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"There's a lot goes on behind them glasses." says Vera to Bev. And while it's true that Deirdre's specs might hide the wrinkles of life's disappointments, Bev thinks there's more going on. She spies Charlie giving Deirdre a bunch of flowers and a lift in his van, puts two and two together and ends up telling Ken that Deirdre's having it off with the builder. What's really happened is Charlie's been awarded the council contract for the windows at Bessie Street School, reckons it's all down to Deirdre putting in a good word for him and shows her how much he appreciates what she's done. Bev doesn't see it that way and after too many drinks in the back room at the Rovers, she slurs her way to the Barlow's and slumps on the sofa telling Ken that Dierdresshavannanafurrr. Ken and Deirdre have a chat, a familiar one to both of them, and this time it's Deirdre who denies she's playing away from home. When Bev's sober she's embarrassed and tries to make amends when she finds out the truth, but both Charlie and Deirdre give her short shrift.
There's battles at the Platt's as Maria and Gail go head to head in the kitchen and around the ironing board. Maria wants to iron and cook for Nick, Gail doesn't want her to. Gail doesn't want Maria in her house but far be it from her to say that about her son's girlfriend when she can act the mother martyr instead and by 'eck she does it well. Nick applies for a more highly paid job but doesn't yet know it's in Penny King's factory, and Penny has asked Mike to help with the interviews.
Maya begs Dev not to end things with her, promises him a life-time of unpredictability and excitement, and then he proposes to the nutter he says he wants to spend his life with. In the corner shop Sunita's acting like she doesn't care, not at all, no, not her, oh no, not Sunita, not one bit, she's not in the least bit bothered that Dev's got engaged to mad Maya.
Todd decides he wants to adopt Bethany and is disappointed to discover there's a minimum age of 21. Still playing happy families, he's avoiding Karl at work, afraid he'll have to face up to his sexuality if he even talks to the bloke. Which is what he has to do - both talk to him (this week) and face up to his sexuality (eventually). At the hospital Karl and Todd get into the lift together, Karl in one corner and Todd in the other. When the lift breaks down and they're stuck in the shaft, Todd tells Karl about his confusion of feelings and about kissing Nick.
Offering a car, flat, holidays abroad and a decent nanny salary, Mrs Stamford is determined to take Claire away from the street but Claire is determined to stay. Ashley wants what's right for Claire and knows that to keep her on the cobbles would be the wrong thing to do. With passport in hand, suitcases packed and an angry Mrs S waiting in her posh car outside the Elliot's, Claire's in tears and doesn't want to leave. Ashley runs away to the butcher shop to carve up a carcass while Fred runs between them both trying to get them together. Which of course is what happens. There's no fireworks and excitement as they snog by the meat counter, just a slow-burning passion finally sealed with a kiss.
And that's just about that for this week.
By
Glenda Young
, writer of
Coronation Street Weekly Updates
for the internet since 1995.
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