The Talk of the Street: A Coronation Street Podcast

March 26, 2021 - Very Partridge

Fiz’s Big Fat Secret Greek Wedding does not generate the reaction from Tyrone that she was expecting and it doesn’t take long for the entire street to learn why. Ronnie worries that a genetic condition of his may be the reason for Baby Glory’s sickly start to life. Cathy’s modern day poison pen scheme against Steve and Tracy is quickly uncovered by a pair of meddling kids. Sean ropes Daisy into his pyramid scheme shenanigans and their collective glee at separating fools from their money may lose him his friends and his home. Todd is concerned that Billy and Paul still have feelings for each other so uses up yet more of his vacation time to put yet another spanner in those particular works. Kelly’s unrelenting drive to become Imran and Toyah’s foster child gains pace and potentially approval from the social services. The stress from working as a drugs courier pushes Leanne to breaking point, while a returning Natasha generates some accommodation issues. Aggie’s missing a uniform. Amy is in the matrix. Pieces of Nick’s car are falling off.

March 19, 2021 - Bridesmaidzilla

Leanne has had a wash and is ready to face the world with her hair, get her old job, and sort out this Harvey character once and for all. Abi is already regretting asking Sally to be her celebrant, while Debbie tries her best to get the street back onside by throwing a dress-trying-on party at the Bistro. Ed is the last person in the country to know Ronnie’s secret, which forces Ronnie to reveal that he has another secret no one knew about, while a traumatic trip to the supermarket puts Grace into early labour. Brian has the audacity to expect Number One to pay for its paper delivery which forces Cathy to clash with Tracy and set up an account on Weatherfield Gazette Online. Tyrone and Alina get closer and closer over beverages and blown cylinder head gaskets while Fiz is planning a Grecian surprise for Tyrone, but probably not like that. Gemma drools in her sleep. Kirk is an Abi stand-in. Seb sniffs wine. Frescho’s security guards are racist.

March 12, 2021 - Quack Quack Ouch

Sean finds it more difficult to leave the pyramid scheme than he anticipated when it turns out that the person above him in the chain has leased a car and has tidy facial hair. Steve is convinced that Peter is on the bevvy again and so refuses to let him finish any sentences where he might explain what's actually going on. Fiz teases Tyrone about his supposed infatuation with Alina and his reaction suggests there might be something to the allegations. Tim’s Mum officially moves on to the street and as a housewarming gift offers Yasmeen a page-worth of framed rhyming poetry. Ronnie officially moves on to the street by taking the room at the Rover’s B&B and as a housewarming gift gives Jenny some chat and gets Ed blootered. Abi has her heart set on a wedding venue in a warehouse with floor to ceiling windows, much to Kev’s wallet’s disappointment. Nina’s status as a permanent member of the Alahan family is under threat when she worries that she and Asha are on different pages emotionally in their relationship. Kelly drops some tabs that have been on Leanne’s floor. A dead dog is the source of some prime Seb stand-up. Debbie knows someone with a penny farthing. Ryan’s barrel-changing skills are under-appreciated. Roy’s Rolls doesn’t do frappucinos.

March 5, 2021 - Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

At HM Pool Hall and Rec Room, Johnny isn’t the only one with sight problems as his cellmate mistakes him for a drug dealer. George’s interest in buying the community centre, a mailbag full of red envelopes and Tim’s decision to offload his inherited shares in Speed Daal and Number 6 back to Yasmeen all trigger an unexpected visit to the hospital. Nina is worried things are going too fast with Asha, while Dev is already making her an honorary member of the family and writing her into his will. One of Daniel’s broken kitchen cupboards results in Paul managing to quarter the number of infant roommates. A mistake with a yoga mat leads Tyrone to Alina’s door, and then to give up his hobby and start running with Steve instead. Some harsh words from Kirk are enough to convince Sean to stop ripping off the people he thinks are his friends. Simon’s world begins to collide with Leanne’s and not even Carla’s evil step-mother routine is enough to scare off Jacob. Daisy is contractually obliged to do a two-second smile fade. Tyrone teaches spreadsheets. Fiz hasn’t updated her fridge calendar.

February 26, 2021 - A Pleasant Sharpness

Peter thinks Carla should forgo a business meeting so she can have a takeaway with him, so Carla lies to him and gets bladdered with Jenny, while Ken is annoying about jigsaws. Yasmeen has been collecting envelopes from financial companies and has moved on to the red set, forcing her to conduct business with reasonable bailiffs and an unreasonable bank manager. Despite having a perfectly serviceable sinkhole in their back garden, Gail stores her dead father’s wicker casket in the living room. New Face on the Block, Ronnie, doesn’t do very much this week other than give Paul the nickname Knickers. Dev and Mary decide there’s no better way to prove they’re cool with Asha seeing Nina than with French movies and Cauliflower Wellington. Gary is finding it increasingly difficult to keep a near delirious Johnny safe from his fellow inmates. Leanne employees the services of a Derek Pakora looky-likey to contact Oliver, but Toyah looks to have the measure of the medium. Tim’s Mum buys a chicken. Sam discusses probabilities. Jacob fashions the largest joint in Christendom.

