your one stop update on what happened last week on Canada's Coronation Street...
Let's take a moment to summarize current state of Coronation Street:
Recently discharged from hospital: 3 (David, Daisy & Carla)
Recently escaped from hospital: 1 (Rob)
Recently incarcerated: 2 (Max & Dylan)
Diagnosed with Cancer: 2 (Julie & Kevin)
Guilty of theft: 3 (Daisy, Jenny, David)
Exiting the Street: 1 (Yasmeen, unfortunately)
Entering the Street: 2 (Mick and Lou, unfortunately)
Yes, it's been a pretty bleak week on the Street (who can blame Ken for taking off to the Lake District just to get away).
Let's start with David.
After Shona discovers David's numbskull efforts at death, she takes matters into her own hands and waltzes down to the adjacent hospital room where Daisy is recovering from her injuries and the death of her unborn child. Shona then blackmails Daisy into using part of Bertie's inheritance (from Daniel) to pay off Harvey. Shona can do this because she knows Daisy was driving the car that hit her a few weeks ago but Shona never reported the hit-and-run to the police.
So Shona and David believe their troubles with Harvey are solved (Really? Is Harvey so reasonable? Why wouldn't he extort more cash from them? Especially as Max is in jail and susceptible to Harv's network of thugs).
Anyway, as it turns out, Daisy finally spills the beans to Kit about everything that led up to the death of Kit or Kitess Jr. After learning about David's stupidity that resulted in Daisy losing her baby, Kit kidnaps David with the intention of exacting revenge but eventually changes his mind which means David is off the hook.
But now David needs a place to live (as he has outlived his welcome at Sarah's). He asks Audrey to take in his family (Run, Audrey, run!)
Elsewhere Yasmeen decides to leave the Street for an exciting job in London and leaves Speed Dal in the um.. somewhat capable hands of new shareholder (and former restaurant arsonist) Leanne. Alya is quasi-pleased by this turn of events but it doesn't take long for the two to butt heads over how to run Speed Dal.
Over at Grimshaw Palace, Julie finally tells Eileen the truth about her cancer diagnosis and Eileen is shocked and sad.
More shock over at Carla's flat when Kit shows up and tells Carla that a body has been found. Carla makes a trip to the morgue but she confirms that the dead body is not Rob. Also, it seems that someone broke into a pharmacy and stole antibiotics. So one can surmise that Rob is still on the run.
In other news, Tommy O. makes an appearance to announce that he has accepted a coaching job in Southampton. Tracy doesn't want to move to Southampton and demands that Tommy make a choice between football and her. His answer? Gooooooooal!
Single once again, Tracy turns her attention to Cassie (who avoided any consequences after drugging Ken because Ken refused to press charges). Tracy takes matters into her own hands and tempts Cassie (a former drug addict) with some illegal narcotics (which Tracy procured fairly easily by the way).
And finally, Dee Dee insists to her Dad (Ed) that she is committed to her plan to give up her child for adoption.
And now for some lines from the week that was:
"Me or football"
(When does Match of the Day start?)
David to Kit:
"I'm sorry for killing your baby"
(somehow that's not much consolation)
Steve to Tracy re: Ken's vacation in the Lake District:
"He's taken Keats and Wordsworth with him"
(so I guess he needs a three-bedroom rental?)
Mick is not impressed by Daisy and Jenny:
"It's a doolally duo"
(Marvel's latest superhero movie)
Carla alerts Betsy to Lisa's cooking:
"You're going to miss your Mom's shakshuka"
(not to mention the North African/Middle Eastern breakfast she made)
Brian tells Gemma that the words 'friend' and 'neighbour' could be merged:
"Freighbour could be a word"
(really? Tell me less)
Steve to Tracy re: her unavailability to be Ken's carer:
"You're shacked up with Bargain Basement Beckham"
(and Tracy's no Posh Spice)
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Well fellow faithful fans so ends another week. Sorry for the delay in posting (the reason? mega-skiving). Thanks for your patience and for spending time here at the Hip. Have a great week!