The earth is back on its axis. The seas are calm,
the sky is blue, Maria?s dressing hair once again and all is well
with the world. Fresh out of the hell that was her nightmare
job of being underdog at Underworld, Maria?s back working in the
salon for Audrey, doing what she does best, chewing on a pen end and
gazing into the middle distance wondering why old Missus Errington?s
been under the dryer since Tuesday without a cup of tea.
Audrey?s pleased to have her back especially as she?s got more on
her plate than she can chew at the mo.
Yes, Audrey?s being blamed for having a fling with
Claudia?s man, Marc the transvestite. Audrey knows that Marc likes
to dress up for kicks but Claudia doesn?t and assumes the reason
Marc?s bought a new silk scarf is for her, not him. So when he takes
her out for dinner and says he?s got something for her, she?s not
best pleased when she gets a box of chocs. "It?s a design classic,
for a design classic," he tells her, offering her the chocs. I
normally get offered a big, fat tart. Anyway, when Claudia doesn?t
get the silk scarf, she thinks Marc?s got another woman, which he
sort of has, and that it?s Audrey, which it sort of isn?t. In fact,
it most definitely isn?t and the only way Marc can convince Claudia
of the truth is by dressing up in frock and matching scarf to
deliver the shock news to her. Claudia can?t take it, not
going out with someone who out ?Dynasty?s her at every turn and she
drives off in her car, which is much like herself, a
fast-moving, sporty little number with the top off. "I?ve been
made a fool of by a tranny and a granny!" she yells as she speeds
away.
Elsewhere this week, there?s been yawny tiresome
arguments in the Rovers between Becky, Steve and Tracy. I won?t even
tell you what?s been said and what hasn?t, you can fill in the
blanks yourself, I?m quite sure, we?ve see this love triangle too
many times. Of interest however, is that David sets his heart on
getting Max back from Becky and Steve so he can play at being diddy
daddy David. He doesn?t yet know of course that his new wife
Kylie sold her son to the McDonalds for a whole load of
McDosh.
In Roy?s Rolls, Sylvia?s helping out in the caff,
adding her tuppence of insight to every conversation she
eavesdrops. "I know all about women like Tracy Barlow," she
tells Becky, "I was almost one myself." Ooh, I bet she
was.
And that's just about that for this
week.
This week's writers were Jan McVerry, David Lane,
Carmel Morgan, Simon Crowther and Chris Fewtrell. Find out
more about the Coronation Street writing team at:
http://coronationstreetupdates.blogspot.com/2008/11/exclusive-all-current-corrie-writers.html
Glenda Young
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