Episode 10054 (27th April 2020)

## Plot

Yasmeen has an appointment with Dr Gaddas for her test results. Geoff urges her to hurry home after it and not stand around gossiping. Dev apologises to Cathy for his dressing-down. She, Eileen and Liz sympathise with him over Asha's troubles as he worries over her future reputation. The boiler breaks down at No.1. Yasmeen is stunned when she's told she's been tested positive for chlamydia. She protests she's only ever slept with two men in her life and Dr Gaddas states the STI could have been dormant for years, picked up from Sharif. She urges her to get Geoff tested as well and is puzzled when Yasmeen mentions his supposed heart condition. Pushed by Dev and Liz, Amy calls on Asha and urges her to go out with her. Dev rings the school for an appointment with the headteacher. Peter finds Yasmeen outside the medical centre struggling to comprehend what's happened but he mistakes it for her struggles with alcoholism. Geoff intervenes before she can say anything, but she walks off without talking to him. A furious Kelly looks for Asha as the school wants to see her after the holidays. Geoff accuses Yasmeen of being unfaithful when he hears the news and calls her a "disease-ridden old tart". He explodes when she points out his dalliances with escorts. Cathy bans an angry Kelly from Prima Doner when she catches up with Asha in there and complains about Dev's actions. Geoff pins the blame on Sharif, saying Yasmeen must have been diseased for years. Sending her to clean the bathroom, he contacts the escort agency to complain. Asha tells Dev he's made things even worse by contacting the police. Tracy is shocked by an estimate for £2,500 for a new boiler. Ken refuses to contribute as Tracy has stated it's now her house. Contacted by Gary, Laura Neelan turns up to see him. He warns her that Rick will kill her if he finds out that she's been pocketing Kelly's school fees and orders her to sort matters out. Maria almost walks in on the conversation and asks who the woman was. Asha cries in her bedroom as more abusive texts come through while Dev is in tears as he looks over his daughter's old photos. Geoff returns from an STI clinic, also having proved positive. Yasmeen breaks the news to him that she phoned Sonia Rahman who confirmed that she was tested some years back and was clean. Therefore, she cannot be responsible for passing the STI on.

## Cast

### Regular cast

* Geoff Metcalfe - Ian Bartholomew
* Yasmeen Metcalfe - Shelley King
* Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
* Cathy Matthews - Melanie Hill
* Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
* Eileen Grimshaw - Sue Cleaver
* Nina Lucas - Mollie Gallagher
* Tracy McDonald - Kate Ford
* Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
* Ken Barlow - William Roache
* Amy Barlow - Elle Mulvaney
* Asha Alahan - Tanisha Gorey
* Maria Connor - Samia Longchambon
* Kelly Neelan - Millie Gibson
* Gary Windass - Mikey North

### Guest cast

* Dr Gaddas - Christine Mackie
* Laura Neelan - Kel Allen

## Places

* Coronation Street
* 1 Coronation Street - *Back room, kitchen and hallway*
* 6 Coronation Street - *Downstairs rooms*
* 7 Coronation Street - *Downstairs rooms and Asha's bedroom*
* Furniture Shop
* Rosamund Street
* Rosamund Street Medical Centre - *Dr Gaddas's office*
* Prima Doner
* Roy's Rolls

## 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 Good Friday, 10th April at 7.30pm.
* Due to time constraints before the MediaCity studios were locked down, the end credits for this episode were not remade but instead used that originally intended for both this and the next episode. This means that the following were credited but did not appear: Daniel Osbourne (Rob Mallard), Roy Cropper (David Neilson), Evelyn Plummer (Maureen Lipman), Summer Spellman (Matilda Freeman), Billy Mayhew (Daniel Brocklebank), Carla Connor (Alison King), Sean Tully (Antony Cotton) and Sally Metcalfe (Sally Dynevor).
* First appearance of Laura Neelan.
* *TV Times* synopsis: Yasmeen receives a shocking diagnosis from Dr Gaddas, leading Geoff to accuse her of infidelity.
* Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast: 7,890,688 viewers (4th place).

## Notable dialogue

Tracy McDonald (to Amy Barlow): "Don't talk to granddad like that."

Peter Barlow: "Yes, that's your mother's job."