Coronation Street Catch Up: the pathetic old man edition

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

 

 

Let's start with the good news.

 

Mick could (maybe) be barred from the Rovers.

OK, so that's about it for the good news (and BTW, why hasn't Mick already been barred along with that brazen hussy wife of his?)

 

Yes, it seems that only the die-hard Coronation Street faithful can keep tuning in for the daily dose of bad news. 

 

Kev is not doing well after a couple of rounds of chemo and, by "not doing well", I mean he punches Ty while in the Rovers (don't worry, he wasn't barred). 

 

Kev seems intent on alienating everyone (Jack, Abi, Ty etc.). Meanwhile Abi is struggling to take care of ol' Kev, keep the house going, look after the kids, and run the garage. While all this is going on, a Freshco parking lot fender-bender brings Abi into contact with a handsome fella who would like to pursue a quick legover. Abi says "no" but she seems intrigued.

 

Meanwhile, the shock of the week is Debbie. 

 

After a few scary episodes (a blackout, leaving her purse in the fridge etc.), she visits a doctor who assesses her symptoms and thinks she may have dementia. Debbie is gobsmacked and, understandably, very upset by the news. To make matters worse, ol' Ronnie decides that he wants to propose (Debs hasn't told him about the dementia diagnosis). 

 

Deb turns him down.

 

Oh, and by the way, Ronnie and Debbie have also agreed to look after Dee Dee's baby (Leila) while James is away.

 

Speaking of Ronnie, he is continuing his feud with the charm-challenged Mick. Ches and Gemma are also trying to avoid Mick and his uncouth spouse (Lou) but with limited success. Ches continues to believe that Mick knows he (Ches) was responsible for pouring an unleaded sugar additive into the gas tank of Mick's van.

 

Meanwhile Dee Dee continues to recover. She has decided to file a complaint against the hospital for negligence while she was in labour that ended with an emergency hysterectomy. Alya agrees to help her.

 

Over at Eileen's house, Todd was shocked to learn that his new squeeze (Theo) has a wife and is still in the closet. 

 

Tim thinks he and Sally need a purpose and proposes that they become foster parents. Sally says she'll think about it.

 

And, just to add some spice to the week, it seems that Ty's son, Dorin, is making a guest appearance chez Fiz and Ty. The explanation is that Dorin's Mom (Alina) had a bad flood at her house and she sent Dorin over to Weatherfield to stay with Ty while she deals with the situation in Romania. Seems a little, how you say, improbable.

 

Elsewhere, Carla is pressing Jenny for the money that Jenny owes her. Jenny is spending more time on her dating app boyfriend (an invention of Christina designed to bilk Jenny out of money).  

 

Steve and Cassie have another legover (this time at Ty and Fiz's house. Looks like they're aiming for coitus in every house on the Street. What's next? Roy's place?) Unfortunately the frisky twosome are caught by Hope and Ruby. Needless to say, Hope is using the occasion for blackmail.

 

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

 

Jack to Kev:

"You're just a pathetic old man"

(Whoa! He's not pathetic.)

Mick to Sally as Mick goes toe-to-toe with Ronnie:

"Stay out of it you nosy cow"

(Quel charmer! He's certainly got a way with words. Just not a good way)

Jenny to Mick:

"Hey! Away from my pub or I will bar you"

(what are you waiting for?)

Tim to Sally re: the idea of fostering:

"I think I need a purpose"

(what about Tai Chi or Pickleball?)

Carla wants her money from Jenny so she can reimburse the money she borrowed from Betsy's trust fund:

"I can't be indebted to a child any longer"

(how about an adult?)

Cassie re: Steve's description of his lunch and legover:

"You are actually talking about the butty aren't you?"

