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More bad news for Rita this week when the Kabin gets burgled.
Unfortunately, Rita's confusion continues and she had actually
left the keys to the Kabin in the door. Alec insists she sees
her doctor, and she reluctantly agrees. The doc tells her to take
a break from work and try to relax a little, and Alec shuffles
her off to see Mavis in the Lake District for a few days. Back
at the Kabin, Ken, Alec and Leanne hold the fort with Ken being
somewhat miffed to be bossed around by Alec. Jack and Vera are
wondering about Alec's friendship with Rita and wrongly assume
that Rita is after the Rovers for herself and Alec.
Spider and Lorraine (TART!) have a party at Aunty Em's house.
Toyah ends up drinking too much cheap cider and sees it all again
for a second time when she brings it back up in a multi-coloured
yawn all over Les' jacket. Les is at the party chatting up some
young tottie called Lucy. Anyway, Curly has gone for a complete
change of image and, well, personally I think he looks like a
right prat, I really do. I suppose he could be considered fanciable
if you're a big fan of 1980's Europop, it's that sort of look,
outdated and a bit naff. Maxine (giving his new look her seal
of approval - that's how bad it is) dies his hair blond, he spikes
it, puts blue shades on, ear-rings, a leather jacket, fluorescent
orange t-shirt and Rupert the Bear trousers. Not a pleasant sight,
but he seems to think he looks okay, and so does Lorraine (TART!)
who eyes him up at the party. Curly thinks he's in with a chance
with this young Lucy tottie and offers to show her his telescope
(don't believe him dear, they all say that), and goes off to set
it up in his spare room. When he returns to the party, Les is
chatting her up and they almost start fighting over her, until
they both notice she's moved on and is flirting heavily with someone
else.
In the Rovers, Fred wonders what he could do for the Millenium
celebrations that would put Weatherfield, and his favourite lady
councillor, on the map. "I know" he declares "we'll
make the world's largest sausage!". After consulting the
Guinness book of records, he soon changes his mind when he realises
the sausage would have to beat the 28 mile one that holds the
world record. Vera overhears Fred and Audrey flirting in the Rovers
and tells Alf when he comes in to look for his wife. Alf catches
Fred later and tells him to stay away from Audrey, and tells him
to "... keep your sausage to yourself!".
Greg and Sally are excited at the prospect of being able to
spend more evenings together, when Sally starts her "knicker
parties", selling Underworld's undies by party plan. Kevin
has a hard time, wondering what's going on with Sally and I started
to feel sorry for him a bit this week, but when he went off with
Natalie last year, things could never be the same again for them,
we all knew it, didn't we? Greg talks Sally out of giving Kevin
the money for the garage and Natalie is not best pleased that
the deal's off. She presents Kevin with her solicitor's bill,
which Sally says she will pay. Greg of course is just dying to
get his hands on Sally's moolah, all 50,000 pounds of it which
is in her own name in her own bank account. He suggests to her
that if she and Kevin were to get divorced that she'd be better
off withdrawing the money from her account so Kevin wouldn't be
entitled to half of it. Sally thinks Greg is looking out for her,
and of course he's after the money himself. Nevertheless, Sally
and Greg go off for a little knicker party of their own while
Kevin stays at home with the girls.
Toyah's letter is printed in "Only 16" magazine,
and she's thrilled to bits to win a tenner and the chance to write
a 500 word article for 50 quid for the magazine. With Ken's help,
she puts together an article about how old people shouldn't try
to emulate young 'uns and how they shouldn't try to copy their
clothes. Ken doesn't think much of the article, assuming that
Toyah is writing about him, so he's quite relieved when she tells
him it's about Curly. Toyah needs a computer to use to write her
article and Curly finally agrees to let her use his.
At Baldwin's factory, Hayley gets her wage packet but she's
still paying tax on the emergency tax code. Mike tells her it's
because of a computer error, that the tax office records show
her as "Harry" but he's sure it'll get sorted out soon.
He goes home to Alma, joking that Hayley is called Harry. Alma
assumes that Mike knows that Hayley actually was Harry, so she
tells Mike about Hayley's past and Mike doesn't quite know what
to say. "Flippin' Ada!" he says, eventually. Now that
he knows about Hayley, it changes Mike's attitude towards her,
and he tells Alma he's going to sack her. Alma invites Hayley
to the flat for lunch and confesses what's she told Mike. Hayley
is worried that Mike will tell others but Alma gives her assurance
it won't go any further. Hayley then confides in Roy about what's
happened, and he's worried too - but for who? His own sake or
Hayley's?
Glenda :-)
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