This week on Coronation Street, it truly is the end of an era as Gail Platt bids goodbye to Weatherfield for good - but will she have her happy ending?
Elsewhere, a jealous David gets into a Christmas Day scrap with Adam, Leanne implicates Nick in the fraud allegations and Daniel has an important question for Bethany.
Read on for pictures and spoilers from this week's new episodes!
Monday, December 23 (Episodes 11447 and 11448)
Writer: Ian Kershaw
Director: George C Siougas
Back from Tenerife, Nick learns from Leanne that there's a problem with the Bistro accounts and on further inspection he finds a number of payments to 'TLH Holdings'. When Toyah arrives for work, Kit is there and arrests her on suspicion of theft and fraud. Later, she tells Nick that she is completely innocent but figure that Leanne may have set her up - which sister will he believe?
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Lisa arrives at the factory and Carla takes the opportunity to announce to the workers that she and Lisa are now an item. Carla invites Betsy to join her and Lisa for dinner at the Bistro, but when Betsy shows up, she's brought Mason with her...
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While Dee-Dee visits the genetics counsellor, Lauren meets with her solicitor, who warns her that if she pleads not guilty, the case will go to trial and her chequered past will be brought up. When Max catches up with her, he advises her against pleading guilty for a lesser sentence. What will she decide?
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Kit and Daisy sit down for dinner at Speed Daal, only for Daniel and Bethany to arrive at the next table...
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Audrey finally comes out with it and gives Gail an ultimatum - if she marries Jesse, she'll never see her again.
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This hour-long episode airs Monday, December 23 at 8pm on ITV1 and from 7am on ITVX
Christmas Eve (Episode 11449)
Writer: Damon Alexis-Rochefort
Director: John Anderson
Leanne peeks into Nick's case and is angered to find a Christmas present for Toyah. Heading to the station, Leanne shows Craig the presents from Nick to Toyah and tells him that they must be in on the fraud together.
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Debbie's offended when Shona shows no interest in her New Year's Eve party at the Chariot Square hotel and points out that she seemed quite at home there the other night. David overhears the end of the conversation, but can Shona successfully cover?
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Gail arrives for her farewell party at The Rovers and in one last attempt to stop the wedding, Audrey announces that Jesse and David have been up to no good behind her back. How will Gail react?
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Upset and exhausted, Gail drifts in and out of sleep on the sofa, when a surprise visitor appears...
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This episode airs Christmas Eve at 8.45pm on ITV1 and from 7am on ITVX
Christmas Day (Episodes 11450 and 11451)
Writer: Jan McVerry
Director: John Anderson
David grows suspicious when he opens his Christmas present from Shona and it's not the aftershave he spotted in her bag. But when Adam arrives smelling of a new aftershave, David insists that he join him for a birthday drink and secretly has water while Adam knocks back the whiskey. Shona and Sarah arrive to find David accusing Adam of sleeping with Shona - and as a row ensues, Adam tumbles down the stairs...
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Bethany's upset that Daniel doesn't seem impressed with her gift of a vintage watch, but he assures her that it's not the case and gets down on one knee to propose.
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Toyah helps Nick set up for the wedding at The Bistro after Leanne temporarily lifts her ban for the occasion, but they are interrupted by the police, who need to ask both of them some serious questions over the fraud allegations.
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As the guests arrive at The Bistro for the wedding, Jesse waits nervously, unsure if Gail shows up. One thing is for certain - Gail does leave Weatherfield, but will it be as a newly-married woman?
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This hour-long episode airs Christmas Day at 7pm on ITV1 and from 7am on ITVX
Friday, December 27 (Episodes 11452 and 11453)
Writer: Sam Holdsworth
Director: John Anderson
Ken unwraps his present from Cassie and is delighted that she's got him an album from his favourite composer, while she's chuffed with her scarf he bought in Porto.
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Nick gets legal advice from Adam and Alya, who suggest that he do some digging to prove that Leanne set him and Toyah up. Later, when Amy accuses Nick of sending her flirty texts while he was in Tenerife, he scours the CCTV footage and spots that Leanne has two phones....
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Also: Bethany thanks Daisy for looking after her clothes and asks for them back as now she's feeling much more confident.
This hour-long episode airs Friday, December 27 at 8pm on ITV1 and from 7am on ITVX
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