Episode 10180 (27th November 2020)

## Plot

Nick gives Leanne the strength to face saying goodbye to Oliver, telling her that he knows she won't let her son down as she never has before. Tim and Alya question Geoff about Pickford Street, Oldham. Christine says it's her house and Geoff is helping her with the rent. Tim and Alya are disbelieving. Johnny continues to stick the knife into Jenny, revealing that he's transferred everything from their joint bank account to his personal account to give to Carla and Kate; she's always been a gold digger and doesn't deserve it. Jenny is deeply hurt but carries on with her dinner party. Emma, Simon and Amy gather at No.1 as they wait for the inevitable. They promise each other they'll never forget Oliver. Oliver's life support is turned off. Steve and Leanne sit at their son's bedside for the last time, with Nick and Tracy looking in. The hostile atmosphere at the Rovers is finally broken when the police arrive and arrest Johnny for burglary and GBH. Jenny tells them to lock him up and throw away the key. Peter tells Simon he shouldn't be ashamed to cry. Carla tells Jenny that Johnny didn't mean any of the nasty things he said; he wanted her to hate him in order to set her free. The money he stole will come back to her when the divorce is settled. She reveals that Johnny has signed the Rovers over to her. Steve and Leanne sing *You Are My Sunshine* to Oliver as he dies. Back home, Leanne puts the dinosaur pyjamas away as she lies curled up on Oliver's bed.

## Cast

### Regular cast

* Leanne Battersby - Jane Danson
* Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
* Jenny Connor - Sally Ann Matthews
* Johnny Connor - Richard Hawley
* Nick Tilsley - Ben Price
* Toyah Battersby - Georgia Taylor
* Simon Barlow - Alex Bain
* Alya Nazir - Sair Khan
* Geoff Metcalfe - Ian Bartholomew
* Sally Metcalfe - Sally Dynevor
* Tim Metcalfe - Joe Duttine
* Daisy Midgeley - Charlotte Jordan
* Tracy McDonald - Kate Ford
* Amy Barlow - Elle Mulvaney
* Emma Brooker - Alexandra Mardell
* Gail Rodwell - Helen Worth
* Oliver Battersby - Emmanuel & Jeremiah Cheetham
* Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
* Carla Connor - Alison King
* Imran Habeeb - Charlie De Melo

### Guest cast

* Dr Howarth - Caroline Harding
* Lee - Oliver Devoti
* Christine - Kate Wood
* DC Ahmadi - Mushi Noor

## Places

* Coronation Street
* Rovers Return Inn - *Public, back room and kitchen*
* 1 Coronation Street - *Back room, kitchen and hallway*
* 4 Coronation Street - *Downstairs rooms*
* 6 Coronation Street - *Downstairs rooms*
* 19a Victoria Street - *Living room/kitchen*
* 12 Victoria Court - *Living room/kitchen and Oliver's bedroom*
* Weatherfield General - *Paediatric surgical unit room 2, family room and corridor*

## 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. To enable close-up shots of Leanne touching Oliver, the mother of Emmanuel and Jeremiah Cheetham acted as a body double for Jane Danson.
* Death of Oliver Battersby and final appearance of Emmanuel and Jeremiah Cheetham in the role.
* *TV Times* synopsis: Leanne and Steve say goodbye to Oliver; and the police interrupt Johnny and Jenny's row - and arrest him on suspicion of burglary and GBH.
* Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast: 6,591,274 viewers (15th place).