Conversation Street Episode 206

On our latest show, we pull apart the episodes of Coronation Street broadcast in the UK between the 29th June and the 1st July. A sad week for Jason Grimshaw fans this week, as the ex-Mr Gay Weatherfield leaves his home turf for pastures new in Thailand. This gives Phelan the perfect chance to swoop in and take over the builder's yard... but maybe things won't be quite as easy for him as he'd expected. Meanwhile, there are reunions aplenty as both Steve and Michelle and Kirk and Beth settle their differences, plus a mystery caller for Leanne gets viewers' tongues waggling. There was huge news for Corrie fans this week when ITV announced its intention to schedule a sixth weekly episode from Autumn 2017. In the Kabin, we weigh up the pros and cons of this bold move, including some comments from listeners. The feedback keeps on coming in our final section, which includes one listener's fascinating insight into mental health care in the US vs. the UK. We round off the episode with a bit off off-topic talk: on a listener's request, we discuss the final few episodes of the latest Game of Thrones season, resulting in what's possibly our longest podcast yet - enjoy!