather she found, convinced that it's from Oliver and it's a sign that he's at peace. Billy receives a Valentine's Day present from Paul of a juicer. He admits to Summer that he can't help but feel saddened by their split. Kevin feels the pressure of the lies and deceptions they're constantly having to live with. Debbie tells Miles she's transferred his £30,000 cut to him and that she will be ringing the police to report Ray's whereabouts after getting the signed contracts from him. Abi tells Debbie about Kevin's worried state and they need to keep the pressure off him.

**Part Two:** Alina signs up for a business course at the college as Tyrone suggested. Fiz asks Tyrone to look after the furniture shop whilst she goes to Hope's school assessment. Faye is released on bail, but Gary is kept on remand on a charge of perverting the course of justice. Debbie tells Sally that she'd like to hire the best lawyer for Faye and use Ray's money to fund it. Kevin is sceptical of her motives. Johnny rings Carla, furious that her interference has caused him to be referred to a psychiatrist. She pushes him to be honest with Jenny. Trying to find Carla to invite her to dinner, Jenny finds out from Sarah that she left to ring Johnny and wonders why she's contacting him again so soon after visiting him. Having had enough, Kevin decides to join Jack on his camping trip. Todd watches on as Billy tries to return the juicer to Paul. Pushed by Jenny, Carla tells her that Johnny will be ringing up to explain everything that's going on with him. Jenny is angry that she's keeping her in the dark about something in the interim. Ray enters the bistro disguised as one of the workmen, telling Debbie he's there to sign the paperwork.

**Part Three:** Debbie gives Ray his false passport in the name of Grant Robinson. Holding the document in his hands, he reveals that he knows she's tried to set him up. Alina buys Tyrone a coffee to thank him for his help and he leaves the shop unattended. Upon his return, he finds a guy called Leon loading furniture into his van but Lean assures him it was arranged with Fiz. Johnny rings Jenny and finally opens up to her about his hallucinations and the fact he thinks he can see Aidan. Jenny's heart goes out to him but she is angry that Carla kept it from her. Ray throws Debbie into the bistro fridge, telling her that Miles betrayed her and he's about to drive him to the airport. Having returned and overheard, Kevin manages to hit him over the head with a frying pan. Having tapped in her card details, Leanne books a consultation with Crystal Webber, a TV psychic who assures her that the feather was a symbol of Oliver's love for her. As Kevin tries to help his sister up, they hear the door slam shut and realise they are both locked in the fridge with no one due in for several days.

**Part Four:** Ray smashes the lock off and leaves. Johnny's hallucinations start to annoy his cellmate Kai Mardin. Ray pops into the flat to collect his dad's watch but the police turn up and arrest him. Kevin rails at Debbie for lying about Ray being dead. Abi's worried that she can't get a reply from Kevin. Fiz returns from Hope’s assessment and is shocked to find the shop half empty. Tyrone's horrified to realise he's been duped whilst Fiz dreads how Gary's going to take the news. Ray is questioned by DS Tyler and says that Debbie was the one offering bribes. A deeply worried Kevin and Debbie prepare for a long night in the fridge.

## Cast

### Regular cast

* Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
* Abi Franklin - Sally Carman
* Sally Metcalfe - Sally Dynevor
* Gary Windass - Mikey North
* Johnny Connor - Richard Hawley
* Evelyn Plummer - Maureen Lipman *(10247 only)*
* Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
* Fiz Stape - Jennie McAlpine
* Simon Barlow - Alex Bain *(10247 only)*
* Leanne Battersby - Jane Danson
* Billy Mayhew - Daniel Brocklebank
* Summer Spellman - Harriet Bibby *(10247 only)*
* Debbie Webster - Sue Devaney
* Alina Pop - Ruxandra Porojnicu
* Daisy Midgeley - Charlotte Jordan
* Jenny Connor - Sally Ann Matthews
* Todd Grimshaw - Gareth Pierce
* Paul Foreman - Peter Ash
* Tim Metcalfe - Joe Duttine *(10247 only)*
* Carla Connor - Alison King *(10247 only)*
* Sarah Barlow - Tina O'Brien *(10247 only)*
* Ray Crosby - Mark Frost
* Ed Bailey - Trevor Michael Georges *(10248 only)*

### Guest cast

* Kai Mardin - Haroun Al Jeddal
* Miles Ingham - Peter F. Gardiner
* Leon - Bill Bradshaw *(10248 only)*
* Crystal Webber - Ashley Hope Allan *(10248 only)*
* PC Miller - Matthew Durkan *(10248 only)*
* DS Tyler - Martin Walsh *(10248 only)*

## Notes

* This was a one-hour episode made up of two production codes and was transmitted at 7.30pm. Both parts were written by Joe Turner.
* 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. For scenes in which Kevin and Debbie Webster huddle together inside the Viaduct Bistro fridge, actors Michael Le Vell and Sue Devaney were required to form a bubble prior to filming to allow closer contact [1].
* Kate Waters was credited as the fight arranger on this episode for the scenes involving Ray Crosby locking Kevin and Debbie in the bistro fridge in 10248.
* *TV Times* synopsis: Kevin and Debbie get trapped in The Bistro fridge; Johnny tells Carla that the doctor is referring him to a psychiatrist; shop-sitter Tyrone realises that he has been duped; and Leanne books a consultation with a TV psychic.
* Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast: 6,547,170 viewers (7th place).