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Sally’s full of herself at freaky Frank’s factory where she gets all giddy in her power-dressing suit. Frank invites her to join a business meeting where she goes all sophisticated with a dash of milk in her coffee, because that’s just the sort of woman that Sally Webster is, before it rushes to her head and fills her with lust for the latest pair of power trousers that’s come strolling her way. “I don’t believe what Carla’s saying about you,” she tells Frank, clearly overcome by the promise of a pay rise and a snog behind the sewing machine. In reward, Frank sends her a text with a kiss at the end which sends a blush right up Mrs Webster’s cheeks.
But it’s not all lusty love in the Webster house this week because Sophie and Sian fall out when Sian’s college work takes precedence over snogging Sophie on the sofa. Sophie’s fed up, she’s had enough of never being in the full beam of Sian’s headlights of love. Amber’s twigged on that Sophie’s not in love with Sian but manages to keep fairly quiet when Sophie announces she and Sian are getting wed in four weeks. Sally agrees to the wedding after Sophie and Sian try to elope on a coach to Carlisle. So with a month to their marriage, Sophie and Sian plan their nuptials with Sally harping on: “For a born again Christian lesbian, you haven’t half got a one track mind!” to which Rosie replied: “Mum, don’t be so lesbophobic!” Wonderful stuff.
The Bessie Street school nativity goes all X-factor in the try-outs for who gets what part. Desperate Deirdre teaches grandson Simon a new song to sing as he goes up for the role of Inn Keeper – it’s Cilla Black’s “Step Inside, Love”. Ah, if only she’d taught him to play the harmonica too.
Over at Streetcars, there’s a visit from the tax man who tells Lloyd they’re getting audited. Lloyd rakes through Freshco carrier bags full of receipts and invoices and it’s left to Saint Stella of the Rovers to come to his aid. And lo, for it was she, that helped Lloyd in his hour of need with the taxi receipts and created world peace while she was there while appearing in every scene and getting on my wick. Lloyd, still in bits about losing Cheryl and a bit tipsy in the bar, leans in for a kiss from Stella but she pulls away. Mind you, Karl was nowhere to be seen, he was gambling away all of his Streetcars earnings in the casino.
Tina dumps Doctor Carter this week after he harps on about her going to Weatherfield Tech. And then he set her up with an interview at the Bistro, telling Nick that she’d done lots of waitressing work when she hadn’t. Matt thinks Tina can do better than working in the Rovers, little realising that it’s exactly what she wants to do and that it makes her smile. Anyway, there’s a falling out with Tina and she chucks a pint in his face. Want a beer, Matt? There’s the door, Matt! Need a bath, Matt? Repeat ad nauseum if you’ve got a mate called Matt. They love it, they really do.
In the Bistro, Nick and Eva grow closer and he takes her home to meet Gail. The threesome have a coffee in an awkward silence and then Nick tells Gail: “I’m just taking Eva up to my room to listen to some records.” I wonder if he got out the 7” or the 12”? The vinyl, dear, the vinyl. Anyway, knowing that Nick’s got a new girl means that Gail’s got a face like a slapped behind once again, as if you needed telling.
As it’s almost a year since the tram crash happened, Emily plans a memorial service and asks Peter Barlow to give a speech. He tries working on it, but it just winds him up and he admits to Carla that every time he’s forced to think of the tram crash, he's craving drink. Carla looks on sympathetically, craving Peter’s bod.
And finally this week, there’s a hen party in the Rovers where the reluctant bride Mandy takes a shine to our Kirk.
And that's just about that for this week. Remember, you can sign up to get these Corrie weekly updates by email at http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/corrieweeks/This
This week's writers were John Kerr, Debbie Oates, Jonathan Harvey and Ellen Taylor. Find out more about the Coronation Street writing team at:
Sally’s full of herself at freaky Frank’s factory where she gets all giddy in her power-dressing suit. Frank invites her to join a business meeting where she goes all sophisticated with a dash of milk in her coffee, because that’s just the sort of woman that Sally Webster is, before it rushes to her head and fills her with lust for the latest pair of power trousers that’s come strolling her way. “I don’t believe what Carla’s saying about you,” she tells Frank, clearly overcome by the promise of a pay rise and a snog behind the sewing machine. In reward, Frank sends her a text with a kiss at the end which sends a blush right up Mrs Webster’s cheeks.
But it’s not all lusty love in the Webster house this week because Sophie and Sian fall out when Sian’s college work takes precedence over snogging Sophie on the sofa. Sophie’s fed up, she’s had enough of never being in the full beam of Sian’s headlights of love. Amber’s twigged on that Sophie’s not in love with Sian but manages to keep fairly quiet when Sophie announces she and Sian are getting wed in four weeks. Sally agrees to the wedding after Sophie and Sian try to elope on a coach to Carlisle. So with a month to their marriage, Sophie and Sian plan their nuptials with Sally harping on: “For a born again Christian lesbian, you haven’t half got a one track mind!” to which Rosie replied: “Mum, don’t be so lesbophobic!” Wonderful stuff.
The Bessie Street school nativity goes all X-factor in the try-outs for who gets what part. Desperate Deirdre teaches grandson Simon a new song to sing as he goes up for the role of Inn Keeper – it’s Cilla Black’s “Step Inside, Love”. Ah, if only she’d taught him to play the harmonica too.
