Coronation Street Catch Up: the Manchester Tart edition

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

 

 

Despite her best efforts to sabotage her own defence, multiple court outbursts, and a parade of unconvincing witnesses, Sarah Platt is a free woman. 

 

On the other hand, Gary is now banged up in jail for eight months for his efforts to help Sarah cover her tracks after she killed Theo (in self-defence). Maria is angry and takes out her anger on Sarah resulting in Sarah receiving a Manchester Tart in the face. Some (like Maria) might call it poetic justice - you know, an eye for an eye, a tart for a tart etc. etc.

 

So Sarah is back home to reunite with Harry and Bethany. She'd like to get back together with Kit but Kit's not interested (could it be because he had a one-night shag with Sarah's daughter? Just a wild guess).

 

Then, while at Weatherfield General to check out Bethany after she was pushed by Maria, a nurse innocently spills the beans about Bethany's pregnancy. Sarah is thrilled. For now. Sarah is so far unaware of Bethany's decision to have a termination or the identity of the Dad.

 

Elsewhere the disgust-o-meter is up to eleven when it comes to macho moron Ross and his continuing efforts to pressure Ty into being some kind of neo-caveman. First Ross forces poor Dorin to take boxing lessons. Next Ross challenges Ty to spar in the living room. Then Ross tries to stop Ruby from taking boxing lessons as he claims the sport is not for girls.

 

Surely Tracy (of all people) can figure out that Ross is a total neanderthal and sub-standard boyfriend material (even by her standards).

 

Over at the Bistro, Nick is prepared to sell the restaurant in order to devote more time to young Sam. Leanne overhears Nick's emotional chat with Sam and decides that she doesn't want to proceed with Idris' plan to buy the Bistro for a paltry sum. Instead, Leanne encourages Nick to hold on to the restaurant.

Idris is not happy but turns his attention to another sordid scheme which involves buying council land next to Weatherfield High School. This puts Idris on a collision course with Daniel who thinks the land should be used to expand the school for the benefit of its students. Looks like Daniel is becoming a chip off the old block (that would be Ken).

 

Meanwhile, over at Ronnie and Deb's flat, Deb is puzzled by the fact that Ronnie isn't interested in a marital legover despite her best seducto efforts and Lisa Stansfield crooning. Seems that Ronnie is stressed by his role as a caregiver and is seeking help from a support group. He tries to keep this a secret from Debbie but Abi finally spills the beans which leads to an emotional conversation between Ronnie and Deb.

 

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

 

Maria to Sarah, Bethany & Todd after Gary is sent down:

"Nice to see the Addams Family are all back together again" 

(apparently Sarah is like Fester) 

Glenda to Debbie and Abi:

"I did a musical version of 'A Doll's House' on the ships"

(Ibsen must be rolling in his grave)

 

Debbie confesses her problem to Abi and Glenda:
"I wanted a bit of - you know - rumpy-pumpy"

(you'll have to be more specific) 

Maria to Sarah as she pushes a dessert into Maria's face:

"This is rubbing her nose in it"

(we know what you mean, but thanks for the demonstration) 

The Crown prosecutor questions Sarah in court:

"Which are you: stupid or not stupid?"

(is there a third option?) 

Kit finally takes the stand as a character witness testifying on Sarah's behalf:

"What she is is selfish"

(thanks for the helpful testimony) 

Sarah to Bethany, David and Shona:

"I think we need to prepare for the worst"

(the return of Jodie?) 

 

***

Well, fellow Weatherfield Watchers, so ends another week. Sarah is free but Gary is now behind bars. Perhaps it's a general Corrie rule that if someone is released from prison, someone must necessarily be sent to prison. Kind like a Corrie's Law of the Conservation of Matter. Or something like that. 

 

Thanks for spending some time here. Lovely to have your company. Have a great week.

Coronation Street Catch Up: the flipping loon edition

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

 

 

What is it about the Platts and the Weatherfield Canal?

