Episode 10306 (21st April 2021)

## Plot

**Part One:** Humiliated, Fiz turns and storms into her house, Tyrone following in her wake at Alina’s urging to explain. Jenny tries to convince Gemma that Sharon can’t be trusted and clearly intends to fleece Rita. Gary visits Faye and hears that she’s coping well. He passes on the news that Craig still intends to resign. Tyrone admits that he does love Alina and confesses that Maria knew. Abi and Nina tease Seb about a video of him dancing badly at the gig. Abi’s delighted for her son. Maria taunts Alina for wrecking a relationship. Cathy refuses Brian’s entreaties to return until she is sure that the trolls have given up. He agrees to wait and they declare their love for one another. As Fiz and Tyrone row and blame each other for the breakdown of their relationship, Hope listens from the stairs, deeply upset.

**Part Two:** Having watched the Golden Heart Awards ceremony online, Sharon informs Jenny and Gemma that Rita missed out on the award. They make it clear to her they won’t let her hurt Rita and she must sling her hook. She gives them a cheque to pass on to Rita in the sum of £10,000, together with her phone number. Gemma is amazed while Jenny is silenced. Faye rings Craig, telling him to take up his promotion and they can be together when she’s released - if he doesn’t find anyone else in the meantime. However, they mustn’t have any contact until then. Being given the cheque, Rita asserts that she’s well aware of Sharon’s shortcomings, but everyone deserves a second chance. Jenny and Gemma are suitably chastened. Roy agrees to Nina’s request that Seb can stay the night. Tyrone arrives at the salon flat with his holdall and tells Alina that he was finally honest with Fiz. Cathy tells Yasmeen and Elaine that although she and Brian have made up, she’s not ready to return home yet. Rooting through her many boxes of recent purchases, Cathy pulls out three matching name-embroidered dressing gowns and likens the three of them to the Golden Girls. Yasmeen and Elaine suppress a look of horror. Having withheld his resignation, Craig suggests to Kirk that he could post his letters to Faye for him and then no one would suspect a thing. Nina invites a pleased Seb to stay the night. Maria calls at No.9, but Fiz gives her short shrift for not being truthful with her about Tyrone and Alina. As she goes to close the door, she spots a happy Tyrone and Alina getting in the taxi for their Knutsford trip.

## Cast

### Regular cast

* Alina Pop - Ruxandra Porojnicu
* Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
* Brian Packham - Peter Gunn
* Jenny Connor - Sally Ann Matthews
* Cathy Matthews - Melanie Hill
* Gary Windass - Mikey North
* Fiz Stape - Jennie McAlpine
* Emma Brooker - Alexandra Mardell
* Abi Franklin - Sally Carman
* Nina Lucas - Mollie Gallagher
* Seb Franklin - Harry Visinoni
* Roy Cropper - David Neilson
* Gemma Winter - Dolly-Rose Campbell
* Rita Tanner - Barbara Knox
* Sharon Bentley - Tracie Bennett
* Kirk Sutherland - Andrew Whyment
* Elaine Jones - Paula Wilcox
* Yasmeen Metcalfe - Shelley King
* Faye Windass - Ellie Leach
* Maria Connor - Samia Longchambon
* Hope Stape - Isabella Flanagan
* Craig Tinker - Colson Smith

## Places

* Coronation Street
* Rovers Return Inn - *Public*
* 2a Coronation Street - *Living room/kitchen*
* 6 Coronation Street - *Downstairs rooms*
* 9 Coronation Street - *Back room/kitchen and hallway*
* Victoria Street
* Roy's Rolls
* Victoria Gardens
* Weatherfield Police Station - *Exterior*
* Norcross Prison - *Visiting area*

## Notes

* Last appearance of Faye Windass until 17th November 2021.
* 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.
* *TV Times* synopsis: Hope is upset as Fiz and Tyrone row; and Jenny convinces Gemma that Sharon cannot be trusted.
* Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast: 5,624,000 viewers (11th place).