(yes, but the sex part was OK too)

 

Handsome stranger in the parking lot to Abi:

"You're funny, you're gorgeous and you can fix cars"

(Kev can fix cars too... no comment on the "funny" and "gorgeous" part)

 

***

Well fellow stalwart Street watchers, it takes a certain kind of grit to weather all the illness and trouble in Weatherfield these days. Bravo to you for continuing to tune in when the stories are pretty grim and many thanks for returning to this blog for my feeble ramblings. I can only thank you for your gracious company and wish you a wonderful week.  

Coronation Street Catch Up: the stupidity of men edition

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

 

 

It's been a week of unrelenting bad news (and that was just Monday's episode!) on Coronation Street.

 

The exception was perhaps Steve and Cassie trying to explain to Tim and Sally what they were doing in Sally's house, wearing housecoats and rescuing Bertie from the hot tub. After that legover incident, Steve gives Cassie the cold shoulder and then tries to apologize but Cassie isn't interested and it looks like the twosome may be splitsville.

 

Elsewhere, I'm afraid it's bad news all round.

 

Dee Dee has her baby and decides that she wants to go ahead with her plan to give the baby to James (and partner Danny). But her plans are scuttled. First of all, Dee Dee is very sick after the baby is delivered which leads to an emergency operation and a hysterectomy. This means Dee Dee can't carry another baby.

 

However Dee Dee still wants to let James and Danny adopt the baby. But then Danny has a car accident and is badly injured. James leaves suddenly to be with Danny (who's in the U.S.) and Dee Dee is left to reluctantly care for baby Laila on an interim basis while Ed and the family try to figure out what to do. 

 

Meanwhile, Dee Dee's anger and frustration spills over as she lashes out at Lauren for urging her to have the baby as a donor for Frankie - not now needed as another donor has been found (and Frankie is doing well).

 

Elsewhere Kevin has started his chemotherapy and is having a tough time. Abi tries to be a source of comfort but he pushes her away. However he finds a friend in Julie who is diagnosed with terminal cancer. To add to Kev's woes, Jack has been fighting at school. Then, later, Jack and Hope grab some scooters (illegal) and are caught by the police (Hope also has a bottle of Evelyn's medicinal booze).  

Debbie is found in the ginnel with some nasty bruises. She is dazed and doesn't remember what happened but Ronnie suspects that Mick is the culprit (as Mick and Debbie have an ongoing feud). 

 

Meanwhile Chesney is getting worried because he now knows that Mick was the guy stalking him. Mick was subsequently the victim of Ches' foolish revenge act (i.e. putting sugar in the gas tank of Mick's van).  This can only get worse.

 

At the Rovers, Daisy and her unlikable Mum (Christina) are plotting to steal Jenny's windfall inheritance from an ex-husband. Christina creates a fake fella on Jenny's dating app and is determined to string along Jenny in order to swindle her out of her money.

 

And finally, a bright spot amidst all the gloom. Todd and new hunk in town Theo finally get together and get snogging (and probably more). 

 

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

Debbie scolds Ronnie for trying to pick a fight with Mick:

"Is there no end to the stupidity of men?"

(rhetorical question)

 

Cassie to Steve (who is trying to apologize):

"What's that between your legs? Your tail?"

(I certainly hope so)

 

James to Dee Dee's baby (Laila):

"We're going to have the best time in America"

(have you checked the news lately?)

 

Debbie to Ronnie re: Bernie:

"Why would you have tofu when you can have tenderloin?"

(less cholesterol?)

 

Evelyn to Cassie re: her legover with Steve:

"I hope you had the good sense not to broadcast it on Tok Tok"

(or Instagroom)

Christina to Steve in the Rovers:

"Can I buy you a drink handsome?"

(sure, once he finds a punter who's handsome)

Lisa confesses to Betsy:

"I shot you"

(so, not the sheriff?)

***

 

Well,  fellow Street savants, so ends another week. Thanks so much for the pleasure of your company and have a Happy Easter. Watch out for those hockey playoffs as they may displace the Coronation Street broadcast schedule. Check your local listings. 

Coronation Street Catch Up: the favourite pudding edition

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

 

 

OK, OK Rob, put the gun down!

