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Events have been somewhat dominated by Maxine’s death this week so
that seems a good place to start. Mind you, I had trouble with one
of the episodes I taped this week (I do have a life and I do go out,
honestly I do). Playing back the video it soon became apparant - when
Blanche told Ken that if he wanted to go on a four day break in the Bahamas
all he had to do was buy three crates of Tesco own-brand lager - that while
the picture had recorded, the sound hadn’t. Instead of Corrie dialogue, the
sound was coming from telly adverts recorded days ago. Remarkably,
most of it synched in quite well although the delights of Centre Parc lost
its charm when it played over a distraught Fred and Ash in the Rovers.
Then we tried to lip-read and finally, exasperated with sound and vision
being seen and not heard, made up our own dialogue and giggled some more.
But anyway, back to events on the cobbles.
Ashley’s taken in for questioning and kept in the cells, unable to talk
to anyone until he’s eliminated from police enquiries - and of course he is.
Doreen’s in distress and no make-up and Ashley’s in shock and won’t talk
about the funeral until, in a lovely scene, Archie Shuttleworth subtly makes
him see sense. Anyway, just as Richard planned, Ade gets arrested.
Ade knows he’ll need help to get him out of this mess and calls on the one
person he knows he can trust – Mr Barlow from school. Ken’s reluctant
at first but he knows what Ade’s capable of and what he’s not and believes
in his innocence, which is more than the other Street residents do.
Meanwhile, back at the hospital, there’s a few tearful bed-side scenes until
Emily makes a full recovery: “Glory! Glory!” cries Norris. Emily ends
up back to the Street, where, after almost being hacked to bits by Richard,
Norris tries to kill her with kindness. (Don’t worry Aunty Em,
Spider’s on his way!!). Richard’s having trouble coming to terms with
what he’s done; he’s not sleeping, goes wandering and twitches by Gail’s
net curtains. When he receives a phone call to say that one of his
investments has paid up twenty three thousand pounds ‘cos some other old
biddy has died, he can’t quite believe the irony of it all, realising there
was no point in trying to kill Emily after all.
Dev tells Roy that his plan to buy the shop next door to Roy’s Rolls (Sally’s
old hardware shop?) and turn it into an arcade, is off. Roy breathes
a sigh of relief until Ciaran suggests to Roy that the two of them go into
partnership, extend the café and Bob’s your uncle. Well, he might
be. He’s not mine, I haven’t got an uncle Bob. Hayleys thinks it’ll
work but Roy isn’t so sure he can trust Ciaran even if he is a good cook,
great with the customers, has a dazzling smile and biceps you could butter
a loaf on. However, perhaps Roy’s right not to trust me-laddo when
Ciaran reveals to Peter that he isn’t on shore leave from the Navy after
all. He’s been kicked out for being caught in bed with the wife of someone
important enough to do the kicking. Shelley’s not pleased with Ciaran
hanging around the street either, believing he’s a bad influence on Peter.
And being a woman, she’s right. Quicker than you can say “Half a dozen
of them long stemmed big pink ones at the back for me mother who’s a martyr
to her corns”, Peter goes round to see florist Lucy once more. She’s
in (of course), alone (of course) and invites him in (of course). Could this
woman be any more boring? Yes (but not much).
There was high drama in the flat above the salon after Maria peed on a
stick that said she was up it. The stick that is. Yes, she’s in the
pudding club and while Bob may not be your uncle, John is definitely the
father. Not my father, you understand. But he might be yours and he’s definitely
Bob’s brother. She gets the pregnancy confirmed by the doctor and ends
up telling Fiz and then of course, Toyah. Toyah passes on this piece
of juicy gossip to John in the Rovers, who tells Toyah he’s going for a take-away
(if he’d took it away when he was with Maria, she wouldn’t be in this
mess now). Instead, he goes to the flat and tells Maria she has to
get rid of it, whatever the cost he will pay. So thoughtful, eh? Maria
had already decided to have an abortion and confides in Betty at the Rovers
- who knew what was going on without Maria saying a word: “Are you in trouble,
my love?” coos Betty gently. “Yes” replies Maria. “I look
like Mark Owen”. Betty isn’t best pleased to hear that Maria’s thinking
of abortion but the conversation between them both in the back room at the
Rovers was done so well, a lovely touch. It was a conversation that Betty
has had so many times before, with so many different women.
And finally this week, Ciaran and Sunita disagree over him coming between
Ciaran and Shelley and they argue in the Rovers. This being Corrie,
the next time we see them is upstairs in Sunita’s flat where she’s cooking
him dinner and planning another date where she’s thinking of kissing his
blarney stone.
And that’s just about that for this week.
Glenda
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