 

Some years ago, Richard Hillman tried to kill Gail and the Platt family by driving his car into the murky brine.

 

A few years later, David replicated the stunt by driving his car into the Weatherfield waterway in order to ruin Sarah's wedding day (mission accomplished).

 

And now, David decides that the best course of action (after Jodie got shot while tussling with Shona) is to toss the firearm into the Canal.

 

But why the coverup?

 

All this happened after Bethany finally spilled the truth about Jodie's concerted efforts to destroy Shona's life and marriage by portraying her as unhinged and crazy. Jodie achieved this primarily by playing a recording of Harper crying (on multiple occasions) that effectively freaked out Shona.  

 

However, once the truth was revealed about Jodie's evil campaign, there was a showdown at the Platt house. All was revealed. David even found Jodie's box of stolen items with Lisa's police ID (but where's Brian's book?)

 

Jodie, now exposed as the evil sister with malicious intent, is cornered and brandishes a gun (that she nabbed while Carl was delivering the weapon to Fiona). David and Shona believe the gun is fake. Shona tries to wrestle it away from Jodie and Jodie is shot.

 

Rather than explain the situation to Detective Swain, David and Shona decide to lie. David tosses the gun into the canal and they insist that Jodie was shot by a random passerby. 

 

But don't worry about Jodie. She's fine. She recovers from the gunshot wound in record time and discharges herself from hospital. Where is she? We don't know. Will she tell the truth about what happened? We don't know. Will Swain realize that David and Shona are lying? Maybe.

 

Meanwhile Kit is struggling after his diagnosis of breast cancer. Treatment is starting and Kit is fortunate to be supported by Bernie and Brody. But he can't keep his condition secret for long and soon the punters at the Rovers know. Kit finally tells his boss (Swain). Todd takes it upon himself to spill the beans to Sarah. Sarah, by the way, wanted Kit to testify (as a character witness) at her upcoming trial but Kit has declined.

 

Oh, and one more twist to the saga.  

 

Bethany has discovered she's pregnant. I would hold off on planning the baby shower as the news probably won't be warmly received as one suspects that Kit is the Dad. Awkward!

Speaking of awkward, Nick tries to help out Leanne at Speed Dal by providing some badly needed meat. However, following reports of food poisoning, the meat is found to be expired (no-one checked the label apparently). The reviews are in (and they're not good). Tracy is livid (and sick). Ken avoided the illness by being a vegetarian. Yelp is damning Speed Dal with opprobrium.

 

Idris is cheesed off with Nick and blames him for the disaster. Idris' response? Writing fake reviews about the Bistro. Business drops off rapidly as Yelp opprobrium strikes again. Idris then explains his strategy to Leanne. He wants to see the Bistro fail so he can swoop in and buy the restaurant for a pittance. Interesting business plan but how are you going to bring customers back if the reviews suck?

 

Over at Gary and Maria's place, Jake is angry because of Gary's impending court appearance and he believes that his Dad may go to prison. Jake thinks Gary is destroying the family and he decides to move in with Izzy (his Mom).

 

And, over at Debbie's eclectic and colourful flat, Ronnie admits to himself (and Carl) that he is struggling as Debbie's caregiver. Ronnie inadvertently leaves a brochure about a nursing home in the flat which, of course, Debbie finds. This will not be good.

 

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

 

Jodie to David: 

"I used to think I was a lone wolf"

(She's half right... about the wolf part)

David to Shona re: Jodie:

"She tried to seduce me - twice!"

(in that case, Jodie must really be nuts) 

David to Bethany:

"This happened because Jodie's a flipping loon"

(please, let's be sensitive and say Jodie 'struggled with complex issues of abandonment') 

David to Shona re: Jodie:

"She's a fruit loop"

(that's an offensive term, especially to cereal lovers) 

David searches for the right word to describe Jodie:

"Psychopath? Sociopath? Personality disorder?"

