The Talk of the Street: A Coronation Street Podcast

August 7, 2020 - That Woman With That Typewriter

Sarah is left in a quandary regarding Gary saving her life, and Adam bugging her continually about watches and Rick the Chin. Abi is made to feel like a bad mother by allowing the twins to start a new life in Australia. Leanne meets an old acquaintance from her ante natal days and finds herself lying about Oliver’s health. Tim’s Mum is accosted on the street by Tim’s Dad and then disappears, while Sally and then Faye continue to air their suspicions to an unlistening Tim. Kirk speed eats pork scratchings. Gemma sits in front of some very unfortunate lighting.

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July 31, 2020 - Sexy Treasure Hunt

We loved Corrie this week, helped, we think, by focussing on fewer storylines. Elaine agrees to testify against Tim’s Dad but not before she reveals her true identity to Tim, who isn’t in the mood to believe her. We discover that Mary has a penchant for Italian opera, Sean is addicted to Tipping Point, and Eileen is trapped in Thailand. Ed learns how to set up a Zoom call. Aggie is self-quarantining. The discovery of a wrist-watch causes all of Gary’s spinning plates to abruptly start crashing to the ground. No mannequins were injured in the making of this episode.

July 24, 2020 - A Massive Clingy Thing

It’s a coronatastic week on Coronation Street! Fake Charity Lady, Elaine, shows up to tell Yasmeen of her experiences of Tim’s Dad which eventually leads to a nightmare sequence with three Tim’s Dads. Misery guts Seb is suffering from existential angst according to Emma while Abi moves in with Kev and Jack and gets on with her life. Toyah is reluctant to talk about fostering. Daniel deals with his grief in the creepiest way possible, which costs him £150 an hour. Aggie is running herself ragged. Adam’s obsession with Gary finally bears fruit but he has to face the fury of Sarah. Brian’s Christmas present from Cathy meets an unfortunate and violent end.

July 17, 2020 - King of the Knickers

Toyah finally confesses to Leanne about her and Imran’s plans to foster a child. Seb’s back to his old ways with the treatment of his mother, leaving Abi to turn to a rapping Jack for some love and respect. Aggie and Grace catch Michael doing something embarrassing on the living room sofa. Adam can be tracked down based on his aftershave and continues to mine Laura the Chin for dirt on Gary. Yasmeen buys a phone call with deodorant and biscuits. Faye calls Alya a cow bag. Kirk loses his balls.

July 10, 2020 - Affectionate Narcissist

Sally catches up with some old friends at the prison and hears some stunning truths about Tim’s Dad. Leanne continues to push loved ones away, refuses help, and saves some of her harshest words for Toyah. Kevin diagnoses a clutch problem to a man very much from Essex who is known to Abi. Laura the Chin starts laying down the law to Gary, forcing him to look at a legally-binding and conveniently placed contract. Evelyn is scared of her feelings for Arthur, and Tyrone continues to make “bring her home at a decent hour” jokes to them. Michael arranges a date with on-again-off-again Grace, who is off again. Again. Jenny doesn’t want to speak to French Johnny. Kirk eats Michael’s lunch. Faye says soz.

July 3, 2020 - Artisan My Eye

We rattle through the storylines in record time this week, which may or may not be a good thing. Steve and Leanne receive some life-changing news about Oliver’s condition. For the second consecutive week, Emma has her hand stuck in a vase. It’s date night for most of the couples on the street, which apparently means descending on Fiz and Tyrone’s for some prawn cocktail and steak with all the trimmings. Michael does his best to talk Alina into doing the wrong thing by letting down her friend so she can go off a-smooching with Seb. We finally have a potential threesome we can get behind as Roy manages to back himself between Evelyn and Train Man Arthur. Jenny is back from France but, in an hilarious Gallic twist on Home Alone, seems to have left her Johnny behind. *slaps cheeks with after shave*. Scott enjoys a pre-work pint in a tabard.

June 26, 2020 - Kicking Screaming Shouting Swearing

We’re back! After a one minute recap of the week we missed, we get stuck into this week’s offerings. Shona is desperate for some boom-chicka-wa-wa time and doesn’t seem concerned if that’s with Aaron, her care worker, or David, her husband, and then becomes very frustrated at a jigsaw puzzle. Scottish Vicky and Jordan get beaten up, with Carla pinning the blame on Peter, although maybe Scott, who appears overly interested in Carla, had something to do with it. After planning a family holiday, Steve and Leanne head off to the hospital for an update on Oliver’s condition. Daniel bores a sex worker with stories of Sinead, but she does her best to cheer him up. The Alina / Seb / Emma storyline time travels back to the 70s with Emma inexplicably getting her hand stuck in a vase. Toyah and a very dapper Imran have a secret appointment. Tyrone and Fiz feel old. Ken turns into a flag.

June 12, 2020 - Crime-Fighting Solicitors

Yasmeen is due to make her plea and Alya makes one last effort to talk her gran out of pleading guilty. Sally and Eileen both come to the conclusion that Tim’s Dad is one for the watching. Dev can’t afford private education and Speed Daal takeaways. There’s no shortage of men looking to creep on poor Kelly the Chin, whose mother is back on the scene with a brand new house that isn’t as far away as Gary anticipated. Leanne is worried about Oliver smashing bricks. Daniel has as stellar story about avocados he’d like to share.  With Johnny gone, Carla is inundated with mysterious strangers who know more about her than she knows about them. What possible nickname could we come up with for the new Scottish character?

June 5, 2020 - Phew With A Capital F

It was glorious to see the Rovers’ patrons turn their backs on Tim’s Dad, although Tim’s reluctance to put the hidden camera together with escorts remains a frustration. Asha’s confidence is further boosted by Nina’s words of wisdom which is bad news for ITV Corey and his band of reprehensible mates. Leanne won’t be accepting anyone’s offer of help when it comes to looking after Oliver. Michael isn’t going to Marbella. Gary’s creepy interest in Kelly The Chin remains a concern. Shona forgets oven mitts.

May 29, 2020 - Fish Gape Bedfies

A difficult week for the most part on the cobbles. Oliver’s prized possession is a red car that’s only marginally smaller than the actual car that’s used to drop Shona back on the street. The dual Bailey storyline seems to have the good grace to reach a partial conclusion simultaneously and James is thrilled to hear Kirk sing the new James song that’s sweeping the terraces. The ability of Corrie residents to get their SEO game to astonishing levels continues as Gemma’s vlog manages to attract likes and comments within minutes of its accidental release. Tim’s Dad is out of hospital and out of luck as he tries to get back into Yasmeen’s house. David irks a bunch of teenagers and lures them into an industrial estate for a potentially fatal tickling competition before the police thankfully bring it to a conclusion. Dev refuses to let it lie. Craig is a snitch.