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Coronation Street 29th December 2025
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00:00Oh
00:30morning campers
00:38you're gonna have to speak up
00:41stay still
00:43give me my meds
00:45what have I told you about that
00:47eh? your meds are a privilege
00:49not alright
00:50Becky you're playing with my life here please
00:52I know fun isn't it
00:55there you go
00:56you getting that
00:58hint of oak
01:01magnolia
01:03oh no sorry that was the bottle of your albarino
01:07me and Lisa drank last night
01:09and if you were saving it for a special occasion
01:12don't worry
01:12it was
01:14yeah well it's not exactly a fair fight is it?
01:18sorry
01:19I mean you let me out of here
01:21you tell Lisa what you've done
01:23and let's see if she chooses
01:25oh you think you mean anything to her?
01:27some confused tourist
01:29you're not but a rebound
01:31on the scene
01:33five minutes
01:34I'm her wife
01:35well if you're so sure she wants you
01:38why'd you have to hogtie the competition eh?
01:42I mean let's face it
01:43me like this
01:44that's the only way she chooses you Becky
01:46you've ruined my life!
01:56no!
01:56shut up!
01:59shut up!
02:00I thought you had the day off
02:08yeah she does and we're meant to be going shopping
02:10I just can't exactly relax with Carla gone
02:14I'm just trying to decipher her plan for this Mortimer's order
02:16well she's still not answering her emails
02:18no
02:19no it's not like her at all either
02:21I've just never known her break up to hit her so hard
02:23is this her stuff?
02:25yeah
02:25I've had to go through her drawers
02:26she's not left with much to go with
02:28right are we going or not?
02:30right you get ready and go and I'll meet you if I can
02:33thanks
02:39hill rhubarb
02:40this is when she spoke to Costello
02:42yeah
02:43wondered what that meant
02:44she says he was trying to tell her something
02:47what and that's what he's told her?
02:49what does that mean?
02:50beats me
02:52what would Megan say?
02:56sorry?
02:57that cereal's full of sugar
02:59it's not exactly the breakfast of champions is it?
03:01yeah I know
03:02look dad
03:04can we talk about something?
03:05yeah
03:06right
03:07I'm off
03:08more tea?
03:09told you last night
03:10January sales
03:11best time of the year
03:12you see in my day the January sales were actually in January
03:14well stop it
03:15you sound like your mother
03:16mwah
03:17bye
03:18don't spend too much money
03:19chance will be a fine thing
03:22look dad
03:24you're positive
03:25it was yours
03:26not this Adam guys
03:30you be careful lad
03:31I was just asking
03:32I trust Eva totally
03:34yeah but she still went behind your back
03:36yeah and she explained everything to me so as far as I'm concerned that's the end of it
03:39I'm not the only one with questions
03:40yeah look what that got your nana
03:42yeah in a hotel room
03:43which I also don't agree with
03:45but she was out of order
03:46why would you forgive Eva so quickly?
03:48but not even your own mum
03:52what's going on between you and your nan?
03:54what?
03:55did she put you up to this?
03:57no
03:58I need to go
03:59yesterday she wanted a private word with you
04:01what was that all about?
04:02nothing
04:03I need to go okay?
04:05bye
04:11crikey
04:12so the finger food will be out here
04:14and well I mean you should have the rest of the place to yourself
04:16perfect
04:17are you sure there's nothing else we can do for you?
04:18no no this is just what we wanted
04:20okay
04:21well happy birthday
04:22oh thank you
04:25happy birthday lovey
04:27aww thank you
04:28happy birthday
04:30oh right well
04:31this lap I better start getting a bit of a wriggle on
04:34how do you mean?
04:35well George could be here any second
04:36and they've barely started doing any decorations
04:38well this is it?
04:40this is it?
04:41yeah
04:42this is George's 60th birthday
04:44no it's actually my birthday today
04:46his isn't until the new year
04:48besides neither has fancied the fuss
04:50no no
04:51no love this won't do
04:52just leave it with me
04:54get my pen
04:55pen?
