Thursday, October 30th, 2025 on ITV1 at 8:00pm
BEN GETS BETWEEN A FAMILY DISPUTE Having admired the new sign over the door with her name on it, Eva calls a staff meeting to outline plans for a halloween party. When Maggie reveals that Eva might be the landlady, but she’s Eva’s boss, Sean, Glenda, Lauren and Gemma are confused. Dee-Dee calls to tell Ollie that the case against him has been dropped. Ollie explains how he was involved in a car accident and it transpired that the car had a dodgy MOT. Having overheard, Kevin wades in and pointing to Carl, reveals he’s the expert in dodgy MOTs. As the men square up to each other, Eva chucks Kevin out. Carl marches over to the garage and remonstrates with Kevin for showing him up in the pub.
ASHA’S IN TROUBLE As Asha helps out with party preparations for the quads birthdays it’s clear she’s struggling. Gemma finds Asha outside and tells her about her own depression and how she eventually learnt to control her dark thoughts. As Gemma leaves, Asha thanks her. But once alone, Asha hears Naomi’s voice in her head and relives her recent trauma. Maggie comes across Asha and seeing she’s upset, encourages her to share her troubles. Maggie gently questions Asha who opens up about life as a paramedic and her attempted suicide. When Maggie suggests she must have helped people in similar situations in her line of work and it’s time she showed herself the same kindness, her words strike a chord.
BECKY RUINS CARLA’S RETURN Lisa tells Roy that Carla is due home today, she can’t wait to see her and any feelings she had for Becky are in the past. But when Becky purposely lets slip that she’s been staying over at No.6, Carla’s taken aback.
ELSEWHERE Hope finds Jake in the café and, convinced he’s behind the nasty messages, grabs his phone and smashes it. Gary and Izzy call to talk to Tyrone about the ongoing feud but it’s news to Tyrone, Fiz having kept it from him feeling he didn’t need the added stress.
Cast
- Aaron McCusker as Ben Driscoll
- Alan Halsall as Tyrone Dobbs
- Alison King as Carla Connor
- Amy Cudden as Becky Swain
- Antony Cotton as Sean Tully
- Ben Price as Nick Tilsley
- Bobby Bradshaw as Jake Windass
- Cait Fitton as Lauren Bolton
- Catherine Tyldesley as Eva Price
- Channique Sterling-Brown as Dee-Dee Bailey
- Charlotte Holt as Carys Winter-Brown
- Cherylee Houston as Izzy Armstrong
- David Neilson as Roy Cropper
- Dolly-Rose Campbell as Gemma Winter-Brown
- Eve Shotton as Paramedic Fi
- Georgia Taylor as Toyah Habeeb
- Isabella Flanagan as Hope Dobbs
- James Holt as Bryn Winter-Brown
- Jane Danson as Leanne Battersby
- Jane Hazlegrove as Bernie Winter-Alahan
- Jennie McAlpine as Fiz Dobbs
- Jimmi Harkishin as Dev Alahan
- Jodie Prenger as Glenda Shuttleworth
- Jonathan Howard as Carl Webster
- Melissa Batchelor as Naomi Giles
- Michael Le Vell as Kevin Webster
- Mikey North as Gary Windass
- Pauline McLynn as Maggie Driscoll
- Peter Gunn as Brian Packham
- Raphael Akuwudike as Ollie Driscoll
- Sam Aston as Chesney Winter-Brown
- Sydney Martin as Betsy Swain
- Tanisha Gorey as Asha Alahan
- Tony Maudsley as George Shuttleworth
- Vicky Myers as Lisa Swain