The Talk of the Street: A Coronation Street Podcast

April 29, 2022 - Bum Pipes

Eileen remains suspicious of The Undertaker so she goes to his house to find evidence of a cat or another woman. Tim continues to ignore Sally’s concerns about his lack of bedroom enthusiasm. Jacob starts his new job at the factory but thanks to an outburst from Simon, he finds it difficult to win over his new workmates. Toyah is disappointed to learn that Leanne thinks her relationship with Imran is for the convenience of Alfie's custody. Aggie is transferred to a new department at the hospital and is nervous about meeting her new boss who has a reputation for being a stickler for the rules. Alya and Yasmeen build bridges as they make plans for a charitable event for Eid. Following a shocking incident at school, Daniel threatens to come clean to Amy about Max spiking her drink. Kirk is eating for two. Maisie covers her ears. Gail blames the parents.

April 22, 2022 - Insignificant Other

Summer is arrested for being diabetic and the story of her eating disorder is finally revealed. After reflection, Abi offers a truce to Imran and Toyah who are hell-bent to prove she’s back on the muck. As work on Rick the Chin’s house is started, Ed and Paul find a bag full of lovely cash stashed under the floorboards. Eileen and The Undertaker are back together on the show which means there must be a misunderstanding to threaten their relationship. Sally gets back from Gina’s again and is more determined than ever to get rid of Tim’s Mum. Daisy decides that the best way to protect her relationship with Daniel is to set Nicky up with one of her friends. Mr Little has some explaining to do. Simon is a grass. Ashley has a sex cardigan, too.

April 15, 2022 - The Geronimo Contract

Ahead of planning the funerals of both her parents, Kelly gets a call to let her know she’s due to inherit a small fortune from Rick the Chin’s estate. Daisy isn’t looking for things to worry about as Daniel and Nicky are thrown together to organize a school trip to Edinburgh, while a recently single Mrs Crawshaw is on the prowl. Sam finds himself discombobulated when Jalena comes over to Nina’s Rolls for a chess date. Sarah decides to throw the cat amongst the pigeons by offering a bonus to the sales rep who brings in the most new business, but while Faye and Michael compete, they take their eyes off an unlikely champion. Summer’s lengthy revision sessions worry Billy and he calls on assistance from Amy who makes a troubling discovery. Faye and Craig decide to try to have another baby and then change their minds. Imran suspects that Abi is back on the muck so makes a shocking proposal to Toyah regarding the long-term care for Alfie. Roy buys cider. Tommy can belch the alphabet. Maria’s insta game is on point.

April 8, 2022 - TinkerTime

With his move to Australia coming up, Jon finally discovers the truth about his grandad’s death. Toyah decides to try and adopt Elsie on her own while Imran’s entire life begins to unravel. Roy convinces Nick that allowing Sam to continue playing chess may be a perfectly acceptable way for him to deal with his grief. Tyrone tries to put on a brave face as Fiz leaves the street to begin a new life in a fancy new house with Phill. Everyone wants to give Summer their opinion on her drinking exploits from the previous week. Daisy and Daniel’s cohabiting bliss is threatened when Nicky arrives with new of a job offer at Weathy High. Despite Gary and Maria’s repeated attempts, Kelly refuses to visit her rapidly declining mother in hospital. Tim’s Mum still hasn’t left. Steve demands identification. Shirley Bassey sues.

April 1, 2022 - Roy Likes Trains

Gary struggles to come to terms with Laura’s fake confession and tries to convince Kelly to make amends with her dying mother. Tim’s Mum continues to be a barrier to prevent Sally and Tim from having their way with each other and it proves more difficult than anticipated to get rid of her. Phill receives some bad news about his job, which pushes Fiz to insist that the house is sold as quickly as possible to free up that delicious equity. Faye hides her pregnancy from Emma while Emma hides her new relationship from Faye. Summer is throwing herself into her studies, which causes Billy, Todd, and her friends to become concerned that she’s not looking after her health. Nick has exciting, non-chess-related news for Sam when he books him into an Easter Space Camp in Manchester. With Abi’s custody hearing coming up, Imran finds it harder to separate his life and plans with Toyah from his new life with his son. Maria is badass. PC Tinker rides again. Australia is not ready for Jon.

