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Deirdre gets a new barrister who takes a more arrogant approach
than the other one. He comes up with a cunning plan - to convince
the jury that Deirdre really is as stupid as she looks and she's
in with a chance of them believing that she did it all for love.
Her court case gets brought forward to er... Monday 23rd March
(and that's the episode we're missing here, folks!). Alma questions
Mike as to why he's taking so much interest in the court case
and why indeed, will he actually be in court watching events unfold?
Alec sends Ken out on an escort date with Babs Fanshawe (Thelma
from The Likely Lads). I was so looking forward to seeing one
of my favourite actresses on the street but I was in for a disappointment
when Babs was only on screen for 5 minutes! Sitting in a restaurant
with Ken, Babs is one of those women my grandmother always raised
her eyebrows to as she described them as "bad with their
nerves". Anyway, Babs excuses herself and takes off to the
ladies where she pops her clogs! Yes, dead! Now, I know being
on a date with Ken Barlow isn't the most thrilling of evenings
a girl could ask for, bad nerves or not, but still, surely this
was taking things too far? Anyway, Ken wonders what's happened
to his date and after a while, worried, he peeks into the ladies
toilet, wondering what's happened to Babs. He finds her prone
on the floor and immediately raises the alarm. He rings Alec,
who is most concerned that Ken makes sure he gets paid for the
evening, dead body notwithstanding and Ken is so appalled by Alec's
attitude that he tells him he's never working for Golden Years
again. Babs' brother assumes Ken was a 'good friend' of his sister,
and invites Ken to the funeral. When Ken tells him the truth,
the brother is not best pleased and leaves in a hurry. However,
all is not over just yet when a (tall, dark, handsome, male) press
reporter from the Weatherfield Gazette comes sniffing round looking
for a story. Ken gives him short shrift but Alec is more accommodating,
hoping to clear the name of Golden Years in this unfortunate incident.
I somehow don't think that's what's going to happen here though
- the journalist is too dishy to be innocent.
(The cat is now sitting on my knee, trying to chew the bandage
on my thumb. Good grief). Des, still wondering what's going on
with Sam and if there's any truth in what Kevin told him, comes
home early from the races, to try to catch Sam at it with Chris.
Well, Sam actually is in bed with Chris as it happens when Des
walks in the house and just when you think Sam will finally be
caught out, she runs downstairs to stall Des as Chris nips out
of the back door. A close shave. Chris tells Sam he doesn't want
to see her again but she takes it badly and humiliates herself
by banging on his front door as he tells her to go away. Come
on Sam, have some pride, girl. Des tells Sam he was told in the
Rovers that she was messing about with Chris and asks if there's
any truth in it, but she denies all. Oh, the tangled webs we weave....
Log asks Spider to leave Weatherfield with her. He agrees and
Toyah, Aunty Em and I were in floods of tears (again! stop doing
this to us Spider!). Anyway, a bacon sandwich goes astray in the
cafe and the only likely suspect is Log. Surely not ethical, vegan
Log? eating bacon? (Actually, I've been vegetarian since I was
18 which is a l-o-n-g time ago and if there's one thing, just
one thing, that would make me turn, as they say, it's crispy fried
bacon, smothered in brown sauce, between two slices of white bread.
But I digress). Aunty Em wonders if Log really did eat the meat,
so lays out some bacon and sausages for her Sunday lunch and then
leaves the house, her trap set to perfection. When Spider returns
to the house, Log is tucking into a full!! English breakfast.
He tells her he can't leave with her, with someone as unprincipled
as she is. Toyah, Aunty Em and I waved Log (complete with stripey
hat and jumper) off with glee. Before leaving, Log turns on Spider
and tells him they no longer have anything in common anyway because
Spider " has gone all cuddly". And that's just how we
like him, dear.
Hayley and Roy meet for a fruit juice in the Rovers and they're
chatting along quite nicely when Hayley announces she's had a
letter from the hospital about her operation. Silence. Then she
tells Roy she hopes he'll still be friends with her after the
operation, and Roy confirms he will.
Glenda :-)
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