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Although she's in pain, Alma throws a dinner party and invites
the Croppers and Ken and Deirdre, who was, I must say, looking
rather glam in a pretty summer frock. As their toast their host,
Ken can't help wondering what's wrong wtih Alma but when he asks
her if she's okay, she doesn't give anything away. Mike's also
asking questions of Audrey, wondering why his ex-wife is looking
so rough but of course Audrey, however unlikely it may sound,
stays mum. But as we always knew it would, Alma's secret gets
out in the end. Alma decides she wants to take herself away to
the hotel in the Lakes where she and Mike spent their honeymoon,
to have some time to reflect on the past instead of the future.
Audrey can't see the sense in it and worries about her best friend,
leading to a very nasty argument between them both. Alma tells
Audrey she's smothering her, badly, but Audrey just cares and
wants to help best she can. And so it is with a suitcase and animosity
that Alma departs in a taxi from Weatherfield to the Lake District,
leaving Audrey to stew at home on her own. When Audrey wants to
find the hotel Alma's gone to, she seeks help from Mike to find
out where Alma's at, and this leads in the end to Audrey confessing
the truth about Alma. Immediately, Mike sets off to be with her,
but not before Linda issues the ultimatum: "If you go after
Alma, I'll divorce you." Go on then, you silly tart, go on.
Meanwhile, the poor man's Mike and Linda are settling into
marital bliss and seem to have worked out a few domestic rituals
already. Steve hands Karen the housekeeping money, she spends
it on a new frock and they entertain friends with pizza and beer.
Sounds good to me.
Kevin pesters Molly for the money she owes him for fixing her
car but she keeps saying she can't pay him. Kevin decides he's
been patient too long, gets Mol's address from Gail and storms
round to her flat to demand she coughs up. Instead, he's in for
a shock as a drunken and dog-rough Molly answers the door after
one Carling Black Label too many. It turns out she was ready to
top herself too, there's a pile of pills on the table and she's
completely depressed. Kevin stays and depresses her even further
when they share problems - she's heavy in debt and he just can't
seem to grow back his moustache since that Steph one shaved it
off. Somehow, the pair of them put a smile on each other's face,
and then Molly brings him a thankyou present to the garage, giving
him a kiss beside the big end he's got propped up and working
on.
As Emma and Curly get used to the idea of becoming parents,
Emma asks Vera if childbirth is really as painful as she's expecting
it to be. The old wives come out with their tales, as Vera replies
with the mother's mantra: "It's worth it" and Betty
advises a nice glass of stout to keep her pregnancy healthy.
Meanwhile, Ashley's feeling inadequate and anxious since the
results of his sperm count (890,120) and nothing Maxine can say
changes how he feels. In the end, the pair of them decide to go
on holiday, hoping some recreation will take their minds off procreation.
So, as Granada take their outside broadcast team to the Lakes
to film Alma's final scenes, they make do and mend and send Rita
there on holiday to see Mavis, thereby saving the cost of two
different set locations. This means of course that Norris is left
in charge of the Kabin, so Anthony offers to help him out. Norris
accepts his help on one proviso: "I'm in charge". So
be it. At first Anthony is calm and unflappable, putting up with
Norris being bossy, but finally has to tell him to stop being
so, well, Norris. These two work great together and there's some
nice moments, especially when Norris gets Betty to buy sweets
she doesn't want and she gets her revenge in the Rovers.
In the cafe, the Croppers get a visitor. Wayne walks in with
his mum, he's clearly not happy at home and it's no surprise when
he returns the next day and tells Roy and Hayley that his stepfather
beats him. The Croppers pass on this information to Mr Hartnell
who in turn informs the Child Protection Unit. Oh dear, it's going
to end in tears, I just know it.
And finally, in the factory, creepy Harvey Reubens returns
and rubs himself up against Linda (much like my grandma's Yorkshire
Terrier used to do to the sofa). Linda's playing games with him,
but what's going to happen next week with Mike away in the Lakes?
Tune in for the next thrilling instalment of the Coronation Street
update with John Dean himself, he'll be here with his inflatable
cushion.
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