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JULY 14
Steve returned from Spain this week and proposed
to Michelle Sinead Connor. If this wedding goes ahead it'll be the
fourth for Stevie Mc. His first was for money, the second for a bet,
the third could have been for nothing more than fantastic dialogue
from a bride wielding stilettos as a weapon. And the fourth, if
there is a fourth, will be to cover a guilty secret. It's no wonder
the boy keeps on gurning. In the smokers' shelter in the yard of the
pub, Steve asked Michelle to be his McBride and the lady with the
shiny hair, she said yes. But then she changed her mind when she
found out from Lloyd that Steve had just proposed because Lloyd had
coaxed him into by way of a prank. Michelle doesn't yet know that
Lloyd's plan was to cover the lies about Steve's night with Becky
but no doubt this will hit the girl soon, these things always
do.
Anyway, talking about the smokers' shelter at the
Rovers, it's become the new Rovers back room. All manner of secrets
and lies are now being whispered within its fag-end covered walls.
Where the old back room at the pub used to be the sanctuary of
choice for a tantrum or tears, now it's to the smoker's shelter they
head. Where once secrets were shared over a cuppa and a damp
tablecloth, now they're being spilled by women of a certain age
shivering under the night sky wearing too-tight tops and sharing a
Lambert & Butler.
Elsewhere this week, another proposal
might be forthcoming when Jack convinces Tyrone that Molly wants to
get wed. She doesn't, or at least, she hasn't said as much, but Jack
wants these two young ‘uns together just like the rest of us do so
it can only be a matter of episodes before they tie the knot and
tacky Jackie Dobbs returns for the bash. Heaven help us all.
In the corner shop, Dev's got too much time on his hands and
draws up plans to rearrange his stock. Molly tells him to let things
be but he's already cleared all the biscuits off the shelves. This
leaves Ken and Deirdre more room as they battle out a domestic in
front of some dried prunes.
Yes, the battling Barlows are at
it again. Ken goes to the University of Manchester Alumni reunion
where he met up with his old Uni pals. “Clarkie!” he yells at
another old geezer. “Marion!” he leers at the female librarian who
taught him how to thumb a hardback. Yes, the class of 1961 gathered
to reminisce and Ken's nervous twitch returned when Clarkie told him
he had a farmhouse in the Languedoc. Ken's trump cards couldn't
compete. He's got a daughter in jail; a mother in law in the spare
room and a new beige jumper still in the packet, so he kept very
quiet about life back at home. He then told Deirdre he was handing
in his notice at Roy's and it was left to Blanche to voice the real
reasons, that Ken was embarrassed about not having reached the same
dizzy heights as his old Uni mates. Deirdre was so upset she stuck
out her paunch and pouted.
Over at Underworld, a cleavage
with Rosie Webster behind it bounced and jiggled its way from the
factory office to her dad's garage to steal Kev's customer list to
give to Tony Gordon. I had to look away from the telly, I really
did. “Put ‘em away, dear,” I yelled at the screen.
Yours
sincerely, offended of Oldham. Anyway, Tony's got Rita wrapped
around his little finger and it's wrong - surely Rita would see past
someone as scheming as Tony Gordon? He shows her the show flat up in
the sky. It's closer to heaven than Rita might like, especially at
her age. Kev's in uproar as Tony brings in a henchman to put the
frighteners on him and he starts a campaign to get Kevin really
peeved. Peeved; it's my word of the week. Try it, it's nice.
Kevin might have more problems too as his missus isn't happy
living in their new house. There she was – picture it if you will.
Sally, feet up in the conservatory, cuppa in one hand, biscuit in
t'other, Sugar Plum Fairy on the CD and a mountain of cigarette ends
on the conservatory roof. They're all from Theresa next door who's
been flinging her fag-ends onto Sally's roof. Sally's not happy and
storms round there to give her new neighbours what for.
And
in the salon this week, Duffy's CD was on rotation again. Yes,
again. Come on, Corrie, give it a rest. I mean it's a decent CD,
it's good, but not that good. Do what Sean and Marcus planned to do
and listen to the real deal, Dusty in Memphis. Now that's worth a
spin.
Tune in next week to find out how Eileen's getting on
with the Rubik's cube.
And that's just about that for this
week.
Coronation Street writers this week were Peter Whalley,
Chris Fewtrell, Mark Burt and Carmel Morgan.
Glenda
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