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Mike's a worried man at the factory since his visit from Sol Pepper
(surely the best name ever in a tv soap?) who threatens him with legal
action after he reckons Fiz stole his undie designs. Mike gets a fax
from Sol's solicitor and just in case the plot was getting too tricky
for us viewers to follow, it says in huge letters, SOLICITOR'S FAX
MESSAGE. Mike gives it some thought and comes up with a plan to keep
Sol happy and himself out of trouble - although there was hope in our
house of Mike going to court so the lovely* Frankie Stilhman would
return once again. (*wor bloke's word, not mine). Mike offers to make
up the underwear for Sol Pepper at a price that Sol finds hard to
refuse. Mike will need an extra machinist to help fill the order and
isn't keen on Hayley's idea that he gives Fiz her job back but it
looks like Baldwin has no choice.
After last week's Platt family ding-dong when David lost Dickie's
data, things settle down and Richard has a man to man chat with his
future step-son which seems to do the job. Gail gets butterflies in
her stomach (probably too many beans) when she and Dickie pick a
wedding date and things look set to let rip in July.
Bobbi, bless her, left this week. Off she went in a taxi in search of
a storyline and will probably turn up in an episode of Casualty on
your screens very soon. I don't know what to say about Bobbi, I mean
what's she ever done in all the time she's been on the street? What's
she said of note? Anyway, so off she went after being beaten up by
Karen and being smirked at by Vik.
In need of financial advice, Sally asks Richard to look over her books
when she realises the hardware shop has gone into deep debt. His only
advice to her is to re-mortgage her house and invest the cash in the
shop but it's too risky for Sal so she sacks Jason instead.
Blanche decides to entertain Archie in the front room and bars Deirdre
and Ken from the house for the night. But when they return later on,
they hear Blanche through the wall scolding Archie with: "You can't
come at me from that position! Your leg's too far over!" but it's all
innocent stuff as the two-some two-step around the carpet.
This week saw Roy decide to stand and be elected for the position of
Chair of the Weatherfield Historical Society. Hayley is well chuffed
for him, even if he was the only candidate.
And finally this week, the storyline you've all been waiting for
(yawn). Well, actually it was a lot better than I'd expected what
with Matt acting the big kid and Maxine giving birth to a small one.
I've never liked Maxine and while I didn't warm to her this week
either, for once her acting was powerful enough for the storyline.
So, right, we've got Matt who's moved in with Ashley and Maxine, the
too tall doctor sleeping on the too small sofa. Ashley thinks he's
doing a favour for a mate but Matt's relishing the anguish he's
causing Maxine. Charli disappears for a few days and when she comes
back she can't believe her eyes when she spies Matt going into the
Peacocks. She storms right in there and can't believe Ashley doesn't
know what's going on. "Tell him!" she screams at her husband. "Tell
him why you're really here! Tell him!" Poor Ashley. As the words -
yellow, green and covered with bits of slime - come tumbling out of
Matt's mouth, it dawns on Ashley, rather slowly but that's Ashley for
you, that Maxine's baby could well not be his. All the screaming and
shouting is too much for Max and, two months early, she goes into
labour, an ambulance and hospital in the space of 10 seconds where she
gives birth to a boy that Ashley can't be sure isn't his. When Ashley
spies Matt at the hospital with flowers for Maxine, he jumps up and
threatens him to stay away from his wife before crushing his
chrysanths.
And that's just about that for this week.
Glenda
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