(you had me at "psychopath")

Toyah says there's one upside to the expired meat fiasco:

"The thought of Tracy Barlow doubled up in the toilet"

(kinda makes one nauseous at the thought)

***

Well, fellow Shona Supporters, so ends another week. Finally the truth comes out about Jodie's campaign of evil against Shona and her family. Poor Lily has suffered from false accusations and the family was almost torn asunder. Now that Jodie is on the lam, goodness knows what will happen. 

 

And, of course, we have yet another surprise pregnancy to report as Bethany seems to be with child (Dev's store must do boffo business just from selling pregnancy test kits). Well, that's more than enough blather from me. Thanks for dropping by and have a great week.

Coronation Street Catch Up: the forbidden fruit edition

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

 

 

According to psychologists, Jodie can be described as a fantasist - a person who frequently indulges in deep, extensive fantasies or lives in an imagined reality.

I can think of several other words to describe her (most ending in -itch) - especially after her latest psycho actions. 

 

First she manages to stifle Doug's warnings to Shona and David by swapping Doug's medication for placebos. This results in Doug reverting to his bipolar personality and being carted off to the psychiatric ward by health and social services.

Jodie also pretends to be stood up by a fake date as an excuse to convince David to join her in a cozy, secret, alcohol-guzzling afternoon in the salon (not that David needed much convincing).

 

For her piece de resistance, evil Jodie manages to convince Shona that it was Lily who made a recording of Harper crying and used it to unnerve Shona. The guilty nutbar was, of course, Jodie. But the net result was an angry Shona telling a tearful Lily to get out of her house. 

 

Now that Jodie's plan is working to perfection, the only possible problem is Bethany who knows all about Jodie's evil ways and wants to tell the Platt family (especially after witnessing the horrific confrontation between Shona and Lily). The only snag is that if Bethany tells the truth about Jodie, Jodie has threatened to tell the truth about Bethany's one-night stand with Stretch (er, I mean Kit).

 

Tough call, but Bethany seems prepared to damn the torpedoes and spill the beans about Jodie to Shona (who, by the way, wasted no time in checking into a deluxe room with fluffy bathrobes at the Chariot Square Hotel).

 

Elsewhere, young Sam finally admits to Eva that he was the one who pushed her down the cellar stairs at the Rovers. Eva is remarkably understanding about the news but Ben is livid. Nick is super constipated by the news (someone get him a pint of Metamucil - stat!) But Toyah, Nick and Leanne all try to be understanding about the situation - after all Sam has been recently diagnosed with schizophrenia. 

 

But hold on, there's more. 

 

Sam apologizes for the staircase-pushing incident (it could happen to anyone) and then quickly adds that he has spent 6K of Nick's money on crypto. Yikes! That's a big problem - unless they've started taking Bitcoin at the Rovers. 

 

Never mind. Leanne, for one, still has faith in Sam despite his... um... 'fiscal foibles'. However Sam then steals Idris' credit card and one assumes that he's looking to buy more crypto. Maybe Sam thinks he's Sam Bankman-Fried? (ask your kids or grandkids).

 

Meanwhile, Christina desperately wants to tell Lucy that she is Lucy's grandmother and that Rachel (Lucy's Mum) was Christina's daughter (given away for adoption at birth). 

 

Christina confides in Sally and Sally strongly objects to Christina sharing the news with Lucy. The two agree that social services should be consulted before Christina says anything to Lucy but will Christina respect the decision - or take matters into her own hands?

 

In other news, Summer seems determined to stand by her man (Marco). 

Can she be that naive?

This is the fella who stole Summer's artwork, is wearing an ankle monitor (for a previous crime), and is now in court accused of driving a getaway car.  Asha is not impressed but Summer remains a staunch defender of her recidivist Romeo, her criminal Casanova, her... (well, you get the idea).  

 

This week's incidental observation: why is David taking so long to peel a carrot?

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

 

Jodie explains her attraction to David:

"At first it was like forbidden fruit"

(you mean like a rotten apple or a moldy strawberry?) 

