Conversation Street

For this week’s bonus podcast, we take a look back on Cassie Plummer’s three years on the cobbles, chronicling her dalliances with drugs, family fall-outs and snuggles and snogs with Steve McDonald. We ponder whether Corrie did the right thing rewriting Tyrone’s family history to bring the Plummers into the show, and consider whether leaving Cassie’s fate shrouded in mystery was the right way to bring her time on the cobbles to a close. Love Cassie or loathe her, it’s impossible to deny the charisma Claire Sweeney brought to the role, and we had a lot of fun revisiting some of her most memorable moments in this discussion. Enjoy!

On our latest podcast, we chat about what went on in Corrie between the 3rd and the 6th August 2026 (Episodes #11,914 - #11,917).

What’s that? You thought that just because there were only four episodes of Corrie this week, this would be a short podcast? Au contraire! With the stroke storyline taking centre stage once more and Dylan finding himself on the receiving end of an attack from Lauren, you’d better believe we’ve got plenty to say about where this story is heading! Has he really done enough to show he’s sorry for what he did to Betsy? Is Lisa’s unrestrained anger towards him justified? And will anyone actually listen to what Betsy wants? There’s an awful lot to unpick here! Not only that, but this week also saw Cassie’s mysterious disappearance from Weatherfield - is she dead, or has she simply been Andy Carvered? Elsewhere, we met Tim’s suddenly existing cousin, Kit issued Gary with an ultimatum and Debbie got to thinking about how she wants to go out when the time comes...

No news this week, but as always, there's plenty of feedback to pick through to round off the episode!

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Feedback - 03:21:41

This week, we're joined by the fabulous Claire Sweeney, the actress behind Corrie's Cassie Plummer. We chat to Claire about her three years in the role, what it's like to be part of the clan at Number 9, which cast member makes her laugh the most, and her thoughts on the fan reaction to the controversial storyline where Cassie drugged national treasure Ken Barlow!

Also available as a video on YouTube at https://youtu.be/EaIaMHX6yaI

On our latest edition of the podcast, we share our thoughts on the episodes of Coronation Street between the 24th and the 31st July (Episodes #11,907 - #11,913).

Seven episodes of Corrie to catch up on this week thanks to our impromptu trip to France, but we somehow managed to squeeze them into roughly the same amount of podcasting time as usual - perhaps because this batch wasn’t quite so controversial! Jodie’s been up to her old tricks again, leaving us scratching our heads over where on earth she procured a fake gun, what exactly she’s doing posing as Shona online and, perhaps the biggest question of all, how on earth she’s still living under the Platts’ roof after everything she’s done. Meanwhile, Cassie’s huge revelation that Ross paid her for sex when she was just 15 receives a bizarrely muted reaction from her nearest and dearest, so she takes revenge into her own hands - with unintended consequences for Tracy! Also this week, Debbie swears off the booze after failing to recognise Tim, Nina accuses Sienna of pinching her tips and Idris becomes the latest in a strangely ever-growing line of Corrie characters to reveal that they aren’t actually the family member everyone thought they were. The big question here, though, is: does anyone really care?

Exciting news for Corrie fans in The Kabin this week as The Coronation Street Experience reveals  it'll be taking guests into the actual studios to visit the Rovers Return set this month, and we finish off the podcast with more of your fantastic feedback.

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The Kabin - 02:52:26
Feedback - 03:12:47

We’ve got a busy couple of days coming up this weekend, which means we’re releasing Episode #742 of the podcast slightly earlier than usual! This one covers the Corrie episodes shown between Monday and Thursday (#11,903 – #11,906), so – and we know this is a bit of a big ask – if you happen to have a spare three and a half hours before Friday’s visit to Weatherfield, do give it a listen!

The controversial Betsy and Dylan saga continued this week, with opinions still sharply divided over whether he should be punished for his part in causing her stroke – at least among their friends and family! The main topic of conversation on this week’s podcast, though, is Sarah’s shock arrest on Monday. We couldn’t help but love watching Kit duck and dive as he tried to find a way to get her off the hook and place the target squarely on Gary’s back, while Maria’s dogged pursuit of the truth about what her husband has been hiding has been incredibly entertaining too! Meanwhile, Christina is still struggling to keep her spending habits under control, Todd and Summer have a big announcement and Ollie finds himself a new job at Speed Daal.

