Coronation Street Catch Up: the thick as a plank edition

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

Poor Gail. 

 

All she wants is a nice fella (as opposed to a serial killer or a con man), a less dysfunctional family (as opposed to a son who pushes her down the stairs or another who steals from their grandmother), and some peace and quiet.

Well, since she suffered a heart attack, she's getting a bit of peace and quiet as she recovers from surgery. And, who knows, maybe Jesse is a genuine and caring bloke. After all, it was Jesse (not David or Sarah or Nick) who was with Gail when she had her heart attack and stayed with her in the hospital despite the glares from David and Sarah.

Sarah doesn't like Jesse because she thinks he stole Damon's money. David doesn't like Jesse because he's a Johnny-come-lately (and a former children's entertainer - say no more) and he thinks Gail always falls for wrong'uns.

However it turns out that Jesse did not steal Damon's money. In fact, Jesse happens to find the stash of cash under the stairs in the Platt house - just where David hid it. So it seems that David stole Damon's cash, possibly so he can buy Gail's house (which Gail is selling to pay for Bethany's medical bills in Turkey)

Speaking of Bethany, she got a rude surprise when one of Harvey's cronies broke into the flat looking for Damon's cash. And, if that wasn't enough, Daniel happened to walk in at an inopportune time and saw Bethany's stoma which caused Bethany to freak out.

Elsewhere it's just an endless cycle of bad news for Chesney and Gemma. 

 

Gemma is grieving so Kit arranges for her and Bernie and the quads to go to a cottage in the Lake District (Arthur Ransome country). That leaves Ches to do a deep clean of the Kebab shop and take Joseph to the airport for his class ski trip. 

 

To do this, Ches leaves Kirk in charge of Dev's kebab shop. Bad idea. The health inspector shows up and is not impressed by Kirk's approach to food safety and hygiene (i.e. the food-on-the-floor five-second rule). Worse, the kebab shop is subsequently closed down. Worse still. Joseph misses his flight and it's only thanks to Rita's generosity that Ches can afford to book a later flight.

Thanks to Bobby's prompting, Lauren and Max finally admit that they have feelings for each other. Now all they need is a place to stay when baby Frankie joins them.

Dee Dee is on a knife's edge as she deals with life after the death of Joel. Detective Kit hasn't yet unraveled the truth behind Joel's death but interviews Dee Dee and her family. Meanwhile, Joel's father shows up and wants to talk to Dee Dee. 

It's moving day for Leanne and Toyah as they both leave the flat, leaving it to Nick and Sam. Sam and Toyah reconcile following Nick's affair and subsequent break-up with Leanne. Later, when Nick and Toyah are alone, Nick reiterates his love for Toyah and they kiss. Hmm.

And, last but not least, Ken and Cassie are making plans for their trip to Portugal and money seems to be no object. Steve is not happy about the situation.

And now for some lines from the week that was:

Audrey to David re: Gail:

"My daughter can be thick as plank when she wants to be"

(seems to be in the Platt DNA)

Audrey to David again:

"All the women in this family are absolute disasters when it comes to men"

(the men aren't exactly winning any gold medals)

 

Masked burglar to Bethany:

"Where's the money?"

(are you doing a Jerry Maguire impression? If so, it's "show me the money")

Bethany to Sarah re: the masked burglar:

"Has this got something to do with your gangster boyfriend?"

(no comment)

 

David to Sarah re: Jesse:

"The bloke's about as threatening as a custard tart"

(unless the custard tart has a knife...)

Gail to her family after her angioplasty:

"You're not getting rid of me that easily"

(although in the past, they have tried)

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Well, Kebab Kolleagues, so ends another week. Best wishes to Gail for a speedy recovery. Hopefully she won't find out that David stole money belonging to a gangster - or that will send her blood pressure skyrocketing. And, of course, Davey Boy may wind up getting a visit from one of Harvey's thugs.

Ah well, all will be revealed in good time. Thanks very much for stopping by and have a great week.