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I wasn’t sure if I’d tuned into Coronation Street or a cheap German porn B-movie this week, what with Maria calling Charlie round to her flat to fix a leaking tap after he’d been in there while she was out removing the tap washer in the first place. When the water sprayed Maria’s kitchen and her t-shirt went see through I had to avert my eyes. I think I also tutted loudly. And then landlord Charlie came round to sort out Maria’s plumbing and the next thing you know, he’s helping her off with her wet clothes and into bed. It was probably just in case she was starting with the flu, or something. Maria’s falling for Charlie and she thinks he’s feeling the same way about her but she gets a rude awakening when little miss toxic returns to the cobbles ahead of schedule, surprising Charlie. Tracy goes to the salon to get her mane teased back into shape and demands a cut and colour from Maria herself. Charlie turns up to pay the hairdresser’s bill and whispers sweet nothings to the Corrie crimper as he hands over the cash behind Tracy’s back.
Jiltin’ Jason disappears for a few days while Sarah cries on the sofa in her jim-jams, Eileen’s got a face like thunder and Gail’s going round saying “I told you so” to anyone who’ll listen. Sarah tells little Bethany that daddy Jason isn’t going to be her daddy anymore, he and mummy have had a falling out. But when Jason does return he’s full of remorse and guilt and desperate to win back the fair hand of the Platt maiden. In a gesture he thinks romantic he pins up a huge sheet across the road from the Platt’s house that reads “Sarah. I love you. Sorry babe, x”. “What’s a babex?” asks Gail. It doesn’t do the trick (not yet, anyroad) as Sarah takes down the notice and uses it to wrap up the last bits and pieces she still owns of Jason’s – CDs, DVDs, teddy bear – his most important things in life and then throws them out on the street.
Claire’s still scrubbing and cleaning, working and shopping, anything other than staying at home with the new baby. Ashley can’t understand what’s got into his missus and pleads with her to stay home and act like he thinks a new mother should. But he’s blind to what millions of viewers can already see, Claire’s got post-natal depression and Ashley hasn’t a clue. After a phone call from her mum she takes the baby to the park in a Streetcars taxi and leaves him there alone then she disappears. A passing cyclist finds the abandoned taxi and baby, rings Eileen on the switch who tells Ashley who drives straight there in his jam-jar motor. He smashes the car window and rescues the baby just as Claire reappears and Ashley’s furious with her. They calm down and talk and she tells him her mum is dying with cancer. Is this the reason for Claire’s odd behaviour? Is she really telling the truth?
Barmaid Michelle starts work at the Rovers and both Vernon and Steve eye her up behind the bar. Liz isn’t best pleased about any of this and takes it upon herself to make life difficult for her new barmaid on account of the fact that her fella and her son are giving her the glad eye. With Liz busy behind the bar, Vernon asks Michelle out on a date - which she refuses. When Steve says he wouldn’t mind going out with Michelle, Vernon warns him off and says she’s got two ugly brothers who make The Sopranos look like Four Poofs and a Piano. Never heard of them? Find out more at http://www.4poofsandapiano.com/
Craig moved in with The Croppers this week after Rosie left him again to spend summer with her mate Laura in a big house in Devon. Kev feels sorry for the lad so invites him round to watch the footy with beer and fish and chips which makes Hayley feels left out and she tells Craig he can watch footy there any time he likes. Bless him, he’s a lovely lad is Craig and he doesn’t want to upset Hayley so tells her he’ll stay in one night to play cards with the Croppers.
At the factory, Danny ups and leaves for a holiday in Spain, visiting son Warren. He leaves with Frankie’s best wishes and her lipstick kiss on his cheek. Danny puts Adam in charge at the factory while he’s away, something that Adam isn’t too happy about as it means he’ll actually have to do some work. But Ken’s pleased as it means Adam will have to face up to some responsibility instead of zooming around Weatherfield in his little yellow noddy sports car.
Amber returned from Finland this week and managed to get on Dev’s bad side when she told him she wanted to work in Kev’s garage. Kev tells Dev nothing’s been arranged but it’s clear that Dev doesn’t want his daughter working in dirty dungarees, in what he considers to be a man’s job. Amber tells Dev he’s sexist and racist when he asks her what’s wrong with working in the shop. “You want me to be an Asain stereotype!” she yells as Dev gets manic about her becoming a mechanic.
And Molly moved in with Tyrone this week at the Duckies. Fed up Fiz is jealous that nothing exciting is happening in her life and she has a go at Kirkeh, blaming him for them both having a boring life and complains that they never do things they’ve never done before. So Kirk grabs Fiz by the arm and walks her backwards from the pub to his house. “What are you doing that for?” yells Fiz. “Cos I’ve never done it before” replies Kirk as the two of them giggle backwards all the way home.
And that’s just about that for this week.
Glenda -
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