Overview
- Episodes airing October 27 reinstalled Eva Price as landlady with husband Ben Driscoll, before Maggie Driscoll revealed she financed the Rovers purchase.
- The new household blends Ben’s sons Will and Ollie with Eva’s daughter Susie, and it was confirmed on screen that Ollie is dating Dee-Dee Bailey.
- Pauline McLynn cautioned viewers to expect “bad behaviour” and teased Christmas reveals about Maggie’s missing husband and a second son named Finlay.
- Channique Sterling-Brown has confirmed her exit as Dee-Dee, while online fan chatter about a possible Ben–Dee-Dee affair remains unconfirmed speculation.
- Catherine Tyldesley flagged a revived rivalry with Maria Connor, and Aaron McCusker said Ben faces difficult choices between loyalty to Eva and his mother.