Poor, sweet, decent man of little brain Tommy Duckworth has, thanks to his dodgy dad's debts, been reluctantly press-ganged into becoming a drug runner for gangster Rick. Girlfriend Tina nearly caught him stashing cocaine into a car while working late at his old job back at Kev's garage. Don't do it Tommy, tell the police! Let's hope this likeable character - handsome but not cocky as played by Chris Fountain - doesn't become corrupted into becoming a carbon copy of his father.Lust-crazed Sunita and Karl headed for a clandestine spot of afternoon delight at a posh hotel in Didsbury after she lied to Dev she was meeting a female friend. But their tryst was cut short after Stell phoned Karl and they hastily headed back. (Why didn't he switch off his phone or put on silent?).
Meanwhile in a spot of unsubtle irony, back at the Rovers Stella was counselling Dev over the stage of his marriage and advised him to take more notice of Sunita away from her role as wife and mother. His solution? To arrange a couples dinner party along with Karl and Stella. Oops, that will be cosy.
Kylie returned to a thrilled David after she was rescued by good Samaritan Nick from her stint at the lap dancing club, where she had been sacked anyway.
However Eva, who comes across as the kind of gal who stares longingly at diamond engagement rings in jewellery shops while her boyfriend looks away, was suspicious after finding the bill for the hotel where Nick put up Kylie and then a text message from Kylie, thanking him.
Forever down and self-pitying Eileen confided to Sean she was thinking of moving away from the Street following the debacle of her relationship with Paul, to make a fresh start - and don't let us stop you! However, I don't think Sue Cleaver is due to leave
the show any time soon.
the show any time soon.
Sweet but dim Maria, a kind of female Tommy Duckworth, was asked out by a handsome new male client at the salon but their date turned sour when it appeared he'd creepily only taken her there to impress his ex, who also just happened to be there and, Maria realised, was a near look-a-like of herself.
Sean had a run in with Stella after not producing enough meals in the dreary hotpot storyline. I think the scriptwriters don't really know what to do at the moment with Sean and boyfriend "Saint" Marcus, whose sole role currently is solely to be nice and supportive to any soul who crosses his path.
