Episode 10256 (22nd February 2021)

## Plot

**Part One:** Unnoticed by Carla or Lucas, Peter heads out deeply upset, and not hearing Carla assert to Lucas that Peter's her soulmate and they have a chemistry that's unbeatable. Peter dumps the flowers in a bin. Alya opens the pile of final demands with mounting concern. Yasmeen admits she's no idea how much Geoff borrowed in her name. George gives Steve and Tim a practice run at driving the hearse to see who's best. Carla calls at No.1 to find Peter wallowing in self-pity. She's bewildered to see him so down and so sharp with her. Jacob provides Simon with the latest phone and explains it's a perk of the job. He suggests Simon should sample the drugs himself but the lad's unsure. Seeing how on the edge and upset Carla is, Jenny makes friends with her again and persuades Carla to join her for a glass of wine, sending Sarah to the Harrogate business meeting in her place. After a hair-raising fast ride with Steve at the wheel, a very shaken George asserts it's Tim's turn. Elaine tells Alya that Geoff left her in the financial lurch as well and she had to repay every penny over many years. Alya resolves to seek professional advice, worried that the stress could tip her gran over the edge.

**Part Two:** Daisy joins Jenny and Carla for their drink in the Rovers' back room. When Imran reminds Alya that Yasmeen has yet to settle her legal fees, Alya realises that her gran's financial problems are worse than she could have imagined. A tipsy Carla receives a call from Peter. At Jenny's suggestion. she declines it and sends him a text making out she's staying over in Harrogate as planned. Adam calls at No.1 to keep watch over Peter. When he reveals that Carla ducked out of the Harrogate trip and sent Sarah instead, Peter realises she lied to him. Having got the funeral gig, Tim performs a victory dance. When Eileen reminds him it's a serious job, Tim and Steve take the mickey, aware that she fancies George. Leanne kills Crystal's programme when Simon enters the flat. He refuses to explain about the phone. Alya tells Yasmeen that she's made an appointment at the bank tomorrow and their only hope is to explain how Geoff forced her into taking out the debts which now total £29,622 and another £6,000 of legal bills. Forced by Daisy, Carla answers another call from Peter, making out she's in Harrogate. Next door in No.1, he starts to fret.

## Cast

### Regular cast

* Carla Connor - Alison King
* Leanne Battersby - Jane Danson
* Simon Barlow - Alex Bain
* Yasmeen Metcalfe - Shelley King
* Alya Nazir - Sair Khan
* Elaine Jones - Paula Wilcox
* Eileen Grimshaw - Sue Cleaver
* George Shuttleworth - Tony Maudsley
* Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
* Jacob Hay - Jack James Ryan
* Tim Metcalfe - Joe Duttine
* Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
* Jenny Connor - Sally Ann Matthews
* Daisy Midgeley - Charlotte Jordan
* Imran Habeeb - Charlie De Melo
* Adam Barlow - Samuel Robertson

### Guest cast

* Lucas Kempton - Glen Wallace
* Crystal Webber - Ashley Hope Allan

## Places

* Coronation Street
* Rovers Return Inn - *Back room and kitchen*
* 1 Coronation Street - *Back room, kitchen and hallway*
* 6 Coronation Street - *Downstairs rooms*
* Underworld - *Sales office*
* Rosamund Street
* Victoria Street
* Roy's Rolls
* Barlow Legal Services
* 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.
* *TV Times* synopsis: Unaware that he overheard her conversation with Lucas, Carla is bewildered to see Peter so down; and Alya opens the pile of final demands.
* Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast: 6,316,154 viewers (8th place).