Episode 10030/1 (13th March 2020)

## Plot

**Part One:** On moving day, Ken puts his doubts about leaving Coronation Street aside. Audrey is sceptical about his show of enthusiasm. Yasmeen goes back to work to support Geoff. Geoff tells Yasmeen he has a meeting with his business adviser to discuss buying Alya's share. Ali is charged and released on bail. He's pessimistic about his future in the medical profession. Alya makes another attempt to convince her gran that Geoff wrote the reviews, asking her why no one ever complains in person if they're genuine. Yasmeen has total faith in Geoff. Rita and Jenny offer to spend time with Gemma who is shattered with looking after Aled. Alya is unwavering in her refusal to give up her share of Speed Daal. Toyah job-hunts. Imran interests her in working for a big company as a PA. Alya checks the restaurant's accounts and notices several mysterious withdrawals.

**Part Two:** Geoff offers to go gardening with Brian on Roy's allotment to fill in the time while he's at his supposed meeting. Brian takes some convincing to let him join him after what happened last time. Alya's annoyed when Ryan provides little support as he's preoccupied with Ali's troubles. Speed Daal holds story time for babies. A still-knackered Gemma is again joined by Imogen Tatum and Vanessa Finney. Nina can't believe Toyah wants to work for a company with such poor ethics. Toyah decides that she's right and doesn't apply. Tracy meets with an interior designer, eager to get started on No.1. A suspicious Liz escorts Ali when he clears out his locker at the medical centre. Ken says goodbye to Eccles. Ali tells Ryan he can't bear to see Maria with Gary any more and is leaving Weatherfield. Geoff reports to Yasmeen that his "business adviser" said they'd be fools to buy Alya out and they should sell up themselves instead. He suggests they retire to Cyprus, away from toxic family members.

**Part Three:** Yasmeen is unsure about making such a massive change. Geoff lets her think she's upset him by not jumping at the chance. Ali packs his car up. Imogen and Vanessa suggest that Gemma could do with an extra pair of hands at home as she's clearly struggling. Overhearing Alya and Ryan talking about Yasmeen, Eileen tells her about Geoff locking her gran in his magic box. Craig is finding his running regime easier and enjoys a low-fat meal courtesy of Toyah. Ali has farewell drinks at the Rovers to barbed comments from Audrey. Ken leaves Deirdre's attempt at peanut bowls at No.1 for Tracy to keep as he finishes his packing, content that all the memories he needs are in his head. As he sets off for his new home, he goes back and picks up the bowls after all.

**Part Four:** Maria makes up with Ali before he goes. He tells her that he hopes he's wrong about Gary and they part on good terms. Alya questions Yasmeen about the magic box. Yasmeen says it was her own fault. Ali makes a quick visit to Toyah's flat to apologise for getting her the sack. She forgives him. Gemma leaves a voicemail for Bernie asking how she is but stops short of asking her to come back. Alya tries to make Yasmeen see that the "problems" Geoff helps her with only exist in her head but her words fall on deaf ears. Yasmeen forgives Geoff anything as he constantly tells her that he loves her; Sharif never did. Yasmeen has no explanation for the money missing from Speed Daal's account. She begs Alya to leave when she asks if Geoff hits her. Gary meets with Sharon to let her know that Ali is fine. Sharon asks for help with Rick's clients but Gary maintains that he's done being a loan shark. Ken and Claudia explore Stillwaters and meet fellow resident Charles Moore. Peter, Carla and Ryan see Ali off. Yasmeen wants to go to the Rovers after dinner. Geoff immediately shoots down the idea and suggests she's desperate for a drink.

## Cast

### Regular cast

* Gary Windass - Mikey North
* Maria Connor - Samia Longchambon
* Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
* Brian Packham - Peter Gunn *(10030 only)*
* Ken Barlow - William Roache
* Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
* Simon Barlow - Alex Bain
* Claudia Colby - Rula Lenska
* Geoff Metcalfe - Ian Bartholomew
* Yasmeen Metcalfe - Shelley King
* Ryan Connor - Ryan Prescott
* Ali Neeson - James Burrows
* Nina Lucas - Mollie Gallagher *(10030 only)*
* Alya Nazir - Sair Khan
* Jenny Connor - Sally Ann Matthews
* Rita Tanner - Barbara Knox *(10030 only)*
* Gemma Winter - Dolly-Rose Campbell
* Imran Habeeb - Charlie De Melo
* Toyah Battersby - Georgia Taylor
* Evelyn Plummer - Maureen Lipman *(10030 only)*
* Tracy McDonald - Kate Ford
* Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard *(10030 only)*
* Johnny Connor - Richard Hawley *(10031 only)*
* Eileen Grimshaw - Sue Cleaver *(10031 only)*
* Craig Tinker - Colson Smith *(10031 only)*
* Carla Connor - Alison King *(10031 only)*
* Aled Winter-Brown - Harry & Harvey Thompson *(Uncredited)*
* Llio Winter-Brown - Charlotte & James Holt and Arthur, Lily & Lucy Taylor *(Uncredited)*

### Guest cast

* Camilla - Leah Chillery
* Vanessa Finney - Rachael Elizabeth
* Imogen Tatum - Lucy Farrar
* Sharon Geary - Naomi Cooper-Davis *(10031 only)*
* Charles Moore - Michael Elwyn *(10031 only)*

## Notes

* This was a one-hour episode made up of two production codes and transmitted at 7.30pm to enable a two-hour episode of *Vera* to be shown immediately afterwards.
* Final appearance of James Burrows as Ali Neeson.
* Brian Packham mentions Geoff Metcalfe taking the seeds out of his plant pots, which was revealed in Episode 9736/7 (5th April 2019).
* *TV Times* synopsis: Geoff tries his best to persuade Yasmeen that Alya is out to get him; Gary convinces Maria that he did nothing to provoke Ali; and Imran starts to put pressure on Toyah to find a new job.
* Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast: 6,823,821 viewers (7th place).