Coronation Street Catch Up: the sexy leather edition

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

Nick, Leanne and Simon are back but the heat is on as Harvey "el Chappie" Gaskell is orchestrating a campaign of intimidation from the confines of HM Norcross prison (slogan: 'our felons have phones'). 

The latest salvo consists of one of Harv's henchmen taking a few shots at Nick and Sam in broad daylight. Natasha is furious with Nick for putting their son in danger and wants to break off contact with Nick to protect Sam who seems somewhat unconcerned with the dangers of kidnapping, guns etc.

Meanwhile Leanne seems to have decided not to lie in court, but rather tell the truth and she is determined to put Harvey behind bars for a long time. Nick is not so sure that's a good idea. Meanwhile Harvey seems to be displeased with Aunty Sharon and she could be in danger.

Elsewhere Billy and Todd are concerned about Summer who is not eating and having difficulty concentrating on her exams. After she collapses, Billy insists on contacting the doctor . The initial diagnosis is stress and anxiety, but Billy thinks Summer may be suffering from an eating disorder. There is tension between Billy and Todd as Billy wants to slow down his relationship with Todd in order to focus on Summer's well being.

Ty is modelling his new, hip wardrobe which, I must say, seems a bit tight around the...um.. hip (among other areas). He also receives a seductive Father's Day gift from Alina (no, not that). It's a vintage motorcycle, But Ty may need to change his pants before he gets a leg over (so to speak).

Moving on, Ches and Gemma disagree about the whether Baby Aled should have cochlear implants. Meanwhile, the couple is now taking sign language lessons.. 

Thanks to Abi's intervention, Nina finally stops her self destructive behaviour but not before she sees Corey Brent hobnobbing with Weatherfield County star Tommy Orpington and his agent. Nina manages to put the kibosh on the cozy meeting but an angry Corey confronts Nina later outside the caf. However Roy intercedes and calls the police who take Corey away.

Bernie is furious to learn from Mary about Dev's derisive chat about her with the lads. To teach Dev a lesson, Bernie empties a glass of red wine... on Dev's pants (maybe he can borrow a pair from Ty... pants, I mean). Dev subsequently apologizes and the couple break up, although Bernie gets a raise.

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

Nina to Roy about life's tragic twists and turns:

"That's the way the cosmic cookie crumbles"

(I guess some people get the short end of the shortbread)

Roy to Nina after she says she wants a quiet, dull life:
"Boring? Yes, I can do that"

(Roy is up to the task)

Harvey's thug catches Sharon holding a packed bag and ready to scarper:
"I hate to hit a woman with her hands full"

(hmm, could be Taser time...) 

Bernie tells Dev he wasn't her type:
"You weren't really the tripe to my onions"

(Dev doesn't have the guts to be the tripe)

Daisy to Steve and Dev:
"We women. We're complex creatures"

(maybe Steve and Dev should write that down)

Evelyn to Ty re: his tight jeans:
"I should mind they don't cut off your blood supply"

(...or worse)

Maria's name for Alina:
"Little Miss Eyelashes"

(that's Ms. Eyelashes, if you don't mind)

Alina tries to convince Ty to buy a vintage motorcycle:
"I can just imagine you in that sexy leather"

(but please, please, don't try bending over)

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Well, Chippie colleagues, so ends another week. I was really hoping that Corey Brent would have a run-in with James (preferably on the football pitch), instead of that contrived scene with Tommy Orpington and his agent. I'm guessing that Corey (among his other prejudices) is a homophobe and it would have been great to see James outclass him and put him in his place - on and off the pitch. Oh well, one can dream. Thanks for the pleasure of your company and I hope you have a great week. Cheers!