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After turning down Tyrone's try last week, Fiz falls for Kirk's come-on
when he pops the question with an engagement ring he's just nicked from a
jewellry shop. Unfortunately for Fiz, Kirk drops the ring into her
drink in the Rovers and it only makes a reappearance when Harry does the heimlich
manouevre on her to stop her choking. More unfortuate, however, is Kirk making
an unscheduled appearance on telly when the CCTV camera from the jewellry
shop is replayed on the news with a bounty on Kirk's head and a twix by his
side. And in that distinctive red, black and white leather jacket, it can't
be anyone but Kirk. Mind you, I actually saw someone wearing the same
jacket in London at the weekend so went past him sniggering and calling him
Kirkeh. Well, you would have done it too. Anyway, Tyrone (who
gets a Tunnocks caramel wafer from Vera in his packed lunch this week)
wants to dob him to the cops but Kirk does a runner and tells Fiz he's gone
to Spain to join the French foreign legion. Fiz has a plan to get Kirk
off the hook. Disguised in Vera's clothes with Tyrone dressed as Jack, the
pair of them sneak the ring back to the jewellry shop. Meanwhile, frightened
he's too pretty for prison, Kirk turns himself in at the cop shop and admits
his crime of passion. When the police have all the details, he's let
off with a caution then makes friends with Tyrone and makes up with Fiz.
Bev and Charlie go on another date this week but she's still coming on
a bit strong for the cheeky chappy chippy. "I've never felt like
this about anyone for a long time" she tells him, or some such slop, as
Charlie runs away for a pint with his mate instead of a free beer back
at the Rovers with Bev.
Tracy continues calling up and crossing off those on Karen's wedding
list, pretending to be Karen and cancelling the flowers, the photographer
and so on. Meanwhile, one of Karen's bridesmaids calls to tell her she's
got chicken pox and what with the wedding only two weeks away, well, Karen's
in a bit of state. She does however agree to Steve's mum
Liz coming to stay with them for a few days, determined that nothing, not
even Liz McDonald, is going to ruin her wedding.
Talking about ruined weddings, Sunita returned this week to a subdued
Dev and a cheerful Ciaran. After badgering him for weeks, Maya - she
of no job, no money and no pride - finally gets Dev to agree to take her
on holiday to Morocco.
Talking about holidays, Mike's gone to Spain and left young Nick in charge.
What a waste of space he is. Determined to get rid of Janice, he
puts a bottle of voddy in her handbag and sacks her for being drunk in
charge of a Singer. Harry the hero is on hand to help Janice get her job
back as Nick prances around the factory floor trying to assert himself amongst
women that could eat him for breakfast, if they so chose.
And this was the week that Peter Kay joined Coronation Street as Eric
Garside the un-subtle drayman. Arriving at the Rovers to collect Shelley
for their date, he comments on how young Bev looks: "...until you see the
neck, it's the neck that gives it away, all them wrinkles" he says.
Peter Kay played the part well - respectful, funny and warm is this reviewer's
opinion. But poor Shelley. Eric Garside was a man who
was brutally honest: "..you're wearing too much slap" he tells Shelley.
He's the sort of man who goes to bingo with his mother: "Very quick with
his dabber, our Eric" says his mum who was home when Eric took Shelley back
there after wining and dining her with a posh meal. Mum's jazzercise
class had been called off because Marlene had groin strain, and the dialogue
in this extra episode was spot-on for its purpose. But will Shelley
be seeing Eric again? Will she 'eck as like. She leaves Eric at the
door with a peck on his cheek and his disgruntled mother in the living room.
And finally this week, Rita had her day in court. Unfortunately,
she also got a night in the cells. Chesney and Cilla lie for Manchester
as Rita does the right thing and tells the truth, the whole truth and then
loses her temper with the magistrates for being taken in by Cilla's lies,
calls the law an ass and is held in contempt of court and taken away by
security. Supported by Blanche, Emily, Audrey and dear Norris, Rita
is found guilty and fined £500 costs and ordered to pay Cilla and
Chesney £500 compensation. And as if that wasn't bad enough
for her, she then has to go back into the court to apologise to the magistrates
for her behaviour, before she's allowed to leave. Norris is also told to
apologise as he shouted in defence of Rita and although he does, eventually,
apologise in court, Rita refuses. She calls them all a bunch of numbskulls
not fit to sit on the magistrates bench, and that's when she ends up spending
the night in a cell. News reaches the Rovers where Cilla wants to celebrate
but even Les is having trouble being happy for her, everything considered.
And that's just about that for this week.
Glenda
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