Coronation Street spoilers: Michael ACCUSES Ed!

Coronation Street spoilers Ed Bailey looks worried

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Ed Bailey's horrified when son Michael accuses him of starting the fire at the builder's yard in tonight's episode of Coronation Street (8.00pm on ITV1, see our TV Guide for more information).

Things look bleak for Ed when Craig arrives at number 3 to take him in for questioning.

Michael's not sure he can trust his dad, even though Ed's adamant he wasn't to blame. So Michael asks him outright and Ed vehemently denies setting fire to the yard.

Is Michael convinced though? Hmm...

Ed and Dee-Dee Bailey — Michael's got something to say. (Image credit: ITV)

At the police station, Ed admits to DS Swain that he accidentally knocked over some white spirit by mistake, but swears he didn't set the fire deliberately.

When Ed and Dee-Dee come home, Michael's got something to say.

He accuses his dad of setting fire to the builder's yard so he could claim the insurance money.

Ouch!

Poor Ed's devastated to realise just how angry Michael is with him.

Where do the Baileys go from here?

Ed Bailey looks worried — Ed is devastated. (Image credit: ITV)

Meanwhile, with Tommy Orpington still doing the decorating at the Barlows' house, Steve's loving spending time with his hero. And his wife, Tracy of course!

So when Emma calls and invites him to spend the week with her in France, Steve's torn.

But despite wanting to hang out with Tommy O, he decides to visit Emma and heads off in a taxi.

Steve, Tracy and Tommy Orpington — Steve's off to France - reluctantly! (Image credit: ITV)

Tim, Kirk and Kevin see their chance and head over to the house to fawn over the former footballer, hoping to drag him into the pub for a drink.

But Tracy sends the men packing and it's clear there's a spark between her and Tommy.

And Steve's away...

Elsewhere, Simon is struggling to keep things going. He wakes up with a hangover and realises he spilled beer all over Nick's paperwork. Fortunately, he manages to print it all out again and he delivers it to the Bistro to a grateful Nick.

In fact, Nick's so pleased he urges Leanne to speak to Carla about giving Simon his job back.

Leanne pleads with Carla to understand that Simon's struggling without his dad in his life, and to give him another chance.

Will Carla agree?

Bethany and Daniel — Bethany's evasive about her article. (Image credit: ITV)

Elsewhere, Daniel finds Bethany writing an article in the cafe, and seeing her so absorbed asks what she's writing about.

But Bethany's evasive and avoids his questions. Later, she calls her publisher but it's clear they're not interested in her article.

There's bad news for Todd as Moses tells him he's moving to London to find another job.

Coronation Street continues on Wednesday at 8.00pm.

Kerry is a writer, author and editor with a lifelong love of the soaps, a passion for TV drama of all kinds, and an obsessive devotion to Strictly Come Dancing.

She was features editor of All About Soap magazine for more than a decade, covering every bit of excitement from all the UK soaps and the Aussies and still writes about all the juiciest gossip from the Street, the Square and the Dales whenever she can.

Kerry’s also an author of historical fiction, and her two jobs collided when she got the chance to write two novels based on Emmerdale, and the Sugden, Tate and Dingle families, during WW2.