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Sunday 17 June 2012

Coronation Street Weekly Update - Dec 14 1999

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Over at Freshco, Fred has some cheap reindeer meat he wants to shift before Christmas. Dressed up as Santa with Ashley as an Elf, off they go promoting the cheap meat around the store, to no avail. Until, that is, it hits Fred that the perfect place for him to sell the meat is to housewives waiting in line to take their kids into Santa's grotto. Unfortunately, to the 5 year olds in the store, a vision of Santa Claus offering one of Santa's little helpers chopped up and served up is more than they can take. However, Fred comes up with a cunning plan to dispose of the rest of the meat and offers to make stew for the street's Millennium party.

So, this party then; Roy and Ken are dismayed that Audrey won't use her influence as lady councillor to get the street closed off so the party can be held outdoors. However, Ken gets in touch with a local journo which could change Audrey's tune; she does n't want to be seen as a kill-joy after all.

Toyah and the lovely Spider (looking more gorgeous than ever this week, by the way, in a suit and shirt) throw a flat warming party to test out some of the veggie cooking they'll be doing for the bash. Toyah ends the night in tears after Leanne drags everyone away from the party to go clubbing after Jez gives her cocaine.
Natalie decides the pub will have to close for the party as none of her staff want to work. "The Millennium?" cries Betty "Not with my feet!". Anyway, Vinny has the idea of drawing straws to decide who'll work on the night and Betty and Leanne pull the short straws leaving Vinny with the night off, but, bless him, he changes his shift with Betty so she can have the night free instead.

Leanne isn't happy that she has to work, but she isn't a happy bunny at all these days, well, not unless Steve's mate Jez is around to give her something to take the edge off things. She's needing money to pay for this new habit of hers, and takes a £50 note from Mike's flat while she's there with Mark. When Mike realises there's money missing, suspicion immediately falls on Leanne and it's Mark that confronts Leanne in the Rovers.
Nita's promotion prospects look perfect after impressing the Freshco nephew. Off she goes for the interview but will she get the job, or not? Curly's not best pleased when he realises he's been passed over for the new job but wishes Nita well, bless him. You've just got to love that man, he's an angel.

Martin returns home in his grumpy knickers. "Are you back for good now?" Gail asks him. "Probably" he replies, in a Kevin the teenager sulky kind of way. At the hospital, instead of sorting out their own lives, dealing with their problems in a mature and understanding way, Martin "Gail doesn't understand me" and Rebecca "Jerry doesn't understand me" dig their heads in the sand and continue to pretend their own problems are caused by anyone other than themselves. More trouble at the Platts when Sarah Lou brings home her school report which makes her parents feel as cheerful as if they'd just listened to Radiohead. When Gail has a go at her, Sarah Lou tells Gail and Martin it's all their fault she's not doing very well at school, what with all the arguments at home, and comes out with that classic line, so beloved of anyone under the age of 17. "No one cares about me! I wish I'd never been born!".

You've got to feel for Alma this week, you really do. Off she goes round to Mike's flat to pick up the rest of her stuff and she and Mike sit and have a drink together until Linda storms in, demanding to know what's going on. Alma leaves in tears, without any of her things, the poor love.

Over in the Kabin, Norris is being a treasure and dusts around the place. When Rita takes to her sofa with a bad flu, he makes sure she's got everything she needs; a honey and lemon drink and three different kinds of tissues. Norris, bless him. Every woman should have one around the house, what a star that man is.

Monica (aka Tyrone's Torpedo) gets her first race at the greyhound track - and wins! The syndicate is overjoyed and Fred gives all of the prize money - 150 quid - to Tyrone. Just as the group get out of the mini-van outside of the Rovers, Monica runs onto the road and gets knocked over by Mark Baldwin, driving Mike's car. The vet reckons she's going to be okay, and puts a pin in her leg (so now she's bionic as well as computerised) but it looks like her racing days are well and truly over.

Jim takes Gwen out for dinner and the two of them are getting on fine, so they are. A lovely line from Jim this week when Natalie comments that Gwen is putting a smile on his face: "Yer gotta have someone to put a clean shirt on for". Indeed.

Sally sorts out Christmas with Kevin, and she plans a family time with the girls and Bland Danny, giving Kevin the kids for New Year.

And that's it for this week. Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year, I'll see you in January and thanks again to Barry for offering to write the next few updates.

Glenda ;-)


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