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This week's update kindly written by Janet Waterhouse
May I begin by saying how annoyed I am at ITV2. I was working away last
week and depended on catching the omnibus on Sunday, only to find that they
had bumped it up two hours early - without mentioning it last weekend. I'm
not impressed that someone programmed a full hour and half of Pop Rivals leading
up to finding out who attained the Christmas Number One (I am personally
hoping that Santa brings me the Fame Academy CD instead). I only caught
the last bit, so I am indebted to Iain McDougall for providing filler (though
I never did figure out what was wrong with David Platt's mouth) while I wait
for UK Gold to catch up with episodes.
Roy's flight back from Greece has been cancelled by bad weather
and it will be at least a week before the next one can get out. Amazing
how accurate Greek weather forecasting is. I sympathise totally as my each
of my last three flights back from the continent were delayed by fog at Leeds/Bradford
airport (the last was so bad we had to land in Teeside and had to be bussed
back), but the longest only made me thirteen hours late. Still, I guess
if you have to spend a week extra in a foreign destination, a Greek island
is a nice place to be. Being short staffed, young Katy Nelson is hired to
fill in and Toyah and Fiz insist that Hayley chow down turkey with them.
Vera confides that she's kept her purse next to her what with one of "those
Nelsons" beside her all day!
Dev has bundled Vik off to Mumbai (Bombay when I was learning
geography at school) on a one way ticket, leaving Steve to deal with the
fallout not only financially but with the big goomba who apparently believes
that he is now personally responsible for Vik's debt, which multiplies by
the hour. It's a slap in the face as they discover that Vik's direct debit
for his flash car has come out of the Streetcars account, so that would have
been first on the list to be sold to raise funds, but Damien the thug took
it off Steve's hands. Steve ups the rent for the cabbies, but it's not going
to be enough. Eileen is a bit concerned that her rent is going up too ("I
work extra hours for you, only to hand it right back"), but Karen McScrooge
has her own ideas: chuck them out in the snow, and right before Christmas,
too.
In the corner shop, Les goes shouting the odds at Dev for being
related to Vik and Blanche chimes in. Dev bars them both, then Sunita tries
to soothe him. She's hurt when he tells her he's all alone in the world.
She later takes Shelley's instructions to be more aggressive to heart, but
Dev cuts her short. He knows what she wants to say, but obviously doesn't
reciprocate and tells her she's too valuable to lose as a friend just for
a quick fumble (I don't think that fully explains the Deirdre scenario last
year, which will be important to remember on Christmas Day).
Blanche invites herself round to Emily's for Christmas dinner
as she's got nothing good to say about Deirdre's cooking. It's bad enough
the bird has to die without it being cremated, too! Peter insists Sunita
comes with them, though I'm not sure what poor Sunita has done to deserve
it. Blanche pipes up that she won't tell Sunita about Deirdre's cooking
and put her off!
Sunita wants to know if Peter has bought Shelley a ring yet.
He's a bit puzzled why people keep asking him that. She tells him it's
because he's a man. Yes, he replies, but not a man with a death wish!
It's Peter's and Shelley's engagement party at the Rovers (and
may I say what a pleasure it is to see John Savident back again as Fred).
All the lads from the submarine are there to wish him well, including Ciaran.
Now, he may not have been welcomed by the happy couple or Blanche ("Ken
- he's your son - go and thump him!" ... or possibly that was me reading
her mind) and pushed out the door, but Keith Duffy was always my favourite
member of Boyzone and I can well understand how all the women drool over
his character. In fact, with all due respect to Jase, I can honestly say
that we could have another Glenda/Spider situation here! More of Ciaran,
please, especially when he's lounging under the duvet!
Now, for my absolute fave storyline of the week (possibly the
year). Jason Grimshaw has a new job at a department store, but is being
most mysterious about it. Tyrone and Kirk have been trying to tail him,
but managed to lose him each time. As Tyrone works on a car, he's talking
to Kirk on the mobile. Kevin grabs the phone and tells Kirk to get going
as Jason is on the move. A bit taken aback, he asks why Kirk would put on
a bright yellow coat and jokingly says that they'd be a lot better off following
him in the truck with the lights flashing. Tyrone duly follows instructions,
then rushes back to grab Todd, as he just has to see it!
Jason is only appearing as a singing elf in the Christmas Grotto!
His face is a picture as he suddenly comes face to face with the Three Musketeers
(or is that Stooges) and realises what he's let himself in for. Eileen doesn't
care what anyone thinks - she's dead proud of her eldest, but she does wish
that Todd had a camera!
Audrey's decided to do everything to get back into her family's
good books. David's chuffed because she's one of the few people who actually
gives him two separate presents and not tell him that it's a combo birthday
and Christmas [my husband says I have to mention that, even though his birthday
is in early January, he agrees with David completely, though I've told him
I only buy all the presents at once, I don't skimp!]. It was also Richard's
birthday this week and there was something about David buying him a remote-controlled
rat, which sounds terribly amusing!
In the spirit of the season, Richard certainly exhibits good
will to all men, but he's a downright swine when it comes to the fairer sex.
He's none too pleased about the NHS giving out flu jabs as pensioners would
normally be dropping like flies during this weather (what, the rain?) and
sneaks up on Emily, who is feeling a bit poorly as she hasn't had her flu
shot. Cue big red herring (I think anyway). He's been to see his bank manager
(I don't know why I usually get fobbed off with some assistant, but then
again my overdraft isn't as big as his!) who welcomes him with a reminder
that he's only got to the end of the year to do something before bankruptcy
charges are filed, so he hopes Richard has made a killing! Not yet...! Even
though Curly has advised him that plans for the bail hostel are once more
in Richard's favour, the bank manager insists he needs 15 thou within the
month.
The Hillman/Platt household is off to the pantomime (there's
obviously a great future there for Brian Capron who plays Richard once his
Corrie contract comes to an end). Audrey tells Archie that while they're
out, she'll be searching the house for clues (look out, he's right behind
you!!). Archie reluctantly decides to accompany her.
In the rush to get out the door, the laptop is left out. As
they leave, Emily is caught in the headlights. Gail comments how awful she
looks. "Yes", Richard replies, figuratively stroking his beard, "doesn't
she!"
As Audrey goes through the papers and laptop, Archie, obviously
unused to a life of crime, puts on his woollen gloves to avoid leaving fingerprints!
She discovers that the house has been mortgaged and all of Emily's paperwork.
Meanwhile, Bethany has dumped Ribena over Gail and Sarah so even
though they are late, they have to go home (I wouldn't have, but then again
my laundry detergent works a treat) and discovers them in the act. "Oh no,
Gran," breathes David. "What have you done!" I can hardly wait for the
next episode!!
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