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Episode 11,145
Episode 11,145 of the British soap opera Coronation Street was originally broadcast on 25 December 2023 on ITV1. This was the first time since 1997 that the Coronation Street Christmas Day episode had been 30 minutes long rather than an hour. Many fans and critics were unhappy with this change. One of the episode's plots revolved around the exit storyline of long-running character Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne). It had been previously reported that Peter would receive a mystery gift from his wife, Carla Connor (Alison King), which would leave him shocked. Another storyline centred on the continuation of Paul Foreman (Peter Ash)'s motor neurone disease storyline. Producer Iain MacLeod wanted to showcase the progression of the character's disease and also feature Paul in storylines not involving his condition.
Other plots focused on various Coronation Street residents and families celebrating Christmas Day. The episode also featured the return of Matt Milburn as Tommy Orpington, which sparked the beginning of his romance storyline with Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford). Critics reported on the reception; some fans disliked the content of the episode, whilst others found various aspects of the episode emotional. Fans had also speculated over what Carla's gift to Peter would be, with some believing that it would be divorce papers. The episode received lower ratings than the 2022 Coronation Street Christmas episode and failed to make the top 10 list.
The episode begins with the residents of Weatherfield celebrating Christmas morning. Evelyn Plummer (Maureen Lipman) becomes annoyed when she quickly pops into the shop she works in and several residents try to buy stuff despite the shop being closed. Gemma Winter (Dolly-Rose Campbell) visits her brother Paul Foreman (Peter Ash) and his husband Billy Mayhew (Daniel Brocklebank). Paul pretends to feel unwell in order to spend time alone with Billy. Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) gifts his wife Carla Connor (Alison King) an inscribed bracelet. Ed Bailey (Trevor Michael Georges) feels guilty seeing his family spend Christmas with few presents due to their presents having been robbed due to Ed's gambling addiction. The guilt intensifies as he receives a watch calling him the "World's Best Dad". Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford) is cooking for her family and is unhappy when Daniel Osbourne (Rob Mallard), Adam Barlow (Sam Robertson) and Bertie Osbourne (Rufus Morgan-Smith) cancel their plans and join them. Gemma becomes worried about Paul being on his own and when he does not answer his phone and the front door, Chesney Brown (Sam Aston) and Todd Grimshaw (Gareth Pierce) go into the flat, where they interrupt Paul and Billy having sex. Meanwhile, the Platt and Webster families have their Christmas dinners at the local bistro, where they complain about the set menu to each other and to workers Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson), Toyah Battersby (Georgia Taylor) and Nick Tilsley (Ben Price).
Evelyn spends her Christmas with Mary Taylor (Patti Clare) and Roy Cropper (David Neilson) at Roy's café. The Barlows end up arguing, and most of the family leave to look for alcohol. Friction occurs between Tracy and her husband, Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson), following a joke about taking a relationship gap year. The Bailey and the Nazir families eat food at Speed Daal. Roy and Evelyn exchange gifts. Whilst collecting alcohol from her flower shop, Tracy bumps into footballer Tommy Orpington (Matt Milburn), to whom she sells flowers. Tommy tells Tracy to call him if she needs any decorating done. Chesney, Gemma, Paul and their families, along with Dev Alahan (Jimmi Harkishin), video call Bernie Winter (Jane Hazlegrove), who is in prison. They sing "Away in a Manger" together. Carla gifts Peter a one-way ticket to Bilbao so that he can join the boat crew of his friend Mickey. She tells her husband that she will not be joining him, which shocks him.
Episode 11,145 originally aired at 7 pm GMT on ITV1 on 25 December 2023. Prior to the broadcast, it had been announced that the episode would be 30 minutes long, rather than 60 minutes as with previous Christmas Day Coronation Street episodes. This was the first time since 1997 that the Christmas Day episode for the soap had been only 30 minutes long. Fellow ITV soap opera Emmerdale also had its Christmas Day episode halved to 30 minutes. This was reported by critics as being a "shake-up" to the normal Christmas Day schedule. Ahead of the episode's release, spoilers were reported for the episode and other storylines during the month. It was reported that one character would be departing the soap during the Coronation Street festive episodes. Spoilers also teased that Ed Bailey (Trevor Michael Georges) would be harbouring a "huge secret" from the rest of his family. Daniel Kilkelly from Digital Spy reported, "Christmas Day is a family affair for the residents of Coronation Street as Weatherfield's finest gather together at their respective houses to reflect over the last 12 months and look forward to what the future holds."
