There’s a lot to come this festive season in the ITV soap and the drama continues on the cobbles into 2025

Christmases in soap land aren’t always plain sailing and Gail Platt’s exit from Weatherfield looks set to be rocked by the family causing havoc.

In the upcoming Coronation Street scenes, as the matriarch prepares to wave goodbye to them and her home of five decades with Jessie Chadwick, she is blissfully unaware of the secrets her offspring are keeping and the ticking time bombs she is leaving behind.

Whatever happens the episode will mark the end of acting legend Helen Worth’s 50 years in the ITV soap and leave the Platts entering a new era without the matriarch who held them all together.

But they’re not the only family in turmoil this festive season while relationships are also put to the test as we had into a brand new year in just a few weeks time. Want to know what’s happening in Corrie this Christmas and beyond? Here’s everything you need to know…

Christmas 2024

Returning from Tenerife, Nick Tilsley calls at the bistro and is ushered into the office from Leanne Battersby who explains there’s a problem with the accounts. Going over the figures and discovering a series of payments made to TLH Holdings, he calls the bank to freeze their account.

When Toyah Habeeb arrives for work, excited that Nick is back, her excitement turns to shock when DC Kit Green arrests her on suspicion of theft and fraud by abuse of trust. Toyah assures Nick that she’s never stolen a penny from the bistro, someone has set her up and she reckons that someone is Leanne. Will Nick believe Toyah?

Later, after sneaking a look inside Nick’s briefcase, Leanne is furious to see a wrapped Christmas present for Toyah. Leanne calls at the station and shows PC Craig Tinker a pile of presents from Nick to Toyah, making out that they are in it together.

Unaware of her sister’s latest move, Toyah arrives in the Bistro to help Nick set up for Gail and Jesse Chadwick’s wedding, explaining that Leanne has lifted her ban for the occasion. As guests arrive, the police show up and tell Nick and Toyah that they need to ask them some questions on a fraud allegation.

As Kit shows Nick the account from TLH Holdings, Nick assures Kit he’s never seen them before. At the station a row with Toyah and Leanne escalates into a fight and Max Turner films it.

At the end of the week, seeking legal advice from Adam Barlow and Alya Nazir, Nick is advised to do some digging in order to prove that Leanne set him and Toyah up. Toyah, meanwhile, explains to Leanne that they never meant to hurt her, but how will Leanne react? But when Amy Barlow accuses Nick of sending flirty texts whilst he was in Tenerife, he decides to scan some CCTV footage and to see that Leanne has two phones. Is Nick close to catching Leanne?

Elsewhere, DS Lisa Swain confronts Betsy after finding a picture of Mason Radclife, taken in her room, on social media. When Lisa calls in the factory, Carla Connor announces to the factory workers that she and Lisa are now an item but when Betsy makes a sarcastic remark, Lisa’s mortified.

Carla invites Betsy to join her and Lisa at the bistro for dinner and suggests they all start afresh but when Betsy shows up with Mason, how will Lisa react?

Meanwhile, at No.8, Jesse tells David Platt that he’s managed to launder the last of the cash he stole from Harvey Gaskell. When Gail wonders what they’re talking about, Jesse panics and makes out that he was telling David how he’s booked them a honeymoon in the Maldives. Unable to bite her tongue any longer, Audrey Roberts tells Gail that if she marries Jesse, she’ll never see her again. How will Gail react?

At Gail and Jesse’s farewell party in The Rovers, tensions are high between the Platt family. With Audrey refusing to give her blessing to Gail, she results in taking one last desperate measure to stop Gail from leaving and reveals that Jesse and David have been up to no good behind her back. Will this last ditch attempt stop the wedding? Later, as an upset and exhausted Gail drifts in and out of sleep on the sofa, she has a surprise visitor… will they help her decide what to do?

As Debbie Webster tries to interest Shona in her New Year’s Eve party, Shona is dismissive leaving Debbie taking offence, pointing out she seemed quite at home in the hotel the other night. As David overhears the end of the conversation, have David’s suspicions been confirmed?

Later, with Gail and Jesse’s planned wedding day finally here, will Gail leave Weatherfield as a married woman or bid farewell to her feuding family on her own?

Meanwhile, when opening Christmas presents, David becomes suspicious of Shona when he doesn’t unwrap the aftershave he found in Shona’s bag. When Adam Barlow calls round wreaking of aftershave, explaining it was a Christmas present, David is more suspicious. Insisting that Adam joins him for a birthday drink, what does David have planned?

Adam knocks back whisky, unaware David is drinking water. Shona and Sarah arrive to hear David accusing Adam of sleeping with Shona behind his back. A row ensues and Adam tumbles down the stairs.

Stricking with the Platts, finding Bethany dressed to the nines, Daniel Osbourne is delighted to see her looking like her old self. When Bethany gifts Daniel an expensive vintage watch, he seems underwhelmed and an upset Bethany confronts Daniel, convinced he doesn’t want to be with her anymore.

