DS Lisa Swain also charges someone with arson in the ITV soap next week following a fire

It’s another busy week in Weatherfield coming up with Joel Deering panicked by a puzzled Dee-Dee Bailey, Fiz Dobbs receives unexpected news about a blast from the past and a shocking mugging also takes place in Coronation Street.

Starting with Joel and the solicitor who tells Dee-Dee to watch their wedding budget as his divorce is proving costly, not knowing Betsy Swain is blackmailing him and that he was paying Lauren Bolton’s bills and more before her disappearance.

When Joel later brings his daughter Maeve to spend time with Dee-Dee at the flat, Dee-Dee says he’s a born father. However, when Lauren Bolton sends an urgent text about a leak at the flat Joel is forced to take Maeve with him as Dee Dee has to go to court.

Later, outside the corner shop flat, Dee-Dee takes delivery of a parcel and assumes it’s a gift from Joel. She’s puzzled to see it’s addressed to ‘E. Smith’ and soon, at the police station, Joel’s troubled by a voice note from Dee-Dee revealing she’s intercepted his delivery.

By the end of the week, after paying Lauren a visit and assuring her she’ll be moving to Ireland very soon, Joel promises Dee-Dee that going forward she’ll have his undivided attention. Max Tuner, meanwhile, comforts Lauren when she gets mugged at the precinct.

Back at the flat Joel feigns concern as he plots to get rid of her for good. Alone, Lauren doubles over in pain, clutching her stomach. Having tracked her to the flat, Max arrives and bangs on the door and Lauren calls out to him that she’s terrified she’s losing the baby.

Elsewhere, Stefan Brent phones Kevin Webster and requests a meeting so they can put an end to their feud. However whilst Kevin is out, Jack answers the door to Stefan, unaware who he is, and agrees he can come in and wait whilst his parents are out. But what is Stefan up to?

Later, Abi finds Kevin watching an online news report of a fire at Stefan’s office building and says he had it coming. Does Kevin think Abi is responsible? DS Lisa Swain later takes both Kevin and Abi in for questioning over the fire and produces doorbell evidence of Abi at Stefan’s house.

Abi is upset that Kevin also suspects it may have been her. But is there another explanation? Later, DS Swain interviews and charges the culprit responsible for the arson attack.

Meanwhile, Beth Sutherland shoves an envelope full of cash at Craig Tinker and asks him to hide it for her, as she’s planning a special treat for Kirk. But later, in the factory, Beth slips Betsy her wages for the first t-shirt consignment.

Maria Windass then gets wind of Beth’s plan to surprise Kirk with a wedding. At Underworld, Beth flicks through the magazine and laments the expense of wedding venues and so Betsy suggests they need to do more work on the side.

Later, when Beth discovers the box of counterfeit t-shirts missing, Kirk reveals he loaded it onto the delivery van. Can Beth track down the box before Carla discovers what they’ve been up to?

Also, in the cafe, Debbie Webster and Rita Tanner break the news to Fiz that the leader of some human trafficking group in Romania is going on trial and Alina Pop could be called as a witness. Later, Fiz tells Tyrone that she’s found a deal on a holiday but he’s less than enthusiastic.