The Talk of the Street: A Coronation Street Podcast

August 13, 2021 - Senior Knicker Flogger

In a somewhat bizarre opening to the week, Shona is involved in a hit and run that puts Todd in the hospital, and at time of going to press no one has given her a medal. Nina gets cracking on building Seb’s Man Garden, choosing to not recognize Abi’s obvious distaste for the idea, or ask Asha where she really got the money to invest in the project. Daisy is very keen to be seen in public with Ryan now that the two of them are an item but doesn’t anticipate Ryan still having regrets over how his previous relationship with Alya ended. It looks increasingly unlikely that Leanne or Nick are going to get any time off in the near future as we open a storyline where they look to get back into running the Bistro. Fiz’s disappearance causes much speculation over her whereabouts and her involvement in the salon flat fire, and drives a wedge between Tyrone and Alina. Dev is missing a Marigold. Brian’s plums need careful handling. That Rover 75 is back.

August 6, 2021 - Emily Brontësaurus

The aftermath of Todd’s chicanery leaves him with few options on places to live until a friendly undertaker comes to his rescue. Craig’s lackluster report on the Bailey’s incident encourages many quarters to draw a line under the incident, but James is not prepared to let it lie. Chesney’s inability to learn new skills leaves Gemma questioning her decision regarding Aled’s operation. Izzy becomes increasingly suspicious that her work and situation are not being taken seriously by the others at the knicker factory. George and Eileen have one more go on the relationship roundabout with sadly predictable results. Aadi takes relationship advice from Amy which leads Tracy and Steve to jump to the wrong conclusions. Following a meeting with her witness liaison officer, Nina is inspired towards a horticultural memorial for Seb. Constantly let down by Tyrone and Alina, Hope resorts to drastic measures to get his attention and her toy dinosaur back. Helena’s feet get dangerously close to the biscuits. The corner shop is overstocked in prophylactics. Phil lives in Speed Daal.

July 28, 2021 - The Gasps of Appreciation

An early episode covering Monday and Wednesday this week due to Helen's birthday extravaganza! James celebrates raking in thirty grand from his coming out story by getting himself in the market for a new motor, but the test drive turns sour when a traffic cop sees him gingerly make his way round a corner. Hope is making a collage of her extended family as part of a school project, but also to annoy her dad, and she takes exception to Tyrone putting the new baby and his wallet ahead of her. Laura’s new job isn’t going so well, but she has an idea for a story with the Weatherfield Gazette that might bring in a bob or two, until her daughter gets wind of the scheme. Ahead of the Weatherfield Scud Calendar launch, Summer bumps into Will and casually mentions the thousand pounds that Todd used to bail Billy out of his heat pump woes. Curtis survives another week. Grace has a website. Imran and Toyah run out of cheesy puffs.

July 23, 2021 - Particularly Hairy Kiwi

It’s the week of the nuddy calendar shoot and Curtis removes himself for a fake dental appointment but is yet to learn that you can’t go anywhere in the street without being seen. With construction work over budget and behind schedule, Billy finds his position as archdeacon of the cobbles untenable, much to Todd’s horror. Oliver’s death is still playing on Nick’s mind when Natasha announces she’s off to That London for a week and leaves him in charge of Sam and his posters. Michael is the only character on the show who fails to recognize that Grace still has the hots for him. Thanks to Imran, Laura lands a cleaning job at the factory but spends most of her time arranging meetings with reporters. Fiz attracts the attention of the new suitor from the furniture thing and soon she’s being swept off her feet, leading Hope to use the potential of two daddies to wind everyone else up. Toyah gets promoted because sure. Kirk probably doesn’t smell. Don’t call Tyrone 'mate'.

July 16, 2021 - Gentleman George

Ryan wakes up in Daisy’s bed and Daisy wakes up in Ryan’s shirt and his plan to make sure that Alya doesn’t find out about this is lucky to make it beyond the first commercial break. Eileen and George are looking to put the past behind them until an errant cadaver and a man who says 'oh' have them at each other’s throats again. Curtis seems way too keen to sign up male residents of the street to a charity scuddy calendar for Oliver’s fund. Fiz is encouraged to get her dating app profile out there and it isn’t long before she gets a bite from a catfish. Natasha is ready to trust others with Sam but confusion over an invite leaves others disappointed. Todd schemes to scrape money together to pay off Will, and once again manages to damage Paul’s relationship with Summer in the process. Nick buys a superfluous blender. Marcus’s mum needs to learn how to make a decision. The bishop is not happy.

