Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 March (UK Airing 21 February 2024)
TRACY AND TOMMY ARE SPOTTED PLAYING ONE-ON-ONE When Tracy reveals that she’s got the house to herself as Steve’s on an airport run, Tommy can’t resist. At the same time Gav sets about cleaning the windows at No.1, with Tim giving him a hand getting to grips with the ladder. But when Tracy sees Tim's face at the bedroom window she screams. Tim’s mortified and hurries down the ladder. Tracy appears in her dressing gown and convinces Tim and Gav that she and Steve were enjoying a bit of lunchtime fun but she’d be grateful if they kept it to themselves. Back at home Tim tells Sally about his eyeful. But when Steve later tells Sally he spent all day in his car, Sally secretly wonders who was in bed with Tracy.
JOEL’S SECRET RUNS IN THE FAMILY Alya steals herself before showing Dee-dee the CCTV footage from the bistro. Dee-Dee confronts Joel who admits that he has a wife, Emily, a daughter, Maisie and his wife threw him out when she was pregnant because he had an affair. Dee-Dee reels in shock.
EILEEN PLAYS PEACEMAKER George, Eileen and Mary make a fuss of Dylan on his birthday, but Sean can barely look at him. Dylan feels awful as he unwraps a watch to see that Sean has had it engraved. Eileen urges Sean to sit down and talk to Dylan properly.
BOBBY FEARS FOR LAUREN Bobby calls at the café looking for Lauren and is put out to hear Roy sacked her. Roy calls at Lauren’s flat with her wages. Lauren thanks him for his kindness and tells him she plans to leave Weatherfield and start afresh. Bobby arrives at Lauren’s and finding the door unlocked, lets himself in. With no sign of Lauren, Bobby sends her a text and heads out, locking the door behind him. Bobby shares his concerns about Lauren with Max, telling him how he found her flat door unlocked, but no sign of her.
ELSEWHERE In the Rovers, Tim’s disappointed to find they no longer sell Newton & Ridley beer. Daisy urges Jenny to talk to the brewery, but Jenny’s dismissive. Bethany tells Daniel about the far right article and shows him a threatening message she’s received from one of Lauren’s old contacts.
Wednesday 20 and Thursday 21 March
WILL STEVE DISCOVER HE’S BEEN SUBBED FOR TOMMY? Tim tells Tracy he knows about her affair and she has to tell Steve. Tracy returns home with a feeling of dread, but she’s wrongfooted when Steve goes down on one knee and asks her if she’ll renew their vows. Tracy finds herself agreeing. An excited Steve tells Tim that he and Tracy are renewing their vows and he’d like him to be his best man. Tim’s horrified, will he break the news to Steve that Tracy is sleeping with Tommy Orpington?
DAISY IS A LANDLADY IN WAITING Carla waits for a client in the Chariot Square Hotel and chats to a rep from Waterfords who explains that he’s meeting Daisy, the owner of the Rovers. Carla assumes he means Jenny, but as she heads off she’s puzzled to see Daisy arrive. Daisy tells Jenny she’s secured a deal allowing them to stock Newton & Ridley. Jenny’s annoyed but Daisy points out she is co-owner of the pub. They’re horrified to realise Carla’s heard every word.
DEE-DEE COMES FACE-TO-FACE WITH JOEL’S EX Emily calls at the flat and after confirming that she and Joel are separated, assures Dee-Dee that he’s a good man at heart and she mustn’t give up on him. Will Dee-dee be able to forgive Joel for keeping Emily from her?
ELSEWHERE As John awaits his chemo, Adam quizzes him about his true whereabouts on the night of Natasha’s murder. Adam calls Harvey in prison and tells him there’s a problem with John’s evidence as there’s CCTV footage of him visiting a shop when he was supposedly murdering Natasha. Harvey instructs him to destroy the footage. Adam despairs. When Bobby calls at Lauren’s flat again to find there’s no answer, he heads to the police station to report Lauren missing. Craig promises to make some enquiries.
Friday 22 March Double Episode
DAISY’S AFFAIR IS FRONT PAGE NEWS When Daniel asks Daisy if she’ll look after Bertie for a few hours she agrees, looking wistfully after Daniel. Daisy confides in Glenda that there’s still a spark between her and Daniel and she hopes they can get back together. But with Rita’s birthday party in full swing in the Rovers, Mary receives a message and accidentally airdrops it to everyone in the pub. Daisy’s face falls as she reads ‘I had a Torrid Affair with my Acid Attack Hero’.
NEWS OF HARVEY’S APPEAL ROCKS NICK AND LEANNE A family liaison officer calls to tell Nick that another man has come forward claiming that he killed Natasha and Harvey is planning an appeal. When Nick and Leanne tell Sarah and Damon about Harvey’s appeal, Damon reckons that Harvey must be paying someone to carry the can.
STEVE AND TOMMY GET PHYSICAL Tracy breaks the news to Ken and Amy that she’s been having a fling with Tommy. Ken and Amy are appalled. As Tommy puts the finishing touches to their bathroom, Tim tells Sally he wants him gone out of loyalty to Steve.
ELSEWHERE Sean makes Dylan promise to give Mrs Crawshaw the names of the bullies. However when he reads a threatening text from Mason, Dylan’s visibly scared. Dylan shows the headteacher the texts on his phone but when she asks him to name the other bullies, will he comply? Alya tells Dee-dee she needs a girls’ night out to take her mind off Joel. In the bistro, Alya and Toyah do their best to cheer up Dee-Dee but she wishes she’d stayed at home.