March 25, 2022 - Shame and Syphilis

In breach of his bail conditions, Adam tricks Lydia into meeting him at the mall where he intends to trick her into a confession, but she has other ideas. Steve continues to jeopardize his relationship with his daughter, and her future, by throwing a series of spanners into any plans she has for independence with Jacob. Faye’s allergies to a flea-ridden Peanut temporarily mask a more biological reason for her feeling sick in the mornings. Sally’s home from Gina’s to find Tim randy as all get-out and his mother more determined than ever to play a blocking role in him doing anything about it. In the midst of council elections, Maria learns that Weathy County’s training ground is being moved to a location that may disturb one of Gary’s long-held secrets. Daniel can’t look up. Beth is itchy. Craig uses Fabreeze as a verb.

March 18, 2022 - Bananarama Tribute Act

Imran discovers the truth about Abi’s baby while Toyah continues to do her best to show up at every inopportune moment. Daisy finds it difficult to avoid being the jealous girlfriend while Nicky’s attempts to become a teaching assistant do not go smoothly. Gary is concerned about Laura and her attempts to get in touch with her private investigator so makes her soup and calls on Dr Gaddas. Grace turns up for Glory’s birthday party but her true intentions are predictably more fiscally-driven as she demands more money to keep silent about her last disappearing act. Amy finds it difficult to keep her new relationship a secret from her parents. Maria doesn’t plant a tree. Kirk used to be a bee. Bernie goes for a pee.

March 11, 2022 - Use Your Imagination

Sam is thrilled when he defeats Brian at chess, but Nick has had enough of sitting bored in the cafe and so bans his son from continuing under Roy’s tutelage. It very much looks like Adam will be charged for the damage caused at Lydia’s flat while Sarah decides to cut all of her and Harry’s ties to him. Kelly is running herself ragged as she tries to care for her mum, attend to her school work, and cut Homeless Stu’s hair. Emma continues to hide her relationship with Jon from Craig and Faye. Daniel and Daisy are beginning to show signs of committing to each other when he mentions going on holiday together, until a face from his past threatens to scupper their plans. With Glory’s first birthday approaching, Michael is keen to find Grace to the absolute horror of Ed and Aggie. Kev returns from Bridlington to find Abi back on the muck and from this point, her day is only going to get worse. Gary loses his Insanity DVD. Debbie likens herself to nits. Mr Jacob’s grey Nissan will need a valet.

March 4, 2022 - Monkey Tennis

Chesney reconsiders Linda’s offer and agrees to let Joseph escape his dreary life in Weatherfield in favour of sunnier climes in Portugal. A frantic Abi finds it impossible to get in touch with Kev but hears some devastating news when she drops in to speak with Debbie. Craig and Faye are horrified to discover that Emma is continuing her relationship with the grandson of the old man that Faye killed. Brian and Cathy are finally back from their extended vacation and come to a disagreement when he announces his desire to retire to the coast. Adam moves into Number One while Lydia’s plans to destroy his life from top to bottom gain pace. Jon quotes movies. Toyah eats Imran’s ring. The new terminal at Manchester Airport is tidy.

February 25, 2022 - Bants Central

Relations between Joseph’s two grannies remain strained and they don’t improve when Linda suggests that everyone’s life would be better if he moved to Portugal with her. Daniel becomes suspicious when Max apologizes to him and announces that David will be letting him return to school without the capture of the phantom drink spiker proviso. The pressure of a game of Never Have I Ever plays havoc with Abi’s conscience and she comes clean to Sally about her infidelity. A particularly nasty run-in with Tracy makes Homeless Stu determined to put her in her place as he hatches a plan to spoil her fancy wine-tasting evening. Craig starts his new job packing knickers in the factory with Kirk and is as thrilled about this development as expected. Adam warns Sarah that her continued friendship with Lydia blurs the lines between employer and employee and that she would be right to remain cautious. Kev can’t sing. Yasmeen enjoys a brassier misunderstanding. Beth is fond of a chocolate finger.