Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford) and Cassie Plummer (Claire Sweeney) have been at each other’s throats in Coronation Street practically since they set eyes on each other, possibly because they’re very similar people – tough, feisty, selfish and blunt.
When Cassie started drugging Tracy’s dad, Ken (William Roache), she crossed a line. When it looked like Ken didn’t need her to be his carer any more, Cassie made sure he did need her by adding a little extra to his tea in the form of the kind of antihistamines that make you drowsy. And while Ken drowsed, Cassie did quite a bit of online shopping with his credit card, and not everything was for him.
This would be enough to make Tracy hate Cassie, but then Cassie started going out with Tracy’s ex, Steve (Simon Gregson), and it seemed that her previous transgressions were quickly forgiven.
Only not by Tracy, who is not the forgive and forget type. Especially not when Cassie so much enjoys winding her up.
The two have been waging war against each other for a few weeks now. When Steve offered Cassie some shifts in the cab office, Tracy soon found a way to sabotage her by unplugging the switchboard, ensuring a loss of business for StreetCars and humiliation for Cassie.
Tracy apologised after this, but only because she wanted Cassie to get Steve to take Preston’s Petals out of the divorce agreement. When Cassie realised she was being played, she was ready to get back at Tracy.
She saw an opportunity when she got home to number 1 and found Tracy asleep after drinking one of Ken’s bottles of wine. Cassie started a very small fire on the dining table and then pretended she’d arrived just in time to stop Tracy’s carelessness causing a huge fire and putting Ken’s life at risk.
Can’t wait for the next twist?
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Things have been a bit quiet between the two warring factions since then (and Ken has got a new tablecloth), but the truce isn’t set to hold for long.
In upcoming episodes Tracy overhears Cassie slagging her off on the cab radio. Obviously she can’t just let that go, so she cunningly plans her revenge.
What does Tracy have in store for Cassie? And will that be the end of the war between them – or just the beginning?
