A long-running British soap opera set in a fictional working-class neighbourhood of Salford, Greater Manchester, following the lives, relationships, and everyday dramas of the residents of Coronation Street. The 2003 episodes continued storylines involving the show's established ensemble cast, covering themes of romance, family conflict, crime, and community life centred around the Rovers Return pub and the surrounding terrace. Ongoing plotlines during this period included various personal crises and neighbourhood disputes amongst familiar characters such as the Platts, Battersbys, and Barlows.