Christmas on Coronation Street: The perfect Christmas read (Coronation Street, Book 1)

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But he'll have to contend with the fact these two plans might not be compatible. Can he have his revenge and also have Sarah? The answer might well be no." So it will reopen but it will be based on this slightly shaky foundation of a criminal act shall we say... We didn't want it to open up again like nothing had happened. We wanted it to open up with this buried bomb underneath it that we'll explode later next year." Revealing how this story builds up to Christmas, Iain MacLeod recently said: "On the surface it's very fun with the addition of the dad, but underneath it all, Ed's problems are spiralling and mounting.

I think it's fair to say, in the course of that, Stu will seriously endanger his relationship with Yasmeen. After Geoff and Sharif, Yasmeen has profound trust issues when it comes to men – and Stu's behaviour around this story will give her, at the very least, serious pause for thought. Speaking this week about Corrie's Christmas episodes, show producer Iain MacLeod told Digital Spy and other media: "The episodes are fun, warm and family-orientated. Corrie has historically always done that. Ex- Emmerdale and Hollyoaks star Matt Milburn will be reprising the role of guest character Tommy, who was last seen in the show in 2021 when he retired from his sporting career. The arrival of the new character coincides with a difficult time for Ed, who has fallen into a downward spiral with his gambling addiction.Iain MacLeod recently said: "It's incredibly poignant. Stu makes some incredibly bad decisions in the course of the story, fully believing that he's right. But he makes a total hash of things. Ed will feel like he's let himself down in the worst conceivable way. I think the viewers will find it very sad. This man has been driven to a point of desperation, but it's very nuanced and very multi-layered.

Elsie Grimshaw lives in one of the worst streets in Weatherfield and is desperate to escape from life at home with a brutal father and the drudgery of working at the local mill. Grabbing at the slim chances that come her way, Elsie emerges from the heartbreak of first love and her marriage to bad boy, Arnold Tanner at only sixteen years old, if not much older, then certainly wiser. When I was growing up, bullying took place in the school playground, in the school corridor and you could at least escape that when you went home but of course now it follows you into your home, into your bedroom, wherever you go in the form of online abuse so we wanted to tell an updated bullying story," Iain explained. Iain revealed that Evelyn is set to get herself a new four-legged companion. But it's not going to come without trouble. "Evelyn makes herself a bit of an enemy of a fella she sees mistreating his dog and it starts with a small exchange where they cross paths at the precinct and some cross words are exchanged," he said. Tommy's wife has left him – and he's now had to return to the trade he had when he was a non-league footballer, which is painter and decorator. You'd think, given all that, it'd be quite miserable – but he's not at all. Bernie is due to face serious repercussions for her recent involvement in selling stolen goods. After she pleads guilty in court, Bernie is told that it's highly likely she'll receive a custodial sentence and miss Christmas on the cobbles.A 30-minute edition has also been scheduled in for New Year's Eve, although there won't be a New Year's Day special this time. Sadly, Fiz becomes downbeat when she wrongly thinks that she and Tyrone don't have anything special planned for Christmas Day. When Tyrone heads down the stairs with Hope and Ruby, ready to put his plans into motion, Fiz is nowhere to be seen. A few years ago, we went a little bit Die Hard with Gary, Shona and the funfair. I absolutely loved that. It allowed us to do a thriller-ish conceptual trailer for it, so it was all very exciting. Iain said: "Since leaving football, Tommy's made some bad business investments, not least of which was opening a Tommy Orpington-themed gourmet burger restaurant. They've all gone belly up, his wife's left him and he's now had to return to the trade he had when he was a non-league footballer which was painter and decorator."