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December 21
While most normal people are wrapping presents and doing the
last minute bits of food shopping, the residents on Coronation
Street are still trying to work out who they're supposed to be
speaking to this week, let alone who they'll be sharing their
Christmas dinner with. Fortunately, Ashley still seems to be taking
last minute orders for turkeys so there's time for them all to
change their plans several more times before the big
day.
Over at the Barlows', Deirdre is still desperately
trying to build bridges between Ken and Peter so that she can have
her wish of a family Christmas with Simon. With a family like hers I
think I'd rather have beans on toast on my own in front of the telly
but it takes all sorts. Deirdre's persistence finally pays off
because, after a couple more confrontations, a truce of sorts is
called. Peter agrees that they'll spend Christmas day with Ken and
Deirdre, provided George and Eve can come too. They conveniently
forget to mention Janice will tagging along until after Ken has
acquiesced. It's very sad that Maggie Jones who played Blanche is no
longer with us because one can only imagine the fun we would have
had if she had been added into the mix.
One person who is
definitely short of Christmas spirit (unless you count the bottle of
brandy hidden in the filing cabinet) is Carla. Following her
interrogation by the police, Michelle forces her to admit that she
knew far more than she let on about Liam's death. Her confession is
overheard by everyone in the factory and soon she has the threat of
being sent to Coventry to add to her tale of woes. Interestingly
it's Roy who convinces Hayley that maybe Carla is right when she
says she had no choice and she, in turn, talks the rest of the
factory round. Not that they need much persuading once they realise
their jobs might be under threat if they don't start talking to
Carla again. The only person left seething with fury at Carla's
behaviour is Michelle. In fact she's busy having a good seethe on
the sofa when Ben walks into the flat and decides she needs some
comforting. The emotion, combined with teenage hormones, are all too
overwhelming for Ben and before he realises what he's doing he's
going in for a full kiss on the lips. Michelle leaps up like a
scalded cat, Ben stuffs his worldly belongings into his knapsack and
Ryan soon learns to his horror why his best mate can't stay with
them any longer.
Kissing is also on the agenda for Kevin and
Sally. She's booked a surprise weekend to Paris and he's not best
pleased but decides he has no choice other than to go along with it
and conveniently avoid telling Molly. She, of course, spots them
climbing into the back of a Streetcars' cab with their cases,
leaving poor Tyrone to bear the brunt of her frustration while she
spends the weekend wondering where they've disappeared
to.
Kevin and Sally arrive back in time for their youngest
daughter's baptism. Sadly for Sophie, this happens on the same day
that she learns from Ryan what her boyfriend has been up to with his
mother. Ben was due to be her baptism partner so it's left to friend
Sian to step in and hold the towel. The other guest who can't make
it at the last moment is Rosie who has landed herself a job as a
promotions girl for cherry vodka. At least it saves Sophie the
embarrassment of her big sister turning up at the church in her work
uniform. As if the skimpiness of the outfit isn't enough, the words
"Pop My Cherry" emblazoned across the back certainly ensure that
nothing is left to the imagination.
At the celebration
afterwards you could cut the atmosphere between Kevin and Molly with
a knife when Sally inadvertently shows everyone the photos of their
romantic weekend away. However, it seems that the only person
present who has noticed that Molly's eyes are even more manic than
usual is Aunty Pam who has clearly put two and two together and
worked out that, despite Molly's reassurances to the contrary, the
affair is definitely not over.
Celebrations of another sort
are taking place at the Weatherfield Council Christmas party. Audrey
is not looking forward to an evening with Norris as her partner but
things start looking up for her with the arrival of an old
acquaintance Claudia, played by Rula Lenska who is on the arm of a
very charming Nigel Havers in the role of Lewis. Claudia confesses
to Audrey that Lewis is in fact a male escort and we sense that this
may not be the last we see of him when Claudia gives Audrey his
business card which she slips into her handbag.
Audrey,
though, needs a bit of cheering up as she's just learned that Gail
and Joe have managed to get a cancellation booking and their
wedding's been moved forward to 8th January. She decides to summon
help in the form of grandson Nick who she secretly arranges to fly
over to Weatherfield for a visit. Tina is also not best pleased at
the forthcoming nuptials but her concern has more to do with the
fact that Jason seems to be taking too much interest in whether
Sarah will be coming over for the wedding. When Jason lets slip that
he and Sarah are still married they have an almighty row, he storms
off into town and Tina takes herself off to a bar where she gets
picked up by a man. What she doesn't realise is that he's none other
than Nick Tilsley who has just arrived from Canada. (To be fair,
nobody could be expected to recognise him since he seems to have
gone through a total body transplant since he was last on our
screens). After a quick kiss, guilt takes a hold and Tina rushes off
into the night, leaving Nick looking bewildered.
Finally,
while all of these dramas are happening, drama of another sort is
taking place in the form of preparations for the Panto which is due
to take place on Christmas Eve and certainly promises to be
entertaining our brief glimpses of the rehearsals are anything to go
by.
In the meantime it only remains for me to wish you all a
very Merry Christmas while I go off to pour myself a glass of sherry
and put the sprouts on to boil.
Written by Karen
Jankel
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