On 1 January 2000, Lancashire returned to "Coronation Street" for 2 episodes in which Raquel asks Curly for a divorce. Lancashire felt it was an apt time to return, as she was now a more confident actress and wanted to portray Raquel again before she aged significantly. The series' producer at the time, Jane Macnaught, deemed Raquel one of "Coronation Street" most popular ever characters and her return an opportunity for her "millions of fans" to learn what had become of her. Lancashire and Kennedy were the sole actors in the episode, the first to feature just two characters. From late January, Lancashire appeared as factory employee Yvonne Kolakowski, a widow with a dysfunctional personal life, in the BBC One drama series "Clocking Off". Lancashire used her own experiences as a single mother in her characterisation. In March, she played actress Coral Atkins in the television film "Seeing Red".