The Talk of the Street: A Coronation Street Podcast

October 18, 2019 - Naked Twister

During an autumnal picnic in the community garden, Sinead reveals an unusual dying wish which will involve Kirk getting his kex off. TFD wakes up on Wednesday and decides to make a grab for half of Speed Daal much to Alya’s disgust. A mishap at Weathy County’s turnstile ends in Chesney’s living room filling up with boxes of nappies and Bernie revealing herself to be a PR guru. Shona might need to wait twelve months for that Mother of the Year award and an old face at the jail makes David think that a riot might not be that bad an idea after all. Elsewhere, Ali confides in Toyah, Dev struggles with raising a teenaged daughter, Craig and James are going running together, and the world may just need to go on without knowing what Bethany thinks happens in a New York ad agency.

October 9, 2019 - Emotionally Stunted Manchild

A shortened week on The Cobbles sees Ken deliver a soliloquy to beat all soliloquies. Ali and Maria’s hugely questionable relationship come to a perhaps temporary closure when he falls asleep at vital moments during the plot line. Dev takes Asha to see an utterly fabulous Dr Gaddas but still manages to ground Asha and Aadi simultaneously. Robert is presented with something of a Sophie’s Choice between waking up to a naked Michelle in Majorca or just getting on with his work in the Bistro kitchen. Sophie is off to Cambodia so Brooke Vincent can finally have her baby, David teaches that bloke with all the pen on his face how to cut hair, Ken is a jolly good fellow, and Emily’s Skype call is hugely disappointing. But Norris is back, so that’s okay.

October 4, 2019 - The What Theory

Another week peppered with If You’ve Been Affected By This Storyline storylines, but done incredibly well. Paul realizes that his memory of events with Kel may be unreliable and in the Alley of Doom (h/t @merseytart), he comes to a startling realization. Jade is getting her feet under Fiz’s table and her mitts in Fiz’s sideboard and seems to be ingratiating herself very well, with perhaps only Evelyn wondering if our Brummie Mary Poppins is all she’s cracked up to be. Kev’s sister, Debbie, makes a very welcome return and despite being off the show for decades, looks like she’s never been away. She arrives with some sad news about Auntie Vi and some potentially awesome news about Kev’s bank account. Michelle continues to be a cow and not content with keeping two women on the go, Robert takes to impersonating Steve McDonald to get a cheffing job. Asha’s date with Corrie Corey ends up with spilled drinks, an assault from Pastel-Blue with a splurge gun, a birds and the bees talk from Mary, and a heart-breaking scene with Dev who realizes that helping his daughter is going to require more than telling her everything is going to be okay. Adam continues his pursuit of Gary, but not like that. Fiz gets a job, loses the job, gets the same job back again. A woman decides not to buy clogs.

September 27, 2019 - Her With The Teeth

Gary finds Ryan’s lackadaisical approach to debt repayment unacceptable while Adam finds Manchester’s worst private investigator. More concerning than Weatherfield High’s choice of high school musical is what Asha managed to smuggle back in her carry-on from her recent trip to India. Hope’s grasp on mathematics leaves a lot to be desired as does the professionalism of Jade, one of the teacher assistants at that fancy school in Birmingham, who Fiz introduces into the home. Michael approaches James with his suspicions on James’s sexuality and is disappointed to find out that, aside from Ed, everyone already knows. Elsewhere, Max’s sideline to get a one-way ticket to Barbados is revealed, an old photograph triggers Paul into remembering more about his relationship with Kel, and Billy would like some salad with his omelette.

September 20, 2019 - The Queen of Hearts

It’s been a while since Paul has been a happy-go-lucky-cheeky-chappy and there’s no sign of that guy returning any time soon, because, instead, a blast from the past in the shape of his ex-step-father has turned up on the scene and despite Billy’s best efforts, Paul’s demons refuse to surface. Daniel insists that Sinead resume treatment and refuses to contemplate a future with her in a hospice, a brace of decisions that come back to take a munch out of his posterior before the sun has gone down, which forces Sinead and Beth to plan The Purge and Sinead to reveal how she wants to be buried. It’s Ed’s birthday and Aggie’s plans for a birthday party cause three or four storylines to combine, culminating in a family member confessing a deeply-held secret to Bethany. Suffering severely from withdrawal, Ali finds an ally in Toyah who is allowed, for the first time in a while, to get some use out of that therapy training she got all those years ago. Elsewhere, no matter how hard Gary tries to be the tough guy, he has no shortage of blokes lining up to question his authority; Ryan won’t pay him back, and now Derek looks to exploit one of many flaws in Gary’s master plan, Jenny’s anniversary with Johnny this year doesn’t feature her getting drunk on her own in a hotel room, but does include Dev trying to flog her some past their sell-by date blooms, Mad Max’s issues are continuing to fester, and Steve’s new haircut is better than anyone could’ve hoped.

