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It's been an exciting week on the Street, lots of good stuff
happening, some good comedy lines and the actress who plays Audrey
has excelled herself as a true comedienne - definitely the star
of this week's events. With Fred and Alec (as her campaign managers),
Audrey rehearses her speech in the back room of the Rovers. The
speech ends with words more uplifting and supportive than a Gossard
Wonderbra: ".. so ladies and gentlemen, vote for Audrey Roberts.
I am Woman! I am Willing! I am Weatherfield!". Hoping to
use Audrey to further their cause; a late license at the Rovers
for Alec and freebies and jollies abroad for Fred, they know that
Spider can cause problems for their candidate and take votes away
from her. Back room shenanigans go on when Fred bribes Spider
to stand down as candidate, which of course he won't do. He storms
out after telling Fred and Alec exactly what he thinks of them.
"He's been sniffing them tea-bags again." says Alec.
News of Fred's bribe spreads fast around the Rovers. Even Betty,
pulling her cardigan-top thing (that only chubby women over a
certain age seem to wear) across her hefty chest says to Fred
"I AM surprised at you!". Election campaigning takes
place at the local college and Spider is a hit with the college
crowd. Audrey starts off very well. She has the college lot eating
out of her hand, she's funny, she's assertive, she promises to
do more for women - which gets the females in the audience nodding
in agreement. "Yes!" she says "I propose to bring
back the Miss Weatherfield beauty pageant!". The audience
fall silent and then Audrey's just about booed off the stage as
Alf, Fred, and Alec try to sneak out of the college hall, trying
to be as inconspicuous as they can be, wearing their bright blue
"Vote Roberts" baseball caps.
It's been an emotional couple of weeks on the Street with the
Roy / Hayley storyline and although they haven't been in much
this week, there was one episode which had me sobbing into the
Kleenex. Hayley and Roy are sorting through Hayley's dad's belongings
when Roy comes across a photograph album which has spaces on most
pages where photographs have been removed. Hayley tells Roy her
father removed the photos and threw them in the fire on the day
she told her dad she wanted to become a woman. In the back of
a drawer, Roy finds a photo of Hayley as a child. There's an awkwardness
between them, but later in the Rovers, Roy presents Hayley with
the photo which he's had framed. He tells her "Don't bury
the past. It's made you what you are today". Gulp.
Rita is in hospital, in intensive care! She starts feeling
very unwell and despite her GP telling her it was just a virus,
she just can't seem to shake it. She's cold and turns up the gas
fire in her flat, she's shivering all the time and although she
soldiers on in the Kabin, everyone is concerned about her. When
Sally returns from her hollider in Florrider, she visits Rita
and is very worried about her, but leaves her in the flat after
Rita says she'll go to bed and sleep it off. When Sally leaves,
she tells Alec that she's concerned about Rita's health so he
pops round to see her too, but there's no answer from Rita's flat.
Greg kicks open the flat door and Alec, Sally and Greg rush in,
only to find Rita unconscious on the living room floor. Greg,
wanting to do all he can for Sally, drives her to the hospital
as Rita is rushed off by ambulance. Alec and Sally (with velcro-Greg
by her side) wait overnight at the hospital for news on Rita and
the consultant finally comes out to tell them she's improving
slightly. Anyway, it turns out it's carbon monoxide poisoning
which could have been caused by a faulty gas appliance, or fumes
of some sort. The consultant explains that Rita would have been
unaware of the poison as carbon monoxide has no smell and doesn't
taste of anything. A bit like Tofu then.
New barmaid Lorraine Horrocks (or is she called Valerie?, I
really can't remember... such is the impression she's made on
me! ) Anyway, she's Natalie's niece and has Curly all of a-twitter
around her. He tries to involve her in campaigning for Spider
and invites her round for an evening of stuffing and licking (envelopes,
that is) with beer and pizza thrown in. She agrees and Curly's
chuffed, but I get the impression she's more interested in Spider
than Curly. And who can blame her? Spider can show me his manifesto
anytime.
It's the World Cup final this week in the Rovers. Alec, concerned
that his punters (and Jack!) are off to the Legion to watch the
match on big screen TV with free sandwiches and cheap beer, decides
to offer the same at the Rovers to keep the drinkers there. I
sat watching this episode of Corra and the World Cup final itself
with a couple of bottles of Jenning's Cumberland Ale, wonderful
stuff. One of my male friends reckons it's impossible for women
to understand football and the only reason we watch it is because
we like to see the player's legs. (According to Jo Brand, he's
the sort of bloke who thinks any woman who plays football simply
pops the ball in her handbag and gets her husband to drop her
off at the goal on the way back from the shops). Now, I disagree
strongly here. While I may not fully understand the offside rule,
okay, I admit I don't understand it *at all*, watching the player's
legs isn't the reason I enjoy football, no, not at all. Have you
seen those long baggy shorts the players wear? All you glimpse
is a bit of knee. If the 1970's revival is so fashionable all
of a sudden, why can't we see the return of those little tight
football shorts they used to wear then? It's not too much to ask
is it? But I digress. Anyway, Kev watches the match while Sal
and Greg flirt away, much to Maxine's annoyance. Maxine wonders
if she's doing the right thing by going out with Greg and asks
Fiona "What would you do if you were me?". The words
"get a brain, get a life, stop being a bimbo" came to
mind, I have to admit.
Well, catch yerself on and look at love blossoming again for
Jim and Elizabeth, so it is. Jim tells Liz he wants to be independent
and doesn't want her helping him so much and she's upset by this
as she's having strong feelings for her ex-husband once more.
While Jim obviously feels the same way for Liz, he tries to push
her away, worried that he isn't a real man anymore, and that he
can't love her in the way he once used to. With a little help
from Jim's physiotherapist Michael, Liz and Jim start talking
about how they feel for each other and this week's update ends
with a huge McSnog, so it does.
And that's that for this week.
Glenda ;-)
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