Coronation Street double episode review, Monday 4 May

Sarah, who seems to have the morals of an alley cat, thinks her relationship with Callum should take precedence over her relationship with her brother. The reason I am so harsh on her is because she has zero loyalty to her brother David.  As Nick says to her in the pub when she is sitting with Callum, ‘Feels like his sister has sold him out for some low rent drug dealer.’  David gave her and Bethany a home. Particularly now, David needs all the support he can get as the hearing is but two weeks away. It is true to say that in the face of some real difficulties, David has been a great dad to Max. He could have rejected him; after all he is not his biological child. David rose above that and showed what the meaning of being a father is.   

BUT, the pressure of Callum’s constant persistence over Max has now really got to David and, in desperation, he takes off with Max and Lily. This is not a sensible move, nor is it a glorified gap year with 2 kids in tow. He has their passports so abroad seems likely. He throws them into a cab and off he goes.

Callum is furious. David phones Nick to tell him that he and the children are ok. Callum grabs Nick’s phone and rings him up. We’ve seen previously how Callum gets nasty and now he threatens David by telling him that David must come back by tomorrow or else he will finish him. Does David have a choice? Should he call Callum’s bluff? If the threat to David’s life is brought to the hearing, then surely that would work against Callum. Along with the fact that he has had no interest in Max for the first 6 or 7 years of his young life.

Oh no not again for Sean… Billy comes to see Sean and shows him the front page of the Gazette. No Room At Inn For Gay Vicar and Boyfriend. Of course, it concerns Sean having stood up to the bigot and homophobe who refused Billy and Sean a place to stay. Julie, with good intentions, as all bigots need shaming, was the one who informed the press. She feels terrible and says she will try to get a retraction on the story.  For Billy, this is serious.

My own personal stance is that someone’s sexuality should be of no concern at all to anyone else, nor should it have any relevance to any situation. But, sadly this is not always the case. Billy tells Sean that he has to have a meeting with a bishop who seems not to approve of homosexuality, though what business it is of his, what 2 consenting males get up to, heaven (get it?) only knows. The bishop is referred to as ‘conservative’ which is a euphemism for bigot, clearly.

The real difficulty is that Billy loves his career and seems to have a genuine calling. He will be only too aware that the attitudes of the church lag behind the society in which they serve. Sean is upset, worried and feeling guilty. Things were going so well between Sean and Billy.  

On his return, Billy is visibly upset. The bishop gave him a hard time and as a result, Billy lied by saying that the relationship between himself and Sean is over. Julie as well as Sean and Billy is going to be very upset. As Sean says, ‘All you do all day is help people.’

The bishop has told Billy that he must be discreet or leave the parish. At this, Sean storms off.

Will we EVER find out what terrible event took place in the life of Todd Grimshaw? His whole purpose seems to be spreading misery, even to his own mother. Mary is his current target. In the corner shop Todd asks for tick. Protecting Dev’s empire Mary overrides Julie and refuses Todd’s request for credit. There is quite a vicious argument between Julie and Mary, who thinks that because Todd is her nephew he should have things on the slate.

 Mary says to Julie, ‘One rule for the masses and another for your cronies,’ which has quite a political feel to it. Mary then rounds on Todd. ‘See how you’ve put me in this invidious position.’

‘This is insubordination! Remarks Julie.

Todd, who decides to get his own back, because he is plain nasty, rings Weatherfield Council to tell them that Mary’s motorhome is a health hazard.

A council inspector visits Mary’s motorhome and tells her that she is here because of a neighbour’s complaint. The inspector has an unpleasant, officious manner and even when Mary tells her that, ‘Your manner is causing me some anxiety,’ the official continues.

Wrongly, Mary believes it to be Julie who has reported her. She no doubt believes that Julie has done it because she is jealous of Mary’s connection with Dev and his children. But we know Julie and she would never do such a thing. She is very upset that Mary would think such a thing. Norris intervenes and tries to calm Mary down.  Ken is reassuring too. In The Rovers, Mary is in an extremely agitated state.

‘There she is! If you answer to the name of Judas!’ shouts Mary.

‘How could you think I’d inform on you like a snake in the grass?’ responds Julie.

Was that a flash of guilt on Todd’s face when Mary accused Julie?

Steve finds a dog in the back of his cab and I am very happy to see that he brings it home. No doubt he will discover the owner at some point. Liz and Michelle though, are not so happy. That said, Liz does recognize that dogs do have a soul. This is obvious to anyone who has or has had a dog, but it’s good to get it out there. 

Amy informs Steve and Michelle that she will not be a bridesmaid for them. As she says, last time, the groom was arrested for murder.

It seems a long time now since we saw the preview of Liz’s mirror image turning into Tracy as Tony stood by. The affair has begun but there is no suggestion that Liz will be ditched for Tracy, not yet anyway. Tony asks Steve and Michelle to speed up the process of finding someone to buy their half of the pub. Tony tells them that a loan shark is threatening him, just to add pressure.

Nice touch by Michelle when talking of the dog. Tracy says that it won’t be the first time Steve has slept with a dog. A quick response from Michelle is, ‘Don’t be so hard on yourself.’ Haha!

There may be hope yet, for Carla and Nick, though at the moment Carla doesn’t believe it. Erica and her baby have got in the way. But, to Carla’s advantage, neither Nick nor Erica want a relationship with each other.  Erica is going ahead and having the baby. Nick is committed to help, though terrified. If he has shared custody, Carla may enjoy being part of the baby’s life, helping Nick when it is his turn to have the child. Could just work, though Alison King is taking a break from the show. Anyway, on a cheerier note, I cannot wait to hear what Gail has to say about the baby.

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