September 13, 2019 - Law and Order NUPVC

After her ill-advised involvement with Steph, Sinead’s fate has been up in the air but this week is the week that the helium leaks from that balloon and her destiny comes crashing home to roost. Robert is pissed when he and his extra caviar are surplus to requirements and he abandons his duties at Sinead and Daniel’s proper wedding to go and watch Thor movies with Irish Tina. Kevin discovers that his rants and bants are an internet sensation and then contributes to Abi’s checkered employment history by sacking her again — why does no one listen to Tim? Just when everything is looking rosy for Ali and Maria, a peculiar arrest is the catalyst to a very bizarre outburst that leaves Maria upset and confused and Ali convulsing on his living room floor in front of a bewildered Ryan. Fiz is on the phone for five seconds. Kate leaves and no one cares.

September 6, 2019 - Falling Knives, Runaway Wives

Another wishy-washy week, with one Jimmy Bond exception. Hope’s back and already the factory has another disaster to contend with, while Gav tries to come to terms with a dolly having its head ripped off. Sean, who hasn’t had a storyline in a while, decides to appear this week to piss all over Eileen and Jan’s chips. Emma doesn’t like ham or cheese but seems to find some common ground with Steve. The most important thing about Ray’s new restaurant endeavor seems to be shaped more in line with Michelle’s knickers, and Sinead, who has inexplicably become immersed in the beard oil trade and forgotten all about her wedding that’s due to happen in the next 24 hours, is concerned that Daniel is more interested in Bethany and her unpublishable article. Elsewhere, Tim’s Dad thinks he’s Jake La Motta or Robert De Niro: he’s neither, and Craig has a birthday.

August 30, 2019 - The Zoological Quandary

It was something of an indifferent week in Corrie where we focussed on stories that either aren’t all that interesting, or ones that we thought had been dealt with, or startling developments emerged in others that snipped through our suspension of disbelief. Robert manages to get yet more lies out of this Young Offenders tall tale but looks like he’s met his match in Irish Jed, plus Craig’s fortunate positioning in the street at vital times makes it look like Robert’s web may be about to collapse. A reasonably tanned David manages to figure out why Mad Max is behaving in the way he is and gives Shona a way into the kid's good books, but is it going to be enough? Emma shows far more interest in getting to know Amy, leaving Steve to fall asleep at the switch and have filthy dreams about Fat Brenda. Gary is getting fed up with Derek’s unprofessionalism and Ryan’s taking the piss, but a moment of exaggerated frustration with Derek in the Rover’s toilets might just give Adam cause for concern. Hope and Fizz are back in town, earlier than expected, and Tyrone gets the feeling that he may have overlooked something; did he switch the iron off, did he remember to lock the front door, did he fill in that important form to make sure Hope gets an education? Evelyn has an interesting idea that may get Ty out of this hole or wind up with him further deeper into it. Elsewhere, Asha understandably doesn’t want to share a bedroom with her recently returned abandoned brother which will cause Mary accommodation issues, Eileen and Seb’s happiness may well be usurped by a character who surely must have been remanded in custody, and Tim’s Dad may have some serious medical issues and we can only pray that he does.

August 23, 2019 - Multi Story Grave

Another podcast episode recorded on a Saturday morning finds Helen and Gav a little sleepier, and far more over-the-place, than usual. If seeing Emma upset last week was heart-breaking, Yasmeen upset gives that emotion a very strong run for its money as Tim’s Dad’s gaslighting goes to horrendous new levels. Daniel hasn’t really been all that unbearable recently but he kinda makes up for it when he spills gazpacho soup into the lap of one of Nathan’s buddies and indirectly gifts Craig the temporary power of flight. Emma’s Not Dad’s funeral is this week and Steve is determined to find out the truth while avoiding Tracy and her preening scissors and bloodlust. Elsewhere, the truth of the Bailey’s arrival on the street finally comes to light and we only have to endure a little bit of Gemma’s pee to get there, Eileen’s back on the switch where she can at least earn some money while being grumpy, and Max goes mental with a plastic cricket bat.

August 14, 2019 - Drop The Wink

A shortened week for us this week, but one that packed a hefty emotional punch that ranked 7.5 on the Eileen Scale. Gary’s getting work set-up with regard to the factory repair, calling on the services of Ed and then latterly Seb who is only too pleased to bury the hatchet anywhere other than his own back. Sarah, though, needs a bit more convincing. We hadn’t really been thinking much about Emma’s dad before last week, where he was introduced as having a dicky tummy, and things are only going to be heading south for him from here on in. Would that this be the extent of the complications to Emma’s life and the lives of other residents. Dev’s back and immediately chastises Evelyn for the gambling ring but when he realizes his error and has to eat humble pie, he’s going to have to get through Ruby before Evelyn is going to agree to forgive and forget. Robert’s lies extend this week to the point where no one is quite sure how many people he’s going to get married to on his fake 50th birthday. Meanwhile, Chesney disapproves of dancing, Tim’s Dad continues to frustrate, and Carla and Peter are off to get their hole at a motorway layby. And they say romance is dead.