Episode 10145 (19th October 2020)

## Plot

Unaware that Todd is sleeping in the attic, Mary tells a jumpy Eileen that she's been hearing strange noises upstairs. Gemma urges Chesney and Bernie to find more work as she's sick of living hand to mouth. Gary struggles around with his bruised ribs. Fed up with their neighbours' disloyalty to them, Maria urges him to take the job with Ray. David is still finding Shona difficult to cope with. Eileen suggests trying to talk sense to Mick now that he's had his money and asking him to leave them alone. Mary tells Kirk and George that she thinks that No.11 is haunted by the ghost of Pat Phelan. George gives Mick's number to Eileen. Bernie asks Roy for shifts at the cafe but for only mid-mornings. David tells Aaron about Shona's altercation with Hugo and her other difficult behaviours. Aaron announces he's reducing his hours with Shona as he has other patients, and that David and Shona need to talk more. Chesney persuades Kirk to give him a part-time job in packing at Underworld. Eileen rings Mick's number from Street Cars and hears his husband, Erik, on the line. She kills the call. Shona takes Aaron's news badly, feeling that no one cares about her. Gary offers to get Ray a competitive quote for the development work. He warns Ray that not everyone will be willing to sell up and he needs him on side in order to progress the project. Mary summons a disbelieving Billy to No.11 in order to exorcise the ghost of Phelan. Aaron persuades Shona to listen to what David has to say to her. She assures him that her outbursts of bluntness are not vindictive, but the conversation goes badly when she casually refers to David's rape. He storms out of the house. Erik calls at Street Cars, accusing a stunned Tim of having an affair with Mick. Mary pushes Billy into completing the exorcism but before they can start, they hear a noise upstairs. Mary screams at the spirit to reveal himself, scaring Billy witless, and then they are both stunned when Todd walks down the stairs.

## Cast

### Regular cast

* Mary Taylor - Patti Clare
* Eileen Grimshaw - Sue Cleaver
* Chesney Brown Sam Aston
* Bernie Winter - Jane Hazlegrove
* Gemma Winter - Dolly-Rose Campbell
* Gary Windass - Mikey North
* Maria Connor - Samia Longchambon
* Roy Cropper - David Neilson
* David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd
* Shona Platt - Julia Goulding
* Todd Grimshaw - Gareth Pierce
* George Shuttleworth - Tony Maudsley
* Kirk Sutherland - Andrew Whyment
* Tim Metcalfe - Joe Duttine
* Ray Crosby - Mark Frost
* Faye Windass - Ellie Leach
* Billy Mayhew - Daniel Brocklebank

### Guest cast

* Aaron Faraday - Scot Williams
* Erik - Paul Joseph

## Places

* 5 Coronation Street - *Downstairs rooms*
* 8 Coronation Street - *Downstairs rooms*
* 11 Coronation Street - *Back room, kitchen and hallway*
* Underworld - *Breakout area*
* Viaduct Bistro
* Rosamund Street
* Victoria Street
* Roy's Rolls

## 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.
* *TV Times* synopsis: Mary investigates the noises in Eileen's loft; and David dreads taking sole responsibility for Shona.
* Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast: 6,653,875 viewers (3rd place).