Well, there’s a couple of important weddings coming up over here in the UK ... yes, there’s still the royals in a bit but later this week there’s the impending double ceremony between David and Kylie plus Xin and Graham. Or possibly not, it’s all getting a bit complicated (as ever).
Tina is getting more and more perturbed over the fact that people are starting to believe the latter couple are, well, a couple. There’s hardly any opportunities for Tina and Graham to have it ... you know, it ... and when she does, Xin and Rita pop in, barely giving Tina enough time to jump behind the sofa and cover herself with a manky blanket that Xin has washed a new detergent which makes Tina sneeze. Rita wants the engaged pair to be a bit more respectful of Tina’s feelings, Xin just wants to get rid of the sneezing mice.
Over at the Platts, after hearing about her horrendous upbringing complete with sexually abusive father, Gail tries to make friends with Kylie and hands over £100 to buy her wedding dress. Only Kylie has other ideas and uses the money to take David out for a booze-up at Nick’s new bistro, imaginatively called Nick’s Bistro. After harassing Audrey at the salon over plans to sign it over to David, Gail pops into the bistro to have a go at Nick and thereby discovering Kylie and David living it up. Fuming, she sits at the bar, knocking back a couple and ruining the air of sophistication NIck is trying to create. He’s also trying to get on with serving his paying customers after being left short-handed but Gail doesn’t care a fig about others when she’s got a problem. Leggy Cheryl walks in and gets her job back. Finally to get rid, Nick says he’ll put on his thinking cap to stop the wedding, though if living with her future mother-in-law hasn’t put Kylie off, then nothing will!
Apparently Simon’s talent for mimicry extends to such an extent that his impression of Deirdre with Blanche’s old specs and a felt tip for a fag means that even Ken couldn’t tell them apart. Now, there’s a scene I’d like to see, it would rank right up there with Blanche attending Peter’s AA meeting, my favourite scene of all time! He’s managed to land the lead role in the school’s rendition of Joseph and the Amazing Colour Dreamcoat which I saw many years ago with Donny Osmond in the lead. Simon that is, not Peter or Ken. Cheryl’s not that bothered that young prodigy Russ is only in the chorus, at least she’s spared the harassment of making the costume. Yes, I remember having to make countless costumes for school plays and ballet recitals and I don’t even have children, just a sewing machine!In the competition for best dressed car, Eddie’s efforts to impress Fay by picking her up in a taxi decorated with a huge ribbon wrapped around it is completely overshadowed by Kevin’s gift of a brand new motor, all part of his scheme to try to win Sally back. She’s not impressed and is having none of it or him.
New kid on the block Tommy Duckworth seems to be settling in nicely as Tyrone’s new lodger. He’s a Duckworth alright, making a play for each new female he comes across but neither Sian or Tina are interested. If he’s determined to get lucky, Deirdre’s probably his best bet.
Finally, Gary gets a van thanks to Owen pushing money at him; the fact it had a ton of manure in it is only a minor issue. And Fiz is sinking into more and more trouble as she keeps spending Colin Fishwick’s inheritance – has she not learned from John’s example?That’s it for now from me. Glenda’s back next week after her extended leave so I’ll just leave a couple of packets of Tunnock’s for her over there with the new throw cushions. I tossed out the manky blanket, it was making me sneeze. Welcome back, Glenda!!
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9 comments:
OK, I'll ask the question, but I'm pretty sure no-one will know....
WHERE DID GAIL GET A GRAND FROM TO GIVE TO KYLIE??????????
Did she receive any life insurance payouts from Hillman and/or McIntyre? If so, they'd have set her up pretty well.
I would doubt that Layman, insurance companies don't pay out on suicides, do they?
I think it depends on the policy/company - seems some do, some don't.
I'm not so sure about Joe, but I reckon Hillman would have looked after Gail insurance-wise - he loved his family, if nothing else.
Joe's policy probably wouldn't have paid out as he fraudulently forged Gail's signature and Hillman's policy, if it did pay out, probably went to cover his debts. I imagine Gail's getting some sort of benefit but it can't be much.
Did Hillman have debts when he died?
I thought that sick lady died, literally days after he tried to kill Emily (and killed Maxine) which meant he needn't have attempted to murder Emily after all...??
(Long time ago, so I may be wrong)
PS - far be it for me to stick up for the writers at the minute! Just trying to reconcile Gail's bottomless purse in my own mind!
Well Joe's death was an accident while he was trying to fake his own death and he forged Gail's signture so knowing insurance companies and their loopholes they would have negated the policy.
Richard Hillman was in debt himself, remember how he cheated the Duckies out of £25k of their life savings, and he did commit suicide trying to take Gail and family with him, so the insurance compan would definitely not have paid a bean.
What on earth was she doing on Kylie's hen night anyway, sitting in The Bistro with her best Vinigar Gail face on?
Actually I assumed Nick gave her the grand to give to Kylie. He said he would find a way to stop the wedding and Gail asked to see him privately in the office just before giving Kyles the envelope.
Yes Cobblestone, it appears you're right from tonight's episode - Nick just said he's a grand down.
I wish they would make this sort of thing clear at the time.
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