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Audrey finds out that Alf hasn't provided anything for her
by way of a pension. It's the final insult to Audrey, being left
without any money from Alf's will, now all she has to live on
is the profit from the hair salon. (I'm surprised the shock of
having to work for her living for once hasn't knocked her into
the Rovers for a G&T already). She confides in Alma but decides
against telling Fred who blithely assumes, I say, he assumes that
Audrey is a lady of wealth after Alf's death.
Natalie decides to go to court to see Des' killers sentenced.
Des' brother, Colin, is there too and has a few choice words for
Natalie (remember his outburst in the church at the funeral?).
So, he's taken aback when Natalie tells him it was she who turned
her son in to the police. Anyway, they go for a drink afterwards
and Colin has a few too many drinks to drive back to Newcastle
and he ends up staying overnight in the Rovers - with Natalie.
Next morning, he leaves and Betty asks Nat if Colin has upset
her in some way or t'other but Nat firmly, and rudely, tells Bet
to mind her own business, she's just an employee.
Also in court this week are Kevin and Sally fighting over custody
of the girls. Neither of them will agree to family mediation to
sort things out, so a court order will be issued after several
weeks of talking to the girls, their teachers, viewing Sal and
Kev's home and of course, talking to Alison, which she isn't best
pleased about. Rita goes to the court to support Sally. Later,
Kev and Alison walk past Sally's house and Sal and Kev have a
go at each other, screaming in the street until Alison pulls Kevin
away to the Rovers. Sal and Kev panic and blame each other when
little Sophie rushes out in front of Ian's (Sharon's fiance) car
in the street.
Jack and Vera go for their interview at the golf club and as
luck would have it - or so they think - Mike Baldwin is on the
interview panel. It's obvious that the golf club is looking for
a couple a little more... well, a bit less... well, you know what
I mean. What they're looking for is a couple exactly opposite
to the Duckworths, and they don't get the job.
Martin finds out that the old chap in the home, Walter, who
wants to be in the same old folks home as his sister, can be moved.
He tells Mr Lickley, the owner, who isn't best pleased that one
of his residents will be moving out - he'll lose money! Anyway,
when Martin goes to tell Walter the good news - he finds Walter
dead in his chair. Upset, Martin goes home and starts arguing
with Audrey, telling her she should be doing something for the
people in her role as councillor. Audrey, upset with her own problems
of finance and wondering where her next pair of slingbacks is
coming from, snaps back at Martin and storms off home in a huff.
However, they make up later and Martin apologises. He asks Audrey
if she can arrange an inspection of 'Weatherfield Vale' old folks
home by the social services, hoping to expose Lickley and his
money trimming short-cuts.
Fred wheels Maude out of the corner shop for the last time,
and hands the shop over to Nita. She's actually buying the shop
and will run it with money she's borrowed from her dad. Feckless
brother Vikram (he's dropped out of his accountancy course) turns
up to help out in the shop and wanders round the cobbles like
a bit part actor in a bad western film, eyeing up Maxine - which
now seems to be the obligatory thing to do for new (male) characters.
Maude wonders what will become of her now that she's out of a
job and Fred bluntly tells her to be thankful for the work he
has been kind enough to give her, not many men would do what I've
done for my mother in law, he says, expecting her to be grateful.
He waffles on about making money from the shop and Maude quickly
shuts him up by telling him it was she who told Mr Desai about
his scam with Audrey and pretending there was going to be a new
housing estate on the red rec.
Preparations are underway for the Valentine's disco at the
Flying Horse. Les rakes through his old 70's LPs and wonders where
his gold medallion and chain have got to. Charlie West pops in
and tells Les he needs 'The Birdie Song' and 'Remember you're
a womble' if it's going to be an authentic 70's night. (Nah, what
you need is the Bay City Rollers 'Shang a Lang', black oxford
baggies with tartan up the side, tartan scarf, spikey haircut,
green wedgy shoes..... well, that was me in 1974 - but I was only
10 years old so can be forgiven, surely?!)
Hayley wonders what Roy is up to - he's been nipping out of
an evening and lying to her about where he's going. She confides
in Linda and Janice at the factory and both of them, basing events
on blokes they have known and loved, decide Roy is having an affair.
"If your bloke's cheating on yer, yer one of the girls finally,"
says Linda "Join the club". The three of them follow
Roy to a secret address where a woman welcomes him indoors and
we see him taking off his anorak in the hall. Janice and Linda
want to go in and confront Roy but Hayley wants to go home where
she'll probably start off by having a damn good cry, then start
smashing things. Oh yeah, then cut his trousers up, that's always
a good one. And then put itching powder in his underpants. Sorry,
I digress. Anyway, I think it's all quite innocent and I think
Roy is having dancing lessons so he can whiz Hayley off her feet
at the Valentine's disco next week. We'll see.
And that's just about it for this week. The lovely Spider wasn't
in it this much, we see him in the Rovers a couple of times, once
reading The Big Issue at the bar - but, much as I like him, isn't
it time the lad got himself a job?
Glenda ;-)
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