The Talk of the Street: A Coronation Street Podcast

November 13, 2020 - Stupid Smug Scottish Git

As Oliver's court case approaches and tensions run high, Leanne may be about to resort to one of her more infamous mistakes. Alina's love life doesn't interest Sarah until it absolutely does. Sarah continues to be a miserable cow to Paul who is just trying to have a quiet life and stay out of horrid Todd's way. Billy's failure to inform Paul of a visit from a bishop has been lifted from a Brian Rix farce (one for the kids, there). Eileen gets a visit from The Undertaker who continues to work his charm on her. Everyone tells Nick not to give up on Leanne. Kirk is in charge of team-building. Sean is a peacock. Steve borrows a tie.

November 6, 2020 - Diss My Biscuits

Alina is the Queen of Bad Advice this week, encouraging Emma to admit to what turns out to be a trumped up Money Laundering charge, and getting Michael to see pregnant Grace in prison. Now that we know Debbie is scheming with Ray Weinstein, she's far more open with her conniving troublemaking as she turns Tim's Dad into an even bigger villain of the piece by giving him a loan of her Shaggy CD and ghetto blaster. Sean is worried that he doesn't earn enough money or have a good enough job to impress Dylan, while the rest of us worry that this storyline will put us to sleep. ITV Corrie buys Asha a truly horrendous pair of training shoes while Aadi continues to be the invisible twin who spends way too long hanging around outside a cathedral for a Dad and Lad day that doesn't show up. Simon is quick to move when Wendy The Guardian leaves her precious Dictaphone thingy unattended, unaware of the bother this is going to cause when Leanne inevitably listens to what people have been saying in their interviews. Grace's prison guards love a bit of gossip. Johnny worries that Craig has PTSD. James has off-camera bants with Dobbo. Aggie still can't cook.

October 30, 2020 - A Fabulous Pair of Undercrackers

Scott regales Johnny with tales of what they call a Quarterpounder with Cheese in Kent, while plans for one of the stupidest and most pointless capers ever to grace the cobbles gains momentum. A minor prediction last week seems to bear fruit as the apple of Undertaker George's eye does not appear to be Mary after all. Evelyn accidentally discovers why Arthur has been making excuses to avoid her since the day they met up again and it has nothing to do with worming tablets. Wendy the Guardian interviews Nick and Gail who have different opinions on Oliver's level of consciousness while Leanne is confident that a twitch from a slammed door proves that her little boy can hear everything. Tim's Dad has a nylon shirt and he isn't afraid to use it as he easily hoodwinks Alya into believing that a woman named Doris and her zimmer frame are next on his line of conquests. Dylan is good at football because everyone says so. Abi is becoming suspicious of Deb and her laptops's continued presence in Weatherfield. Craig gets shot to impress Faye. Roy plays muzjiks. Ryan is called a genius and it probably wasn't sarcasm.

October 23, 2020 - Deliverance Without the Banjos

Todd shifts gears from being petrified of rubbish gangsters to basically annoying everyone he comes into contact with this week, getting Billy and his manbag into a right old tizzy. Gemma and Bernie do a power of needless shouting as a watered-down bottle of dish soap convinces everyone to successfully find new jobs in a seven hour window. At the behest of Ray Weinstein, Gary cajoles David into making a decision about Number Eight and its rapidly deteriorating sinkhole situation. Despite there being more gangsters on the street these days than cobbles, Scott decides that the best person to help him pull a caper on the Bistro is Johnny. Steve gets a break from Leanne by going to Germany to talk to Dr Schmitz in the hope that he’ll change his mind about Oliver’s prognosis. Natasha needs Nick’s bank details. Mary teaches Billy about Church of England exorcisms. Tim is chased round his taxi by a disgruntled homosexual.

October 16, 2020 - Seagull on a Sausage Roll

We reprise a hair-related Shona assault this week with an unsuspecting hipster stepping into Bernie's soggy blouse. Stairmaster Todd has installed himself in Eileen's attic, but Mick the Gangster is hot on the trail and no amount of head injuries is going to hold him back. Arthur and Evelyn's caravan trip comes to an abrupt end thanks to Tyrone's leaking air mattress, but what on earth has got Arthur to work on his two-second smile fade or taken him to Weathy General on the fly? Billy and his manbag have a very important meeting with the bishop. Scott has a painting by numbers caper to get one over Ray, which apparently depends on Johnny doing the driving. Gary's reluctance to sell the factory may well scupper Ray Weinstein's evil plans, which are finally revealed and they're not quite what anyone was expecting. No, seriously. David and a bottle of wine retreat to the sinkhole for some peace. Dev contemplates slave labor. PC Tinker will see himself out.

