Coronation Street double episode review, Monday 19 January

I admit to some trepidation about tonight's episodes and have purposefully avoided Soap updates. I wanted to come to these episodes fresh. So, here we go. The girls are going to great lengths to look good and they all look fabulous. Carla, checks in on Roy and is in her finery and Roy tells her she looks well. It is not in his vocabulary to compliment in any other way, but Carla knows what he means.

Roy is doing his Community Service which involves cleaning the Community Centre. Yasmeen is unwelcoming to Carla, but that won't worry her. Once Carla has left, Yasmeen calls Carla 'a cold fish' and of course Roy defends his good friend.
'You couldn't be more wrong! She has a heart as big as Lancashire. She is generous, loyal and you couldn't be more wrong if you tried.'
Yasmeen bites back, 'She disguises it well.'

Tracy congratulates Carla on winning her 'gong' which confuses Carla somewhat. Next thing we know, Carla is agreeing to have Tracy in the celebratory party and she takes Izzy's place in the minibus. Steve jumps at the chance to drive the minibus, thereby avoiding his doctor's appointment. Liz is getting annoyed as the time for the appointment draws near but there's no Steve. Andrea tells her what he's up to.

Andy/Gavin and Steph are carrying on the charade of her fake pregnancy. Luke is not in the know and the thought of his sister being pregnant arouses Luke's fury. Surely they could tell Luke the truth and swear him to secrecy?

Gary is given Community Service so neither he nor Roy have had custodial sentences for the madness that happened that night. A plea to Anna - forgive Roy. It's time.

Beth is late and Steve won't wait.  There is a buzz of excitement as they set off and some pretty horrific singing. Some annoying boy racers are charging around and tormenting Steve. They seem to disappear but return with a vengeance and knock the minibus off the road.

What horror! the minibus turns over 360 degrees. As the camera pans in slowly to reveal what has happened we see Steve first. He manages to climb out. Julie and Sean emerge and Julie and Maddie do a great job helping their  injured friends and colleagues, though Sally complains about Maddie hitting her. The minibus is balanced precariously over a cliff it seems, and keeps moving.

We keep flitting back to The Rovers and see the jollity there, people determined to enjoy themselves, as they imagine the ones gone to the award ceremony will be doing. At one point Rescue Me by Fontella Bass was playing on the jukebox, the message too remote for the Rovers revelllers. Sinead undid her seatbelt to pick up her phone and it was still undone when the crash happened. She didn't come round and it looks bad for her.

 Carla is missing. Everyone else is accounted for. As the episode is about to end we see Carla and so does Tracy. 'Help me Tracy.' Carla pleads. Will she?

Michelle runs off into the night to find Steve but he seems to be in shock. Mad


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