Coronation Street Episode Review Friday 3 May

Evening Corrie fans it’s Kelly here with your combined review of Friday night’s two episodes.

It’s a day of moving, as Gemma tells a tearful Rita and a perpetually angry Paul that she is moving in with her never-spoken-of-before Mum. As she sits on the park bench waiting for her errant mother Paul arrives and tells her that lots of people love her. She’s determined to go however, saying that Chesney thinks she’s a worthless human being. Meanwhile Imran and Toyah are moving into Kate and Rana’s old flat. Did I miss something here? I know Kate is staying at the Rovers, but I don’t actually remember her moving out? And where is PC Tinker living now. I hope they all had a cast-iron break clause in their rental contract.

Mary has also decided she needs to move her life on by divorcing Norris so that she can be with Eastern Europe’s answer to ZZ Top, Jan. This is a big shock to Moira who can’t believe anyone would choose Mary over her. But not half as big a shock as it is to the man himself who thought he was letting Mary down gently. When he tells Eileen that he made up a story about a dead fiancée she of course immediately blabs to Moira, because Eileen has all the sensitivity of a blunt axe. Moira delights in breaking the news to Mary who then confronts Jan. She tells him that she ‘has known the duplicity of men before’ (no one does melodrama as well as Mary), and to keep away from her.

In other news Nick and David are skulking around, talking in indecipherable code and mysterious acronyms as they expertly cover up the dodgy money that Shona heard them discussing. Only kidding, they both look as guilty as a six-year-old sitting next to an empty bag of Haribo. No one would ever have Sarah down as brain-of-Britain but even she spots there’s something up and is convinced that Nick is behind the factory roof collapse. I hope him and David never try their hands at poker!

Elsewhere walking white male privilege Geoff is sulking because Yasmeen won’t sack off her work or her hobbies to pay him attention. Tim is far luckier when Sally tells him that an occasional surgery snack is fine, as is plenty of sex. The two ladies are both convinced they are experts in healthy eating, so when Sally claims that all curries are fattening, Yasmeen vows to prove her wrong by inviting her and Tim round for a meal. This scuppers the charmless Geoff’s romantic plans, but since he seems to be mostly in love with himself I’m sure he can just look in the mirror for two hours.

Back at the Street Mary and Tracy see that the door to Number 3 is open. Weatherfield’s answer to Cagney and Lacey burst in to find Emily’s niece Freda inside. She tells Mary that Norris is at a silent retreat in Shepton Mallet and that he agrees to the divorce. When Mary leaves, furious that Norris hasn’t contacted her himself, Freda takes out an urn and places it next to Norris’ picture saying, ‘I’ll miss you every day’. It’s surely not Norris in there? Could it be Emily? Or did Freda once have a beloved pet llama whose ashes she carries around everywhere with her?

Meanwhile Chesney catches up with Gemma, who’s mum never showed up. Rita has told him about the baby, and he thinks they should be a family. She’s not convinced and walks off towards the dodgy looking estate. When he returns home there’s a knock on the door. Gemma has returned but only to tell him that he can be a part of their baby’s life but nothing more. She leaves once more, but only to go as far as the warm couch and embrace of Rita. And seeing Reet not crying anymore suddenly all is right with the world.

I've been Kelly and you can catch more of my pointless mutterings on Twitter @mskelstar.

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