I'll tell you what my favourite pudding is: it's crème brûlée, slightly chilled (not too much vanilla flavour). Oh, and I'll take a decaf cappuccino with that.

 

...but I'm not eating that canned spaghetti.

 

Yes, a seriously ill Rob was holed up at the Barlow's house (good job Ken was away in the Lake District). He took Tracy hostage (wasn't too difficult). Tracy invites Carla over and she becomes hostage number two. Then super(bad) cop Lisa decides to take matters into her own hands and, in short order, manages to make herself into another hostage (where's Scott and/or Bailey when you need them?)

 

Tracy escapes and summons the police (Kit, who else?). The tactical team arrive and surround the outhouse... er I mean house. A shot is fired and the police arrive and everyone is safe - except for Betsy who was outside the back of the house and got a bullet in the shoulder. 

 

Rob (you'll be glad to know) is alive and resting comfortably in his usual bed at Weatherfield General Hospital. He's got a touch of sepsis but nothing to worry about. He'll soon be back to his snarling self.

 

Betsy, on the other hand, has nerve damage in her arm which may have serious consequences.

 

Lisa initially blames Carla for all the trouble Rob has caused and for Betsy's injury. She breaks up with Carla but, with Betsy's encouragement, makes up with Carla and the couple are back together.

 

Carla meanwhile is getting impatient with Jenny because Jenny and Daisy still owe her the money they stole. Daisy's initial plan (suggested by Daniel) was to use Bertie's trust fund to pay off the debt to Carla. That plan has fallen through. Jenny gets a nice windfall of 60k which she offers to Carla as partial payment but Carla wants the whole enchilada... and now.

 

While chatting with the bank about a loan, Jenny manages to lose Bertie (who is later found by Steve and Cassie) and gets an earful from Daisy. 

 

Speaking of Steve and Cassie, it seems that they have kissed (and more) and made up. To commemorate their reunification, they have a celebratory legover in Sally's house and plan for some hot-tub hi-jinks but that is interrupted when they rescue Bertie from the hot-tub. Of course, explaining why they were both wearing bathrobes afterwards is a little trickier.

 

Meanwhile, Deb is called to Jack's school because Jack was suspended for fighting. Debbie smooths things over with the school head and the two decide not to tell Kevin (who is returning from a holiday).

 

Julie tries to play matchmaker with Todd and the new hunk in town, Theo (BTW, who eats dinner in a tank top? Not that I'm complaining). Theo gets 'shirty' and insists he's not gay. Could Julie's gaydar be wrong?  It seems unlikely since Todd discovers Theo on his dating app.

 

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

 

Cassie to Steve:

"Everyone hates me"

(only because you lied, stole and tried to kill an octogenarian)

Tim quotes Greek wisdom to Steve:

"Don't argue with Aristotle"

(and, no, that's not the name of the new manager at Freshco)

Steve to Cassie:

"You did make Ken happy"

(...before you tried to kill him) 

Julie to Todd:

"Mr. Scaffold Man is definitely on my gaydar"

(is that a Google app?)

Lisa to Rob:

"Thanks for the kidney"

(you're welcome?)

Todd re:Theo:

"Funny, friendly, fit, straight"

(well, three out of four isn't bad)

 

Theo to Julie:

"I'm so sorry to hear about your terminalness"

(aren't you quite the smooth talker)

Rob gets impatient with Carla and Lisa:

"Everyone's got a favourite pudding!"

(make mine Jello, stat!)

Rob to Carla:

"That was a really stupid thing to do"

(eating expired spaghetti-o's?)

***

Well, fellow Weatherfield witnesses, so ends another week with Carla safe, Betsy in hospital and Rob occupying his usual private room. Hope he gets a nice pudding and some canned spaghetti while he's recuperating. 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by. Looks like we're coming up to that time of year (hockey playoffs) so be prepared for CBC schedule changes in the weeks ahead. Till then, all the best and have a great week!

