Coronation Street Catch-Up: the Great Gormless Lump edition

your one-stop update on what happened last week on Canada's Coronation Street...


You know it's a bad week when the highlight is a song by budding music idol (idle?), Kirk who debuts his number one hit single about his and Beth's mutual love of dogs: A Nice Pair of Puppies.

I'm afraid it all goes downhill from there.

Toyah and Imran pretend to break up as a ruse for Toyah to move back in with Leanne and acquire proof that Nick is behind the factory roof collapse. Leanne figures out the ruse and gives Toyah the heave ho.

Sarah tells Leanne that Nick may have got his mystery money from a loan shark (the famous Rick). The three unwise women (Toyah, Leanne and Sarah) decide to break into Chez Rick, knock his bouncerette employee unconscious and make off with the ledger. Alas they can't find any evidence to suggest that Nick got his money from a loan shark, however Leanne still thinks he's hiding the truth.

Meanwhile Steve and Tim's bromance turns sour over their failing Streetcars business. After getting into an altercation with three youths, Steve loses his taxi licence and operators licence, Liz, Eileen and Tracy take matters into their own hands and decide to take over the business. First priority for the testy triumvirate is to get an app to compete with the Uber-like GoLucky taxi service.

Bethany gets Gary a job working for Nick. Natalie snogs David and, when knocked back, tells David that she may yet spill the beans about the money she helped Nick steal from Audrey.

Sally decides to rekindle her love of horse riding which leads to her, Yasmeen, Sinead and Jenny to buy some equine equity, a quarter horse, so to speak. 

And now for a few lines from the week that was:

Sally to Yasmeen, Jenny and Sinead:
"We are the proud owners of Pericles"

(she bought it from KiGeeGee)

Tim disapproves of Sally's horse riding hobby:
"I know you like poncing around with the Cheshire set"

(or even around the conservatory)

Eileen to Tracy & Liz re: Steve:

"Sometimes Steve can be a great gormless lump"

(GGL for short)

Sally reveals the secrets of horse riding:
"You have to become one with the animal"

(Just ask Princess Anne)

Steve to Tim:
"You silly, bald man"

(ouch!)

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Well, patient punters, so ends another week with some goofy stories, B&E's, and a horse. And what happened to Norris? We need him now more than ever. Thanks for stopping by and spending some time here at the Hip. Have a great week and enjoy the arrival of summer!