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When Manchester experiences an earth tremor, Monica’s waters break and she goes into labour. On the other side of Chatsworth, however, the same tremor knocks Frank off his barstool and puts him in a coma. Monica’s refusing to have the baby unless Frank is present – how long can she keep her bun in the oven for? Whilst out cold in his hospital bed, Frank experiences an alternative world. A life where he is a success, where Ian isn’t gay and Debbie looks like she’ll never leave home – in fact the whole world is topsy-turvy. It’s the world as Frank would have it – or is it?

When Norma wakes up in a stranger’s jogging bottoms after a night on the tiles she sets off on a wild goose chase to find out who she must have slept with.

Whilst having another secret rendezvous, Debbie and Tom suddenly have to come to the aid of an assaulted woman – but things go horribly wrong when Tom gets arrested on suspicion of being the perpetrator of the attack. Only Debbie can supply his alibi – but not without compromising their delicate position. There’s a showdown between Shane and Paddy. Kelly, the love of Shane’s life, is back and when he discovers that his father ran her out of town, he confronts him in the Jockey and for the first time in his life won’t back down. The consequences for both Shane and Paddy are gruesome, leaving Mimi caught between her love for her husband and son. When Norma wakes up in a stranger’s jogging bottoms after a night on the tiles she sets off on a wild goose chase to find out who she must have slept with.

Don't miss episode 12When Stan gets caught in the crossfire between Yvonne and her kids, a full-blown row puts their relationship on the rocks. Things go from bad to worse when Yvonne finds herself held at gunpoint in the shop. Stan comes to the rescue but any hope of this leading to an easy reconciliation are thwarted when the gun goes off and Stan lies bleeding amongst the cut-price yoghurts. Monica starts to panic when she discovers that the delivery date for her baby could be sooner than she thought. Faced with the unbearable last weeks of pregnancy and dreading maternal failure, she concludes that the only way through is to face her fears, bring on the birth and get it all over and done with. Carl announces that he’s going to join the army. After all, there are some good perks: lots of travel, learn a trade and the girls love a guy in uniform. But can he really put himself up as canon fodder?