04:56oh god yeah what am I thinking
04:58it's a terrible idea
04:59he wants a pen for the birthday
05:00he wants a pen for the birthday
05:01George is just really hard to buy for
05:03oh
05:04hey guys
05:05hey hey
05:06oh it's summer
05:07I'm glad I've seen you
05:08look I'm sorry again about the film festival
05:10oh Todd it's fine
05:11no
05:12look you put a lot of thought into that present
05:14like you always do
05:15to be honest I thought it'd just be nice to hang out
05:19well what are you doing today?
05:21er not much other than George's party later
05:23fancy going into town?
05:25look you can help me pick out a present for George
05:28you're obviously good at that
05:29er maybe something like the cufflinks that you got for Billy
05:31cutting it a bit fine aren't you?
05:33well his birthday's not for two weeks
05:35it's not my fault he's having an early party
05:37well I'm free right now
05:38great
05:39no time like a present
05:41pun
05:42right see you at the party
05:45see you later
05:46see you later
05:47in a bit
05:48have fun
05:53Todd seems a bit brighter
05:56seems same old Todd to me
06:01look I'll sort it okay but I can't do anything while you're on the phone
06:05alright I'll talk to you later
06:07yep
06:08bye
06:10problem?
06:11oh Debbie might even know about transport
06:12what is it with weddings that sends everyone loopy?
06:15well they're a big deal aren't they?
06:17committing to someone
06:18for better or worse and all of that
06:23hey
06:25we okay?
06:26why won't we be?
06:28all that stuff with James
06:30what goes on between you and James is not to do with me is it?
06:33I suppose you're out
06:35so
06:37what have you got on today?
06:39er
06:40Alfie needs a few bits
06:41so I'm gonna head to the sales
06:43do you wanna come?
06:44Trafford centre January sales
06:46hmm
06:47no tar
06:48like me arm the way it is
06:49mm-hmm
06:50suit self
06:52better get off then
06:54hey
06:55I didn't think I'd let you get away with that
07:07I'm not saying a proper goodbye
07:08alright
07:10I'd best be getting back to work
07:12Ty
07:13have you booked your taxi for the physio?
07:15actually I've decided I'm gonna give it a miss today
07:17you've got to go
07:18you're coming off the bars
07:19this is a big day this
07:20yes
07:21but my physio also said that I've got to start listening to my body
07:23and it's telling me that I need to rest
07:25you've already missed it once haven't you?
07:26last week when you forgot
07:28forgot?
07:29come on Ty I think this is important
07:30right okay I'll go
07:31get your taxi booked then it's gone too
07:32it doesn't has it?
07:33oh
07:34yes
07:35I've got to be getting off
07:36er
07:37where to?
07:38the um
07:39party
07:40you know
07:41the grave digger
07:42George
07:43I didn't know you two were friends
07:44we're not
07:45but it's at the bistro
07:46so
07:47I'm not
07:48I'm not
07:49I'm not
07:50I'm not
07:51I'm not
07:52I'm not
07:53I'm not
07:54I'm not
07:55I'm not
07:56I'm not
07:57but it's at the bistro
07:58so they um
08:00they do those little blinnies whenever there's a party
08:02and that
08:03keeps me in smoked salmon
08:04you know
08:05for days at uni
08:06that reminds me now
08:07that's the thought
08:08I need a plastic tub
08:10right
08:11good luck
08:12you'll smash it
08:13mwah
08:14thanks
08:18look at that
08:19and that's me done
08:21mm-hmm
08:24bye
08:25there's a little hook behind there
08:35that needs to go a bit higher
08:36cause that's not
08:37Sean love
08:38take that down
08:39cause that's not enough
08:40for goodness sake
08:41perfect is the enemy of good
08:42yes but love
08:43it's not straight
08:44well neither are ours too
08:45huh
08:46not done us any harm
08:47alright I'll tell you what
08:48I'll just leave it
08:49I'll leave it all nice and crooked
08:50looking good
08:51really?
08:52what you don't think so?
08:53that
08:54just think is a bit much of a monist
08:56you hand out the party poppers right
08:58make sure everybody's got one to let off
08:59when George makes his big entrance right
09:01don't forget
09:02what is George not here yet?
09:03hopefully he's running late
09:04gives me a chance to get this place ship shape
09:06oh
09:07it looks fine to me
09:08oh fine
09:09who needs to find you?
09:11oh look
09:12oh ladies
09:13oh you made this autograph
09:14oh
09:15it's lovely to see
09:16no way
09:17they're here
09:18what?