Daniel assures her she couldn’t be more wrong and, getting down on one knee, asks her to marry him.has he done enough to convince her?

New Year 2024 – 2025

Things kick off with a row which breaks out between DC Kit Green and David Platt. Kit’s mum Bernie Winter intervenes, reminding Kit that David was a good mate to Paul Foreman before his tragic death earlier this year.

When David returns home to be confronted by his children Max and Lily demanding answers, Shona explains how David prevented her from seeing her son. David later approaches Kit, hoping to dupe him into confessing to his crimes regarding Nathan Curtis earlier this year, but Kit sees through him and decides to take the law into his own hands.

Later, Kit tells David that he’s back on the Radcliffe brothers’ hit list and he’d better watch his back. Shona calls at the salon and tentatively suggests to David an evening of board games with Lily. When Audrey Roberts advises him to put his family first, will David agree?

Meanwhile, as Leanne Battersby heads back to her flat, Nick Tilsley and Toyah Habeeb watch from across the street. After finding out from Dee-Dee Bailey that Leanne could face a custodial sentence for fixing them up, Toyah asks Nick to drop the charges. What will Nick do?

Later, Leanne runs into Nick, Toyah and Sam Blakeman who reveal that they’re off into town to celebrate Nick’s birthday. How will Leanne feel?

Elsewhere, when a stressed out DS Lisa Swain reveals that they had a burst pipe and the flat is flooded, Carla Connor invites her and Betsy to stay for new year. As Lisa and Betsy move into her flat, Carla spots some files relating to Lisa’s partner Becky’s death amongst Lisa’s things leaving her feeling awkward.

Lisa later surprises Carla with a romantic lunch in the café, but the mood is broken when she receives an urgent call to an incident. As Carla informs Kit, he receives an urgent request for back up at the same address. Once back on the street, and sporting a bruised face and split lip, Lisa assures Carla she’s fine and ready for a drink. In the Rovers, Jenny Connor rings the bell and everyone joins in on the countdown to midnight. When Carla lets slip to Lisa that she loves her, does Lisa feel the same?

As 2025 begins, Roy Cropper is concerned about Carla when she starts hearing things and looking confused. He suggests she goes home and get some rest but, increasingly worried about her, he lets himself into her flat and finding her barely conscious on the living room floor he calls an ambulance. In the hospital, the doctor tells Roy that he suspects Carla may be suffering from sepsis.

Meanwhile, Lisa is unaware of the drama unfolding as she follows a newly released Matty and confronts him in the precinct demanding he tell her where he was the night Becky was killed. Having been warned off by Kit, Lisa returns home armed with flowers and wine but finds there’s no sign of Carla.

After spending the afternoon in bed with Mason Betsy is angry to read text messages on his phone from Stu Carpenter offering him a job in Germany as a trainee chef. As she orders him to leave Lisa arrives home and demands to know what is going on. But Lisa catches up with Mason and shows him some photos taken at the crime scene of Becky’s death and reveals that his brothers were driving the car that mowed Becky down.

Mason is genuinely shocked and asks Dylan to keep a lookout for him while he searches Matty and Logan’s flat. He and Dylan arrive at the station and hand Lisa a WWII helmet that he found at the flat. Could it be the smoking gun Lisa needs?

Meanwhile, the doctor breaks the news to a shocked Carla that the sepsis has damaged her kidney and she may need another transplant. Ryan Connor returns from Ireland and realising that Carla lied about her whereabouts Lisa visits Carla and spells out that she doesn’t appreciate being lied to. Carla makes out that she didn’t want any fuss and she’s on the mend. Clearly hurt, Lisa leaves her to it.

Also on the cobbles, Steve McDonald tells Ken Barlow that he plans to look for his own place to live. When Ken notices Cassie Plummer seems out of sorts, she bursts into tears making out she’s run up a huge debt buying presents for the family. How will Ken react?

Later,Ken enthuses about the ballet and tells Cassie that he’s sorry he’s not much company but he feels completely exhausted. By mid-week at No.1, Cassie appears in Steve’s dressing gown. Steve and Tracy Barlow are shocked until she explains that with Steve working a night shift, she stayed over to look after Ken.

Cassie winds Tracy up by making out she fancies Ken. Cassie later laments to Ken how he’s cultured, educated and kind whereas she’s the complete opposite. Ken feels sorry for her, unaware she’s playing him. Tracy warns Steve that Cassie is trying to get her claws into Ken and it would be a bad idea for him to move out.

At the end of the week, Tracy confronts Cassie over an advance she has had in her wages from Ken. How will she react? Tracy tells Steve and Amy that while she’s in Spain, it’s their job to keep an eye on Cassie for her. Steve and Amy reckon she’s worrying about nothing.

And, in the pub Sarah Platt is concerned when she sees Daniel Osbourne speaking to Daisy Midgeley and when Daisy is reduced to tears Sarah follows her through the back room and asks what is going on. Later, Daisy calls at the builder’s yard flat with a bin bag full of Bertie’s toys and explains to Daniel that it’s best if she cuts ties with Bertie.