Thursday, July 16, 2009

The exit to Spain is mainly on the plane

spoiler alert: this post makes reference to the July 15th episode on CBC

So the Mortons (3/5th of them anyway) are leaving for Spain. It's a big change. They'll have to learn how to say 'Donde esta kebab shop', for example. Well, at least they won't be lonely over there. That's because there's a veritable colony of Corrie Compadres, a legion of Manchester muchachos... (that's enough por favor - ed) over in Espana, which seems to be something of a home away from home for Weatherfield citizens.

There's Andy Mcdonald (Steve's brother), a longtime resident, and Warren Baldwin (Jamie's brother) for starters. Warren is even playing football over there (for Surreal Madrid or the Torremolinos Skivers FC, I forget which). Over the years, Spain has been a key part of Corrie stories. Mike Baldwin had a villa over there, the subject of much conflict in his will. Jackie Dobbs was there for a while (running with the bull, I suspect). Leanne spent a restful sojourn under Spanish skies learning all about real estate and Sangria - but mostly Sangria. Frankie Baldwin escaped over there for a respite from her torturous love life (parenting es muy caliente). Even the Websters found time to escape their troubles and spend a few days in Majorca (A UN designated Tony Gordon-free zone).

What's the attraction? Central heating? Cold beer and warm food? Out of earshot of Janice Battersby? It's hard to say but 'calle coronaciĆ³n' is growing, especially with the addition of the Mortons. They probably even have enough characters over there to start their own storylines. Maybe a ruthless businessman, El Tony, will try to force a certain Signor Kev to leave his hacienda in order to expand his bullfighting business... or something like that. We can work on the details manana.

Adios Amigos

2 comments:

  1. Sarah and Bethany Platt are two others that come to mind!

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  2. This post was a real chuckle. Thanks, Mary Kinkora.

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