Coronation Street Weekly Update, November 8 2010

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And now, without any further ado, here we go with this week's Coronation Street update.

I don’t think I’ve ever written a weekly update with tears in my eyes before. But you’ll excuse me I hope, when I tell you that I’ve just this minute watched the legend that is Jack Duckworth die, in front of my eyes. As Jack slipped away in the comfy chair in his living room, the ghost of Vera appeared for a final dance and a kiss as Jack went up to the great pigeon coop in the sky. Heart-breaking, not just because Jack Duckworth cultural icon has gone from the Street, but that actor Bill Tarmey won’t be in our living room at least once a week any more.

He dies on his 74th birthday after a do in the Rovers where he makes a speech telling everyone that Tyrone’s the son that he’s never had. But he’s got more words in private for Molly when he tells her that he knows Kev’s the dad of baby Jack. When Jack passes away, a look passes across Molly’s face, she knows her secret’s safe now that Jack’s gone. Tyrone falls to his knees at Jack’s side, tears everywhere, in their living room and ours as he tells Jack: “G'night, dad.”

Meanwhile, life goes on elsewhere on the Street. Over at the Webster’s, it’s Sophie’s 16th birthday. It starts off a sedate affair with Christians from the church sitting around Sally’s living room, fondling the cushions and thinking holy thoughts. But when Rosie’s cherry-vodka girl friends turn up giving free vodka shots to all, it turns into what a 16 year old birthday party should be. I don’t think Sally’s front garden will ever recover, there’s debauchery and drunkenness in the shrubbery and a drag king called Tom Crude arrives. But so does the pastor from the Church and when he sees what’s happening, he walks out in disgust. In the Rovers Gail and Sally talk about the party without knowing what’s going on. “They’ll be on those facial internet sites,” Gail muses when Sally worries about the young ‘uns nicking her twisted shag. Sophie and Sian try to make amends with the pastor but he patronises them and preaches from the Bible, warning them both they’ll be struck down for their sins. The awful thing is that Sophie starts to believe he might have a point.

At Underworld, Michelle starts work as Carla’s new whipping-post, also known as assistant trainee manager. She finds it hard at first cracking down on her mates, especially Sean when he skives off his overtime but soon gets to grips with controlling her mates at their machines,

The new bar sallies forth towards opening night. Betty’s not happy when she finds out that Ciaran’s nicked her recipe for hotpot and that he’s serving up tapas style hotpots. In fact, so incensed is she that the rings the council and gets revenge by reporting rats in the kitchen at the new bar. With Nick and Leanne working closely together, tensions arise and Nick confesses his love for his ex as Peter and Carla start to cosy up too.

And finally this week, loopy Charlotte continues to stalk the Stapes, turning up and peering through their windows, sending letters and phoning at all hours before hanging up. She’s crackers, is Charlotte, absolutely hat-stand mad.

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Coronation Street writers this week were Mark Burt, Jayne Hollinson, Jonathan Harvey, Martin Allen – and the man who killed off Jack Duckworth – Simon Crowther.

Glenda Young
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