How did Denny's appearance affect Bernie?It absolutely shook her to the core! She was completely surprised to see him and it was not a nice surprise at all. She hasn’t said an awful lot about him since she has been in the street but it was evident that she thinks he is a waste of space. Seeing him again is terrifying for her because he brings up all kinds of things that she's buried for a long ..read more

 So last week introduced two new characters, both portrayed by actors who've played other parts on t'cobbles in the past, both with secret intentions. I loved Demi (in the expert hands of Jonathan Harvey), Denny not so much. I mean, I thought he was there to nick the crowdfunding money but his sights are set lower, much lower. He's going to steal Paul's electric wheelchair. Mate, have a bit ..read more

Paul has a father - who knew?  Well, obviously there was someone because otherwise - well you know - but in all seriousness why would he suddenly show any interest after 30 years?  In this one episode the fates conspire to identify Denny (Danny Cunningham) as particularly useless.  First he is told not to leave Paul whilst Billy visits a parishioner (he is an Archdeacon on leave ..read more

On our latest podcast, we chat about the episodes of Coronation Street shown between the 29th April and the 3rd May (Episodes #11,252 - 11,257).It's been quite a while since the Paul story has been at the forefront of the show, but it returned to the spotlight this week, bringing a new character into the mix in the form of Paul and Gemma's dad Denny. Sounds like he's got a bit of a secret about ..read more

Friday 3rd May 2024DENNY LEAVES PAUL IN HIS TIME OF NEED Bernie lets off steam to Dev about Denny, secretly worried that Denny might blab about her past. Billy reminds Paul that Denny used to knock him about when he was a kid and he’s not to be trusted but when Paul invites Denny to watch a film, Billy reluctantly leaves them to it. Denny nips out for ice cream leaving Paul alone in the flat. He ..read more

Wednesday 1st May 2024BERNIE TELLS A FATAL LIE TO GET RID OF DENNY Paul, Billy and Gemma are blown away by the MND crowdfunder, sure it will make the council sit up and take notice about the possible centre closure. Meanwhile a man approaches Bernie outside the café, telling her he heard Paul on the radio and didn’t realise his son was dying. Bernie covers her shock and makes out Paul’s already ..read more

Here are the major storylines for the week ahead on Coronation Street, all wrapped up nicely in 50 words or less.Monday 6 May to Friday 10 May 2024Evil Nathan returns to pester Bethany again, Liam steals Paul's secret stash, Roy has no luck with the necklace, Bernie catches Denny red-handed, Gary is caught on camera, Glenda learns about the will, Bernie makes sure that Paul's night is a ..read more

Monday 29th April 2024ROY PUSHES HIMSELF TO HIS LIMIT When Roy calls the cafe hoping to speak to Nina, Shona passes the phone to Carla and Carla hangs up, making out it was a dodgy line and hurries out. In his prison cell, Roy has another flashback of Lauren approaching the cafe counter with Max, but can’t work out what’s significant about their conversation. When a prison officer bangs on the ..read more

Welcome back, how does it feel to be back in Weatherfield?I’m delighted to be back, it’s a massive storyline that became very important to me the first time around, so it’s really good to be continuing Bethany’s story. Were you surprised to get the call and was it something you instantly wanted to do?I certainly didn’t expect the call because I didn’t think Nathan would be let out of prison ..read more

In another shock twist in the investigation into the disappearance of Lauren Bolton, Bethany’s evil abuser Nathan Curtis (Chris Harper) is to be seen lurking in Weatherfield again.It’s Bethany (Lucy Fallon) who first spots him at the reconstruction of Lauren’s last known movements and her mind is thrown into overdrive.Having initially thought Nathan was behind bars, she discovers he was released ..read more