Bethany and her mum Sarah are supposed to be returning to
Italy tomorrow, but somehow that is very hard to believe. Also, Bethany is unaware of the proposed
travel plans. They will surely stay in Weatherfield, though and for Sarah there
may be a particular ‘bad boy’ who is making the pull of Weatherfield much
stronger. It had to happen. David’s sister would go out with the biological
father of Max and the enemy of her brother. Now Stephen has sacked Sarah, the
chances of remaining in Weatherfield have increased dramatically.
Nevertheless, Gail arranges a family meal in the Bistro.
While the family are there Callum strides over to apologise to David for
arriving at the house unexpectedly to see Max and what’s more, he agrees to
make proper prearranged plans in future. Bad boy? Losing his edge…
Uncle Stephen phones
– a very long time since we saw him – which makes her leave the fun in the
Bistro. She has to email a document to him, as a matter of urgency. Not one to
miss a chance Callum offers his assistance and of course, they end up in a
clinch.
At last someone, Owen I think, mooted the idea of adoption
for Faye’s baby. Anna though seems set against it – maybe she relishes the idea
of having a baby to look after. Faye though is carrying a mountain of guilt.
Her belief is that if she could somehow get rid of the baby then all would be
back to how it was and Anna and Owen would be getting on. Might this make Anna
and Owen make efforts to reconcile their differences and end the sniping? Owen sees that Anna is exhausted and offers
that she has a lie down while he keeps his eye on things. Anna’s mind is made
up though. She needs space and energy, both of which she is sorely lacking.
There is a box that Anna has packed in readiness for his leaving. Rather
touchingly she has made sure that he has his cream in the box and reminds him
to apply it, because she doesn’t want him getting eczema again.
Even though the real Gavin is dead, the storyline is not.
Still Andy is maintaining that he is Michael’s son, terrified of revealing the
truth, as all involved are, in case this news triggers the feared heart attack.
Gail though is having to bear the most of the guilt. Susan, Gavin’s mother and
Michael’s ex-wife is texting Gail. How long can she keep putting her off? It’s
been a while since she fobbed Susan off at Gavin’s funeral, so how long can she
keep making excuses before Susan realizes that Gail is lying to her? And when,
as is inevitable, will Michael find out that he is no blood relation at all to
the young man who has been claiming that he is Michael’s son? How will that
news affect Gail and Michael’s relationship, especially as she deliberately
kept secret from him that the young man who was hanging around, being rather
unpleasant, was in fact his real son Gavin? What will Gail’s family think of
her deceit? After all, she has kept a secret, along with Andy and Steph, of
great magnitude. She is furious with Gavin and it doesn’t help when she
discovers that Gavin and Nick tossed a coin to see who would work and who would
eat. The winner is Nick and to Gail’s annoyance chose to work, though did
promise to provide a bucket to catch the blood.
There is no actual blood but the meal is a bit of a
disaster. On learning that she is to go back to Milan tomorrow Bethany is in a
huff, though she does also deliver the best line of the night. ‘Talk to the
elbow – at least it’s got a point.’
Tracy is irritated with Amy who finally gets her own way. ‘That kid is spoilt. She gets it from her dad,’ says Tracy. Ken rolls his eyes - which speaks volumes.
Ken decides to go out for an evening of culture, preferring
that to watching Tracy’s face-pack dry. This opens up an opportunity for Tony
to turn up, and he makes it clear he’s not interested in nuts. Both Tracy and
Tony agree they want something better. Will they head off together to find it?
I wonder what others think, but isn’t Tony out of the same mould as Rob, if a
little more mature?
The final 2 scenes in tonight’s episodes were truly
excellent. First we had Nick and Carla – Carla also in face pack mode. It was a
very relaxed and natural. Nick asked Carla, ‘Do you really believe that you’re
incapable of finding a decent bloke?’ Was he hinting that he himself is a
decent man? Well it was pretty decent of him to put a blanket over her as he
left, since it doesn’t look like she’ll make it to bed tonight.
The last scene, involving Owen and Anna was very well acted and it really does seem that that it is the end for them. Anna is angry that he is walking out on Faye, but he explains that he can’t stick around for Faye when he is not in a relationship with Anna and Anna doesn’t want to be with him – something she has made pretty clear.
The last scene, involving Owen and Anna was very well acted and it really does seem that that it is the end for them. Anna is angry that he is walking out on Faye, but he explains that he can’t stick around for Faye when he is not in a relationship with Anna and Anna doesn’t want to be with him – something she has made pretty clear.
Ruth Owen
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