09:19I've seen them at Shuttlewoods before
09:21right
09:22Todd calls them
09:23the Merry Widows of Weatherfield
09:25all of their husbands have died
09:26and George has done the funerals
09:28but they still come by the parlour
09:30all the time
09:31months later
09:32they're like groupies
09:33where is Todd?
09:34oh
09:35him and Theo were on the way
09:36Theo just thought Todd needed to change
09:38how was he
09:39when he went shopping?
09:41he was fine
09:42why?
09:43no reason
09:44oh
09:45oh
09:46oh
09:47he's here
09:48little buddy
09:49oh
09:50thank you
09:56happy birthday to you
09:57thank you
09:58thanks
09:59oh
10:00lovely
10:02lovely
10:03lovely
10:04oh
10:05oh
10:06oh
10:07oh
10:08oh
10:09oh
10:10oh
10:11oh
10:12oh
10:13oh
10:14oh
10:16oh
10:17oh
10:19I'll be back in a minute, hey.
10:42Happy birthday, both of you.
10:43Oops, sorry.
10:45I'll tell you what, those widows are somewhere else.
10:47Yeah?
10:47Yeah, it's like losing their husbands was a career choice.
10:50I mean, I'm not saying that they've done anything,
10:52but they definitely lean into widowhood.
10:54Hey, boys, there's such a trail.
10:56No, good, thanks.
10:57Hey, I saw you running yesterday.
11:00Yeah, just my usual route up to the Red Rack,
11:02a couple of loops and back.
11:03Getting a bit bored of it, to be honest.
11:05Listen, lager.
11:06Oh, yeah, tarlok.
11:07Hey, look, I could show you a great route along the canal.
11:10No, thanks. Those geese are terrifying.
11:12Come on, don't we, Dad?
11:13Have you seen a goose up close?
11:14They've got teeth on their tongues.
11:16On their tongues, Nick.
11:18Teeth.
11:19Hey, hi, sir.
11:19Listen, do you want a drink?
11:20Do you know what?
11:21No, I'm good, thanks, because I'm going to get going soon.
11:24Oh, need to keep an eye on them, too.
11:26Did Todd tell you that Nick was his first crush?
11:30You know what they say about first loves?
11:32I used to go out with Craig quite a bit, so, you know,
11:38it'd be nice to have a bit of company, yeah?
11:41Do you know what, eh?
11:42Run sounds good.
11:45We're just about to do the presents now.
11:47Okay.
11:47Hey, I'll text you.
11:48Yeah.
11:48Very nicely wrapped, Sean.
11:54It's just a gift for that.
11:55Oh, let's have a look.
11:56Oh, bumper sticker ain't coming.
12:00My other car is a hearse.
12:03It's all that, don't you?
12:04Yeah, very nice, Sean.
12:05Very funny.
12:06Oh, and this is from me, Todd and Theo.
12:09Oh, that's a big, isn't it?
12:10Oh, have you brought a present for George?
12:11No, we're not that close, huh?
12:13The Gazette, from the day you were born.
12:18Oh, are you kidding me?
12:20Yeah, and that is Ken Barlow's brother,
12:21who played for County.
12:23Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you, Todd.
12:25That's lovely.
12:26Oh, hang on, what's this bit down here?
12:28Tombola prizes remain unclaimed.
12:31Local journalism at his best.
12:34That's right.
12:35Photo opportunity for the birthday boy.
12:37Oh, here we go.
12:38All right, get in.
12:38On the birthday girl, you get in as well.
12:41Remember me?
12:42Oh, I tell you.
12:43Having a good time?
12:43We all in.
12:44Actually, you flirt with Nick, you mean.
12:46What?
12:47Yeah, having a nice little chat, weren't you, too?
12:49Well, yeah, a chat?
12:50Nick's straight as they come.
12:51Doesn't start your fancying, though, does it?
12:54Hey.
12:55Listen, I'm going to shoot off.
12:56No, no, no, love, no, no, you can't go yet.
12:58No, because we haven't done the cake.
12:59Brenda, where's the cake?
13:00Well, there isn't one.
13:02110 years between them.
13:04She didn't think it was worthy of getting the cake, honestly.
13:06Well, I can go get one from Ted.
13:07Well, no, no, hang on, it's all right.