Coronation Street Catch Up: the "Où sont les toilettes?" edition

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

 

 

For a guy who just had one kidney removed, I'd say Rob's doing pretty well.

 

He's out of jail (actually on the run), soon to be a Dad (although he jilted his pregnant girlfriend), reconnecting with an old flame (although Tracy's not that chuffed to see him), has a burgeoning firearms hobby (albeit a stolen gun) and planning an exciting overseas trip (with a stolen passport). 

Yes, it seems Rob is still evading capture and hiding out with his old flame, Tracy. 

 

Tracy is less than pleased to see him but reluctantly agrees to let him stay at the Barlow B&B for one night. Rob is in pain after his surgery and waiting for a mate to give him a fake passport so he can get out of the country. But that doesn't stop him from trying to rekindle the old chemistry with Tracy and invites her to join him on his law-evading escapade.

 

Nearby, the spectre of Rob still haunts Betsy who refuses to leave the flat until Nina intervenes and tries to convince Betsy to face her fears. Meanwhile D.S. Lisa Swain continues her pursuit of Rob as Mandy (prison guard and ex-girlfriend of Rob) is arrested and reveals to Lisa that Rob took her gun.

 

Over at Dee Dee's, James makes a return appearance (but wait, it's not the James we know and love. It's a new, different James). Anyway, 'James' is doing well and planning to move to the U.S. where he has accepted a new coaching job (really? does he know about the tariffs?). 

 

It was actually Ed who summoned James because he wants James and his partner to adopt Dee Dee's baby (Joel Jr.). Once Dee Dee discovers the secret plan, she dismisses the idea and is none too pleased with Ed and James for conspiring to make her change her mind about giving the baby up for adoption. 

 

Also, Lauren announces to Dee Dee that the doctors have found a match for baby Frankie so they don't need to rely on Dee Dee's baby as a potential donor. 

 

Eileen accidentally blurts out to all and sundry in the Rovers the fact that Julie has terminal cancer. Brian, for one, is shocked. Julie is scared. Later, she invites Eileen and Todd to a meeting in the Rovers to discuss funeral arrangements.

 

Speaking of Eileen, she and Debbie seem to be having a feud. Both are stressed (Debbie because Kev has cancer. Eileen because of Julie). 

 

And there's more trouble for Debbie as she calls an electrician to help with a power outage at the hotel. Turns out that the electrician is none other than Mick (the new uncouth fella on the Street). Debbie refuses to pay his expensive invoice and Mick is not pleased.

 

More trouble also for Sean when he is threatened while visiting Dylan in juvie. Seems that one of Dylan's fellow inmates (Brody) wants Sean to bring him a burner phone or Dylan will suffer. Sean refuses to bring the phone but now Dylan is in danger at the hands of Brody and his thugs.

 

After almost falling prey to Tracy's drug temptation efforts, Cassie is rescued by Roy. Thanks to Evelyn, Ty reluctantly takes Cassie back but is not happy about it. Evelyn is caught in the middle as she tries to mediate the family crisis while continuing her law studies at Uni.

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

 

Tracy to Carla re:Betsy:

"She's a right gobby cow"

(the irony is delicious)

Eileen practicing her French for a trip with Julie:

"Je m'appelle Eileen. Où sont les toilettes?"

(très bien!)

Glenda compliments Brian on his natty attire:

"You're even wearing a structured pant"

(Wow! I'm 'slack' jawed)

Debbie rails at Eileen:

"Grim by name, Grim by nature" 

(I think that's the Grimshaw family motto)

Julie to Brian:

"I've always cared for you even when I hated you"

(er..thanks, I guess)

Julie to Brian again:

"You're my lemon"

(but, alas, not her main squeeze)

Tracy to Rob:

"I've evolved"

(into what?)

Rob wants to get back together with Tracy:

"Come away with me"

(tempting offer from an armed felon on the run)

 

Debbie is shocked by Tracy's human feelings:

"Is this you doing compassion?"

