I hate to say this but I guess cats are not the preferred first responders in a 911 situation.
Witness poor Rita, alone and depressed at Christmas, who finds herself injured by a falling Xmas tree (thanks Dev). The only witness is Arthur the cat who seems distinctly uninterested (but very cute) and a darned good actor to boot. Wouldn't be surprised if he wins a cat Emmy.
The good news is that Jenny and others finally discover Rita and the paramedics arrive in the nick of time.
Speaking of Nick. He and Sarah and the factory workers are shocked to discover that Gary the Loanshark is now their landlord. Huh? Gary calmly explains to gullible Maria that his junk business is a going great (kinda like the Microsoft of crap) and that Derek went bankrupt so he got the factory.
Actually, Gary kidnapped Derek so that he missed his only chance to reconcile with his family and then Gary booted him out. And the thuggy tat merchant has now got Ryan working as a gopher.
Elsewhere. Robert finally manages to demonstrate his innocence as Vicky is discovered, alive and well and having a baby. So Michelle and Vicky's revenge partnership is finally revealed. Meanwhile Michelle decides to sell the Bistro at a bargain basement price to an anonymous buyer.
Jade reappears and Ty and Fiz offer to take her in. They don't know that she is cultivating an unholy alliance with young Hope who has now gone missing at the Winter Wonderland.
Roy is mourning the death of his half brother and trying to reconcile with Richard's daughter who blames Roy for leaving her father just before he died.
Daniel seems to have stopped his self-destructive mode and turns over a new leaf. Gemma and Ches are struggling to take care of their four babies. Emma dumps herself as Seb's girlfriend because Alina has reappeared. Max seems to have taken up with a group of unsavoury lads (shades of Simon?)
Tim finally confesses to Sally that he was married in Las Vegas and is technically a bigamist (although he's getting a divorce from wife #1). Sal is not amused.
And now for a few lines from the week that was:
Robert can't bring himself to tell the police about Michelle & Vicky:
"I never stopped caring about all of you"
(his Little Women)
Rita tries to get Dev to help with her tree decorating:
"Untangle me fairy lights"
(whoa. This is a family show)
Evelyn to Jade:
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
(probably in jail)
Emma to Liz:
"You've been dumped a lot?"
(only by men)
Rita to Arthur:
"I've never known a lazier cat"
(how many cats have you known?)
Ali tells Gary what he is:
"A no frills Al Capone"
(whatever happened to Al?)
***
Well, fellow Rovers Revelers, we ring in the New Year with some ominous tidings of not-so-good cheer. Gary, the red menace. Jade, the Stape sprog. Geoff, the gruesome. And let's not forget that Xmas tree that tried to kill Rita. Hopefully there's room for a little levity and fun in 2020. Fingers crossed.
Thanks to all those who sent their well wishes. It's good to be back at Corrie Central. Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!
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