13:09Listen, I know this nice little bakery.
13:10I can go.
13:11Oh, would you do that, love?
13:12But very kind.
13:13Oh, yeah, listen, it's no problem.
13:14And Todd was just saying you need some more, weren't you, darling?
13:16So, um, let's go together.
13:18Yeah, we'll go.
13:20Alan, just get my coat.
13:21Oh, no, no, no, you won't be needing that, won't be long.
13:23See you later.
13:23Group photo, everybody.
13:25Come on, Bill, come on, Sal.
13:26Everybody, come on.
13:28Everybody say cheese.
13:30Cheese.
13:31Cheese.
13:33Ah, beautiful.
13:35There you go.
13:38Hold our pipe, please, mate.
13:39Come on up.
13:41You're a bit young to be drinking alone.
13:43More of a sad old man thing, that.
13:45More like you, you mean.
13:46I'm meeting Sarah.
13:47And I'm meeting Lauren.
13:49Now, I'm heading into town with her, but she's running late, so I'm just killing time.
13:53Ooh, actually, speak of the devil.
13:56See you later.
13:56Wait, Bert, so hold on a second.
13:58Um, have you seen Carla recently?
14:01I heard from her on Christmas Day.
14:04Right, how did she see you?
14:06It's hard to tell you.
14:07Hey, sorry.
14:07Hey.
14:08Hello.
14:09You know, she could be having the time of her life and still Sam Mardy.
14:12Hopefully that, uh, Rhubarb Hill has a spa to, uh, escort her out.
14:15Sorry, Rhubarb Hill?
14:17Yeah, the hotel she's staying at.
14:19I think that's what it was called.
14:21Oh, right.
14:21Why do you two know it?
14:26No, it's just a weird name, that's all.
14:28Do you know what?
14:29The suite she was in, that had a weird name, but I can't remember now.
14:32Anyway, I'll see yous around.
14:36What are you thinking?
14:38Like, Costello was in no fit state to give Carla hotel recommendations.
14:45Socks, pants, usual.
14:46How about you?
14:47Maria got me a moustache trimmer.
14:48Oh, nice.
14:49Wait, you don't have a moustache.
14:52Oh, but Peanut does.
14:54Really?
14:54I've never seen it.
14:55Because I trim it.
14:57Oh, yeah, makes sense.
15:00You're back early.
15:02Oh, you're still here.
15:03I should head off.
15:04Said I'd go to George's party.
15:06Oh, well, you'd better get a move on.
15:08The finger fill is very good, but there's not much of it left.
15:11You know, you don't want like a student.
15:14Eh?
15:14Well, I'm a student, so by definition, I must look like one.
15:18I thought you might have started dressing like one.
15:20Nah, on the contrary, they've all started dressing like me.
15:23When I first got to uni, it was all trackies and trainers,
15:26but now silk scarves, you can't move for cardigans.
15:30They think I'm cool.
15:31That's charity shops for you.
15:33See you.
15:34See you, Kurt.
15:35Charity shops?
15:35This is vintage, mate.
15:41So, you lied.
15:44You, um, you didn't go to physio.
15:47I didn't lie.
15:49I changed my mind.
15:50There's a difference.
15:51Well, why do you change your mind?
15:52Is it because you're scared that you won't be able to walk
15:54when you come off the bath?
15:56No.
15:57No, and I don't care what you say.
16:00Right?
16:00It's my legs, my rehab, my choice.
16:03I could not agree with you more.
16:05Wait, what?
16:07Well, I mean, it's your prerogative, your decision,
16:10and I have to respect that decision.
16:13Really?
16:13Yeah.
16:14I mean, you're a grown man.
16:16You don't want your nan telling you what to do.
16:18It is nobody's business if you take a bit longer before you walk.
16:22Yeah.
16:23Yeah, exactly.
16:24Yeah, so, if you're not going to, you know, come off the bars and walk,
16:28do you want me to wheel you to the pub and I'll buy you a pint?
16:32No.
16:33You go ahead.
16:34Well, if you're sure, you know, I will not make you do anything
16:38that you don't want to do.
16:40Right?
16:42Yeah, you go.
16:48Let's make this quick.
16:50Fine by me.
16:51What have you and Will been up to?
16:53Will?
16:54What are you on about?
16:55You asked him to have a word with me about you coming home, didn't you?
