Episode 10237 (1st February 2021)

## Plot

**Part One:** Aadi is full of ideas on how to take the corner shop into the 21st century, including grocery deliveries. Dev finds his suggestions impractical. Paul prepares for court. Billy's annoyed when Todd invites himself along for moral support. As they set off, Todd rings Will, instructing the lad to act now. Simon hears Leanne on the phone to the electricity supplier and discovers she's behind with the payments. He suggests asking Nick for help but Leanne's firmly against it. Peter and Carla go out for the day to take their minds off recent events. Paul is pessimistic after the judge says that he poses an ongoing threat to the public.

**Part Two:** Peter takes Carla to the Rovers for hotpot to show that he can handle temptation. The regulars forgive Dev over siding with Ray and end the shop boycott. Tyrone admits to Dev that he regrets asking Alina to move in as she's almost a stranger and he can't relax around her. Jacob Hay, a young lad who works with Simon delivering orders for the chippy, loans his friend £60 to pay the electricity bill. Asha has her first trial shift at the cafe. Will waits until the coast is clear before forcing the door to Billy's flat. Paul gets a twelve-month community order, 130 hours unpaid work and 20 hours anger management but is spared prison. Corey calls on Asha at work and asks her to hear him out. Asha doesn't want to know and says she wishes she'd dumped him sooner. Nina is proud of her for standing up to him. The pub environment is too much for Peter and he hurries out. Summer arrives home and catches Will smashing up the flat with a hammer.

## Cast

### Regular cast

* Alina Pop - Ruxandra Porojnicu
* Fiz Stape - Jennie McAlpine
* Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
* Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
* Aadi Alahan - Adam Hussain
* Asha Alahan - Tanisha Gorey
* Billy Mayhew - Daniel Brocklebank
* Paul Foreman - Peter Ash
* Todd Grimshaw - Gareth Pierce
* Nina Lucas - Mollie Gallagher
* Leanne Battersby - Jane Danson
* Simon Barlow - Alex Bain
* Ken Barlow - William Roache
* Carla Connor - Alison King
* Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
* Mary Taylor - Patti Clare
* Jacob Hay - Jack James Ryan
* Jenny Connor - Sally Ann Matthews
* Summer Spellman - Harriet Bibby

### Guest cast

* Will - Ben Hackett
* District Judge - Patricia Jones
* Corey Brent - Maximus Evans

## Places

* Coronation Street
* Rovers Return Inn - *Public*
* 1 Coronation Street - *Back room, kitchen and hallway*
* 7 Coronation Street - *Downstairs rooms*
* 9 Coronation Street - *Back room/kitchen and hallway*
* Corner Shop
* Rosamund Street
* 19a Rosamund Street - *Living room/kitchen*
* Victoria Street
* Roy's Rolls
* 12 Victoria Court - *Living room/kitchen*
* Weatherfield Magistrates Court - *Courtroom and corridor*

## Notes

* First appearance of Jacob Hay.
* 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: Will forces his way into Paul and Billy's flat; Asha spells it out to Corey that he's dumped; and Aadi runs some business ideas past Dev.
* Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast: 6,660,588 viewers (5th place).