Coronation Street Catch Up: the two consecutive grannies edition

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

Abi's in hot water again. This time it could be curtains for her and Kev.

Let's rewind. During the fallout from the trial of Corey Brent (Seb's murderer), an emotionally distraught Abi has an ill-advised one night stand with an equally distraught Imran. 

So far the twosome have kept their covert coitus a secret but Kevin gets wind of Abi's infidelity. Abi doesn't mention Imran so Kev assumes that the guilty partner is Abi's ex, Tez.  Angry and upset, Kev takes off in his camper van with Jack. 

Meanwhile, Toyah and Imran prepare to legally adopt Elsie (after fostering her). Toyah is willing to recommit to her relationship with Imran, even after his admission of infidelity but (like Kevin), she doesn't know the identity of his leg over partner.

Elsewhere, Lydia continues her vendetta against Adam while pretending to be Sarah's bestie. The latest salvo is the besmirching of Adam's reputation on various law sites. Neither Adam nor Sarah suspects that Lydia is behind the campaign of harassment.

After getting unkindly dissed by (who else?) Tracy, Stu gets his revenge by swapping out Tracy's pricey, fine wine for cheap plonk. Seems rather complicated to me but then I'm no oenophile.

Glam Gran Linda is still around and tries to convince Chesney to let her take Joseph to Portugal where she promises to give him lots of attention and a swimming pool. Despite ongoing financial hardships, Ches insists that his family is the best place for Joseph - although Joseph (when asked) seems keen on going to Portugal to live with his grandma. 

Meanwhile the other grandma, Bernie, makes no bones about her dislike of Linda. Dev, on the other hand, is quite taken with Linda and deploys his usual ham-handed, smarm charm  much to Bernie's disgust.

Surprise, surprise! The culprit behind the spiking of Amy's drink was none other than Max. 

The proof? 

Max conveniently videoed the entire caper including shots of surprisingly well-labelled GHB. Seems Max had planned to drug Daniel but Amy got the spiked drink by accident. At first Max pretends that the video didn't record. Then he confesses the truth to David who is convinced by Shona not to tell the police. Then Daniel deduces that Max was responsible and he too agrees not to tell anyone. So it looks like Max has, once again, dodged a bullet.

As for Amy, she's recovered and decides to get back together (in secret) with Jacob who has prepared a nice picnic hamper for the occasion. 

And now for some lines from the week that was:

Kevin confronts Abi about her secret one night stand:
"What's gonna break me heart?"
(well, it's not the camper van)

Bernie enlightens Linda about Dev's sex status:
"If he scores you, that's two consecutive grannies"
(who's counting)

Sally warns Tim about Elaine's growing medical interest in him:
"She's ordered a rectal thermometer"
(bummer!)

Linda dismisses Bernie's favourite pastime:
"There's no skill in bingo"

(numerical dexterity helps)

Max to David:
"I've done something terrible"
(I'm afraid you'll have to be more specific)

Sarah to Adam:
"I've been looking at my fertility app"
(it's like Wordle for ovulation)

Toyah will adopt Elsie only if Imran agrees to her demands:
"I've got three conditions"
(So, like Brexit?)

Adam insists that his reproductive abilities are top notch:
"My little swimmers don't need any help thank you very much"
(they've got tiny lifejackets)

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Well, Weatherfield wanderers, so ends another week. Poor Abi is in a pickle once again. Not sure how Kevin will get his head around this... and if he finds out that she slept with Imran, he'll go ballistic. Thanks for keeping me company here at the Hip. Have a great week.