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I laid my cards on the table last week and I'll do it again this. I
like having Bet back. To have Bet back is to have Julie Goodyear back,
it's buy one get one free (bogof if you will and I know a lot of people
want her to do just that). So there seems to be a bit of a divide, some
love her, some loathe her but I'm just glad that she's back adding a
bit of humour, albeit unintentional. So there Bet is, floating around
Audrey's living room, she's all cheap cigarettes and leopard prints,
spinning the line that she's in Manchester on business for a couple of
weeks. There's a wonderful scene - that you always knew just had to
happen - where Rita and Bet have their heart to heart while Audrey's at
work. (It was dead good, I chewed a hole in my pen top while watching).
It starts off well enough, the two seem cordial with each other as Bet
tells Rita, looking around Audrey's front room: "It's a nice house this
- I can see you with a bay window", and "Is there any aftershave on
your dressing table, Reet?" But any pretence at friendship soon falls
apart after Bet splashes her jewellery about and tells Rita they're one
of a kind. Clearly Rita doesn't feel the same and tells Bet to get lost
before leaving with a stinging remark that hits home very hard. Rita
guesses the real reason for Bet's return involves a bloke and some debt.
You could tell she'd got it right as Bet inhaled so sharply that her
wig almost fell off. Bet confesses to Ken later in the Rovers that
she's a witness in a court case against an ex who owes her money - and
if she loses the case, she'll be broke. But that's all by the by. Who
needs a storyline when Bet/Julie can throw a scene just by raising her
eyebrows and being unintentionally rude to Roy Cropper when he asks her
if she'd like to give a talk to the historical society. And when she
runs into Mike Baldwin, Bet thumps him on the jaw, calls him cocker and
arranges to meet him for a drink in the Rovers. All this and more -
yes, more as Julie/Bet is filmed seated behind her plastic handbag each
time she's in t'pub; to hide her ego, presumably.
Les still hasn't cleared up the mess in his back yard and Emma's still
concerned about rats running loose. A woman from the council turns up
with some rat bait and it looks like it's done the trick but Les doesn't
want Emma to know or she'll make him clear his yard now the rats have
all gone. Kirk's looking for a place to stay now that his mum has
taken up line dancing and Maria suggests he lives on his own: "But what
if I don't get on with meself?" he asks before cornering Les and asking
if he can move in with him. Les is pretty pleased, it's like Kirk is the
son that he's never had. With air guitar, pin-ups, rat shooting, beer
drinking and fry-ups, the two of them are getting on great until Les
makes Kirk clear up his back yard.
Now that the rats have gone, Curly gets ready to host his first mother
and toddler morning while Emma sleeps off her night-shift upstairs.
You'll have to wait for next week to hear all about it but it's going to
be good as he'll be the only male there not wearing a nappy. Curly
invites Maxine and baby Ben to join the coffee morning and Max gets
excited about what outfit to wear before realising she has nothing
suitable and needs to go shopping for something glam, expensive and
probably pink.
Sarah's home alone and Ade comes round with a bottle of vodka. What
with them being 15 and vodka being vodka, they both end up drunk on the
floor with Ade trying to pierce Sarah's eyebrow (as it's before 9pm it's
all very metaphorical) until Gail walks in, throws a wobbly and throws
Ade out. After he's gone, there are lots of giggles from Sarah and a
telling off from Gail until Sarah admits she doesn't want to look after
Bethany any more and talk turns to her giving her daughter away. Martin
has a word with her and asks her if she loves Bethany. "Of course I
love her, what sort of a question is that?" and as she picks Beth up to
hug her, Gail and Martin know that their work is done. For now,
anyways.
Over at the factory it's all been a bit pointless while Mike's been
away. Joe's been in charge and Karen doesn't respect him although
Hayley clearly adores him. The girls pull a fast one and get Joe to pay
them double time to work on Sunday to fill a huge order. But when
Janice spies Joe in the Rovers watching Geena's midriff have a storyline
of its own, the girls aren't impressed that he isn't working as hard as
they are and it's everyone out. This was so dull. Mike returns from
hols just as Joe was about to sack Karen but Mike ends up sacking Joe
instead. Ho-hum.
And on the 1st anniversary of Alma's death, Audrey and Mike hug and remember.
And that's just about that for this week.
Glenda
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