The main plot revolved around the lead-up to the departure of long-running character Peter Barlow, played by Chris Gascoyne. The events of the Christmas and Boxing Day episodes were reported to be "life-changing" for Peter and his wife, Carla Connor (Alison King). Gascoyne had announced earlier in 2023 that he would be departing Coronation Street as Peter. It had been reported that Carla would give Peter a "mysterious gift" which would leave Peter "shocked". Carla had recently seen Peter discuss about how unhappy he is with his life in a support group meeting for alcoholics. Prior to the episode, Peter had been struggling with his mental health since running over serial killer Stephen Reid (Todd Boyce).
The episode ends with Carla trying to convince Peter to leave Weatherfield. King explained Carla's intentions of giving Peter a single one-way ticket, revealing that whilst Peter would love to live on a boat, it would not suit Carla. The actress explained that whilst Peter could live on a boat for a year like he had done previously, Carla "has to look at the bigger picture – it would mean potentially throwing everything away for her to go and do that. If she went and came back, what would be left for her here?" King added that, whilst Peter has family in Weatherfield, Carla would have nothing left if she left and returned. King added, "If you love someone, you should let them go. That's really for both of them." The episode ends with Carla embracing her husband's face. The gesture leads to Peter's departure in the following episode, which was broadcast on 26 December of that year. Speaking about the filming of the Christmas and Boxing Day episodes, King revealed that she and Gascoyne filmed "solidly" for two days, explaining that there was "a lot to learn"; she called the filming amazing but "emotional", adding that she did not require anything to create fake tears for the scenes. King added, "There was no way of knowing what would happen because every time we did it I literally filled up with emotion and started crying at different times in every scene. Just seeing a different look from Chris would set me off because he's so wonderful at Meisner technique, which involves an actor reacting to another actor's performance and behaviour, he's so reactive." King reiterated that she loved working with Gascoyne, calling him "brilliant". Gascoyne was "delighted" with his departure storyline, calling the scripts "superb" and admitting that he was looking forward to seeing the "reaction" to how Peter departs the soap. The actor also felt "moved" when reading his last script.
"Tommy has often been slightly 'over there' as an untouchable figure on a pedestal for our characters to hero worship. This will be the first time we've done anything more significant with him and Matt is absolutely over the moon to be doing something a bit more. He's thrilled with the storyline and thinks it's a lot of fun."
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Episode 11,145
Episode 11,145 of the British soap opera Coronation Street was originally broadcast on 25 December 2023 on ITV1. This was the first time since 1997 that the Coronation Street Christmas Day episode had been 30 minutes long rather than an hour. Many fans and critics were unhappy with this change. One of the episode's plots revolved around the exit storyline of long-running character Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne). It had been previously reported that Peter would receive a mystery gift from his wife, Carla Connor (Alison King), which would leave him shocked. Another storyline centred on the continuation of Paul Foreman (Peter Ash)'s motor neurone disease storyline. Producer Iain MacLeod wanted to showcase the progression of the character's disease and also feature Paul in storylines not involving his condition.
Other plots focused on various Coronation Street residents and families celebrating Christmas Day. The episode also featured the return of Matt Milburn as Tommy Orpington, which sparked the beginning of his romance storyline with Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford). Critics reported on the reception; some fans disliked the content of the episode, whilst others found various aspects of the episode emotional. Fans had also speculated over what Carla's gift to Peter would be, with some believing that it would be divorce papers. The episode received lower ratings than the 2022 Coronation Street Christmas episode and failed to make the top 10 list.
The episode begins with the residents of Weatherfield celebrating Christmas morning. Evelyn Plummer (Maureen Lipman) becomes annoyed when she quickly pops into the shop she works in and several residents try to buy stuff despite the shop being closed. Gemma Winter (Dolly-Rose Campbell) visits her brother Paul Foreman (Peter Ash) and his husband Billy Mayhew (Daniel Brocklebank). Paul pretends to feel unwell in order to spend time alone with Billy. Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) gifts his wife Carla Connor (Alison King) an inscribed bracelet. Ed Bailey (Trevor Michael Georges) feels guilty seeing his family spend Christmas with few presents due to their presents having been robbed due to Ed's gambling addiction. The guilt intensifies as he receives a watch calling him the "World's Best Dad". Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford) is cooking for her family and is unhappy when Daniel Osbourne (Rob Mallard), Adam Barlow (Sam Robertson) and Bertie Osbourne (Rufus Morgan-Smith) cancel their plans and join them. Gemma becomes worried about Paul being on his own and when he does not answer his phone and the front door, Chesney Brown (Sam Aston) and Todd Grimshaw (Gareth Pierce) go into the flat, where they interrupt Paul and Billy having sex. Meanwhile, the Platt and Webster families have their Christmas dinners at the local bistro, where they complain about the set menu to each other and to workers Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson), Toyah Battersby (Georgia Taylor) and Nick Tilsley (Ben Price).
