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A quick round up of events over Christmas, then…
David Platt got hold of granny Ivy’s diary and surprised Gail at the
Christmas dinner table with Ivy’s warblings of when Gail was going to have
an abortion when she found herself pregnant with David. As if this news
doesn’t curdle the brandy cream on the pudding, the icing on the Christmas
cake came when Bill’s wife Maureen walked through the door and the whole
flaming pudding crashed to the floor. Audrey took the news well, considering,
and let Bill go after Maureen and move back in with Sal and Kev. Meanwhile,
over at the Grimshaw’s, a young girl called Emma dumped a baby on the
doorstep saying it was a result of a one night stand with Jason and she
couldn’t cope with it anymore. Once over the shock, Eileen’s happy playing
grandma but Jason’s not best pleased. Eileen names the baby Holly,
perhaps because it’s proving to be such a berry prickly subject for her
son.
And so, to New Years…
At the Rovers on New Years Eve there’s a fancy dress night for the
staff where they all have to dress up as Stars of the Silver Screen. “Ooh,
I love Stan Laurel” coos Michelle to boss Liz who’s right put out as she’s
supposed to be Sally Bowles from Cabaret. Michelle’s done up as Kirstin
Dunst (and I’m not sure who that is, which proves, officially and unconditionally
that I Am Now Getting On A Bit. This came home to me when our family
played the Who Wants to be a Millionaire Interactive DVD on Boxing Day and
I couldn’t answer a question about Radio 1. I shall wear my bobbly cardigan
and slippers with pride from now on). Anyway, Violet’s dressed as Marilyn
Monroe, albeit without the ample bumps and the bits that Marilyn once had,
and Sean’s dressed up in chaps as a chap from Brokeback Mountain although
Violet wondered if he was from Carry on Cowboy. So while all the
fun and games are going on in front of house where there’s more extras
in the Rovers than there ever was in Ben Hur, in the back room Steve sets
a seduction scene for Michelle. It’s all rose petals and champagne and
Violet’s under instruction to get Michelle in there when the clock strikes
twelve. But when it does, in walks Sonny, Michelle’s new fella, and Steve
consoles himself with a peck on Eileen’s cheek instead. She’s not working
at Streetcars as Steve’s got Fat Brenda moonlighting from Ladycabs in Levershulme.
I think I know her. Anyway, when Vernon finds the back room all deserted
but clearly set for seduction he helps himself to champers just as Liz walks
in and she assumes he’s set the room up just for her. Feckless as he
is, he doesn’t disabuse her of the notion that it was all his idea. Mind
you, when she finds out the truth, she’s back to smoking like a trooper after
a few hours off the fags for her new years resolution.
Frankie left the cobbles this week, another exit in another taxi with
another woman’s face streaked with mascara tears. She and Jamie were planning
to move to Spain and as she packed her pink Burberry suitcases (what else?)
she starts to wonder if Jamie isn’t too bad tempered just like his dad.
She decides to go and stay with a mate in Essex instead and Jamie and his
half-beard are left alone on the cobbles. As midnight strikes on the
street, Jamie gets a phone call from dad Danny who’s pictured at a party
surrounded by what would, in the 70s, have been called dolly-birds, all hair
and lips and come-hither glances. Danny tells Jamie he knows that he and
Frankie have split. But how does he know? Danny also rings Liam to tell him
he’s sold his share of the business but doesn’t say who’s bought it. It’s
his brother Paul Connor, but we don’t know that yet. I just read it somewhere.
After the locals collected money for Cilla’s swimming with dolphins
fund, she packs and leaves to go on hollider to Florida. As she gets ready
to go, she comes clean to them all about having the all-clear on the cancer
and says she only lied to get back at Les and Yana. Les is distraught and
asks for forgiveness, Fiz is in tears, Yana feels guilty: “I’m sorry Cill.
I don’t even like him!” and little Chesney wishes his mum dead for what
she’s put them all through. Doesn’t stop her from up and leaving the
lot of them to go to Florida though.
Also this week…
Violet collapses in pain and rings 999. When the ambulance arrives,
they rush her straight to hospital followed by a very worried Eileen,
Jamie and Sean. Poor Violet’s had an ectopic pregnancy and has lost her
baby.
Janice’s heating packs up in her flat so she has to call out the emergency
plumber. He’s a nice fella called Roger who sorts out the heating (there
are too many gags here to choose from so I’ll let you pick your own about
old boilers, sorting out her plumbing and internal pipes). He also
fixes her dodgy shelf, her shower and her dining room chairs but leaves without
fixing a date with the littlest knicker stitcher. Somehow, I think he’ll
be back.
And finally this week, Molly has been subliminally altering Jack’s
behaviour using dog training techniques. This makes Vera happy as Jack’s
even been offering to do the washing up and returns home early from the
pub. So far Molly has taught Jack how to sit, stay, beg and roll over
but she hasn’t yet accomplished Vera’s wish to get her hubby upstairs in bed
for a bit of rubbing tummies.
And that’s just about that for this week.
Happy New Year!
Glenda
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