Christmas on Coronation Street: The perfect Christmas read (Coronation Street, Book 1)

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Iain said: "Since leaving football, Tommy's made some bad business investments, not least of which was opening a Tommy Orpington-themed gourmet burger restaurant. They've all gone belly up, his wife's left him and he's now had to return to the trade he had when he was a non-league footballer which was painter and decorator." Iain revealed that Evelyn is set to get herself a new four-legged companion. But it's not going to come without trouble. "Evelyn makes herself a bit of an enemy of a fella she sees mistreating his dog and it starts with a small exchange where they cross paths at the precinct and some cross words are exchanged," he said. It's not going to stay closed for that long. In fact, it reopens on New Year's Eve," Iain revealed. "The interesting thing about it is the circumstances of it becoming open again are all tied up with Stephen Reid's legacy and somebody will do something that is, at best, naughty and, at worst, slightly criminal to get their hands on the keys to the pub and reopen it. A 30-minute edition has also been scheduled in for New Year's Eve, although there won't be a New Year's Day special this time. He decides it's his right to protect Sarah and he might want rid of Damon. So as Damon's calming down, Adam's going in the other direction and the plans to rid himself of Damon will see him pay a little visit to Harvey because he's no fan of Damon's either and they may form this unholy alliance."

But it is set to have somewhat of a positive outcome. "The outcomes for the people in the worst of it will be good and when they seek help they will receive it and they will then be on a positive trajectory going forward. In the middle of that, before we get to the rehabilitation stage, it's a real in-depth exploration of teenage mental health." And Paul Foreman's heartbreaking last Christmas The arrival of the new character coincides with a difficult time for Ed, who has fallen into a downward spiral with his gambling addiction. Tommy's wife has left him – and he's now had to return to the trade he had when he was a non-league footballer, which is painter and decorator. You'd think, given all that, it'd be quite miserable – but he's not at all.

Peter Ash, who plays Paul, also recently told Good Morning Britain: "It's quite a sad Christmas really, for Paul. He finds out that he's got six to 12 months left, so it's looking likely this could be his last Christmas. Following his Motor Neurone Disease diagnosis earlier this year, Paul Foreman will be facing his last festive season as his condition progresses. But he'll also have to deal with another catastrophe.

Speaking this week about Corrie's Christmas episodes, show producer Iain MacLeod told Digital Spy and other media: "The episodes are fun, warm and family-orientated. Corrie has historically always done that. Sadly, Fiz becomes downbeat when she wrongly thinks that she and Tyrone don't have anything special planned for Christmas Day. When Tyrone heads down the stairs with Hope and Ruby, ready to put his plans into motion, Fiz is nowhere to be seen.It was revealed earlier this month that Carla will get an unexpected Christmas present this festive season in the shape of a surprise family member - played by a familiar face. Iain MacLeod recently said: "It's incredibly poignant. Stu makes some incredibly bad decisions in the course of the story, fully believing that he's right. But he makes a total hash of things. Ed will feel like he's let himself down in the worst conceivable way. I think the viewers will find it very sad. This man has been driven to a point of desperation, but it's very nuanced and very multi-layered. Although it's no secret that Dom can't be trusted, Stu's methods in dealing with the situation are threatening to make matters much worse.

The reunited couple get engaged again in the build-up to Christmas, but Tyrone is wasting no time before getting Fiz down the aisle. There are a few explosive Peter Barlow-style outbursts that start to bring to Carla's attention that he's really not okay and they find themselves at this enormous fork in the road where they love each other but perhaps their happiness is no longer reliant on each other which is to say maybe they'll start to wonder if they'll be happier somewhere or in some other situation somewhere else." It's official – Tyrone and Fiz will be taking centre stage in the main festive storyline this year.

Ed and Ronnie's father Sarge will be joining Coronation Street in the coming weeks, with former Desmond's actor Ram John Holder taking on the role for a guest stint. So it will reopen but it will be based on this slightly shaky foundation of a criminal act shall we say... We didn't want it to open up again like nothing had happened. We wanted it to open up with this buried bomb underneath it that we'll explode later next year." Bernie is due to face serious repercussions for her recent involvement in selling stolen goods. After she pleads guilty in court, Bernie is told that it's highly likely she'll receive a custodial sentence and miss Christmas on the cobbles. There will be no Coronation Street on Friday, January 6 as ITV1 will be showing live football coverage of the Manchester United vs Everton game. It drives, particularly Gary and Maris' characters, into extreme territory in terms of their emotional reaction to what they believe is happening and it's desperately sad."

When I was growing up, bullying took place in the school playground, in the school corridor and you could at least escape that when you went home but of course now it follows you into your home, into your bedroom, wherever you go in the form of online abuse so we wanted to tell an updated bullying story," Iain explained. Elsie Grimshaw lives in one of the worst streets in Weatherfield and is desperate to escape from life at home with a brutal father and the drudgery of working at the local mill. Grabbing at the slim chances that come her way, Elsie emerges from the heartbreak of first love and her marriage to bad boy, Arnold Tanner at only sixteen years old, if not much older, then certainly wiser.They're very easily matched now. Bethany might once have seemed like a younger woman or a girl but she's very much more a woman now and on Daisy's level. So it's a really heavyweight tussle between these two women which I'm really looking forward to seeing more of. Going under her married name of Elsie Tanner, she and Arnold move in to No.11 Coronation Street in 1939 as war breaks out. Her cheeky self-confidence immediately puts her at loggerheads with local busy-body Ena Sharples and Annie Walker, landlady of the Rovers Return. Iain MacLeod teased: "You'll see Tommy again on Christmas Day! Since leaving football, he has made some bad business investments, including opening a Tommy Orpington-themed gourmet burger restaurant. They've all gone belly up! Although Paul hopes to enjoy a final festive season with all his loved ones around him, his mum Bernie may be absent after landing herself in trouble with the law.