Coronation Street episode review, Friday 21 March

Double episode written by Simon Crowther and Peter Whalley

Audrey's interrogation techniques weren't subtle: "Day-vid, did you push your mam down the stairs?" David was more subtle with his acting and almost convinced her of his innocence, but Bill Webster saw right through him and later on nipped off to the gents at t'Rovers to call the police. David had no choice but to tell Tina the truth, and she was angry because he left Gail without knowing whether she was alive or dead. It was David's turn to be angry when Tina dropped into the conversation that Gail paid for the abortion. Later on, David was hauled in for questioning by DC Ruth-Fowler-from-Eastenders...

She revealed she knew all about David - the cards from "Richard Hillman," the wedding-day drive into the canal and the "gun finger" pointing at Gail from the factory roof. You forgot the ecstasy, DC Ruth! For now, however, David is in the clear because Tina has agreed to be his alibi.

Ryan has gone to Cornwall with Nick. "Bring us back a cream tea!" Steve said. "That's Devon," Nick told him. "Pasty, then," said Steve. It was fairly quiet back at the Rovers without Ryan. Amy wanted to put make-up on Steve. "The beauty of having sons is they don't make you wear lipgloss," Steve said, which prompted a wail of, "I feel like I've lost them both!" from Michelle. But at least Michelle was smiling a bit and Steve was smiling a lot, and when Steve smiles, I smile.

Kirk wasn't smiling, he was worrying how Fiz would react to him carelessly mislaying Chesney. Kirk admitted to Roy that he hadn't enjoyed living in the house alone while Chesney was away. He has the sort of imagination that convinces him a dressing gown is "a nun hanging on the back of me bedroom door" in the dark. Fiz was understandably angry and upset when she heard what had happened, but she went to see Chesney and promised him everything would get sorted out and he'd be home soon.

Roy invited Becky to come and stay with him - as a lodger, mind, with a rent book and everything, all above board. They're going to have some lovely chats together. Becky was asking him about the origins of Easter. She had the feeling it was something to do with "a big stone in a park and a prostitute."

Talking of whom, Leanne was dismayed when the potential buyer of Valandro's dropped his offer. She was only cheered up by the prospect of a date with Dan Mason. Slimy Paul watched them jealously from an upstairs window.

And in other news: Dev thinks opticians are worse than dentists: "They fire you in the eye with a sudden puff of air." And we saw Ken walking Eccles. We didn't actually see Eccles, as we could only see Ken from the waist up, but he tugged at a lead and referred to the area around his ankles as "Eccles," so we must fill in the actual dog in our imaginations.