Sally's assessment: 

"Christina is an acquired taste"

(like pork scratchings)

 

Leanne to Toyah re:Roy's kindness to Sam:

"Roy's the best"

(agreed) 

Christina explains her poor choice in men to Sally:

"I just went for looks" 

(George will be chuffed)

Asha tells Summer that she is being hoodwinked by Marco:

"Go and polish his halo"

(...or his ankle monitor)

 

Christina about her daughter, Rachel:

"My first fruit"

(Her second fruit was Daisy)

Mary asks George a salty question: 

"Where do you stand on tortilla chips?"

(he doesn't usually because they break so easily) 

***

Well, fellow non-fantasists, so ends another week. How long can this Jodie travesty continue? Isn't enough enough? Hopefully we'll have an answer to that question sooner rather than later. Thanks so much for stopping by and do have a great week.

Coronation Street Catch Up: the smelly feet edition

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

 

The good news?   

Christina got a promotion at the funeral home and is now an assistant to the vice president of embalming (or something like that).

 

The bad news? 

Christina learns that her biological daughter (Rachel) has died.

 

It seems that Christina gave up Rachel for adoption and the two never met after that. To further complicate matters, Rachel happens to be the mother of Lucy and wife of Richie (currently in jail and accused of killing Rachel).

 

Lucy is a troubled child and prone to violent outbursts. Tim now has his suspicions about how Rachel died and shares his concerns with Lisa Swain. Ominously, Lucy is seen spying on Tim and Lisa. And we know that Richie is covering up for Lucy's actions so hopefully Tim and Sally will be on their guard as Lucy's behaviour becomes more erratic and violent.

 

More good news and bad news.

 

The good news?

Carl got a job at Street Cars.

 

The bad news?

Carl got a job at Street Cars. 

 

Let's continue. 

 

The good news?  

Susie got an audition in London for that hit West End show, Pippi! (the reviews are already in: "I laughed, I cried, but mostly I tried to get my money back")

 

The bad news? 

While Ben and Susie are away, Eva is alone in the pub and gets pushed down the stairs by Sam who is in a state of frantic anxiety while searching the Rovers for his phone. Glenda finally finds Eva and she is taken to the Coronation Street Wing of Weatherfield General.  Eva is badly hurt but will make a full recovery.

 

An investigation is underway. It seems that Carl was in the pub at the time of the accident and Debbie (who finds a lot of cash in Carl's wallet) tells Detective Kit that she thinks Carl broke into the pub, stole money, and pushed Eva down the stairs.

 

The good news?  

Betsy is recovering nicely and returns to the factory to work.

The bad news?

Betsy's not ready for this step in her recovery and falls asleep at her sewing machine (what's the big deal? It's surely not the first time a machinist has dozed off at Underworld. Probably happens all the time)

 

The good news?

Shona is finally getting some rest and recovering from her post-partum issues.

 

The bad news?

Evil Jodie is taking the opportunity to displace Shona from the family and cozy up to David (the husband, not the dog... on second thoughts, maybe both).

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

Sean assures Carla that he is discreet:

"Subtle's my middle name"

(...and chickens have lips) 

Debbie assures Kev that she's okay:

"Still not scared of Tracy Barlow"

(that's a good sign) 

 

Debbie to Kit:

"I think Carl might have pushed Eva down the steps"

(he is a good suspect - even if he didn't do it) 

Carl to Steve re: Ronnie finding Carl and a 'friend' in a state of undress at Debbie's apartment:

"He caught me in flagrante"

(post legover) 

Steve lists some of the Streetcars office issues to new employee Carl:

"We've had a lot of problems with smelly feet"

(so keep your shoes on) 

Christina to George re: her teen pregnancy:

"I fell for the charms of my boss"

(as she did for George) 

 

***

Well fellow Carl Critics, so ends another week. First and foremost my apologies for referring to Maggie as 'Moira' - not once but several times. Not sure how that happened. Age-related probably.  

 

So, what's up with Nick these days? I know he's worried about Sam but he's becoming a real 'Debbie Downer' with a permanent pained expression on his face. Maybe he'll cheer up one day. Till then thanks for stopping by. Always great to have your company. Have a great week! 

