Weekly Coronation Street updates

Oct 5, 2009

This week’s update written by KAREN JANKEL. Glenda is back next week!

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Well, I've survived my first week as the temporary occupant of the update chair, unless you count the extra couple of pounds I've gained round my middle from all the Tunnocks. Once again, things have been very busy in Weatherfield so I shall get straight on with what's been happening on theStreet.

The big story this week continues to be Fiz and John's marriage. With the eleventh hour arrival of Chesney, Hayley and Roy, Fiz decides that the wedding is definitely back on. The prison warders take a bit of convincing but, as luck would have it (or not, depending on your point of view), the registrar hasn't left the premises, John is retrieved from his cell and everyone assembles in the chapel.

Eschewing the romantic works of Shelley or Byron, John explains that he decided to write his vows himself, choosing words which would mean something to Fiz. "From my heart and with every fibre of my being I love you and I promise I'll always remember to put the toilet seat up." Any sane woman would have come to her senses at that point and made good her escape but, perhaps recognising this could be a problem in view of the fact they're locked inside a prison, Fiz makes the dubious decision to keep going and officially becomes Fiona Stape.

Over at the corner shop, a lovesick Amber pours her heart out to Dev who conveniently fails to mention his part in her latest break up with Darryl. Sadly, Darryl doesn't follow the same course of action when he's doing a shift with his mum in the kebab shop. Telling Teresa to keep it to herself
is like asking a child not to look forward Christmas and when Teresa sees the cheque which Darryl still has in his back pocket, she's beside herself with excitement at the thought of the compo she might be able to wangle out of Dev for the awful wages he pays.

On the subject of excitement, Tyrone can't wait to get stripping for Molly. It's with great relief that we learn there aren't any sequinned nipple tassels involved as this is the sort that involves removing wallpaper. With Kev away on his hols Ty's decided to take advantage of his absence and take some time off to decorate the living room. He agrees with Molly that if he gets finished by Friday he'll be allowed to turn Jack's old room into a games room.

Meanwhile over at Eileen's, Jesse and Julie, aka General Custard and HiaLowa are busy taking some promotional shots for the website. "I feel like I come alive when someone points a camera at me," says Julie. But while Julie's feeling alive, Eileen's feeling jealous and as soon as she's alone with Jesse, she gives him an ultimatum - either he dumps Julie from his act or she'll dump him. Jesse takes Julie for a drink in the Rovers to do the deed but Julie, who seems to have had a major IQ boost recently, works out what's really going on and suggests to Jesse that they pretend to Eileen that she's been sacked but, meanwhile, they'll keep on doing their act together in secret.

While all of this has been going on, speculation is rife at the factory over the fact that Rosie hasn't turned up for work. Luke puts them out of their misery and tells them he's sacked her. "Can you get fired for showing too much cleavage in a built up area?" enquires Sean as Rosie appears through the door. Rosie, of course, is having none of it and, after threatening Luke with a tribunal, is soon back with her box of belonging behind her desk.

Fiz and Chesney arrive back from the wedding but even a surprise party organised by Julie and the girls from work can't lift Fiz's spirits on what, under normal circumstances, should be the happiest day of her life. Things don't seem much better the following morning when she soon realises that things may get even worse once John is let out of prison. There are those who are less than pleased with the idea of him living on the Street, starting with Rosie, and Fiz concludes the only answer will be to move away. She goes to visit John who promises he'll sort something out but she fails to find the time to share her thoughts with Chesney.

Kev and Sally arrive back from their two week holiday in Lanzarote and whilst Sally is keen to get her clothes out of the suitcase and into the wash, Kev's more interested in taking his off and jumping back into bed with Molly. It looks like things are getting serious when Kev presents Molly with a necklace and they declare their love for each other.

While Kev's otherwise engaged, Sally finds out about the wedding which of course sends her into a total rage and straight round to Fiz's to give her a piece of her mind. Fiz is in such a state that she tells Sally that when John gets out they'll be moving which is rather unfortunate for Chesney who happens to be listening from the sofa. "I only went along with that ... what did Sally call it? ... that sick charade of a wedding yesterday for your sake. I hate that man!" he rages to Fiz later. "And then I find out you are going to move us away from this house, away from all me mates! And you weren't even gonna tell me about it." Once again Chesney turns to the Windasses for comfort and when Gary suggests he could always move in with them he needs no second bidding.

