JanUarY 20-31
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CORONaTION STREET WeeKnigHtS 7.20Pm on UKTV
POOR Granny Tanner!
a tragic Christmas accident leaves Rita injured and tormented as she s forced to face her mortality and her place in her loved ones’ lives...
Octogenarian Rita Tanner is a legend on the cobbles as the face of The Kabin newsagency, but lately she’s discovered being universally adored can have drawbacks! People can just take it for granted that her cheerful, no-nonsense disposition will always be there for them. At Christmas, Rita (Barbara Knox) felt more alone than ever. Her loved ones were busy with their own plans and, when a visit to old friend Mavis fell through, she faced a quiet
Christmas Day at home alone. Her stepdaughter Jenny (Sally Ann Matthews) did her best to reach out to her but when she accidentally patronised her, an overreacting Rita accused her of treating her like a charity case. Oh dear! Those bridges temporarily burned, Rita faced up to a lonely yuletide, putting on a brave face and decorating her tree. Unfortunately, it toppled over and sent Rita crashing to the floor, crushed under its weight! Unable to get
or call for help, Rita was left in dire straits for hours – before she was finally found and rushed to hospital. Luckily, Rita was alive, although bruised and battered, and while everyone who loves her finally gives her all the attention she’s been craving, she lurches dangerously close to mental despair. The awful accident gives Rita pause for thought as she realises she could’ve perished before she was found. Sinking into misery, she begins to believe she’s
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Who’s scamming
Dot? Someone’s draining her bank account… could it be Sonia?
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become a burden on those around her, something she’s dreaded happening for many years now. Thinking she’s been taken for granted for a long time, she wonders if she still has any value to her family, friends and the broader community, too. Desperate to make changes in her life for the better, an emboldened Rita embarks on making decisions that send seismic shockwaves through Weatherfield as she hunts for a place to call home...
arlier this year, walford icon Dot Branning inherited a fortune. It was the legacy of her beloved friend harold legg, who’d died after a long illness. Never one to accept charity or handouts easily – after a lifetime of struggling to make ends meet – Dot hesitated to take the money but finally accepted it was what Dr legg wanted. since then, Dot (June Brown) has been living comfortably, but her carefree lifestyle has been rudely interrupted following a Christmas Day phone call, warning that someone without authorisation has been trying to withdraw thousands of pounds from her bank account. The news sent ructions through her family – and accusations against one and other flew like tossed tinsel! as a new year dawns, Dot’s granddaughter and caregiver sonia (Natalie Cassidy) steps in and phones the bank. what those around her don’t know is she’s not really on the line... and later she logs out of Dot’s online bank account. Sonia is the thief! Meanwhile, Dot’s other granddaughter Dotty (Milly Zero) is hellbent on solving the mystery, unmasking the bandit and protecting her grandmother; but the question remains – what on earth has pushed dutiful, trustworthy sonia to steal from her own flesh and blood?