Coronation Street Catch Up: The Badger's Backside edition

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

 

 

Can we talk... about David's hair?

Specifically, where's it gone?

Apparently he got a haircut while visiting Gail in France and when he visited a barber, I guess something got lost in translation (i.e. his hair).

 

Anyway, he's back on the Street and trying to help Shona cope with all the stress associated with lack of sleep and all the work that comes with looking after Harper. However, unbeknownst to Shona and David, the main source of their problems is (no surprise) Jodie.

 

Crazy Jodie seems determined to make Shona look like she's suffering from post-partum psychosis by surreptitiously burning Shona's cake, adding boiling water to the baby bath, and playing a recording of Harper crying when Shona's within earshot.

 

One wonders why Jodie is even welcome at the Platt's after all the problems she's caused. Now she seems determined to split up David and Shona and the only person who may have an inkling about Jodie's evil nature... is Doug (Shona and Jodie's Dad) and he hasn't yet shared his insight with Shona.

Elsewhere, Kit is dealing with his diagnosis of breast cancer. Todd tries to be supportive but Lisa (who hasn't been told about Kit's illness) is taking a dim view of Kit's frequent absences from work. Finally, Kit tells Bernie about his diagnosis and she is rocked by the news - especially since she is awaiting results of her own genetic testing and trying to stay positive.

 

Over at Ty's, Ross pretends to be sympathetic to Ty's history of spousal abuse (by Kirstie) but in reality he remains an ill-tempered neanderthal and even chides poor Dorin for the sin of playing with a non-manly toy. Hopefully Ty will wake up and get rid of his scoundrel Dad (and bring back Cassie). Better still, bring back Evelyn!

 

At the Rovers, everyone (except Moira) seems to take a cavalier view of young Susie developing an online profile with her musical performances. Glenda seems to think that Susie has talent and posts her performance on the Little Big Shotz website (which is then suspended for inappropriate content). You'd think after all their grief dealing with Will, that Ben and Eva would be more vigilant about the dangers of grooming and predators.

 

Speaking of Susie, it seems the show writers have turned up her precocious level to 11. Maybe tone it down a bit... just saying.

 

Summer seems to be beginning a romance with a guy. What's he like? Well, he's a thief, he's a felon, he's wearing an ankle monitor, and he has regular meetings with his parole officer. Sounds like a keeper... Not!

My advice? Get rid, pronto. 

 

And now for some lines from the week that was:

 

Tracy to Ross: 

"You look as rough as a badger's backside" 

(an insult to badgers... and their backsides)

 

Kit to Bernie:

"It's not been a great year"

(an understatement)

Mary tells Bernie she associates a certain beverage with a former lover from Japan:

"Whenever I see matcha I think of Haridotto" 

(Domo arigatō)

 

David to Shona and Jodie:

"Let's not stress about relaxing"

(because that defeats the purpose of relaxing)

 

Ross apologizes to Ty:

"Sometimes I don't think before I speak"

(only sometimes?) 

Shona to David, Doug, and evil Jodie:

"The Three Stooges staging an invention"

(I think David would be Curly) 

Fizz to Ross: 

"You're nothing but a caveman"

(and he didn't even discover fire)

Kirk recognizes the name of a famous Italian:

"Machiavelli? West Ham striker"

(how did he find time to write all those political treatises while playing in the Premier League?) 

 

***

Well fellow Red Rec regulars, so ends another week. It would be nice to see Jodie and Ross leave the Street but it seems they are determined to hang around for a while longer. And surely Summer could do better than that sketchy new boyfriend. Oh well. Thanks for visiting and sharing some time here at the Hip. Have a great week.

Coronation Street Catch Up: the bunny boiler sister edition

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

 

 

Well, well. 

Kit has certainly had an eventful week. Let's summarize: legover with Jodie, legover with Bethany (inappropriate) and cancer diagnosis.

 

Let's take them one at a time. 