We’ve received plenty of feedback about last week’s podcast over the past seven days - thank you to everyone who wrote in to share their response to our views on Betsy’s storyline. As some of the emails were quite personal, we’ve selected just a couple to read out in this week’s feedback section. We’ve also got a fantastic pitch from one listener about what should be done to save the Winter-Brown clan!

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Feedback – 02:52:00

On this week’s episode of the podcast, we take a look at the character of Bernie Winter-Alahan, the crystal-crazy crackpot who’s been living it large on the Street for the past seven years! Starting out as one of Corrie’s most terribly neglectful mothers, Bernie has grown into a brilliantly well-rounded character, supporting her family through money woes, maladies and marital dramas - all brought to life by the wonderfully charismatic Jane Hazlegrove. Whether she’s selling Gemma’s used pregnancy tests online, blasting her son’s ashes into space or coming face to face with her doppelgänger Fern, it’s often impossible to predict exactly what Bernie is going to do next - and we love her for it!

On our latest episode of the podcast, we chat about the goings on in Corrie between the 13th and the 17th July (Episodes #11,898 - #11,902).

Well this was quite the week to be a Corrie fan, wasn't it? If you're on social media, it will have been almost impossible to escape discussion of the shocking new story centred around Betsy and Dylan this week, which has already become one of Coronation Street's most controversial yet.  You won't be surprised to hear that sexual strangulation isn't exactly the sort of topic we were expecting to be discussing when we first started the podcast fourteen years ago, and it's certainly not something we're comfortable talking about either, but far be it from us to back down from a challenge - or sugarcoat our opinions either! Some of you will no doubt be nodding your heads along with what we say in this episode and others will totally disagree, but we hope it gives you something to think about at least! And Betsy's stroke wasn't the only massive twist this week either: we never expected Sarah's confession to Kit to come quite so soon - and the aftermath had us on the edge of our seats too... Don't trust him, Gary! All this plus a new man for Tracy, Chrissy's continuing shopping addiction and a return of the Winter-Brown money woes... It's a jam-packed Street Talk for sure!

Up next on the show, we talk about rumours of a new Bill Roache documentary that's presumably being made to align with his upcoming 5000th episode, and of course, there's a whole bunch of your listener feedback - enjoy!

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The Kabin - 03:11:49
Feedback - 03:26:46

Recently, we made another trip up north to take part in the second Walk For Webster, a sponsored stroll between the old and new Corrie sets accompanied by a gaggle of listeners. In this special episode of the podcast, we chat about the experience, share stories about revisiting the Coronation Street exhibit and chat about visiting a handful of spots that the show has visited on location over the years, including the places where Julie Carp and Renee Roberts met their maker!

Also available as a video on YouTube, including tonnes of photos and footage from the weekend. https://youtu.be/AIskO8uTjPg

If you'd like to donate to the Walk For Webster fund, just head over to our JustGiving page at https://www.justgiving.com/page/soapweek2026

On this week's Conversation Street, we chat about the episodes of Corrie shown between the 6th and the 10th July (Episodes #11,893 - #11,897).

Just a short episode of the podcast this week - by our standards at least - as we're up in Manchester for the Walk For Webster this weekend, we've had a bit of a busy day and we're absolutely knackered! Fortunately, there wasn't too much in the way of massive story twists or revelations to keep us talking in today's episode, although we do delve relatively deeply into Christina's admission that she has a spending addiction - to be honest, we're just pleased she hasn't been up to anything irredeemably sneaky! Also this week, Abi discovers she's got a bit of   a mould issue at her flat that nearly has fatal consequences for Alfie, Will tries to adjust to life after Megan, and Tyrone comes face to face with his long-lost father! 

It's Resident Review time again, and this week, we're moving down one house in the terrace and looking at Number 5 Coronation Street! Like Number 3, The Winter-Brown interior hasn't been seen on screen at all so far in 2026, but that hasn't stopped us from sharing our thoughts on the family - how they've fared in terms of storylines over the past few years and what direction we'd like to see them go in future. Are the quads nearly reaching the stage where they'll be able to be used more, and what about Joseph, who'd been very much absent recently but is actually only a little younger than Sam! And is it possible for Gemma and Chesney to have a story that isn't based on them not having any money? Tune in to hear our thoughts!