When Evelyn Plummer makes an unexpected visit to No 9, she’s confronted by her daughter Cassie violently brandishing a bottle of wine. Cassie thought Evelyn might be the thuggish dog owner Terry Fensley. Tyrone Dobbs warns that Evelyn could have accidentally got ‘cloched’ on the head. Despite her shredded nerves, Evelyn still her wits about her. ‘Coshed,’ she corrects, explaining that a cloche was a popular bell-shaped hat worn by women in the 1920s.
At The Kabin, Jenny Connor is checking out some files on a laptop owned by Stephen Reid. Rita Tanner asks if she’s playing Space Invaders. There aren’t any alien hordes in Weatherfield, but that doesn’t prevent Daniel Osbourne and Ryan Connor from having their own earthbound battle on the cobbles. Meanwhile, Yasmeen Metcalfe has just got back from the Christmas concert. The show ended with the carol In The Bleak Midwinter, which Yasmeen can’t stop singing. With lyrics taken from an 1872 poem by Christina Rossetti, the carol has featured prominently in a host of TV programmes, including Peaky Blinders, Ghosts, The Crown and Doctor Who.
Coronation Street episode 11137/11138. Originally aired 15th Dec 2023.
