Episode 10380 (19th July 2021)

## Plot

**Part One:** Curtis has spent the night with Emma and is embarrassed when he blurts the fact out to Steve as he receives a call from him regarding the calendar. Todd happily plans the wedding but Billy is absorbed with the Bishop's anger over the stolen heat pump. Brian plans for the calendar pictures to be based on famous works of art. Kevin is growing nervous about his participation. Natasha asks Nick and Leanne if they can have Sam for the week while she goes to London. Nick's delighted and Leanne is pleased for him. Kevin thinks Tyrone is doing the wrong thing by writing his own article. Ed breaks the news to Billy that the insurance won’t pay out for the stolen heat pump. Todd feels awful. Emma tells Steve that Curtis spent the night with her and she's really happy with the situation. Kevin bottles out of the shoot and locks himself in the garage. Nick is happy for Sam to put up his astronomy posters in his room - Oliver's old room. Emma persuades Kevin to reconsider though he needs time to get ready and compose himself. As Emma and Curtis head to the corner shop to set up for Dev's photoshoot, Curtis's phone rings. Kevin shouts to Brian that he’s ready and drops his robe just as Abi enters the garage. She's stunned to be faced with a naked Kevin ready to pose as *The Laughing Cavalier* and dissolves into hysterical laughter when she finds what's going on.

**Part Two:** David takes Paul into the Rovers where Ed refuses to talk to him. Dev insists on being Mr December. Saying he's got a dental appointment Curtis hurries off leaving Emma to sort out Dev's photoshoot. Over lunch in the bistro, Chris tries to talk Fiz into doing a follow up article. Curtis meets Danielle in the bistro. Having told Leanne about the posters, Sam worries that he’s upset her. Nick suggests they take them down. Billy meets up with the bishop who tells him that he's mis-managed the halfway house project. To Todd's horror, Billy tells the bishop he realises he isn't up to the job and would like to resign as archdeacon. Danny overhears from the bar as Danielle tells Curtis that he needs to be honest with Emma about his condition, but he doesn't know how to break the news to her that he could drop dead at any second. When Debbie lets slip that Curtis is in the bistro cosying up with a young girl, Steve's concerned and sets off to find out what he's up to. Debbie enters the corner shop to be faced by a naked Dev, ready for his shoot. She attacks him for being a pervert. In the bistro, Steve approaches Curtis and Danielle, and demands to know what’s going on.

## Cast

### Regular cast

* Todd Grimshaw - Gareth Pierce
* Summer Spellman - Harriet Bibby
* Billy Mayhew - Daniel Brocklebank
* Emma Brooker - Alexandra Mardell
* Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
* Brian Packham - Peter Gunn
* Leanne Battersby - Jane Danson
* Nick Tilsley - Ben Price
* Natasha Blakeman - Rachel Leskovac
* Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
* Alina Pop - Ruxandra Porojnicu
* Ed Bailey - Trevor Michael Georges
* Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
* Sam Blakeman - Jude Riordan
* Abi Franklin - Sally Carman
* David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd
* Paul Foreman - Peter Ash
* Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
* Fiz Stape - Jennie McAlpine
* Debbie Webster - Sue Devaney

### Guest cast

* Curtis Delamere - Sam Retford
* Chris Golding - Lois Mackie
* Danielle - Lucy Dixon
* Bishop Greg Townsend - Roger Bingham
* Danny Tomlinson - Dylan Brady

## Places

* Coronation Street
* Rovers Return Inn - *Public*
* 2a Coronation Street - *Living room/kitchen*
* Corner Shop
* Webster's Autocentre
* Viaduct Street
* Viaduct Bistro
* 19a Rosamund Street - *Living room/kitchen*
* Roy's Rolls
* 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: Whilst Brian sets up his camera for the photoshoot, Kevin shouts that he is ready and drops his robe just as Abi enters the garage.
* Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast: 5,468,000 viewers (2nd place).