CORONATION STREET PREVIEW: WHAT'S IN STORE NEXT WEEK, EPISODE SYNOPSIS REVEALED
A look ahead to next week's episodes of Coronation Street, with a full rundown of each episode.
Sunday 11th October 2026
The investigation into the shooting takes a turn when Lisa wants to follow up on previous statements with further questions whilst someone masks their panic… Sarah asks Kit to act as a character reference for her but he refuses. When Bethany confronts him to reconsider, Kit finally reveals he has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy. What will Bethany say?
As Leanne heads to the restaurant a furious Tracy accuses her of poisoning her family with under cooked food. Whilst Idris fields complaints from irate customers with food poisoning, Ollie conducts a full inspection of the kitchen only to find that all the meat served the night before was past its sell by date. As Leanne realises Nick was responsible for the delivery, suspicions mount. Was it an honest mistake or is Nick sabotaging their business?
When Debbie announces that she’s off to work, Ronnie reminds her she booked the day off. Not wanting to admit that she’d totally forgotten, Debbie makes out she’s got back to back meetings and couldn’t cancel them. Ronnie plays along. At the Chariot Square, Ronnie thanks Ryan for finding some work for Debbie to do and keeping her busy. Debbie watches them and senses they’re discussing her.
In the flat, a stressed Gary tells Maria that he’s been given a date for his hearing. When Gary warns Jake and Liam that he might be sent to prison, the boys get upset.
Monday 12th October 2026
Kit prepares for his first chemotherapy session as Brody arrives to see him. Kit puts on a brave face, plugs in his electric razor and lets Brody shave his hair for him. At the hospital, Kit finds support with Bernie through talking about stories of his childhood. Later at home, Brody calls and tells Kit he needs him more than ever and to keep fighting as Kit hugs him tight.
Debbie sets about making some toast for Carl, but when Ronnie catches her poking a knife into the toaster he’s horrified and quickly rips the plug out of the socket. Debbie gets upset and accuses him of treating her like a toddler. When Bernie fails to show up for lunch, Debbie is annoyed. Asha suggests they have lunch together, but when Ronnie calls to check on Debbie she takes offence and heads out. When Asha urges Ronnie to join the local dementia support group, will he agree?
Gary takes a call from the school informing him that Jake’s been suspended for fighting. In the flat, Jake rounds on Gary for risking his freedom for Sarah and tells him it’s obvious he doesn’t care about him, Liam or Maria. With Gary and Maria having gone to the pub, Jake packs his rucksack and heads out.
Tracy spells out to Leanne that she wants compensation for the food poisoning. Idris reckons Nick needs to pay for his mistakes. Leanne and Idris confront Nick over the dodgy meat and tell him that the restaurant is being slated on social media and he needs to accept some liability. Will Nick agree?
Tuesday 13th October
Bethany puts pressure on Kit to come clean to Sarah about his cancer before her trial but he refuses point blank. Bethany and Todd visit Sarah. When a defeated Sarah tells them she understands Kit’s decision not to help her, Todd blurts out that Kit’s got breast cancer. Bethany’s horrified whilst Sarah reels in shock. Bethany begs Sarah to let Gary carry the can for Theo’s murder, pointing out that she needs her, Kit needs her and Harry needs her. Sarah’s torn. What will Sarah do?
Having discovered Jake’s bed untouched, Gary calls Izzy. When Izzy reveals that Jake stayed at hers and made it clear he doesn’t want to stay with him anymore, Gary’s shocked. Izzy calls at Victoria Court for the rest of Jakes’s things.
Gary’s deeply upset. Gary meets up with Jake in the café and begs him to come home. Jake sticks to his guns and points out that he put Sarah before his family and for that reason, he won’t be moving back any time soon. Maria assures Gary that Sarah won’t let him down, he won’t be sent to prison and Jake will be back before he knows it. Gary hopes she’s right.
Nick reads through all the terrible online reviews as he receives yet another cancellation. Toyah assures him it’ll blow over. In the Rovers, a despondent Nick and Toyah tell Leanne about the bad reviews and the downturn in trade. As Debbie potters about in the kitchen, she finds a leaflet in the bin and is horrified to realise it’s an advert for a care home.
Wednesday 14th October
Sarah surveys her prison cell, worried it might be her home for many years. In court, the prosecution barrister tells the jury how Sarah was so angered by Theo’s treatment of Todd that she took the law into her own hands and killed him. When Lisa and Danielle take the witness stand, the trial takes a devastating turn for Sarah.
Later, David accuses Lisa of sabotaging Sarah’s defence. He then turns his attention to Kit and tears a strip off him for the lack of support. Kit loses his temper and tells David and Bethany he wants nothing more to do with their family.
Ronnie turns down Debbie’s offer of an afternoon lie down and tells her he’s nipping to grab them some lunch. Fearing the worst, Debbie summons Abi to the flat and tells her she’s convinced Ronnie’s seeing someone else and planning to put her in a care home.
In the bistro, Sam’s upset to read some nasty comments on a school chat group; all of them directed at him apart from a message from Hope who leaps to his defence. When Nick reveals that they can no longer afford to pay their meat supplier and they’re reduced to buying meat from Freshco, Leanne suggests they should cut their losses and sell the business.
Thursday 15th October
When Tyrone clocks Todd heading into the undertakers and queries why he isn’t in court, Todd admits that he can’t face it. In the courtroom, the prosecution barrister rips into Sarah. Having been convinced by Tyrone that he owes it to himself and Sarah to tell the truth, Todd takes the stand and defends Sarah.
Later, Bethany puts pressure on Kit to step up to the plate, not only for Sarah’s sake but for Harry’s too. Will Kit agree? Ronnie tells Debbie he’s off to a meeting. As Ronnie leaves, a suspicious Debbie calls Abi and asks her to keep an eye on him. As Abi passes Victoria Garden she spies Ronnie with his arms around another woman.
When Ronnie explains that the woman was from the support group, Abi urges him to come clean to Debbie but Ronnie refuses. On the street, Toyah confronts Leanne and tells her she’s worked out how she and Idris are trying to sabotage the bistro in the hope they can buy it for knock-down price. How will Leanne react?
Friday 16th October
Bethany tells David that Sarah’s barrister called and Kit won’t be attending court. At the trial, the prosecution barrister questions Gary. Meanwhile an upset Bethany hurries out of the courtroom, returns home and puts pressure on Kit to do the right thing. When Kit takes the stand, will he tell the whole truth?
Sarah calls Bethany from prison and tells her that if she’s found guilty she’d like her to have custody of Harry. When Nick calls at Speed Daal, Idris takes the opportunity to wind him up by suggesting that both his relationship with Sam and his business are both on their knees. In the bistro, Sam confesses to Nick how he’s been on the receiving end of some horrible online trolling and he felt able to confide in Idris. Idris calls at the bistro and tells Nick that he should do the decent thing and sell the bistro back to Leanne.
Ronnie assures Debbie that he’s not having an affair, Debbie relents and tells him that for his birthday she’s booked the honeymoon suite at the hotel. But when Ronnie arrives at the hotel with his overnight bag, Debbie’s mortified to realise she’d forgotten and hired the honeymoon suite out to someone else.
Ross invites Tyrone to an evening at a local boxing gym. When Ross suggests they take Dorin along too, Tyrone’s not sure but Ross insists. Returning home, Ross suggests to Tyrone they should go every week but is left annoyed when Tyrone turns him down. Ken shows Daniel an article about a piece of land belonging to the school and urges him to utilise it for the good of the pupils rather than let it be sold for profit.
Coronation Street continues weeknights at 8:30pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