(don't worry, it won't last long)

Daisy to Mick:

"You are a vile little troll"

(but don't take it personally)

 

***

Well fellow Weatherfield watchers, so ends another week. It's sad to say but the only bright spot these days seems to be the scenes of Rob and Tracy getting re-acquainted. Thanks so much for spending some time here at the Hip. Great to have the pleasure of your company and do have a great week.

 

Coronation Street Catch Up: the Bargain Basement Beckham edition

 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: 

Tracy's ultimatum to Tommy O.:

"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)

***

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!

Coronation Street Catch Up: the hateful cow edition

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

 

 

Word of advice: if you're sick, don't go to Weatherfield General Hospital. 

 

I think they must be at 100% capacity (or more) with David and Daisy currently occupying beds and, of course, there's Kevin now receiving treatment for cancer.  If and when Julie decides to stay, I guess she'll also be receiving treatment for cancer at WGH.

 

Yes, there's definitely not much joy on the Street these days.

 

David tries to plan his death in order to unlock life insurance money for Shona to pay off Harvey and release his family from Harvey's campaign of threats and harm to the Platt family. Desperate Dave convinces Andy to do the deed by doing a hit-and-run on David at an appointed time. 

 

David leaves behind a note for Shona, gets plastered, and heads out into the Street as Andy speeds towards him but, whoops, Daisy happens to run out at exactly the same time and David is forced to push her out of the way as the car arrives.

 

Both Daisy and David are rushed to hospital (thank goodness Asha is a paramedic). David is badly injured but alive. Daisy is okay but her baby did not survive the hit-and-run.

 

Afterwards Sarah discovers David's suicide note and shares it with Nick. They decide not to tell Shona about David's suicide plan. The fact that Max has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison (and thus subject to Harvey's vengeance in jail) only added to David's desperation before he tried to end his life.

 

Speaking of jail, poor Dylan is stuck in juvie for six months and dealing with all manner of young hoodlums inside. Sean is in a constant state of worry about his son's well being.

 

Meanwhile, in another hospital room at Weatherfield General, Daisy is dealing with the traumatic loss of her child and the fallout from the fact that Daniel now knows he is not the father of the child (Kit is). It was a spiteful Jenny who (after making a drunken pass) hinted at the truth to Kit who subsequently prodded Daniel into demanding that Daisy prove the baby's paternity.

 

In non-medical news, Cassie is persona non grata after everyone finds out she was drugging poor Ken. Hope is Cassie's only ally (with friends like that, etc. etc) but Ty is not inclined to forgive Cassie and the rest of the Street's denizens are appalled. 

 

Sally hosts a dinner party in order to get Tim and Kevin to forgive and forget their disagreement. She invites Abi, Kev, Debbie and Ronnie. The dinner backfires as Kev doesn't like the way Abi and Ronnie are getting along and he's jealous - especially as he has just had a testicle removed (surgically, I hasten to add) and is now being treated for cancer.

 

Meanwhile Julie continues to refuse to tell Eileen about her cancer diagnosis even though George and Todd urge her to do so. And finally, it seems that Yasmeen has been offered a job in London which would mean leaving Speed Dal and Weatherfield. At the same time, Alya has quit her job with her law firm and is unemployed.

 

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

 

Tracy to Cassie:

"You hateful cow"

(fair comment)

Tracy to Cassie again:

"Trash does eventually take itself out"

(not at my house, unfortunately)

Harvey's thugs to David:

"The easy way or the hard way - you decide"

(I pick the easy way)

Shona to David re: his life of crime:

"Maybe there's a family wing at the prison?"

(don't give HM Correctional Services any ideas) 

Shona to David:

"I love you David but you're an absolute idiot"

(she's right about the "absolute idiot" part)

Sally to Ronnie at her dinner party:

"There'll be no swinging in here tonight"

(Thank goodness! We've seen enough disasters this week!)