February 19, 2021 - Fridge Acoustics

Abi’s going to have her work cut out for her if she’s going to predictably be the hero again, as Kev and Debbie are cryogenically frozen in the Bistro fridge. A minor health scare that could’ve been treated with half a pack of Rennies forces Tyrone to change his breakfast regime and take up yoga. Johnny learns that the visions he’s having are a result of his MS, which makes him wonder if that imaginary cat is going to imaginarily feed itself. Todd impresses Billy with a getaway to Bletchley Park and finds a buyer to strip all the pews out of his churches. Grace is beginning to wish that the baby in her belly was also her friend, Lisa’s, as Michael promises to be very involved in his child’s birth. The Undertaker is on the look out for someone to drive a fancy car slowly and Eileen thinks she has narrowed the shortlist down to two. Thanks to feathers, Leanne is up cooking pancakes, contemplating hillwalking with Steve, and reckons she’d come out top in a fight with the florist van. Gail’s feet probably can’t reach the pedals. Shona is bored now. Peter has a special dish for the pieces with flat edges. There’s an opening at the leisure centre for swim lessons.

February 12, 2021 - Default Setting

It may not last forever, but Gail’s name being on the deeds for Number 8 is fantastic enough for us to ignore the speed at which the deal went through. Shona is thrilled at the idea of David the Human eating David the Dog's food. Johnny spends most of the week loudly announcing his hallucinations to disinterested prisoners. Rapidly approaching the big four-oh, Tyrone’s nose is easily put out of joint and thanks to an ill-conceived coffee run with Alina, he’s probably got Fiz up to her neck in it with Gary. Ray is getting itchy feet waiting for Debbie to organize his flit to Turkey but her plans seem to differ from his and may make their relationship somewhat frosty. Leanne is still addled with grief but finds some comfort in the discarded plumage of a bird, and the advice of a Scottish TV charlatan. Tim sports a jaunty cap. Billy loves juice. We barely knew Joe at all.

February 5, 2021 - Pint-Sized Sophia Loren

Tyrone is embarrassed when his fancy guest towels are shown to be barely enough to allow Alina to maintain her modesty. Nina’s book of erotic Victorian etchings and ability to quote John O’Donohue gets Asha all in a tizzy. Third time is a charm for Todd as he instructs Will to take a sledgehammer to an innocent upright piano, the wanton destruction enough to send Summer throwing herself in front of a reasonably-priced car. Peter and Carla are back together and celebrate by immediately being dishonest to each other. Gail’s new interest in genealogy leads her to pick up the phone to ask her old dad what he can tell her about his side of the family. Debbie loses patience with the sale of Number Eight and puts it up for auction. Aadi has the bright idea of evaluating Evelyn’s performance in the corner shop, but then has the much worse idea of telling her about it. Simon is single-handedly ridding the world of usable bicycles. Dev isn’t sure if lesbians are still a thing. Two characters called Ted are dead. A good heart, these days, is hard to find.

January 29, 2021 - Gladiator Lunchbox

And poof — just like that — Ray disappears, leaving Debbie to handle a bunch of angry Rebel Alliance members who want their houses back. The unlikely installation of Grace into Aggie’s house is green-lit, a combination of a slightly tiresome commute to Hull for Michael and the chance to see her grandkid eventually being the factors that swing it. Gail’s discovery of an old photo of a relative sets her on a genealogical path that leads to a potential new friend, and requires her to say Fanny quite a lot. Gemma and Chesney struggle to make rent while Sean has his sights set on a new place to live with Dylan. In an attempt to catch up on her school work, Asha studies in Roy’s Rolls where Nina’s perpetual pleasantness doesn’t go unnoticed. The discovery of a farewell note to Simon kickstarts a chain of events that triggers an old man being punched in a hotel, a handsome Irishman being disappointed, and maybe some salvation for Carla and Peter. Tracy has her eye on Number 8. Ken forgets to take his meds. George drains his spuds.

January 22, 2021 - Señor Muppet

It’s Move Day! The occupants of numbers 4, 6, and 8 get ready to flit but the reintroduction of a friendly gangster may put the kibosh on the whole deal. Yasmeen finds that getting back into the swing of her old life takes more than a couple of pep talks from her Alya and Tim’s Mum. Gail’s freedom from the tyranny of David means cleaning a factory and making eggs and soldiers for Nick (and David). Gemma and Chesney’s eternal money woes worsen as Kirk’s loan of Christmas money needs repaid and Sean’s contemptable journey to homeownership makes him an even worse human being. Michael turns to his Big Book of Hare-Brained Schemes in an attempt to prevent Grace and his unborn baby moving 100 miles along the M62. A determined Abi stumbles upon a sure way to put an end to the whole skyscraper storyline, but does that orange juice taste funny to you? Tim’s Mum tells a sad story about sausages. Aggie needs a foot rub. No one fixes the heating in the Bistro. Ray had better call Saul.