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This was the week when Sinead’s funeral took place. Daniel returned for the funeral and as is the way with funerals in soap, got up to say a few words and didn’t sit down again. He spent the rest of the week trying to cope, drinking to help him forget. But things get even worse when the flat is broken into and the laptop is stolen, the one with Sinead’s videos on it that she recorded for baby Bertie. Daniel loses the plot, storms into a pawn shop and smashes the place up when the shopkeeper refuses to hand over a laptop that Daniel thinks is his (it isn’t). It’s left to Peter to calm things down with a kind word to the shopkeeper who drops the charges against Daniel. But will the laptop be found?
Yes, indeed it will. And it’s found in Kel’s house. What’s it doing there, I hear you cry! Well, Billy the vicar gets Gemma’s mum Bernie a job cleaning the church. Evil Kel takes Bernie on her first day at work and while they’re in the church, Kel nicks the vicar’s diary so he knows what services are being held in church on what day. When he knows Sinead’s funeral is taking place and everyone’s at the church, he breaks into Daniel’s flat and nicks loads of stuff including the laptop. Now then, this is all a ruse to get us to the next part of the story, which fair broke my heart.
Bernie and Gemma break into Kel’s house to get the laptop back. But while they’re there they find a stash of old photographs. The photos are of Paul when he was a boy and there are more photos too, of other boys. This was just awful, really sad, and Paul breaks down in front of his mum, Billy and Gemma and tells them about how Kel abused him when he was small. Bernie takes the photos to the cop shop and reports an historic abuse case. Meanwhile, Paul tells Gemma he’s buried the past and doesn’t want it raked up again. This was a raw, powerful scene that shattered my heart. Writing at its finest from Ian Kershaw and acting at its best from Peter Ash who plays Paul.
Elsewhere this week, more shenanigans at the Bistro between Michelle and Robert and Vicky. I’m still either fast-forwarding through these scenes or watching them on mute. I have no idea what’s going on, it’s so dull.
Meanwhile, Ken turns poorly with pneumonia and is taken to hospital. But for Carla and Peter, they’re happy looking after little Bertie while Daniel tries to sort out his mind after losing Sinead. They make a happy family and Peter tells Carla she’d have made a great mum.
Another lost relative arrives this week. Last week it was Roy’s brother and niece. This week it’s Michael Bailey’s baby daughter. Michael spies his ex, Grace, in Freshco’s car park and demands to see their child. What child? Who’s Grace? It’s all a bit contrived for my liking. Aggie wants to call the cops to demand access to her granddaughter. I just want my Friday night Corrie to bring a few laughs.
Over at Fiz’s house, Hope is still acting up and Evelyn and Jade are siding against Fiz in her own home. I didn’t like this one little bit. Fiz has her faults (don’t we all?) but she loves Hope, she’s just at her wits end not knowing what to do.
And that’s just about that for this week.
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This week’s writers were Joe Turner (Monday); John Kerr and Carmel Morgan (Wednesday), Cameron McAllister and Ian Kershaw (Friday). Find out all about the Coronation Street writing team at Coronation Street Blog: Exclusive: All Current Corrie writers online
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I wonder why do the Winters have to be shoe horned in every story line? Sinead's funeral became secondary [to me anyway] to Gemma and Bernie finding out the truth about Kel after find photos of Kel with Paul due to him stealing Daniel's laptop[I hope he gets it back].
ReplyDeleteThe story line of the break ins and the truth coming out could have been done at another time after Sinead's funeral.
I hope Bethany didn't attend the funeral.
Have you seen these episodes? The break ins/funeral had to be done at the same time as they were a result of Billy's diary being stolen with details of his parishioners in. Kel knew to break in to these properties as he knew the times they would be empty. The funeral was aired on Monday's episodes and the Kel/Paul reveal on Fridays. No Bethany didn't attend the funeral
DeleteThanks, Glenda! I also thought the scenes with Paul finally admitting what Kel did to him were very well done. When I first read previews, I didn’t think this would be the case. Even though Paul had nothing but anger for Bernie at that moment, it was such a catharsis for him. The actor, well all of them really, did a stellar job with these scenes. I was in floods!
ReplyDeleteWhat is wrong with Fiz these days? She would never react to Hope splashing a bit of craft paint on her shirt before now. I suppose we're supposed to attribute it to Hope's behavioural problems, but it's not being presented very well. Looks like they're trying to blame it somehow on Jade, but that's got nothing to do with Fiz yelling at Hope.