The worst kept secret in
soap history oozed out this week when Stella revealed she was
Leanne's real mum. Peter had found a photo of Leanne in
Stella's purse and when questioned, she crumbled by the teapot in
the Rovers' back room. Finding out that your mother's an
ex-EastEnders slapper is hard enough for anyone to take and it all
comes out at Leanne's 30th birthday in the pub. Leanne tells
Stella that she wants her to leave, so Stella tells Steve she's
going and starts to pack up in the pub. That is, until Peter makes
Stella realize she's taking the easy way out, running out on her
daughter, again, and so she decides to stay. Whether Leanne will
decide to thaw towards her mum remains to be seen. Relationships
remain decidedly frosty for now.
Meanwhile, Fiz gets her
collar felt by the fuzz and she's arrested and charged for murdering
Colin Fishwick. I have no sympathy, really, she should've been
arrested months ago for marrying John in the first place. Anyway,
Fiz is denied bail and little Hope is left with the Croppers to mind
while Chesney cracks up on losing his sister and Fiz breaks down in
her prison cell bunk. Better get used to it, we're going to have
crying and wailing for weeks.
At Roof and Refuge,
there's a charity auction to raise charity funds. The event's
held at Nick's Bistro and the movers and shakers of the Weatherfield
world are bidding to win luxury items such as Deirdre's hand
made pottery vase and a month of brunches at the caff. Carla
gets her head turned by psycho Frank when he bids ?500 to win her a
handbag that looks like it's only worth two bob and a half.
Anna's worried about
losing her home when she finds out the owners are selling it and she
can't get a mortgage. Never mind, Owen steps in that very same day
announcing he's bought the house and she can stay on as his
tenant. Anna's grateful as it means by keeping the house the
social services will let her keep Faye, she just doesn't realize yet
just how much of a control freak landlord Owen will be.
And in Gail's house,
it's shopping bags at dawn as Gail and Kylie go to war in the battle
to feed David. In a fantastic shot, Kylie's at one of the street
with her Freshco bags and Gail's at the other. Which woman will be
first to get their goodies in the oven and into David's tum?
Kylie of course, she's younger, she's faster, she's got barbeque
food. Gail's not best pleased, as you can imagine, and she
tuts over the garden fence from Sally's place when Kylie and David
get frisky al-fresco. "Me mam loves a good moan," says David. "It's
one of her five a day."
And that's just
about that for this week.