Legover with Jodie? Not his finest hour (or maybe finest 10 minutes) but he finally succumbed to Jodie's insatiable psycho-seduction.

Legover with Bethany? They share the same apartment and both are stressed over Sarah's imprisonment and they seem to lack any kind of moral compass that might tell them that sex between Sarah's daughter and Sarah's ex is (how can I put this?) a very, very bad idea!

So the twosome decide that the best course of action is to forget the whole sordid event and not say anything to Sarah. The only snag is that the nutty burglar (Jodie) sneaks into their flat (unbeknownst to Kit and Bethany) and records the conversation about their indiscretion.

 

Now Jodie has some incriminating evidence that she taunts Bethany with and Bethany thinks Jodie might tell Sarah. So far Jodie hasn't done that.

 

As for Kit's cancer diagnosis, it comes after his Mum (Bernie) learns that members of the family may have the gene that causes breast cancer. Bernie is awaiting the results of her genetic testing but Kit already knows that he has stage 3 breast cancer. The only person who knows about his condition is (wait for it)... Todd. Todd? 

 

Since when did Todd become BFF with Kit? 

 

Anyway, Todd won't take 'no' for an answer and won't back off. He insists on supporting Kit (whether Kit likes it or not). 

 

But back to Jodie. 

 

Jodie doesn't share her legover Intel with Sarah (at least not yet). However she has other problems as dear old Dad shows up unexpectedly at the door of the Platts. Dad wants to reconnect with Shona and apologizes for kicking her out of the home when she was just a youngster. He reveals that he is bipolar but has resumed his medication, so will Shona let bygones be bygones? 

 

No way! But (a few minutes later) yes way. Then Papa Doug wants to tell Shona something about Jodie but is interrupted. Maybe he wants to tell Shona and her sister is a major loon... but I'm just guessing.

 

Meanwhile, over at Tim and Sally's place it's seems that Lucy may be cut from the same scheming cloth as Jodie. First Lucy encourages young Shanice to go out on her own to the Kabin for sweets. Later she fakes a wrist injury to make Sally look bad. Sally is mortified to think she (unintentionally) injured Lucy. 

 

Over at Lisa and Carla's, Betsy is progressing slowly and benefits from a manicure visit from Bethany. Betsy has also decided to apply to a local fashion school to take courses. And, she is even talking to Dylan.

 

The highlights of the week were Debbie's birthday party, Kev's dancing 'moves', Debbie's speech and the gals (Glenda, Christina) flirting with Kit. 

 

And finally, are Kev and Abi back together? They seem very chummy. Also, isn't Ross (the prison guard) staying at Kev's? 

 

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

 

Ken to Brian re: Jodie

"I think she's a bit unstable"

(that's like saying the Titanic sprung a small leak) 

Doug to Jodie:

"Why does that woman think you're Shona"

(because Jodie lies like a rug)

David to Shona:

"Tell me all about your bunny boiler sister"

(where to start?) 

Bethany to Kit re: their legover:

"It was a moment of madness"

(more like a moment of badness)

Jodie talks to Sarah in jail:

"There's something else you should know"

(visiting time ends in 15 minutes?) 

Todd's pretense for joining Kit for his appointment at Weatherfield General:

"I'm addicted to hospital waiting rooms"

(come to Montreal where you can enjoy many hours of waiting)  

 

Debbie's speech at her birthday party at the Rovers:

"The best thing I ever did was come home to Weatherfield" 

(amen)

***

Well, fellow Kit Kompadres, so ends another week, There's a lot of bad news on the Street (Kit, Lucy, Jodie, Debbie, Betsy) and not a lot of joy. Even the short snippet of Ken walking down the street with Brian, David's dramatic haircut and Debbie's party were welcome diversions from the madness and sadness elsewhere. Thanks for stopping by and have a great week. 

Coronation Street Catch Up: the 'Shona's Skanky Sister' edition

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

 

 

Did you know that Coronation Street is developing its own AI assistant called Skiver?

