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It’s the day of Tommy’s funeral and at the Webster’s, Kev gets dressed, ready to be a pall-bearer. When he puts on his suit he gets all poetic about it: “It sits in the back of the wardrobe, like a vulture, waiting for days like today”. At the church, the coppers are out in force and sit at the back, watching. Craig gives a reading but breaks down half way through and can’t carry on with his speech. Katy gets up to read his words for him but ends up in tears and sobs: “It were all my fault” before Angela recovers the situation and stops Katy saying any more. The police tell Angela she’s not going back on witness protection as they don’t think there’s any threat from their past in Sheffield although Angela knows it’s their only chance of getting away with Tommy’s murder. On her first day back at work in the factory, when she should be stitching undies for Dutch soldiers, she uses the office computer to type a threatening letter to herself, pretending it’s from the thugs in Sheffield who’ve tried to kill Tommy before. Hayley walks in and finds Angela with the letter, so she has no choice but to confide in Hayley and explain that she’s going to Sheffield to post the letter to herself. Unable to stand by and watch her friend suffer, Hayley offers to take the letter to Sheffield and post it herself.
Chesney’s still with the Croppers when Cilla and Les don’t return from holiday as planned. Chesney’s loving the attention, the visits to the library, the ju-jitsu classes and the love and affection from Roy and Hayley but Roy’s concerned there could be trouble with social services if Cilla and Les don’t return soon. Meanwhile, Chesney practises martial arts with breadsticks in the cafĂ©.
Deirdre’s a wanted woman when both Ken and Ray offer to take her out on Easter Sunday. Ken wanted a quiet day in the Lake District but lost out when Deirdre went on the outing with Ray to Southport – along with Tracy, Amy, Rita, Norris and Emily too. Ken stayed at home with the sulks as Norris marched the ladies around the crazy golf course on the sea-front before disqualifying them all for flouting the rules and declaring himself the winner. Tracy takes the time to get to know Ray better and when he takes ill at Emily’s on their return from the day out, Ray ends up moving in with Ken and Deirdre who are better able than Emily to cope. Ken’s not best pleased, especially when Ray orderes him to put the kettle on, and the small house seems like it’s bursting at the seams. Tracy’s got hopes that Steve will let her move into his flat to create some space at the Barlow’s but although he takes Amy, to help ease the congestion, he firmly tells Tracy that she’s staying where she is. Rita understands that Ken’s feeling put out having to put up with Deirdre’s ex-husband living with him. She reminds Ken of the value of what he and Deirdre share (history, slippers, cosy nights in, a quilted tea-cosy) over what Deirdre and Ray once had (a passionate and fun, if rather brief, marriage).
It’s not been the most exciting of times on the cobbles this week with huge chunks of storyline still taken up by events at the Harris’. Elsewhere on the street, Scooter installed goldfish and a tank in Gail’s house which must have brightened her day up considerably because let’s face it, she’s got nothing else to do, and Audrey excused herself from an invitation to Easter dinner with Fred because he gets overly emotional at holiday times and is often much taken to proposing.
And that’s just about that for this week.
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