Coronation Street has had one dramatic year with the biggest storyline of Stephen Reid (played by Todd Boyce) coming to an end. Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) ran over Stephen in a bid to stop him from running away but instead killed him.
Paul Foreman (Peter Ash) was diagnosed with motor neurone disease and has recently been given just months left of his life. Daisy Midgeley (Charlotte Jordan) and Ryan Connor (Ryan Prescott) began an affair with one another after suffering a major acid attack.
Ed Bailey (Michael Georges) has been without his wife Aggie Bailey (Lorna Laidlaw) for months on end which has resulted in him turning back to his old gambling ways. Hope Stape (Isabelle Flanagan) has continued to torment the street with her behaviours as well as David Platt (Jack P Shephard) keeping his dysfunctional family together.
Christmas is a time for family and festivities but not when it comes to living in Weatherfield as the drama is set to continue over the holidays.
In scenes to air over the coming weeks, Jenny Connor (Sally-Ann Matthews) and Daisy are determined to raise the funds to buy back the pub.
As they resort to desperate measures will they succeed in doing enough to secure the future of the street’s favourite watering hole?
Meanwhile, Daisy’s own future is also up in the air after her affair with Ryan was exposed and Daniel Osbourne (Rob Mallard) turning his back on her.
Refusing to give up, Daisy is hopeful of a reconciliation, but will they be kissing under the mistletoe again this Christmas?
Peter bids farewell to Weatherfield in what’s both a heartwarming and heartbreaking Christmas for Carla Connor (Alison King).
Ever since he killed Stephen, Peter has been battling his old demons, increasingly tempted by the bottle as he struggles with Carla’s single mindedness to get the factory back on track.
Will this come at the expense of her marriage or can Peter and Carla look to the future together?
As Ed struggles to contain his urges to gamble again, the arrival of dad Sarge Bailey (Ram John Holder) does little to help his self-esteem. As his old habit gets the better of him, Ed descends to a heartbreaking new low which will impact on Christmas for the whole Bailey family.
Gemma Winter-Brown (Dolly-Rose Campbell) and Paul are both facing their own heartache with mum Bernie behind bars.
All too aware it might be Paul’s last Christmas, Paul and Billy battle to make every moment count, while Gemma struggles with relationships at home in the wake of the accusations about her parenting. But in true Winter-Brown style the families pull together to make it a Christmas to remember.
As 2023 comes to a close and the New Year dawns it seems the drama is only just beginning for some as viewers can expect fireworks when Bethany Platt (Lucy Fallon) explodes back onto the street for a surprise visit. Is there more to her sudden arrival than a family catch-up?
As well as having her daughter back Sarah Platt’s (Tina O’Brien) also rocked by the return of ex Damon Hay (Ciaran Griffiths).
After spending a promising New Year’s Eve with estranged husband Adam Barlow (Sam Robertson) it looks like a reconciliation could be on the cards. But just as Sarah dares to dream Damon walks back into her life, determined to take his revenge on Adam and win back the love of his life.
And when Rob Donovan’s (Marc Baylis) son comes knocking on Auntie Carla’s door, whirlwind Bobby Donovan (Jack Carroll) soon throws Carla’s life into a spin.
Is Bobby just what she needs or is he about to cause even more chaos on the cobbles?
Coronation Street airs Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8pm on ITV1 and ITVX.