July 9, 2021 - Rave for the Local Blue Tit

Worried that Summer needs more stability and ignoring the fact that Billy wanted to slow things down a couple of weeks ago, Todd thinks the best way forward is to propose marriage. After the damp squib of announcing Kirsty’s death last week, Tyrone does his best to elicit a response from his children by telling them about Alina’s pregnancy. A botched knicker sample order turns some unwanted heat and light onto the success of Izzy’s working from home arrangement. Gail is once again disillusioned by how lowly she’s seen and thought of by her offspring and so heads off to somewhere everyone knows her name; Thailand. The Undertaker and Sean team up to manipulate Eileen into liking them both again. Disappointed by Alya’s lack of belief in his DJ abilities, Ryan begins to get too close to Daisy who has another hare-brained scheme and this time it’ll make them both rich. Simon has a low-key 18th birthday. Jo Lafoe has knicker-inspecting spectacles. Nick finally trades in that Rover 75.

July 2, 2021 - Dollywood?!?

Daisy is out for revenge but her thievery of Sean’s shifts will ultimately result in Kirk moaning about being hungry. Much to James’s delight, Danny is back in town but their one-night performance is caught by lads with camera phones. Nick, David, Sarah, and Audrey all treat Gail appallingly, which is par for the course, and it’s down to Sam to come to her rescue. Alya and Ryan are still a thing, but for how long is anyone’s guess as she insists he starts pulling his weight, which he interprets as doing a DJ set online for free. Summer is struggling with the responsibility of her diabetes so Billy helps by abandoning her. As Tyrone prepares to bury Kirsty, and juggles a very tentative relationship with Fiz, Alina questions how committed he is to her pregnancy, given his reaction to the massive photo and tattoos. Leanne gets shoes and candles for her special birthday. Natasha hasn’t fixed the sinkhole yet. Everyone’s back.

June 25, 2021 - Make Daisy Great Again

With Harvey’s trial fast approaching, the rubber is hitting the road for Sharon and Leanne, which hopefully won’t give Natasha cause to shout at Nick again. The frequency of Summer’s toilet visits gives Billy some cause for concern over a Father’s Day meal, and forces him to reconsider a promise he made to Todd. Advice from Bernie gives Gemma some food for thought regarding Aled’s implant operation. Nina’s gift for Roy would bring a tear to a glass eye. Emma and Curtis’s attraction to each other continues to fall victim to their own misunderstandings. The Double Glammy pyramid scheme approaches critical mass when Daisy tries to secure a bank loan and Sean tries to expand. Rita’s scheming again. Thanks to Alina, Tyrone’s mid-life crisis takes another leap forward as he becomes the proud owner of a motorcycle and the reluctant owner of a Romanian flag on his leg. Paul’s kumquat is too sour. No one is joining the Territorial Army.

June 17, 2021 - The Messier the Better

Tyrone’s Michigan State t-shirt may be destined for only one viewing as Alina takes him off to buy a shiny new wardrobe with lots of zips but no socks. Gemma and Chesney find themselves on different pages when it comes to Aled’s cochlea implant operation and seek the advice of a complete stranger to break the impasse. Mary is an unexpected ally for Bernie in matters of the heart. Billy spends the week being overly interested in Summer’s diet while she is slamming back the energy drinks as the pressure of exams begins to take its toll on her comprehension of Romance languages. ITV Stefan has signed the shortest lease in history as Leanne and Nick move back to Victoria Court, which doesn’t go unnoticed by Sharon and any number of Harvey's backup goons. Dev’s shoes are all squelchy. Todd is used to hearing si, señor. Tommy O is forceful with selfies.

June 11, 2021 - The Physical Act of Love

Peter has gone AWOL as news comes through that another liver has been found for him and Kirk’s brother, Kiefer, has an hour to find him and get him to the hospital. The biggest problem with Johnny and Jenny’s relationship hitting the skids is we have to go through the rigmarole of someone else taking over at the Rovers, but Daisy's charm offensive should put paid to that. Bernie enacting revenge on Evelyn goes off in a direction no one could’ve predicted and results in Dev’s staircase carpet taking a pounding. Parents of the Year, Tyrone and Fiz, decide that the best thing for the girls is for them to argue, point-score, and lawyer up against each other. Gemma worries if she can still talk with her mouth full while using sign language. Nina’s struggles with her grief are compounded when Billy and Roy conspire to give her someone else’s state of mind to concern herself about. Daniel has a grammar-correcting pen. Aadi will never forget his basketball gear again. Summer needs an early night.