Episode 10299 (14th April 2021)

## Plot

**Part One:** Ed stays out all night and claims afterwards that he was catching up on paperwork at the yard. Peter realises he has to trust Leanne to look after Simon for the time being. Hope doesn't understand why Tyrone has left home and thinks he doesn't love her any more. Natasha gets Gail to mind Sam while she's at a meeting. Gail is pleased when she says she won't punish her for Nick's mistakes. Fiz's heart breaks when she reads in Hope's homework book a fictitious account of a family holiday they supposedly went on over Easter; Hope made something up for her teachers rather than tell the truth. Roy encourages Fiz, saying he knows she'll do what it takes to get her children through the crisis. Seb lets slip to Michael that he and Paul were up late playing cards with Ed. Michael realises his dad lied. Abi thinks it's time Tyrone moved out. Kevin agrees but neither of them wants to tell him. Brian reports Cathy's online abuse to the police.

**Part Two:** Tyrone sees Alina laughing with Lucas and asks her if they're an item now. She says they aren't and is annoyed by his jealousy. She asks him to visit her at the flat later to talk things over. Craig tells Brian that the police can't act unless Cathy is actually threatened. Tracy thinks Peter has a responsibility to make his wedding a big affair to raise the family's spirits. Peter maintains that it'll be just him and Carla but placates Tracy by letting her organise the buttonholes. Gemma stumbles across a Deepfake video of Cathy doing the rounds. While she's away from her laptop, Bernie uses Gemma's social media account to message the uploader, LuckyDuck372. Michael confronts Ed over his return to gambling. Ed says it was an excuse to stay away from home. Roy tells Tyrone that he needs to start thinking about Hope and Ruby. Craig informs Gemma that her social media account was used to make a death threat against LuckyDuck372. She realises Bernie is responsible. Tyrone is wracked with guilt when Fiz tells him about Hope's diary. Fiz suggests that he moves back home, for the girls' sake.

## Cast

### Regular cast

* Michael Bailey - Ryan Russell
* Ed Bailey - Trevor Michael Georges
* Carla Connor - Alison King
* Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
* Abi Franklin - Sally Carman
* Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
* Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
* Alina Pop - Ruxandra Porojnicu
* Hope Stape - Isabella Flanagan
* Fiz Stape - Jennie McAlpine
* Gail Rodwell - Helen Worth
* Natasha Blakeman - Rachel Leskovac
* Roy Cropper - David Neilson
* Seb Franklin - Harry Visinoni
* Brian Packham - Peter Gunn
* Bernie Winter - Jane Hazlegrove
* Gemma Winter - Dolly-Rose Campbell
* Craig Tinker - Colson Smith
* Tracy McDonald - Kate Ford
* Sam Blakeman - Jude Riordan

## Places

* Coronation Street
* 1 Coronation Street - *Back room, kitchen and hallway*
* 3 Coronation Street - *Downstairs rooms*
* 8 Coronation Street - *Downstairs rooms*
* 9 Coronation Street - *Back room/kitchen and hallway*
* The Kabin
* Webster's Autocentre
* Underworld - *Sales office*
* Rosamund Street
* Victoria Street
* Roy's Rolls
* EGB Construction - *Yard*

## 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: Abi puts pressure on Kevin to talk to Tyrone about moving out; and Brian reports Cathy's online abuse to Craig, who is apologetic but explains there is nothing the police can do.
* Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast: 5,725,000 viewers (10th place).