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December 28
This
week's update begins on Christmas Eve with the Websters celebrating
the first of several Christmas birthdays on the street. As Rosie
rips the paper from her presents with the practised air of someone
who is clearly used to taking things off, her mother upsets Kevin by
announcing that she's off to town to do yet more shopping. What he
doesn't know at this point is that she has far more serious matters
on her mind.
Over at the Rovers a packed audience awaits the
start of the Panto with eager anticipation. Or rather, the half
dozen residents who aren't involved in having a domestic or taking
part in the show. Which is probably a good
thing since there
can't be too much room left for seats after most of the pub has been
taken over with a stage and scenery. Sean and Jesse make a very
credible pair of pantomime dames but we learn that it's Amy who is
due to steal the limelight with some singing. Unfortunately (or
perhaps that should be fortunately) we never get to enjoy her dulcet
tones because before she has the chance to burst into song, one of
Roy's props comes tumbling down and the only word Amy manages to
mutter is something rather rude.
On Christmas morning the
Barlows start gathering for their family lunch. Simon seems quite
pleased by his bicycle from Ken and Deirdre until Grandpa George
arrives with his gift of a Wii. Things go from bad to worse when
George inadvertently tries to fill Peter's glass with wine and Ken
uses it as an excuse to start another row. Poor Deirdre doesn't even
have time to hand round the mince pies before everyone decides to
make a swift exit. Still, it does leave Ken plenty of time to mend
the puncture on Simon's new bike. Clearly it's a very complicated
puncture because he's still trying to mend it two days
later.
Others seem a lot more cheerful on Christmas morning,
particularly over at the Tilsley-Platt-Nearly-McIntyres,
where Gail not only has her wedding to look forward to but is
enjoying the surprise arrival of her eldest son. In the meantime,
Jason and Tina have made up after their falling-out over Sarah but
when they turn up for lunch with Gail and Joe, Tina is horrified
when she discovers Nick is none other than the man she snogged a
couple of nights before. Nick finds the whole situation highly
amusing and no doubt Demon David will turn it to his advantage once
he discovers the truth. Until then he's busy sulking about the fact
that everyone seems to have forgotten that it's his birthday. Even
his Mum seems to have overlooked it and so, in a fit of pique, he
reveals the fact that Audrey only invited Nick over to thwart Gail
and Joe's wedding plans.
Over at Tyrone and Molly's,
festivities are going with a swing. Having found out about Kevin's
trip to Paris with Sally, Molly has told him that the affair is
definitely over and it looks as though this time she really means
it. However, Kevin has other ideas and while Auntie Pam, Jack,
Connie and co. make merry with the Karaoke machine Tyrone gave Molly
for Christmas, Kevin's busy trying to win Molly round by the
dustbins in the back alley. One minute she's slapping him for trying
it on and the next they've realised that they can't live without
each other for a moment longer and agree that they'll both go and
break the news to their respective other halves and meet at the
garage in an hour to start their new lives together.
So,
whilst Molly sets about getting Tyrone on his own to do the deed,
Kevin returns to tell Sally the awful truth. However, before he has
a chance to tell her, Sally shares her own dreadful news: she has
just been diagnosed with breast cancer. Kevin is shocked to the core
and wracked with guilt and is torn between wanting to comfort his
wife and needing to get to Molly to stop her before she breaks the
news to Tyrone about the affair. Luckily for all concerned, he
manages to do with only seconds to spare. A couple of days after
Christmas Kevin accompanies Sally to the hospital where she learns
more about her condition. She's told that she'll need surgery in
less than four weeks and then will have to wait another week for the
results. In the meantime, although she's been advised to tell her
family, Sally feels she knows her girls best and that she doesn't
want to burden them with the news until she has an idea of the
outcome. This gives the opportunity for some unfortunate irony. A
large envelope arrives in the post for Rosie and her sister knows
she's up to something. When the contents spill over the floor of
Roy's Rolls, Sophie discovers the truth: Rosie has had some topless
photos taken, in her quest to become a glamour model. And, as she
explains to Graeme who also happens to be there at the time, it has
been suggested that she might do well to have a breast
enlargement.
So, Kevin is now playing the dutiful husband,
Molly is back to looking permanently harassed and being vile to poor
Tyrone, Sally is trying desperately hard to act as though nothing
has happened and Kevin is looking more like a wet weekend than
usual. So wet, in fact, that his father realises something is wrong
and gets him to spill the beans about Sally. We're reminded that
Kevin's own mother died of cancer and so Bill, of all people,
understands what he's going through. However, what he finds far
harder to understand is the news of Kevin's affair with Molly which
Kevin also finds the need to confess and Bill gives him the benefit
of his disapproval.
There's a bit of light relief this week
when Becky reluctantly accompanies Claire and the children on a very
muddy outing to Alderley Edge. What we establish from this is that,
although Becky is proving to be a very good surrogate mother to Amy,
she has absolutely no intention of ever having children of her own.
Steve meanwhile seems to have other ideas.
And that's just
about it for this week. Glenda will be returning next week but,
until then, may I take the opportunity to wish you all a very happy
and healthy New Year.
Written by Karen
Jankel
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