Conversation Street

Last week, we were lucky enough to be invited behind the scenes at Coronation Street for a press day, where as well as being able to view a sneak preview of some very special upcoming episodes, we had the chance to chat with a bunch of cast members and take a look around Underworld and Debbie's flat! But that wasn't all that made this trip to Manchester special: we also got to take a picture with Barbara Knox at a prestigious local event, met with CBBC star and mega Corrie fan Hacker T Dog and went on the Coronation Street Experience on a bunch of lovely puppers! On this special episode of the podcast, we chat about our experience - and you can check out the YouTube version, which is overlaid with a tonne of photos and footage from the weekend right here: https://youtu.be/Lst5Z1LMvC8

We're up in Manchester again at the moment with a couple of busy days ahead of us, so we've had to record early this week, covering the episodes of running from Sunday 5th to Thursday 9th April (Episodes #11,828 - 11,832).

There’s a huge Easter bombshell for Steve and Ben this week as Maggie drops the news that they’re half-brothers. Both men are left reeling, but it’s Ben who’s hit hardest, immediately fearing what it could mean for his own health - has he inherited his newly discovered da’s condition? In fact, medical drama is everywhere you look this week (though, refreshingly for Corrie, not a hospital scene in sight!). Sam appears to be in the grip of a serious mental health crisis whilst Debbie undergoes an MRI scan that confirms her dementia is worsening. Elsewhere, klepto Jodie adds yet another item to her growing stash, Tim decides it’s time to confront Tricia, and Theo walks in on Todd and Sarah together at the flat - but what fallout lies ahead for poor Todd?

Another slow news week this week, but still plenty of feedback, so we round off the episode with another rummage through the virtual mailbag!

Street Talk - 00:09:32
Feedback - 02:32:50

With just over two weeks to go until a mystery death rocks the cobbles, we’re reopening Barlow's Bookies and weighing up the odds on the five prime candidates. Who’s made the most enemies? Whose time on the Street feels like it’s running out? And which death would cause the biggest ripple effect in the weeks to come? Jodie, Carl, Maggie, Theo and Megan have all been stirring up trouble lately, and any one of them could be heading for a grisly end. In this episode, we break down the evidence, weigh up the motives, and rank them from rank outsider to dead cert. Who do you think won’t make it out alive? Let us know your own predictions!

On our Eastery edition of the podcast, we take a look back at what egg-citing adventures the residents of Weatherfield got up to between the 29th March and the 3rd April (Episodes #11,823 - 11,827).

Corrie was back on fine form again this week thanks to the Driscoll story continuing to move at a good pace - and with Will now thinking his grandma's responsible for the death of his unborn baby and Ben now questioning his own parentage after an unfortunate slip of the tongue from his ma, Maggie could well be in the firing line when April 23rd comes around... Meanwhile, the penny finally drops for Gary that there was maybe something a bit off about last week's wedding ceremony, and he leaves Theo in no doubt that he's onto him. Also this week, a ruckus in the prison earns Lou some time in solitary, George's day in court arrives and Jodie cancels Bethany's date behind her back - what exactly is she up to..?

Another quiet week on the news front means there's no Kabin, but there's plenty of feedback to get through so we end the podcast with more of your thoughts on recent Corrie.

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Feedback - 02:59:58

Recently, we headed up north again for a very special event that was being held at the Hope Mill Theatre - a live interview with Corrie legend Helen Worth! And not only that, but the person asking the questions was Julie Hesmondhalgh, known to millions of Corrie viewers as the beloved Hayley Cropper. In this episode of the podcast, we chat about some of our favourite tidbits from the interview as well as sharing what we discovered might be coming up on the show in a few months' time after noticing a few clues on set when we took a quick tour of the cobbles.

Also available as a video podcast here: https://youtu.be/4tjixasEaR8