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Tyrone and Maria tell Vera about their engagement, the pair
of them are dead excited but Vera's curious to know if Maria's
up the stick. When it becomes clear that Tyrone's mum isn't interested
in the engagement, Vera offers to throw a party for our young
lovers. There's more excitement in store for Tyrone when Monica
gives birth to five healthy, cutesy, waggy tailed, button-nosed
puppies and he tells Vera: "First I get engaged and then
I get me own family!". However, Norris isn't best pleased
about Monica's choice of his bed as maternity ward and with nerves
rattled, he accepts Rita's offer to spend the night on her sofa.
Now then, here's my version of this storyline, which I *think*
is correct but if it's wrong, I'm sure you'll let me know. Here
we go. Ken gets an idea for his column in the Gazette after Audrey
points out that the new Health Centre will probably be named after
one of the no-good, fat-cat councillors who fiddle their expenses
and harass the women who work for them (they do in Sunderland
anyway, according to our local paper). So, Ken decides to write
his column on that basis. However, the council then decide it's
going to name the Health Centre after Alf - so by the time Ken's
column is printed, it looks as if the fat-cat councillor he's
criticising is Alf. Letters flood into the Gazette in praise of
Ken's article, and of course Audrey is up in arms about the whole
thing.
So it's not been a good week for Audrey. Alma organises a surprise
party for her friend's 58th birthday and with the help of Ken,
traces an old schoolfriend of Audrey's who turns up and manages
to ruffle a few feathers by nudging Audrey's memory. She's not
58 at all, she's 60 and little David Platt does his best to spread
the word around family, neighbours and friends.
Talking about friends, Maxine decides it's time for her and
Ashley to move up in the world and start hob-nobbing with people
who matter. She draws up a list of suitable victims for her to
get her claws into, giving each one a score against their names,
and it's Curly and Emma who are the first lucky couple to be schmoozed.
Ashley doesn't really understand but does what he's told. As always.
Mark discovers the truth about his dad, and about Linda. After
taking Mike to the hospital for a routine appointment, he collars
the consultant to ask him how long his dad has to live. The consultant's
a bit confused and tells Mark his dad has another 20 years or
so left in him, not the 6 months that Linda told him last week.
Realising what Linda was up to, Mark decides this time he's going,
this time for good. Linda's there to wave him off, of course,
as he leaves the street in a cab. Another taxi. Another exit.
Another short word with an x in it, like box.
Vikram fires Gary after he took off to Blackpool last week
without telling him, but Eileen gets him his job back after taking
the twins to the corner shop and laying it on thick with Maya:
"How's that decent, honest Gary going to manage looking after
these two gorgeous little 'uns with no job, now that that wicked
nephew of yours has sacked him?" sort of thing. It works
though, and Gary gets his job back. He also gets a surprise visitor
when Paula turns up on his doorstep to apologise for what happened
last week in Blackpool, but Gary's pride is hurt and he turns
her away, he doesn't want to know. Fortunately, Vera finds Paula
at the bus stop, sticks her oar in and gets the two of them to
talk, properly, and they do. Despite the distance between them,
they feel they can make a go of the relationship and agree to
see each other at weekends, although rainy days and Mondays could
be difficult.
Spider gets an interview for promotion at work and not only
does he play down his principles at interview, it's obvious he's
become so much part of the system he should be up against the
wall and shot. Shame on you Spider, shame on you. You're turning
into one of those people who raise their glass to say "Gawd
bless yer" to the telly when the Queen Mum comes on. (And
was it just me, or did anyone else think that Spider sounded like
Harry H Corbett during his interview?) Anyway, Toyah's really
unhappy with lover boy (me too dear, me too) and tells him he's
changed so much since they first met - is he really that same
special person who washed his tent in Aunty Em's backyard a couple
of years ago? Nope.
Janice goes off to stay with her mum for a while as the old
dear's not well so it gives Les plenty of chance to, well, be
Les, while she's away. When Emily complains to him that his music
is too loud as he's having a barbie in the backyard, he starts
playing church music and gives her a burnt offering but it's clear
his neighbour is not a happy bunny. When Audrey has Denis' van
towed away for being an eyesore, Denis moves in with Les and the
pair of them start drinking, farting, scratching and end up cleaning
a motorbike on the living room carpet, you know, normal bloke
stuff. Denis gets excited when he discovers the bike isn't just
any old hog though, it's a Black Shadow worth £9,000. Les
is pretty pleased too.
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