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After last week's Platt vs Battersby industrial tribunal, Martin
resigns from his job in protest after being told to re-train and
Gail is not best pleased. She's even less best pleased when Martin
tells her he's going to work in the Rovers until he gets a job
with a nursing agency. Les lies to Martin and says that he was
going to give Martin half of the money from the compensation claim
if he'd won his case. He also says he dropped his case for Martin's
benefit! So of course, when Martin calls the hospital and finds
out this isn't the case he squares up to Martin in the Rovers
and the first fight of 1999 (and the first one under Natalie's
landlady-ship), starts up but comes to nothing. However, Janice
throws Les out and Jacqui Dobbs wants nothing to do with him as
soon as she realises she isn't getting a free trip to Vegas, or
anywhere. After spending the night in the out-house, Les begs
Janice to take him back, which she does, and she swears it'll
be the last time she ever does so (again).
Emily offers to babysit the twins for Gary and Judy but ends
up baby-sitting Gary and Judy when they fall asleep while getting
ready to go out.
Over at the Webster's, the stongest storyline in ages is emerging
- the battle for custody of the gurrrls. Sally gets a letter from
Kevin's solicitor saying he wants a divorce and custody of the
kids. She's distraught but threatens to fight back (been there,
done that, spent 2 grand, solicitor got a new car). However, Sally
doesn't yet realise that Kevin is seeing factory-girl Alison and
that the pair of them are planning a weekend away to get to know
each other better, and they plan to take the girls with them.
But just what is it with Kevin and Alison? They're about as passionate
as a tin of butter beans. Where's the chemistry? Where's the sparkle?
It's all snogging and shagging and weekends away, tut, tut, tut.
Alf's will is read by Audrey's solicitor. Each of Gail and
Martin's kids get 2 grand each when they reach the age of 18,
and Nick receives his money straight away. What's left for Audrey
then is only £1,427.13 in cash. The rest of Alf's assets
were tied up in the house, the car and the hair salon and Audrey
is rather perturbed about what people will say when they find
out she isn't the wealthy widow she'd imagined she would be. Gail
and Martin promise not to tell anyone, and even when Fred Eliott
pries into her finances, Audrey remains tight-lipped.
Fred Eliot's words of wisdom this week come in the form of
offering advice to Ashley on attracting a girlfriend. "You've
got to entice them like, with a nice bit of kidney or summat."
Nick mentions the idea of going away on a holiday with Leanne
and she's really pleased at first but then he changes his mind
and Martin overhears Leanne bitching about Nick in the corner
shop. However, at college, Miranda advises Nick to take Leanne
away someone cheap and unusual (i.e. Canada!) and that way, when
Leanne's grateful for the holiday, she'll let Nick return to his
nuddy painting class. If it's anything like Sunderland Uni art
class, they pay £5 per hour for a nuddy model - I know this
purely of course because I've seen the posters on the "situations
vacation" noticeboard (honest!)
Poor Roy. Here he is, ready to fit out his new cafe, and seems
to be completely reliant on Steve McDonald. Steve gives Roy an
estimate of £12,000 for the work which Roy rejects, and
with Hayley's help, Roy haggles and gets the price reduced to
£7,950 instead. (I was always taught to get at least 3 estimates
- sage advice that Roy could do with right now, methinks!)
It's all change over at the Rovers. Natalie continues with
the redecorating and even mentions getting some designer beers
to sell. Heaven only knows what Ena Sharples would have made of
it all. She demotes Jack and Vera to Cellarman and Cleaner after
she has to take them to task for standing around gossiping instead
of doing real work. The lovely Spider offers to help out behind
the bar and Natalie takes him on as a barman. Natalie had told
him that the Duckies were leaving the Rovers due to retirement
so he's really upset (bless him) to hear that they've actually
been demoted, and no doubt, will be sacked soon too. So, the lovely
Spider resigns before he even starts - on a point of principle
about the way Natalie is treating Vera and Jack, and falls out
with girlfriend Lorraine (tart!) in the process (hurray!).
Sharon Gaskell arrives back on the street - she's Rita's foster
daughter from many moons ago. Anyway, she's back to see Rita to
tell her she's getting married and moving back to Manchester.
Rita is over the moon at seeing Sharon again and sees her as a
breath of fresh air after all the pain and strife she's been through
lately.
In the corner shop, Fred has an idea to get rid of the remaining
Christmas puddings. He offers one free every time one of his customers
buys 2 of any items. Unfortunately, nobody seems to like the puds
even if they are getting them free. Factory girl Linda goes into
the corner shop and recognises Nita from school, surprised to
see her working there. She asks Nita why she's working there and
makes a reference to middle-class family, which unsettles Nita
a little - (the whole family take over the shop eventually, headed
up by father played by none other than Saeed Jaffrey!)
And that, I think, is just about that for this week.
Glenda ;-)
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