Coronation Street spoilers: David Platt hits on Alina Pop
But will he be successful?
The words, "give the man a break" spring to mind but no, David ends up sinking deeper into his misery in Coronation Street, and it’s no use when he goes to visit Clayton in prison to tell him to stop feeding poison into Shona’s ear, because Clayton’s enjoying it.
And after his trip to prison, Nick ends up visiting Shona himself, but is sent packing armed with a message that sends a dejected David spiralling into the arms of Alina. She’s fed up too, and the pair drink beer in Victoria Garden, with a clear spark between them.
Elsewhere, it’s another tough week for Gemma too. She accidentally locks herself out of her house, and when Bernie shows up with Mother’s Day balloons, they force the door in and poor Gem dissolves into tears, confessing how she thinks she’s an unfit mum.
Gemma admits she’s exhausted but too afraid to stop watching over the quads so she can get some sleep. Bernie takes her to see Dr Gaddas, but Gemma plays things down and insists she’s just overly tired…
Meanwhile, Tyrone gives Arthur a piece of his mind, telling him to stay away from Evelyn in future as she’s not interested, while Norris reluctantly agrees to join Ken for the Stillwaters’ art class.
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Gemma has a terrible dream where she hurts Aled, rushing downstairs in a panic she's relieved to find Chesney feeding Aled but deeply unnerved to think she might harm one of her babies.
When her health visitor later tells Gemma that Lilo has lost weight and she needs to increase her formula milk, Gemma's further shaken. The health visitor quizzes Gemma about her state of mind but Gemma insists she's fine.
As Julie leaves, Gemma fights back the tears. The babies' crying escalates as she heads out to the yard to calm herself down but as the door closes behind her Gemma realises with horror she's locked out.
As the babies continue to cry, a panic stricken Gemma tries to break the door down. Arriving with Mother's Day balloons, Bernie's shocked to find Gemma in such a distressed state.
Having forced the door, Bernie assures her they're all fine but Gemma dissolves into floods of tears, branding herself an unfit mum. Gemma admits that she's exhausted but too afraid to sleep.
Bernie insists she'll move in to lend a hand but on condition Gemma sees a doctor. Gemma agrees but makes Bernie promise not to tell Chesney.
However, Gemma tries to wriggle out of seeing the doctor with Bernie then threatening to tell Chesney everything. Bernie explains to Dr Gaddas that Gemma's not sleeping and that's only the tip of the iceberg.
Gemma plays down her depression and assures Dr Gaddas she's just overly tired. Bernie's frustrated by her daughter's refusal to accept help, berating Gemma for failing to tell the doctor that she's suffering from postnatal depression. Chesney wants to know what they're rowing about, will Bernie reveal the truth?
Meanwhile, David visits Clayton in prison and implores him to leave Shona alone but clearly enjoying David's misery, Clayton assures him that's not going to happen.
David tells Nick and Gail how Clayton has been dripping poison into Shona's ear. Nick attempts to go and talk to Shona but she refuses to see him, her key worker asking him to pass a message to David.
Finding a dejected Alina in Victoria Garden, David sits down and offers her a beer. Alina takes it and it's clear there's a spark between them.
Before she can stop him, David texts Nick claiming Alina's ill and needs the rest of the day off. Emma confides in Seb that she's concerned about Alina who seems to be avoiding them.
In the Rovers, David and Seb row. When David accuses him of being jealous over Alina, Seb sees red and punches David. Emma's horrified.
Upset, Emma tells Seb that it's clear he still has feelings for Alina and he needs to find somewhere else to stay. Nick urges David not to give up on his marriage. David breaks down in tears.
Elsewhere, making out that something terrible has happened, Ryan drags Yasmeen to their flat where Alya introduces her to a police woman who has information about Geoff. But Yasmeen refuses to listen and rushes out. Alya later finds Yasmeen and handing her the police officer's card, begs her to give her a call and find out the truth about Geoff.
Unbeknown to them, Geoff surreptitiously makes another appointment with Rachel the escort. A despondent Alya reveals to Ryan that Zeedan is getting married but he's not inviting the family. Ryan reckons this could be their opportunity to get Yasmeen away from Geoff and urges Alya to call Zeedan back and tell him they're coming whether he likes it or not.
Alya and Ryan tell Yasmeen that Zeedan is getting married in Spain and has invited them to the wedding. When Geoff asserts they can't abandon the restaurant, Alya explains he's not on the guest list. Having summoned Alya to No.6, Geoff takes great pleasure in announcing that he too will be attending the wedding and has booked a hotel. Alya's seething.
On the other side of the street, Evelyn puts a brave face on after being stood up, while Tyrone gives Arthur a piece of his mind, telling him to stay away from Evelyn in future as she's not interested. Arthur's crushed.
Arthur later tells Evelyn how sorry he is for letting her down and begs her to give him another chance. She agrees to think about it before tearing a strip off Tyrone for interfering, admitting she's considering his offer of another date.
Over in the residential home, Norris reluctantly agrees to join Ken for the Stillwaters' art class, but they then sneak out to the Rovers for a treat. But when Ken hears that Eccles will be home alone for the night, he's concerned and forms a plan to take Eccles back to Stillwaters.
Now let's recap on what's happening this week.
Refusing to admit she's struggling to cope with the quads on her own, Gemma Winter won't accept mum Bernie Winter's help when she comes to stay.
But when the other mums at the baby group lie to her about their social plans, it's the last straw for Gemma who's an emotional wreck and ends up risking her babies lives when she steps out into the road. Will she finally admit she needs help?
Elsewhere, Alya Nazir panics when she learns about Geoff Metcalfe's plan to take Yasmeen Nazir away to Cyprus. Feeling she has few options, Alya reports Geoff's worrying behaviour to the police. What will she find?
Evelyn Plummer is surprised to bump into an old flame at the local vet, Emma Brooker worries about Seb Franklin's relationship with his ex and Ken Barlow has a surprising neighbour at the retirement home.
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