Coronation Street recap for August 19: Joel's lies are exposed

Dee Dee and Lauren at the hospital with Frankie on Coronation Street | Image Source: ITV
Dee Dee and Lauren at the hospital with Frankie on Coronation Street | Image Source: ITV

Tonight on Coronation Street, Dee Dee's world crashes in, Ty offends Hope, and Tracy gives some insight into her relationship.

If you missed this episode of Coronation Street, we have you covered.

Coronation Street tonight: Dee Dee starts putting pieces together

Joel on the phone with the police on Coronation Street | Image Source: ITV
Joel on the phone with the police on Coronation Street | Image Source: ITV

Lisa calls Joel to ask why he never told the police that he was Lauren's duty solicitor when she vandalised the salon. Joel tells Lisa that he forgot. Meanwhile, Dee Dee figures out the name of the jewelry shop and searches their website, finding a necklace for £300.

Dee Dee goes to the cafe to find Roy and bumps into Lisa. She asks if she remembers anything about Lauren's necklace but doesn't know what she's talking about. Lisa asks Dee Dee what Joel told her about their interview at the station. Dee Dee says Joel said it was about a client.

When Roy comes in, she shows him the picture of the necklace online and asks if it's the same as the one he drew. He confirms that it is, and they recall how Joel said he gave it to the police, but it turned out to be a dead end.


Ty, Fiz, and Hope on Coronation Street | Image Source: ITV
Ty, Fiz, and Hope on Coronation Street | Image Source: ITV

Coronation Street tonight: Hope makes her opinion clear

Hope is rude to Alina and Dorin when they come over as she goes to a film with her mum. Ruby tells Dorin that Hope doesn't like him or Alina but not to pay it any mind.

Kit and Ryan plan to go to the gym on their night off and then go to a bar to eat and drink. Daisy is less than impressed, as it's also her night off, and she wants to do something with Ryan.

Tracy comes to see her dad but runs into Cassie. They bicker again about her being back and why she's not in Spain. Later, Steve asks Tracy if everything is okay between her and Tommy, and she tells him that Tommy is spending a lot of time at the club. Tracy says she is alone a lot in the villa and wants to spend the next few weeks figuring out what to do.

Toyah and Nick spend some time together, walking and talking in town. He tells her that Lily asked him to come over to show him some football tricks that she can do, and Toyah offers to go with him. Once there, David makes some comments that let Toyah know that Nick told him that they had been intimate. She is unimpressed and leaves. David thinks Nick shouldn't be hanging out with Toyah and says he shouldn't have brought her over.


Coronation Street tonight: Dee Dee follows Joel

Dee Dee and Lauren talk about Joel on Coronation Street | Image Source: ITV
Dee Dee and Lauren talk about Joel on Coronation Street | Image Source: ITV

Dee Dee goes to the hospital to visit Lauren and Frankie. She mentions the police are questioning why he never said he was her solicitor. Dee Dee asks Lauren about her necklace, but she changes the topic. Lauren tells Dee Dee that they are moving to Belfast as soon as Frankie gets a clean bill of health.

Joel surprises Dee Dee at work. She questions him about his previous desire to go to Northern Ireland and about his interview at the police station. Joel sticks to his stories, but when she asks if he ever gave Roy's drawing of Lauren's necklace to Lisa, he says he gave it to the desk officer and never followed up.

After Joel's departure, Dee Dee comes outside and sees him screaming in frustration in his car before speeding off. She gets in her car and follows Joel to the hospital. Dee Dee stands outside Lauren's room as Joel tells Lauren to shut her mouth. Lauren tells Joel that no one will ever see her and Frankie again. Horrified, Dee Dee gasps and sobs while she has flashback memories of the things Joel has said and done, as she realizes the truth through his lies.


Coronation Street tonight: Alina's mystery caller

Joel tells Lauren to keep her mouth shut on Coronation Street | Image Source: ITV
Joel tells Lauren to keep her mouth shut on Coronation Street | Image Source: ITV

Alina's phone rings, and she answers, but no one is there. She tells Ty it's the third time it's happened today and believes it's the gang trying to intimidate her. Ty tells her to go to the police, but Alina thinks it will worsen things. Ruby suggests to Ty that it's not the gang calling Alina but Hope.

Later, when Fiz and Hope come home, Ty asks her if she's been prank-calling Alina, and she adamantly denies it. Hope is further offended when Ty doesn't believe her and insists on checking her phone's call history.

Joel finds Dee Dee in the hallway, upset, and asks why she is there. Dee Dee says she forgot something when she was there earlier, and Joel claims he's there to meet clients but had a moment to say hello to Lauren.

After Joel leaves, Dee Dee confronts Lauren and asks if Frankie is Joel's baby. Lauren swears there is nothing between them, but Dee Dee lays out all the facts and questions her again. Joel is outside the door listening when Lauren tells Dee Dee the whole truth about her relationship with Joel, his physical abuse, and how he fathered Frankie. Dee Dee and Lauren also realize that Joel made Lauren something to eat and watched her eat it the day Frankie was born. Lauren recounts that shortly after she ate, Joel left, and then she went into premature labor, was locked in, and couldn't get help.


Coronation Street tonight: Someone is arrested

Nick and Toyah kiss on Coronation Street | Image Source: ITV
Nick and Toyah kiss on Coronation Street | Image Source: ITV

Horrified, Dee Dee takes Lauren to the police station. Lauren asks Dee Dee to be with her to make a statement. Dee Dee agrees but says she won't represent her legally. Lauren tells Lisa everything. Meanwhile, Joel is already at the station and making his statement against Lauren. When both come out of their interview rooms, Lisa puts Joel under arrest but then has to take Lauren back in for questioning.

Nick and Toyah talk back at home. Nick admits to telling David about them because he can't stop thinking about Toyah.

"When I'm with you, everything makes sense. When I'm not with you, nothing makes sense," Nick tells Toyah before they kiss.

Dee Dee talks to Lisa on the phone as she drives home. She starts crying after she hangs up and parks, but her dad opens the door.

"I knew you weren't okay," he says as she sobs on his shoulder.

Coronation Street airs on ITV. US viewers can catch the show on Britbox.

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