Relationships are no better back at the corner shop. Teresa has spilled the beans to Amber about Dev's bribe to Darryl. Amber is furious and wastes no time in telling Dev that he's still the same disgusting control freak that he always was. Darryl fairs no better and, even when he shows her the cheque which he hasn't cashed, it cuts no ice, and both he and Dev are left behind on the cobbles as the girl they love heads off for London on the bus.

Peter and Leanne also look like they might be heading for falling out when Leanne fails to get back in time for Simon's school recorder recital. However, Peter is forced to admit that he was the one who needed her there more than Simon and she promises never to let him down again.

Much of this week's drama is carried out to the accompaniment of Uncle Umed's novelty door bell which he's installed in the corner shop. Reactions range from Kirk dropping to the floor when he hears machine gun fire to Ashley threatening to do something nasty to him with a meat cleaver if he doesn't do something to stop the infernal noise. Sensing his boss has come to the end of his tether, Graeme comes to the rescue in the guise of a window cleaner. Explaining it's his latest venture he offers to clean the shop windows thereby giving him the opportunity to remove the offending bell from the wall and accidentally drop it in his bucket of soapy water. However, some good comes out of this as far as Claire is concerned. The combined frustrations of the door bell and the lack of conjugal rights back at the Peacock house finally make Ashley agree that he'll have a vasectomy.

Still on potentially steamy matters, Kev organises a last minute romantic night away with Molly. Their alibi is a 10k charity run in Glasgow. However, unlike Sophie, Kev fails to look it up on the internet and some quick thinking is required when his daughter asks why they've signed up for a gay fun run. Their plans are almost thwarted by Sally, too, when she announces that she's organising an emergency meeting about John Stape in the Rovers and needs his support. Kev plays the guilt card when he tells her that running is his only chance to escape from the pressures of work so, whilst Kev and Molly head off for a night of passion in Chester, Sally starts drumming up support from the neighbours.

It seems that John's idea of sorting out his and Fiz's problems is to write letters to everyone in the Street asking for their understanding when he gets out of prison which, by the sound of things, is any day now. Reactions are mixed but everyone heads off to the Rovers to hear what Sally has to say on the subject. It looks as though she's winning over quite a bit of support until Fiz stands up and pleads John's case. The voice of a woman in love clearly has an effect on the assembled crowd because by the end she receives a round of applause and we're left wondering whether she and John might just be able to begin their married life on Coronation Street after all.

That's all we have time for this week, folks. Writers for these episodes were Julie Jones, David Lane and Mark Wadlow and the directors were David
Kester and Pip Short.

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Karen Jankel (standing in for Glenda)

Oct 12, 2009
Before I start, I'd like to give a gazillion thanks to the merry band of guest updaters for the last few weeks of Corrie updates. Ladies and gentlemen, please be upstanding and raise your asses, sorry, glasses, to John Dean, Richard Whitbread and for stepping up the mantel in such a magnificent way at very short notice, Karen Jankel. Each of them have left little presents for me here in the weekly updates office, to welcome my return after being off sick. John's left me a packet of Tunnocks and a fresh box of teabags. Richard's glued together an Airfix Model of an RAF Harrier GR3 fixed-wing airplane, which is what I've always wanted. And Karen's left me a marmalade sandwich. And so, without any further ado, here we go with this week's Coronation Street update.

