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Wednesday 20 June 2012

Coronation Street Weekly Update - Aug 19 1997

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After making a show of herself in "Underworld" and then setting off the fire alarms by smoking in the ladies' loo, Leanne gets the sack from her cleaning job. Les Battersby tells Angie in no uncertain terms he's not happy that she sacked his daughter from the factory, and calls Angie "a little cow" in the Rovers. The Battersbys and their storylines dominated the Street somewhat this week, I'm still undecided about this lot although Janice Battersby is proving to be an interesting character, very strong, trying to keep her wayward family under control. The two young yobs who tried to attack Leanne in the back yard last week work out a plan of attack on the corner shop. They wait until Maude is in the shop alone then go in to steal whisky bottles and cigarettes. When Maude tries to protest and cry for help, they overturn her wheelchair and leave her lying on the shop floor. While all of this is happening, Maureen is enjoying a few drinks in the Rovers, unaware of what's going on in the shop. Then the two lads manage to get Les' Lada working and steal it from outside of his house. When Maude promises a reward for the arrest of the two thieves, Toyah tells Les that she thinks it was the same two lads who stole the car also. Les is called in to the police for questioning, it turns out his car was already stolen when he bought it and the police want to know where he bought it from. Anyway, to cut a long and winding story very short indeed, Maude goes to an ID parade and picks out the two young lads who get arrested. Les doesn't get his car back and Maude rewards Toyah with a box of chocolates, which Janice eats.

At the shop, Maude is a little concerned about being there on her own so Fred offers Ashley to come and help out in the corner shop and what a little gem he is! A hard working, good mannered boy, much to Maude's liking, she gives him a bon-bon as his afternoon treat!

Kevin invites Martin for a night out, and Martin agrees. However, it's only after he's agreed to go out that Kev tells him the night out is dinner at Natalie's to which both he and Gail are invited. Of course, Gail doesn't want to go, she sees it as a slap in the face to Sally and their friendship but Martin persuades her to go along, to be polite. At Natalie's house, Gail and Martin argue and Gail tells Natalie the only reason she's there is because they both felt sorry for Kevin. Natalie wanted to meet Kevin's friends and be involved in his life more, but Gail defends her friendship with Sally. While Gail and Martin are out at dinner, Audrey baby-sits and blurts out to Sally where they've gone for the evening when Sally comes over to see if Gail wants a chat, as she's feeling lonely. Sally is hurt, her friend Gail is a traitor, fraternising with the enemy! When Gail goes over to Sally's to explain about the dinner, Sally won't listen and they end up arguing, both with tears in their eyes (and mine too!). Sally slumps against her front door after showing Gail out, she feels so very alone. Martin comes to see Sally later, telling her to patch things up with Gail as it was his fault they went to Natalie's house for dinner.

All is okay at the Malletts after Zoe comes into the Rovers to tell Judy she's happy to accept their original deal, £2,000 when the baby is born.

Samantha comes back from her parents and Des is all lovey-dovey around her, he keeps staring somewhere off-left up to the ceiling every time she talks to him, in that kind of mushy way our dog does when he wants a chocolate drop. She tells Des she talked through everything with her parents and now she wants to go to London for a few days to stay with her friends, she's had enough of working in a back street boozer and wants to grab a bit of action. Sorry Des, you've lost again mate.
Preparations for Jack and Vera's 40th wedding anniversary are under way. Jack tells Alec he wants to hold the party in the Rovers but Alec insists on charging Jack for use of the pub that evening. When Vera finds out, she hands Alec a list of things she wants at the party and tells him she expects it to be decent stuff as she's having to pay for it! Jack and Vera agree not to give each other presents as they're forking out for the pub hire but Vera sneaks off to see Angie at Underworld who runs her up a bright red lingerie lacy thing with matching frilly knickers. Unfortunately, Vera's secret is out when Jack finds the undies in the back room and wonders if they belong to Samantha. "You know you'd like to see me in them, really" says Vera, tickling Jack's bald patch with the frillies.

Fiona sends a wedding invitation to Andy McDonald, Steve can understand why he hasn't received an invite, but is confused why his dad hasn't been invited either. When Fiona finds out that Steve is curious over this, she gives Jim an invitation for the sake of appearance, but tells him she doesn't want him at the wedding.

Another wedding could be on the cards soon... press spoilers this week indicate a wedding between Maureen and Bill later this year. Yes! Yes! Yes! I have always wanted these two to get together and live happily ever after and now it looks like my dream will come true! Unfortunately, it will mean that Fred Eliot's heart will be broken, which will be sad, I say, will be sad.



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