You ask it a question... and it tells you to sling your hook.

 

But I digress. It's been a week of delusion and distress on the Street. 

 

Delusion?

Well, there's Debbie who walked into Audrey's Salon and thought she was a hairdresser. Just before she did an Edward Scissorhands on poor Bethany, Debs was ushered out of the salon. However she then made a beeline for the Chariot Square Hotel where she had one of her regular meltdowns in front of the hotel guests.

 

Side note 1: Has there ever been an episode of Corrie where shots of liquor are not consumed? 

Of course, Debbie is not only dealing with her worsening dementia but also the antics of Ronnie. Ronnie was coerced by the evil Fiona to steal Idris' car as payback for Idris' rigged poker game. Carl helped Ronnie do the deed but Idris learned the truth and punched Ronnie in the face. Ronnie vowed revenge and that can only end badly. Needless to say, all this has added to Debbie's anxiety.

 

Side note 2: If Idris ever asks you for a drink of water, just say "no". Failure to do so could result in injury.

 

Speaking of the Chariot Square Hotel, it seems that Celeste has checked out (in more ways than one). But she leaves a haunting legacy. She reveals the fact that many women in her family have suffered from breast cancer and the gene can be present in the family's females. Since Bernie has had no contact with her Great Aunt Celeste, she has been unaware of this health issue - until now. 

 

Distress?

Gemma is freaked out at the possibility of her or her daughters facing cancer and Bernie duly consults Doctor Gaddas who prescribes genetic testing. Results to come. The most shocking aspect of all this? Doctor Gaddas makes house calls! (Is she taking new patients?)

 

Celeste's legacy also requires Todd to hold a party at the hotel to read Celeste's last will and testament.

 

Over at the Rovers, Kit finally agrees to a date with Jodie. They pop over to the Bistro for a bite at exactly the same time that Bethany is having a date with a nice young man. The evening degenerates into a slanging match between Jodie and Bethany. The result? The nice young man takes off and Kit gives Jodie the brush off. 

 

Over at Carla and Lisa's, Betsy is slowly recovering and now learning to walk again. She doesn't appreciate Lauren's visits (who would?) and is especially cheesed off when Lauren brings Ollie over to visit. Despite the encouragement of her Moms, Betsy isn't ready to face the outside world.

 

Last, but not least, it's farewell to Nina who's off to work in an art gallery somewhere (but IRL is taking on a stage role in 'Silence of the Lambs'. All the best, Nina. We'll miss your gothic presence and break a leg in your new gig. 

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

 

Jodie's description of Kit during their date: 

"The brooding detective"

(now playing on Britbox) 

Bethany to Kit during his get-together with Jodie:

"Here you are on a date with Shona's skanky sister"

(her friends just call her 'skank') 

Debbie's weekly meltdown in front of assorted Chariot Square guests:

"Get out of my hotel!"

(followed by Ryan offering free drinks) 

Jodie suggests a legover to Kit:

"When I say night cap, I mean this"

(I think I'd prefer an actual night cap)

Jodie after Kit rebuffs her offer:

"Just think what you're missing"

(Sex with a bunny boiler?)

 

Drunk Todd invites a guy to Celeste's hotel room:

"It belonged to a dead woman"

(that's not sweetening the offer) 

Kirk chats to Brian and Moira about the nature of their relationship:

"The old horizontal mambo"

(nice one, Kirk!) 

Celeste makes an afterlife play for Ryan:

"If I were 20 years younger and not dead"

(er...lucky Ryan?)

 

Carl to Ronnie after Ronnie gets hit by Idris:

"I get punched in the face all the time - it's not that big a deal"

(in Carl's case, that's true) 

***

Well, fellow Red Rec regulars, so ends another week. Jodie is still hanging around trying it on with various males (somebody warn Ken). Ronnie should be glad that he got away with stealing a car and the only payback was two punches in the face. Hopefully Todd will smarten up, stop drinking and (for goodness sake) shave. Thanks for the pleasure of your company and have a great week.