It's all aboard the love boat this week as sailor Joe sets sail
and hits the high seas. Well, no, he doesn't. He takes what looks
like a pan scrubber to the old, manky wreck (that's the boat, not
Gail) and despite Norris coming out to tell him to turn down the
noise and we clearly see Norris unplugging the sander thing, Joe
carries on regardless. Gail's not best pleased about this boat lark
but soon cheers up when Joe tells her it could be worth a mint when
it's done. Mind you, you could tell Gail that the fella who drives
the Weatherfield Explorer is Simon Cowell and she'd believe it.
Over at Underworld, Rosie comes to terms with losing all her
cash. And when I say 'come to terms' I mean she locks herself in the
factory office and cries her mascara all over her face. She expects
Tony to find the missing money and Luke but Tony tells Miss Rosie to
get her solicitor on to it pronto because Tony's got more pressing
matters on his mind.
Yes, Tony's in turmoil as Carla's returned. I wonder how long
Corrie had to wait for a storm in a graveyard before they filmed the
return of the Dark Lady? Or did the skies open and the graves
threaten as soon as she walked back on set? Or was there a fella
with a watering can and sheet of metal up in the trees waiting for
the Director to call "Action!"? Who knows. But, she's back and I
know this storyline is really popular, I know, but I don't like it
because I'm not a Carla fan. It's all "Ooh Tony, I know you murdered
Liam" and then it's like: "Ooh Carla, but I'm marrying Maria and I
have Liam's baby and I'm tall, dark and handsome with a dodgy eye
and what are you doing back?" and so on. I mean, I'm glad she's back
because Tony will be outed, the story will conclude and all will be
well in Weatherfield, I just hate the upcoming weeks of what I know
will be filled with lots of "Ooh Tony" and "Ooh Carla" and Maria
crying on Mammy Connor's best Irish linen, as surely she will.
Anyway, for those who are enjoying this story and want to know what
happened, here it is: Tony called Jimmy the hit man and asked him to
kill Carla. Jimmy went to Carla's flat and tried to kill her but
Miss Scarlett thwacked Professor Plum with a candlestick in the
living room and thought she'd killed Jimmy but he was still alive.
However, Tony told Carla that Jimmy was dead, covered him with a
blankie so she wouldn't see him still breathing, and advised her to
leave for LA quick sharp, which she did.
Down at the Kabin, Norris takes on another new assistant. This
one's called Joan and after the talkative Sheila Wheeler, Joan's a
bit quiet. In fact, she's stony silent. Norris is reaching
desperation point and needs a conversation with someone, anyone,
even Kirk, that's how desperate he is, but Kirk isn't. Anyone else
notice how much Joan looked like Liz's Vernon?
And finally this week, good old Aunty Pam spots Molly and Kev
kissing in the truck and has a word with her niece who at first
denies all. But there's not much you can put past Aunty Pam, bearer
of talking Faberge eggs and ham past its prime. She knows Molly's
having an affair with Kev Webster and tells her to tell Tyrone. Mend
it or end it, our Mol.
And that's just about that for this week.
Coronation Street writers this week were Martin Allen, Chris
Fewtrell, Simon Crowther, Peter Whalley and Stephen Russell.
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