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It's all lies, lies, lies when Kevin and Molly return from their pretend GlasGay fun run when they'd really been chasing each other around a bedroom in Chester. Sophie's surprised she can't find a picture of Kevin on the GlasGay website although Sally thinks she can see Kevin's knees behind a couple of fellas dressed as hairy tomatoes. Or at least, she thinks they're hairy tomatoes, you can never be too sure on a GlasGay fun run. Kevin fibs and says his pic's not on the website as he didn't finish the race and lies to both his missus and his daughter. I can't watch this storyline any more and have to hide behind a cushion with my fingers in my ears every time Molly tries to lure Kevin with her "come here and get your meat pie" eyes. It's like Kevin Webster's a family member to me, he's been popping into my living room at least three times a week for the past umpteen years and then he does… this? Well, he'll not be getting one of me Tunnocks, that's for sure.
Over in the Kabin, Norris sacks Sheila Wheeler after she won't stop talking and gives him constant ear-ache. Knees apart, I thought Sheila Wheeler did a good job.
In the Rovers there's a party for Ken Barlow's 70th and some birthday of Emily's but as she's a lady of a certain age we won't reveal that she's 105. As they settle down for a round of cosy drinks, in comes Peter with some news to blow Ken's British Home Stores socks off. He's going to buy Turner's Joinery on Viaduct Street and turn it into a trendy bar with Leanne. Blanche, as usual, has the right thing to say about this: "What? An alcoholic opening a bar with an arsonist? When was that a good idea?" Oh, come on Blanche, you're forgetting Leanne's got other skills, she could open a knocking shop in the back room.
Tony and Maria play happy families this week after they return from a Parisian break. Mammy and Daddy Connor fly in from Ireland for baby Liam's christening and so Kirk moves out, all the way next door and back in with Fiz and Ches.
And finally, there's trouble for Lloyd when he gets drunk on tequila and ends up in bed with Teresa. Tequila, eh? I drank a lot of it one night, many years ago, and ended up hallucinating that my bedroom walls were melting. And not in a good way. Anyway, Lloyd's feeling pretty bad about doing the dirty with Teresa especially when things are looking good for him to get back with Liz. She of course finds out about his fling with Ma Morton and flings Lloyd out of the pub after Teresa punches him in the face and he ends up with a bloodied face and a packet of Kleenex stuck up his nose.
And that's just about that for this week. It's great to be back.
Coronation Street writers this week were the powerhouse that is David Lane, Peter Whalley, Joe Turner and Stephen Russell.
Glenda
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Oct 19, 2009