16:58No, I did not.
16:59And there I was thinking you'd ask me in here to apologise.
17:03Apologise for what?
17:04For throwing your poor old mother out onto the street.
17:07Actually, the hotel's better than here.
17:09Shows all you know.
17:10The lift is broken.
17:12Five flights of stairs after breakfast.
17:15Now, that might be nothing to Mr. Big Rugby Balls, but it is to me.
17:19Really?
17:20And the worst of it is,
17:21my family is all over here and I am stuck over there squirreled away like a dirty secret.
17:29I do not do well on my own.
17:33I know I stick my nose in sometimes,
17:36but you were very happy to see me wading in with my checkbook
17:39when the sale of this pub nearly fell through.
17:42Ma.
17:43If you want a mother that's going to go into bat for you,
17:46you can't always choose where she's going to put that bat.
17:49Yeah, well, you swung it at, Eva.
17:51I won't have that.
17:52Yeah, I know that was wrong.
17:53I'm sorry.
17:54It won't happen again.
17:55It better not.
17:57So what do you say?
18:00Can I phone the hotel?
18:02Tell them they can have their room back.
18:10All right, I'm coming.
18:11Come in.
18:15Hi, Lynn.
18:17Yeah?
18:23I didn't know where else to go.
18:27Well, may I suggest the Rovers,
18:30the Bistro,
18:31Funny Farm?
18:32It's Carl.
18:34He's cheating on me.
18:36And you want me to do what about it?
18:39I don't know.
18:43Oh, come here.
18:44Thanks.
18:55They were nice.
18:57Staying open for us.
18:59Theo, you barely said a word.
19:03It's about Nick, isn't it?
19:05I told you about him ages ago.
19:07Yes, I had a thing,
19:09an ill-advised thing,
19:10for Nick.
19:11When I was a kid.
19:14Do you still fancy him?
19:17He's a mate.
19:18You were all over him.
19:20I was not.
19:22Maybe a laughingstock,
19:24phoning over him.
19:25I said I thought it was so funny.
19:27He was giving me running tips.
19:28Yeah.
19:29And the rest.
19:30That's the truth.
19:32How do you think it made me feel,
19:34so I stood at the bar,
19:37on my own,
19:37when you were laughing it up,
19:39with your childhood sweetheart?
19:41He's not my sweetheart.
19:44I'm glad he gave you running service.
19:50Because you can make your own way home.
19:53What?
19:56I can't bear to look at you, Todd.
20:01Theo.
20:03We're miles away.
20:05Theo.
20:05Theo.
20:07Theo, I haven't,
20:08I haven't got my coat.
20:10Theo is freezing.
20:13Theo.
20:13Theo.
20:17Tell you what,
20:18it's a nice hotel.
20:19Hmm.
20:20Reviews look good.
20:22Yeah, but there's no dates on them, though.
20:24Look, to be fair,
20:25I mean,
20:25that is the kind of place
20:26that Carla would book in.
20:28What are you doing?
20:31Hola.
20:32Ablai Inglis.
20:33Great.
20:35Um, is that the Rhubarb Hill Hotel?
20:39Well, I'm just looking for one of your guests,
20:41Carla Connor.
20:41Um, can you put me through to her room, please?
20:45Yeah, it's Kit Green.
20:46Yeah, no problem.
20:53She's probably out enjoying herself.
20:55They do say blondes have more fun.
20:59Oh, no, that's right.
21:00She's, er,
21:01she's dying her hair dark these days.
21:04Will you ask her to ring me when she gets back?
21:08Bye-bye.
21:10So it checks out.
21:11Looks like it.
21:13And it was just the name of the hotel.
21:15Yeah, but that's the Rhubarb Hill Hotel,
21:17so why would she write something different in her diary?
21:25What do you say?
21:27Well, it sounds like you took the bait.
21:30No!
21:31Don't take the website down yet.
21:33You need to keep an eye on that phone line, too.
21:35We need everyone to believe that hotel exists.
21:39Ah, it's only for a few more days.
21:42Yeah.
21:44Speak soon.
21:46Do you have any idea
21:48how much trouble that little phone call of yours caused?
21:53Not to mention the cost.
21:55You owe me.
21:58Ah!
21:58Or even now.
22:08Ah!
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