Steve McDonald goes all Steptoe in Coronation Street

So with Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) and new 'wife' Tracy (Kate Ford) being forced to live under the same roof, it looks like Steve is going to copy an old trick once used in Steptoe and Son - he's going to split the house in two.

Unlike the beloved sitcom rag and bone men, however, Steve will not be splitting the house down the middle vertically (older readers will remember this episode well), he will be living downstairs while Tracy lives upstairs.

Simon told the ITV website: 'He's got her in his sight and he's not going to get tripped up again - he's aiming for the kill. She threatens to become the neighbour from hell but she's pushed Steve so far that he is now the devious monkey. Let's see who wins this battle!'

Adding: 'Steve isn't very good at all at the moment. His true love has flown, quite literally, and he's living with the witch at No 13. All is not well. He's completely stuck with Tracy, she won't move out of the house and he doesn't know what to do. He can't stand the sight of her, he hates her.'
If Steve's history with Tracy is anything to go by we wouldn't expect this to be a battle he will win.