October 9, 2020 - Breathing For Beginners

The question of how long Nick can keep his secret son from Leanne is answered fairly quickly this week and she handles it in a manner befitting of her recent state of mind and mood. Tracy makes an unpopular, if not wholly understandably, decision with regards to the Florists and Amy’s inheritance which leads Steve to make enquiries about mate’s rates on funeral flowers. Tim and Sally’s wedding is done brilliantly with Abi giving them the best gift ever by imprisoning a formally dressed Tim’s Dad in a glass cage. Michael becomes the third character to wonder if he might be able to continue a relationship with Tianna. Hint: No. It’s time for Shona to leave living with massive weirdo Roy and become the biggest weirdo living at number 8 with David and his special lasagne. Johnny becomes suspicious when a cash-strapped Scott gifts a donation to Olivers fund on the same day that Dev’s shop is turned over. This week’s crime spree also spreads to Eileen’s who is visited by an intruder desperate enough to pocket her house keeping, but not so much as to go anywhere near Mary’s vase. Yasmeen has an amazing maniacal laugh. PC Tinker gets further use out of his uniform. Millie the Mediator is in over her head. Maybe Sally’s back garden wasn’t the best venue for a hen do.

October 2, 2020 - Rutting Chimp Man

Turns out Nicky wasn’t in as much debt as one would have rightfully expected as she’s able to return around 20% of the £5,000 she received back to Daniel, the decision to do so in public proving to be ill-advised as this is seen by Tim’s Dad. Last week, we complained about the lack of progression in the Grace storyline — well, be careful for what you wish for because this week was such a whirlwind, I honestly have no idea where to start. Carla puts aside her own relationship issues to get involved in Sarah and Adam’s resulting in all manner of office supplies flying around Adam’s office, as Adam reacts to Sarah bringing him mail and suggesting they get back together by getting his hole with some random on the law office couch.  Paul may or may not be moving furniture for Rita, who turns out to be a life-long Shane McGowan fan. The German doctors have news for Leanne regarding Oliver’s condition, while Nick is elsewhere wrestling with the fact he’s hiding a secret son. Peter’s preference for Monster Flakes is not the issue. Tim’s electric toothbrush is on the charger. Not a single person mentions the sinkhole.

September 25, 2020 - Saltier Than A Sailor's Sweat

Everyone prepares to sell everything in advance of Oliver’s Experimental German Therapy, while Emma, Tyrone and Fiz get their charitable heads into fund-raising mode. The Daniel and Nicky storyline moves from creepy af to Pretty Woman territory as she seems to fall for his white knight ways. Talking of which, Peter’s obsession with helping out Abi comes back to bite him on the bum thanks to Debbie’s Olympic standard jumping to conclusions. Michael has no idea of the types of faces Grace is pulling behind his back. Billy and his man-bag are on the receiving end of a virtual Eileen Smash. Tim’s Dad has taken to carrying thousands of pounds in cash on his person. Mary and Brian declare World War Three.

September 18, 2020 - Wormageddon

Oliver doesn’t seem to be long for this world, which Leanne chooses to ignore, while Nick manages to use this to disguise his emotions about his newly discovered secret son. Billy and his manbag spend the best part of the week tracking down Paul, and then sanctimoniously telling Paul how he should feel about Kel’s demise. Ray Weinstein shows an unnatural interest in buying Number 8, surely not so he can usurp David and tell Gail it’s HIS house. Daniel and Adam try to out-bore each other while Kirk’s detective skills are left somewhat exposed. Abi finds a trouble shared is a trouble doubled as both Kev and Debbie hear about her recent dalliance with the muck. Mary appears to be developing feelings for an undertaker. Dev makes a spreadsheet.

September 11, 2020 - The Screeching of the Gulls

Tim does the best bit of being Tim he’s ever done as he gets laid into Tim’s Dad about bullying Yasmeen. Dev is losing money hand over fist almost as quick as Asha and ITV Corey are forgetting what their characters are supposed to be like. Daniel leaves 26 messages for Nicky, which seems to make her come to the conclusion that she likes his harassing attention. David’s back garden disappears down a hole that unfortunately refuses to take the New Shona with it. Billy has suspicions about the whereabouts of Kel. Nick and Steve bump into an old flame in a hospital car park. The New Shona eats a banana. Sally works the switch.