***

Well, fellow Harvey Haters, so ends another week. Seems that most (if not all) story lines seem to wind up at Weatherfield General Hospital these days. Hopefully there will be some more light-hearted plots in the future. One can only hope. Thanks so much for dropping by and have a great week!

Coronation Street Catch Up: the sand on the fire edition

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

 

 

File this under 'scenes we wished we'd seen'...

 

(Daisy having a scan of her baby at the hospital while Daniel watches)

Ultrasound technician: "Ah! There's the baby. Strong heartbeat. Everything looks good except..."

Daniel: "What is it? What's wrong?"

Ultrasound tech: "Oh nothing. It's just that the baby is very long. The father must be very tall."

Alas, this was not what happened.

Instead, Daisy continues to deceive Daniel and lets him believe that the baby is Danny Jr. when, in fact, it's Kit Jr.  Jenny thinks this charade is a good idea especially when Daniel offers to use Bertie's trust fund money to pay Daisy and Jenny's debt to Carla.

 

Daisy makes a few feeble attempts to tell Daniel the truth but eventually comes round to Jenny's viewpoint and the deception continues. However Daisy tells Daniel that he should replace Jenny's name on the deed to the Rovers with his own name (to protect his interests). Jenny is none to please that she will be relegated from owner to chief barmaid.

 

Over at Ken's house, the jig is up.

 

The wily nonagenarian figures out that Cassie has been using his credit card for herself and, worse, drugging him to feel tired and unwell. Ken berates Cassie and tells her to leave. She does, whereupon, Ken promptly has a heart attack and is rushed to hospital.

 

The miracle workers at Weatherfield General Hospital immediately admit Ken into the Coronation Street Wing ("give him the bed that Carla just left"), give him a stent and before you can say 'co-pay', he's awake and telling his family about Cassie's deceit.

 

The Barlows call the police and Tracy confronts Cassie. There is the obligatory on-the-street, in public, catfight with Tracy (wo)man-handling Cassie by the hair before the coppers show up to take Cassie down to the station. Cassie is later released on bail and makes an appearance at Ken's hospital room.  Ken wants to know what she has to say for herself.

 

Elsewhere Julie is in town and finally gets to spend some time with her half sister, Eileen. However Julie refuses to tell Eileen that she has cancer (sarcoma) despite pleas from George and Todd.

 

Kev is recovering nicely from his testicle surgery. However he is not chuffed about how Ronnie seems to be playing the 'Big I Am' while Kev feels emasculated. There's more bad news for Kev. He gets the results of his scan and it seems that the cancer has spread and he has lymphoma which means he must have chemotherapy. Tim tries to cheer up Kev but it backfires.

 

So that's two Coronation Street people who have cancer. Let's hope that's as far as it goes.

 

Over at the courthouse, Dylan's appearance before a judge is not going well and he gets sentenced to six months in a youth correctional facility (the same place where Daniel works as a teacher). Sean is devastated and Dylan is steeling himself to cope with life in juvie.

 

In other news, Carla tells Bobby to sling his hook but then feels bad. David is continuing his life of crime with Andy (buddy from jail) in an effort to pay back Harvey.   

 

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

 

Mary re: Brian:

"He's the emperor of Weatherfield recycling" 

(All hail!)

Abi wants to douse Kev's ardour:

"Let's pour some sand on the fire"

(more like an ember)

Debbie to Ronnie who's trying to take some of Kev's full English:

"You leave my brother's sausage alone"

(and don't touch his breakfast either)

Cassie explains to Fiz why she stole from Ken:

"I just wanted to make a bit on the side"

(you mean Steve?)

 

Tracy upon seeing Steve and Cassie cuddling:

"They do say a dog returns to its vomit"

(certainly makes me want to hurl)

Julie to Mary:

"I sell pet supplements"

(you know, like the 'One-a Dog' multi-vitamin)

 

***

Well, fellow Ken Kompatriots, so ends another week. Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great week.