Over at Streetcars, there’s a visit from the tax man who tells Lloyd they’re getting audited. Lloyd rakes through Freshco carrier bags full of receipts and invoices and it’s left to Saint Stella of the Rovers to come to his aid. And lo, for it was she, that helped Lloyd in his hour of need with the taxi receipts and created world peace while she was there while appearing in every scene and getting on my wick. Lloyd, still in bits about losing Cheryl and a bit tipsy in the bar, leans in for a kiss from Stella but she pulls away. Mind you, Karl was nowhere to be seen, he was gambling away all of his Streetcars earnings in the casino.
Tina dumps Doctor Carter this week after he harps on about her going to Weatherfield Tech. And then he set her up with an interview at the Bistro, telling Nick that she’d done lots of waitressing work when she hadn’t. Matt thinks Tina can do better than working in the Rovers, little realising that it’s exactly what she wants to do and that it makes her smile. Anyway, there’s a falling out with Tina and she chucks a pint in his face. Want a beer, Matt? There’s the door, Matt! Need a bath, Matt? Repeat ad nauseum if you’ve got a mate called Matt. They love it, they really do.
In the Bistro, Nick and Eva grow closer and he takes her home to meet Gail. The threesome have a coffee in an awkward silence and then Nick tells Gail: “I’m just taking Eva up to my room to listen to some records.” I wonder if he got out the 7” or the 12”? The vinyl, dear, the vinyl. Anyway, knowing that Nick’s got a new girl means that Gail’s got a face like a slapped behind once again, as if you needed telling.
As it’s almost a year since the tram crash happened, Emily plans a memorial service and asks Peter Barlow to give a speech. He tries working on it, but it just winds him up and he admits to Carla that every time he’s forced to think of the tram crash, he's craving drink. Carla looks on sympathetically, craving Peter’s bod.
And finally this week, there’s a hen party in the Rovers where the reluctant bride Mandy takes a shine to our Kirk.
And that's just about that for this week. Remember, you can sign up to get these Corrie weekly updates by email at http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/corrieweeks/This
This week's writers were John Kerr, Debbie Oates, Jonathan Harvey and Ellen Taylor. Find out more about the Coronation Street writing team at:
http://coronationstreetupdates.blogspot.com/2008/11/exclusive-all-current-corrie-writers.html
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Glenda Young
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Two things I didn't understand about this weeks episode, 1) why was Lloyd struggling with accounts, wasn't Eileen really good at that kind of thing after helping Owen. 2) Tina said she'd never been a waitress, didn't she work at the Chinese with Xin?
ReplyDeleteIf that's Lloyd's exit, it seems daft that he ups sticks in embarrassment. Stella's totally unbelievable. They'd have done better to make her snooty (like Frankie Baldwin),and then she'd have been a good pal for Sally. The one cheerful scene was the bride-to-be making a play for Kirk. That looks promising, although they rather overdo his silliness. Even Kirk would know what the L plate meant.
ReplyDeleteKyle - I think Tina worked with Xin at t'Poundshop, not the Chinese restaurant. Tina did work at the kebeb shop though - although that was probably more plastic service than silver service.
ReplyDeleteThe beer in Dr Matt's face shows the decline in Coronation Street's quality. Once upon a time, there would have been some cracking dialogue. Now we just get a childish gesture, which has been done thousands of times before. It's so lazy and dull.
ReplyDeleteNote to Mr Collinson: Clearly, Tina is meant to be "feisty". She is not. She is truculent, miserable and it is getting to the point where I can't stand the sight of her.
Agree with you Adam. I thought the beer in the face was the most childish gesture, followed up by the laughter of the other 'kids' in the pub.
ReplyDeleteSadly this must be to appeal to the kinds of people that would think it funny to douse a customer with a pint in the face.
Bet Matt is wondering what on earth he saw in Miss Mardy.
Great comments all; I'm looking forward to Sally Webster eating a bit or crow when Frank Foster tries it on with her. AND I'm glad Kirk got a date-- I haven't been watching Corrie long enough to know if he's ever dated before --I hope he and the bachelorette have a good time.
ReplyDeleteDidnt the dreadful Tina throw a drink or have a fight with someone else in the Rovers? I seem to recall it was Kylie but I am sure someone will remember. She should have been sacked for behaving like that with a customer, but of course "Bar manager" Cindystella is always absent from her post helping some lame duck she hardly knows.
ReplyDeleteI think the fight with Kylie was more of a hair-pulling, head to head brawl from which Steve should have sacked her but for it being a fictional pub.
ReplyDeleteRosie Webster is doing a good impersonation of Nora Desmond. Also, if I was running a pub and an employee of mine chucked a glass of beer into someone's face (boyfriend or not) they'd be sacked. I found that scene really disgraceful and any likeness for Tina's character went bye-bye. Does she serve a purpose other than being a class A beyotch??
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't say so.
ReplyDeleteMaybe the writers will have Tina take one of Gail's 'chill pills' and do an about-face like Gail has.
Maybe her new alliance with Tommy D. will turn her scowls to smiles, as it's changed Gail from sour to silly.