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After Vera's fuss in the bingo last week when lost her golden bingo
balls, Sean gets suspended from his job. The poor love doesn't know
what to do with himself but gets reinstated in time for Golden Pot night
when nationwide Alhambras link up and play for the big money prize
of twenty-five thousand pounds. As he's calling out the numbers Sean camps
it up in his sparkly lilac jacket with Lallies 11 and Big Ben 10.
Vera's not happy and in front of a packed bingo hall she calls him a poofter.
Sean walks out in a rage with his sparkles in a storm and resigns from
the job.
Craig and granddad muddle along in the house as Angela has the murder
charges dropped against her in jail. But she pleads guilty to perverting
the course of justice and tells Craig he'll be without as she faces
four years within. Where's Googie Withers when you need her?
Craig doesn't know what's hit him and granddad does his best to keep going
what little family life Craig has left but it's not easy for either
of them and this is probably the strongest, best storyline that Corrie has
at the moment. When Craig's goth music pounds through the walls
to the Peacock's next door, Claire has strong words with Craig, buys
him some headphones and tells him she knows a little of what he's going
through as her father died when she was his age.
Chesney's missing his mum so Roy decides to take him to Spain to seek
out Cilla and Les. As they arrive at the airport, Cilla and Les
are on their way home but Cilla's well hidden behind a straw donkey
and a sombrero and none of them notice the other. With Cilla
"Buenos Nachos!" and Les relaxing at the Cropper's flat, Hayley's upset at
what's happened, particularly that Cilla hasn't missed Chesney at
all. Hayley wants to call the airport to stop Roy and Chesney boarding
the plane to Spain but Cilla warns her that if she does, she'll
call the rozzers and tell them Roy's abducted her son. Anyway, Roy
and Chesney miss their flight and return to the flat where Cilla pretends
she's glad to be reunited with her son. The Croppers are heavy-hearted
and say goodbye to Chesney after Cilla makes on that she called Roy
from Spain to tell him she'd be back to pick up Chesney. Roy decides
not to argue, thinking it far better for Chesney to believe his mother loves
him than to know the truth.
And finally this week, Sir Ian McKellen joined the cast as Mel Hutchwright,
author of Hard Grinding, the book of choice for the Weatherfield Book
Club. At its meeting in the café, the book club greet Mel
after Blanche had written him a letter. Ken sees through Mel's
tall-tales and lecherous charm but the ladies of the book club
and indeed Norris are taken in by the whiff of genius on the cobbles
and gasp in awe over Mel's stories: "So I said to Mr Speilberg, if
you're not going to set it in Lancashire, then leave it." Rita, Blanche
and Emily giggle like schoolgirls and who can blame them when he comes out
with lines like: "Beautify yourself, Emily, and escort me to
the pub. I require a muse." Mel's broke and has writer's block so ends
up staying in Emily's front room until his writing hand finds momentum. Norris
decides he'll write a book too and hangs onto Mel's every word for inspiration,
there's nothing he won't do for the man so when Mel gives him a list of
shopping he needs to get the creative juice flowing, Norris
sets out to help although he has a bit of trouble locating the absinthe.
And elsewhere on the street this week – at Davenport's garage things
are tense for Sally and Ian. She's jealous he had an affair with the temp
and he continues to be as creepy as ever. Jack's pigeons go
awol and Danny and Leanne come this close to snogging. The two events
could be related, who knows? And workmen are spotted in the Hardware
Store.
And that's just about that for this week.
Glenda
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