Evelyn spends her Christmas with Mary Taylor (Patti Clare) and Roy Cropper (David Neilson) at Roy's café. The Barlows end up arguing, and most of the family leave to look for alcohol. Friction occurs between Tracy and her husband, Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson), following a joke about taking a relationship gap year. The Bailey and the Nazir families eat food at Speed Daal. Roy and Evelyn exchange gifts. Whilst collecting alcohol from her flower shop, Tracy bumps into footballer Tommy Orpington (Matt Milburn), to whom she sells flowers. Tommy tells Tracy to call him if she needs any decorating done. Chesney, Gemma, Paul and their families, along with Dev Alahan (Jimmi Harkishin), video call Bernie Winter (Jane Hazlegrove), who is in prison. They sing "Away in a Manger" together. Carla gifts Peter a one-way ticket to Bilbao so that he can join the boat crew of his friend Mickey. She tells her husband that she will not be joining him, which shocks him.
Episode 11,145 originally aired at 7 pm GMT on ITV1 on 25 December 2023. Prior to the broadcast, it had been announced that the episode would be 30 minutes long, rather than 60 minutes as with previous Christmas Day Coronation Street episodes. This was the first time since 1997 that the Christmas Day episode for the soap had been only 30 minutes long. Fellow ITV soap opera Emmerdale also had its Christmas Day episode halved to 30 minutes. This was reported by critics as being a "shake-up" to the normal Christmas Day schedule. Ahead of the episode's release, spoilers were reported for the episode and other storylines during the month. It was reported that one character would be departing the soap during the Coronation Street festive episodes. Spoilers also teased that Ed Bailey (Trevor Michael Georges) would be harbouring a "huge secret" from the rest of his family. Daniel Kilkelly from Digital Spy reported, "Christmas Day is a family affair for the residents of Coronation Street as Weatherfield's finest gather together at their respective houses to reflect over the last 12 months and look forward to what the future holds."
The main plot revolved around the lead-up to the departure of long-running character Peter Barlow, played by Chris Gascoyne. The events of the Christmas and Boxing Day episodes were reported to be "life-changing" for Peter and his wife, Carla Connor (Alison King). Gascoyne had announced earlier in 2023 that he would be departing Coronation Street as Peter. It had been reported that Carla would give Peter a "mysterious gift" which would leave Peter "shocked". Carla had recently seen Peter discuss about how unhappy he is with his life in a support group meeting for alcoholics. Prior to the episode, Peter had been struggling with his mental health since running over serial killer Stephen Reid (Todd Boyce).
The episode ends with Carla trying to convince Peter to leave Weatherfield. King explained Carla's intentions of giving Peter a single one-way ticket, revealing that whilst Peter would love to live on a boat, it would not suit Carla. The actress explained that whilst Peter could live on a boat for a year like he had done previously, Carla "has to look at the bigger picture – it would mean potentially throwing everything away for her to go and do that. If she went and came back, what would be left for her here?" King added that, whilst Peter has family in Weatherfield, Carla would have nothing left if she left and returned. King added, "If you love someone, you should let them go. That's really for both of them." The episode ends with Carla embracing her husband's face. The gesture leads to Peter's departure in the following episode, which was broadcast on 26 December of that year. Speaking about the filming of the Christmas and Boxing Day episodes, King revealed that she and Gascoyne filmed "solidly" for two days, explaining that there was "a lot to learn"; she called the filming amazing but "emotional", adding that she did not require anything to create fake tears for the scenes. King added, "There was no way of knowing what would happen because every time we did it I literally filled up with emotion and started crying at different times in every scene. Just seeing a different look from Chris would set me off because he's so wonderful at Meisner technique, which involves an actor reacting to another actor's performance and behaviour, he's so reactive." King reiterated that she loved working with Gascoyne, calling him "brilliant". Gascoyne was "delighted" with his departure storyline, calling the scripts "superb" and admitting that he was looking forward to seeing the "reaction" to how Peter departs the soap. The actor also felt "moved" when reading his last script.
"Tommy has often been slightly 'over there' as an untouchable figure on a pedestal for our characters to hero worship. This will be the first time we've done anything more significant with him and Matt is absolutely over the moon to be doing something a bit more. He's thrilled with the storyline and thinks it's a lot of fun."