There’s also a much-welcomed return to Weatherfield in the ITV soap next week

The drama never ends in Weatherfield – and next week’s episodes of Coronation Street will prove just that. Kicking off the week, spoilers having confirmed Evelyn Plummer’s return

As Evelyn opens her birthday presents she explains to Fiz and Tyrone Dobbs that she needs to help her addict daughter, not push her away.

Desperate for a fix, Cassie Plummer calls a dealer. When Ken Barlow overhears Tracy Barlow telling Evelyn, Roy Cropper and Nina Lucas how Cassie spent the night in the ginnel, Ken’s disgusted while Evelyn’s worried sick. Cassie meets the dealer in the precinct, but as he pulls out the drugs, Roy arrives and threatens to call the police.

Later, Ken tells Tracy that her treatment of Cassie was unforgiveable, he’s off to the Peak District for a few days and by the time he returns, he wants her gone.

And speaking of Tracey, Rob Donovan is back in Weatherfield and he persuades Tracy to meet up with his contact and collect his fake passport. But Mary Taylor is watching intrigued as Tracy accepts a package in the ginnel.

Rob seeks Tracy’s help(Image: ITV)

As she urges Rob to get going, they’re startled by Mary hammering on the door. Rob tries to make his escape but his legs give way and he screams in pain. Tracy manages to get rid of Mary but when she enters the kitchen she’s horrified to see Rob lying on the floor. Eventually, Rob suggests that they should leave together and start a new life, Tracy’s stunned.

Elsewhere, Lauren Bolton tells Dee-Dee Bailey how grateful she is to her for going ahead with her pregnancy and giving Frankie a chance of a normal life. When Dee-Dee’s brother James arrives for a visit, the solicitor secretly skips her hospital appointment to spend time with her brother.

But when she gets an urgent text from Lauren, Dee-Dee heads to the hospital. Lauren reveals that they’ve found another donor for Frankie meaning he won’t have to wait until her baby is born and Dee-Dee masks her emotions.

Later, when James suggests to Dee-Dee that he and his partner Danny could adopt her baby and provide it with a loving and safe home, Dee-Dee’s stunned, how will she react? At the end of the week, Dee-Dee discusses the adoption process with her social worker and confirms that she’d like to arrange a meeting with the prospective parents.

James stuns Dee-Dee with his offer(Image: ITV)

Also in Weatherfield, Daniel Osbourne suggests to Daisy Midgeley they do something to commemorate her baby as it might help her come to terms with her loss. Daisy tells Kit Green her plans for a small memorial but he seems disinterested.

In the Rovers’ backyard, Daisy, Daniel and Jenny Connor light candles and reflect on the loss of Daisy’s baby. But when Mick Michaelis blunders in from the ginnel, Daisy fumes.

Speaking of, Daniel, he has a word with Dylan Wilson and warns him to steer clear of Brody, but his words fall on deaf ears. Sean Tully visits Dylan in the STC and is pleased to see that he’s settled in. But as he leaves, Brody approaches and demands Sean fetch him a burner phone or he’ll make Dylan’s life a misery.

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Later, Sean again visits Dylan and reveals how Brody tried to blackmail him but he intends to report him. Dylan’s horrified and begs Sean to let him handle it.

Dylan then tells Brody that there’s no way his Dad will smuggle in a phone but he’s got him to agree not to report the incident. Brody and his mates enter Dylan’s room to teach him a lesson.