Come in, sit down, put your feet up and take the weight off your face. All settled? Got your tea and your biscuit? Then without any further ado, here we go with this week's Coronation Street update.
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Maria and Tony are celebrating hatches, matches and dispatches this week. Hatches because it's Baby Liam's christening; Matches because Tony asks Maria to marry him (and the lady with the dim brain, she say YES!); and Dispatches because Tony's now figuring out a way to get Carla out of his life and it's a way that'll start with MUR and end in DER. Yes, Carla is back, turning up at Liam's graveside for a cosy chat with Tony. She tells him she knows all about Maria and baby Liam and warns him to leave Maria and Manchester or she'll reveal all. Exciting as it is to have the dark lady back, I did wonder why she just didn't go to the cops. I mean, you know, you would. Far greater revenge from Carla to exact on Tony would be to hole him up in a deserted house with just Mammy Connor for company, driving him slowly insane. Now that's a spin-off DVD if ever there was one.
More exciting news this week is that Luke Strong has done a runner with £90k of Rosie Webster's cash. She thinks she's giving Luke the money in exchange for his share of Underworld, which would in theory make her the boss. She doodles with the idea of changing the factory name to 'English Rosie's Quality Underwear' although a better name, surely, would have been 'Dozy-Rosie Pants'. When she finds out that Luke's left, cleared out his flat and her bank account, she sobs to Sally. "How much did you give him?" a stunned Sally asks. "Ninety," sobs Rosie. "Ninety pounds?" asks Sally, wondering why Rosie's so upset until the full shock hits her and she goes home, too shocked to even bicker with Kev.
Speaking of Kev, he's still having his fling with Molly and it's just as nasty as it was last week and as bad as it'll be next.
Speaking of someone who rhymes with Kev, Dev's having problems with Uncle Umed in the shop. Umed lets Teresa sleep in the back room of the shop when she's destitute after Darryl leaves the Street for Spain. Why Teresa, a woman of many talents, couldn't have just broken into her old house was lost on me, but she ended up on Lloyd's sofa instead. Lloyd locked himself in his bedroom, just in case. She does however get her hands on her man when she massages Lloyd, telling him she's got healing hands: "I once cured a lame donkey on Blackpool beach in 1973".
Across the street, Joe and Gail's relationship hits a rocky patch when Joe buys a boat and moors it on Gail's drive. The boat comes to the Street via Aunty Pam after she chases up someone who owes money to Bill. She doesn't get the money but gets the boat instead. Gail's a bit stunned when she sees what Joe's gone and done. "Sometimes, just sometimes…" she tells Audrey, in disbelief, "you just have to sit down."
And that's just about that for this week.
Coronation Street writers this week were Lucy Gannon, Damon Rochefort, Julie Jones, John Kerr and Jonathan Harvey.
Glenda Young
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Oct 26, 2009
Come in and shut that door tight behind you, let's lock out the world and it's just us two. Never mind her from number seven, don't let her in if she knocks. It's just thee and me, a freshly brewed pot of tea and a right good Coronation Street catch up. And so, without any further ado, here we go with this week's Coronation Street update.
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It's all aboard the love boat this week as sailor Joe sets sail and hits the high seas. Well, no, he doesn't. He takes what looks like a pan scrubber to the old, manky wreck (that's the boat, not Gail) and despite Norris coming out to tell him to turn down the noise and we clearly see Norris unplugging the sander thing, Joe carries on regardless. Gail's not best pleased about this boat lark but soon cheers up when Joe tells her it could be worth a mint when it's done. Mind you, you could tell Gail that the fella who drives the Weatherfield Explorer is Simon Cowell and she'd believe it.
Over at Underworld, Rosie comes to terms with losing all her cash. And when I say 'come to terms' I mean she locks herself in the factory office and cries her mascara all over her face. She expects Tony to find the missing money and Luke but Tony tells Miss Rosie to get her solicitor on to it pronto because Tony's got more pressing matters on his mind.
Yes, Tony's in turmoil as Carla's returned. I wonder how long Corrie had to wait for a storm in a graveyard before they filmed the return of the Dark Lady? Or did the skies open and the graves threaten as soon as she walked back on set? Or was there a fella with a watering can and sheet of metal up in the trees waiting for the Director to call "Action!"? Who knows. But, she's back and I know this storyline is really popular, I know, but I don't like it because I'm not a Carla fan. It's all "Ooh Tony, I know you murdered Liam" and then it's like: "Ooh Carla, but I'm marrying Maria and I have Liam's baby and I'm tall, dark and handsome with a dodgy eye and what are you doing back?" and so on. I mean, I'm glad she's back because Tony will be outed, the story will conclude and all will be well in Weatherfield, I just hate the upcoming weeks of what I know will be filled with lots of "Ooh Tony" and "Ooh Carla" and Maria crying on Mammy Connor's best Irish linen, as surely she will. Anyway, for those who are enjoying this story and want to know what happened, here it is: Tony called Jimmy the hit man and asked him to kill Carla. Jimmy went to Carla's flat and tried to kill her but Miss Scarlett thwacked Professor Plum with a candlestick in the living room and thought she'd killed Jimmy but he was still alive. However, Tony told Carla that Jimmy was dead, covered him with a blankie so she wouldn't see him still breathing, and advised her to leave for LA quick sharp, which she did.
Down at the Kabin, Norris takes on another new assistant. This one's called Joan and after the talkative Sheila Wheeler, Joan's a bit quiet. In fact, she's stony silent. Norris is reaching desperation point and needs a conversation with someone, anyone, even Kirk, that's how desperate he is, but Kirk isn't. Anyone else notice how much Joan looked like Liz's Vernon?
And finally this week, good old Aunty Pam spots Molly and Kev kissing in the truck and has a word with her niece who at first denies all. But there's not much you can put past Aunty Pam, bearer of talking Faberge eggs and ham past its prime. She knows Molly's having an affair with Kev Webster and tells her to tell Tyrone. Mend it or end it, our Mol.
And that's just about that for this week.
Coronation Street writers this week were Martin Allen, Chris Fewtrell, Simon Crowther, Peter Whalley and Stephen Russell.
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