Episode 10078 (22nd June 2020)

## Plot

Daniel still has Nicky on his mind. Roy's Rolls puts on wartime dishes to mark the 75th anniversary of VE-Day. David is on pins in the cafe as Shona is moving in that day, even though he's not supposed to be there when she arrives. Emma, Alina and Seb all feel uncomfortable living together in the salon flat. Seb plans to find somewhere else to live. Shona arrives with Aaron Faraday, her good-looking support worker. Roy asks a hurt David to leave them alone now, but to come round later while she gets settled in. Rita and Scott help Carla decorate the Rovers for VE-Day. Carla is nervous that Jordan and Chelsey will come back. Leanne reacts defensively to a suggestion from Steve and Tracy that they take Oliver to a city farm. Tracy stands her ground and gets her agreement for the day out, so long as they take precautions in order that the child doesn't catch an infection. Aaron tells Roy that routine is important in Shona's recovery. David bursts in with magazines, unwilling to stay away. Daniel rings Nicky. Carla calls at the garage with a bottle as a thank-you present for Abi for her help with Jordan and Chelsey. Abi tells her that she has things in her past she'd rather forget and she is there for her if she ever wants to talk about it. As she leaves, Carla spots a headline in the *Gazette* about a couple found beaten up in a squat on the Brightwell Estate. A worried Leanne gives a list of instructions to Steve and Tracy before they take Oliver out. They point out that she could join them too on a family day out and she happily agrees. The corner shop also marks VE-Day. Daniel buys premium lager from a concerned Evelyn in the middle of the afternoon. David hears how Shona's tastes and skills have changed. She can't even remember Max and Lily's names. She shows an interest in Aaron, much to David's disquiet. Seb brings flowers for Emma as an apology for not being considerate. Alina wonders if they're getting back together. He's about to tell her it's her that he loves when Emma comes in. Roy counsels David to be patient with Shona's recovery. Evelyn tells Adam about the lagers that Daniel bought, saying he started drinking it straight away. Fortified with booze, Daniel turns up at Nicky's hotel room. Shona rushes a startled Aaron for a kiss, just as David walks into the flat.

## Cast

### Regular cast

* Daniel Osbourne - Rob Mallard
* Sean Tully - Antony Cotton
* Roy Cropper - David Neilson
* Abi Franklin - Sally Carman
* Alex Warner - Liam Bairstow
* Sarah Barlow - Tina O'Brien
* Adam Barlow - Samuel Robertson
* David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd
* Seb Franklin - Harry Visinoni
* Alina Pop - Ruxandra Porojnicu
* Emma Brooker - Alexandra Mardell
* Shona Platt - Julia Goulding
* Rita Tanner - Barbara Knox
* Carla Connor - Alison King
* Leanne Battersby - Jane Danson
* Tracy McDonald - Kate Ford
* Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
* Nina Lucas - Mollie Gallagher
* Evelyn Plummer - Maureen Lipman
* Oliver Battersby - Emmanuel & Jeremiah Cheetham *(Uncredited)*
* Bertie Osbourne - Rufus Morgan-Smith *(Uncredited)*

### Guest cast

* Aaron Faraday - Scot Williams
* Scott Emberton - Tom Roberts
* Nicky Wheatley - Kimberly Hart-Simpson

## Places

* Coronation Street
* Rovers Return Inn - *Public*
* 2a Coronation Street - *Living room/kitchen*
* Corner Shop
* 15a Coronation Street - *Living room/kitchen*
* Webster's Autocentre
* Victoria Street
* Roy's Rolls
* 16a Victoria Street - *Living room/kitchen*
* 12 Victoria Court - *Living room/kitchen*
* The Waterway - *Room 29 and corridor*

## Notes

* This episode, transmitted at 7.30pm, was the only episode shown on this date due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This led to a temporary cessation of the programme's production which began on 23rd March, and a scaling back on the transmission of previously recorded episodes from six to three a week which began from 30th March onwards.
* This episode was produced with the intention of it being transmitted as the first half of an hour-long episode on Friday 8th May at 7.30pm.
* Katie McGlynn appears as Sinead Osbourne on one of the laptop videos the character recorded for Bertie Osbourne before her death.
* *TV Times* synopsis: Tracy persuades Leanne they should have a family day out at the petting zoo as it would do Oliver good.
* Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast: 7,192,615 viewers (1st place).

## Notable dialogue

Carla Connor: (referring to VE-Day as they decorate the Rovers): “Hey, Rita, how old were you when, you know…?"

Rita Tanner: “I was thirteen."

Carla Connor: "Thirteen?!"

Rita Tanner: "Mmm."

Carla Connor: "Can you remember it?"

Rita Tanner: "Like it was yesterday. It was like... well, a great wave of relief, all across the country. Because it was finally over... all that evil and horror, over... And relief? Oh, everybody was relieved."

Scott Emberton: "My grandad fought in the war. Which is why all this is great in my book. Not enough pubs do it these days."

Rita Tanner: "Well absolutely! People will forget, so we have to remind them."