Episode 10268 (8th March 2021)

## Plot

**Part One:** Kirk winces in pain following his fall. Nick finds out about the Double Glammy boxes and that Sean lied to Kirk in saying that Nick had given permission to store them in the premises. Carla is impressed with the way that Lucas coped with looking after Lucy in her final illness. Kirk is disgusted with Sean for breaking their trust. Nick tries to point out that Sean's put him a difficult position and he quits before he's sacked. He asks Eileen if he can store his boxes at No.11 again. As Steve tears into him for drinking again, Peter weakly gasps that he's sober but unwell. Steve has to go back to work and locks Peter inside the house, despite his pleas. Yasmeen asks George round to explain her behaviour the other day. She offers to sell Jamila House, but he explains that he's now purchased the old Council Advice Centre on Victoria Street instead. Simon finds out that Jacob has been thrown out of his flat after it got raided. Fiz continues to tease an annoyed Tyrone about Alina. Lucas convinces Carla to take some time out for herself and they head into town. Todd tells Eileen that she lets Sean walk all over her. Steve returns to find Peter in a bad state but still thinks he's been drinking. Peter is puzzled when Steve mentions Oliver and doesn't know who he's talking about. Disgusted with his supposed selfishness, Steve walks out. Peter collapses on the floor.

**Part Two:** Leanne's stunned when Jacob moves his things into her flat. A scared Simon begs her to accept the situation, saying she doesn't know what Jacob's capable of. Tracy brings Steve home to talk things through with Peter and they find him collapsed. Sean asks for a rent holiday from Eileen. She upsets him when she asks about his previous plans to get his own place and he realises that Todd has been stirring it. He threatens to move out. With Peter taken to hospital, Steve tries to find Carla. Tyrone's unamused as Fiz jokes about the idea of him fancying Alina, stating that she's too young and beautiful for him. Tyrone's quietly miffed. Simon apologises to Leanne, saying he's let her down, but she's not pleased when a group of Jacob's friends turn up and she retreats to her bedroom. Elaine rehomes Tinkerbell. Yasmeen loves a framed poem that Elaine gives her about self-belief. Carla and Lucas arrive back to find Steve waiting with the news that Peter's been rushed to hospital, supposedly drunk.

## Cast

### Regular cast

* Todd Grimshaw - Gareth Pierce
* Eileen Grimshaw - Sue Cleaver
* Sean Tully - Antony Cotton
* Carla Connor - Alison King
* Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
* Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
* Leanne Battersby - Jane Danson
* Simon Barlow - Alex Bain
* Jacob Hay - Jack James Ryan
* Fiz Stape - Jennie McAlpine
* Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
* Kirk Sutherland - Andrew Whyment
* Yasmeen Metcalfe - Shelley King
* Nick Tilsley - Ben Price
* Elaine Jones - Paula Wilcox
* George Shuttleworth - Tony Maudsley
* Tracy McDonald - Kate Ford
* Gemma Winter - Dolly-Rose Campbell

### Guest cast

* Jacob Hay - Jack James Ryan
* Lucas Kempton - Glen Wallace

## Places

* Coronation Street
* Rovers Return Inn - *Public*
* 1 Coronation Street - *Back room, kitchen and hallway*
* 6 Coronation Street - *Downstairs rooms*
* 9 Coronation Street - *Back room/kitchen and hallway*
* Underworld - *Sales office and packing area*
* Rosamund Street
* Victoria Street
* Roy's Rolls
* 12 Victoria Court - *Living room/kitchen*

## 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.
* The poem that Elaine Jones gives Yasmeen Metcalfe is entitled *Dare To Self-Care* and was written by Cumbrian poet Ms Moem.
* *TV Times* synopsis: Peter fails to persuade Steve to summon medical help; Sean resigns from the factory; and Simon warns Leanne not to think about crossing Jacob.
* Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast: 6,701,929 viewers (7th place).