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There's a treat in store for all Chris fans this week - you get to see him in his undies! Angie gets Chris and Samantha to model the underwear at a fashion shoot. Chris isn't keen to strip off at first until he sees Samantha in her frillies, and then he's all for it. The photographer encourages the two models to cuddle for the camera but Angie is unhappy that Chris is getting too close to Samantha. After the shoot, Chris asks Samantha out for a drink but she tells her she thought he and Angie were a couple, and declines. Much, much later, Chris tells Angie that if she wants them to be a couple, he'd be happy for them to get together, and off they go up the apples and pears together, and an awkward few days follows afterwards with both of them unsure what to do next. Why are Coronation Street relationships always so blinkin' complicated?
Meanwhile, at the arcade, Judy takes Gary along for support in case the yob and his girlfriend come back for more blackmail money. The yobette shows up, and Judy manhandles her out of the arcade, assuming she wanted the money for drugs, but she is devastated when she finds out that the girl is pregnant and Judy's money was to pay for an abortion. The news is a shock to both Judy and Gary, but makes them think again about their own infertility and they decide to go to the doctor for tests.
Natalie and Kevin... what can I say? I've had enough of the "I want ya/leave me alone" "I love ya/I'm leaving ya" routine. Suffice to say that Sally doesn't come back this week although we are treated to a shot of Sally on the phone to Kev telling him that she's staying with her mother for a while longer. While Sally's away, Kev and Natalie do the naughty again at her house but as I've said, this affair is totally unbelievable and a bit tiring. I've become a bit bored with Kevin Webster so I've wrote a song about him instead of giving you an update. Sing it along to the tune of "The Wanderer", if you like.
Well, he's got Sophie on the left
And then there's Rosie on the right
And Natalie is the one
That he'll be with tonight
And when you ask him, which one he loves the best
He throws open his overalls and there's Sally on his chest
Well, he's fond-of-her
Very fond-of-her
His storyline goes round and round and round...
If there's one thing I hate about women who wear black underwear under a white blouse, it's when their bra strap slides down their arm and they appear not to have noticed. I give Liz McDonald the benefit of the doubt, but she could have been making a fashion statement, who knows? Anyway, she's got a new job behind the bar of the Warwick Hotel and both Deirdre and Maureen turn up there for a girl's night out and as fate would have it, it's singles night. While Maureen gets chatted up by none other than Fred Elliott, Deirdre gets the glad eye from a bloke professing to be an airline pilot. (Pull the other one, it's got bells on it, you're thinking).
Well, the other one has indeed got bells on it because Jon the airline pilot has put a smile on Deirdre's face and makes her sigh contentedly. She meets him again at Sunliners when he pops in to see her and they meet up again in the Warwick Hotel for drinks. "Ladies and gentleman, it's Jon the captain here. I would like to welcome myself to Coronation Street and in particular to passenger Deirdre Rachid. Myself and Mrs Rachid will be flying high to unchartered places over the next few episodes. There may be turbulence ahead but for now my radar indicates blue skies at 30,000 feet. The cabin crew will be among you in 5 minutes with peanuts.". No, he doesn't actually say this, but it would be nice if he did.
Steve McDonald is out of prison and back into the loving bosom of his close and protective family... Jim asks Bill to take on Steve in their business, Bill isn't keen at first but finally agrees. However, Steve isn't keen at all to work for his dad and his mucker. Andy takes him for few drinks and they end up in the Rovers where Steve ignores Fiona's request to buy him a drink. He's playing hard to get. "I want her back" he tells Andy "and she will be mine, oh yes, she will be mine".
Alma and Mike are back from holiday in Cyprus and Alma is aghast when she hears that Mike has told Curly not to give her a job at Firmans. Alma pleads with Curly who agrees to take her on as a shelf stacker but Mike is worried what this will do to his reputation if anyone finds out his wife works in a supermarket. Mike is furious with Angie for taking on Ida Clough and Janice Battersby as machinists while he was away.
Also back from holiday this week are Jack and Vera, full of Las Vegas memories and willing to share them with anyone who'll listen. They soon fall back to earth when Samantha tells them the VAT inspector is coming to see them at 9am the following day. Alec tells Jack about the little problem with the raffle money while he was away, and wants Jack to reimburse him for some of the money he had to give to Emily.
Glenda
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