Coronation Street Catch Up: the knickers in boxes edition

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

I'll be honest. I'm not warming to the new Todd. He seems to be the architect of his own problems. Worse, unlike the old Todd, this one seems to be all mouth and no trousers. Why did he have to steal from a gay gangster?  Why is hiding in the attic? Why is Eileen putting up with him?

To avoid getting rubbed out by the gangster, two Todd-saving plans emerge.

Plan A, hatched by George and Mary is a fake funeral for Todd. That doesn't work.

Plan B is for Todd to hide out in Eileen's house (one of the busiest, most populated areas of the world). Bad plan. Gangster Mick drops by, discovers Todd and chases him with a gun but gets conked on the head by Gary. Gary then gets beaten up by Mick's thugs. Todd returns to the attic and Mary assumes the noises she hears from on high are the ghost of Pat Phelan.  She calls Billy to do a quick exorcism before Todd is finally discovered.

And Gary? Well, he's more interested in what Ray Crosby is up to and why Ray wants to buy the factory. Turns out Ray is a one-man wrecking crew with dastardly plans to buy up property on the street, tear down the houses and redevelop the Street for a more.. um.. upwardly mobile clientele.

Gary finally offers to sell his factory to Ray with the proviso that he can get the construction contract.

Evelyn and Arthur make a sudden return form a planned camping trip and no one really knows why. But Arthur seems to be acting rather shifty so something is up. Meanwhile Evelyn decides to quit her job at Dev's corner shop.

David has his hands full with Shona. Her unpredictable behaviour is hard to deal with. She invites a group of construction workers to eat Gail's finger food (which was for Audrey's birthday party) and then she decides to do a manbun-ectomy on a prissy metrosexual looking for a fancy haircut.

Odious Scott, old acquaintance of Johnny, is coercing Johnny to be part of his Ocean's 11 style caper to steal money from Ray Crosby. if Johnny doesn't play ball, Scoitt threatens to reveal Johnny's past criminal activities to Jenny.

Both Ches and Bernie need full time jobs to make enough money for the family. Bernie tries her luck with Roy at the caf while Ches could be hired by Kirk in the knicker packing department... if he passes the grueling interview.

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

Evelyn to Nina:

"Hobbies are for men who want to avoid growing up"

(take that, model railroad enthusiasts)

Ches tells Kirk that he thinks packing at the factory is fairly simple:
"Isn't that like just putting knickers in boxes?"

(you have much to learn, grasshopper)

Ray to Gary re: Coronation Street's motley collection of citizens:
"It's like "Deliverance" without the banjoes"

(.. . and without Burt Reynolds)

Shona shares a tip about tact with David:
"Don't tell Gail she's got hair like a dog show winner"

(Best in show, I believe)

Evelyn to Ty:
"If I'm going all the way to the Lake District, I'll need something to suck on"

(Relax. She's talking about hard boiled sweets)

Roy to David re: Shona's unpredictability:
"She does favour the non sequitur"

(I don't follow)

George discusses the musical selection for Todd's fake funeral with Eileen:
"I thought we'd see him off with the Pet Shop Boys"

(Not Elton John?)

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Well, Allahan aficionados, so ends another week. I'm getting a little uneasy about Ray Crosby's grand scheme to raze Coronation Street. Hopefully someone can lead the charge against this ill-advised redevelopment plan. Where's Ken Barlow when you need him?  

Thanks so much for stopping by and spending some time here at the Hip. Hope you have a great week. All the best.