Tonight the team were obviously employing Mr Phil Space for reasons that are unclear (I suspect the big story involving Scott and Liz romancing and vanishing into the sunset got canned by the virus) and so we had acres of Mary and Sean with the latter complaining about the former's warbling of Italian opera from an open window. Sean I am right behind (well 1m plus) you. And I am sure Ben Shephard is lovable but a Benny Blankie is a step too far (I might get closer than 1m!). And did we know that Eileen was sunning herself in Thailand - we will do when she has to self isolate for 14 days on her return! Anyway Mary promises Sean he can use the blanket for comfort and he is left looking at in disbelief!
Tim has taken himself off to sleep in the
Abi (above) is pleading with Seb to undo her mistake from several weeks' ago and arrange another meeting with Charlie and Lexi to say farewell before the emigrate down under (quick query for the team - is emigration permitted at the moment or will it have to wait until this virus thing is sorted?). Seb takes some convincing that Abi will not bottle it on Monday.
Absolute proof that the Street has now relocated in time and distancing. The bride prepares her own hair; Emma offers Carla a drink but apparently she is still on the wagon and she is burnishing the halo around her head! Gary arrives and Emma proposes a toast to their coupling - Windass and Sutherland as "Winderland", feels a bit close to "Winterland" for my liking where it is cold and not very nice! Later Maria is unable to raise Kirk who has gone missing and when David turns up with a present from Audrey she co-opts David as her witness, after all he is practically family.
Gemma is planning on meeting Vanessa (who did seem sorry on the call) and tells Chesney who is in Dev's not buying anything simply so that he can tell Bernie about it. Bernie believes Vanessa is planning even more humiliation for Gemma so dashes off to Victoria Gardens and gives the poor woman most of her mind (above in full flow)! The Yummy Mummy slithers away.
Gary has not quite grasped that grooms on their wedding day are supposed to be happy and only have one woman on their mind. When Adam to Gary admits that Sarah has ruined their marriage by still having feelings for Gary the brain under the ginger thatch starts whirring again (you could hear it here - ah no I was mistaken it is a passing helicopter). Adam goads Windass telling him it would not take much to rekindle the fires with Sarah Lou. Naturally once the whirring stops Gary cannot believe his luck that the woman he loves is free and available so dashes around to the Platt residence to press his suit (in fact he is wearing a rather smart suit for a change). Sarah tells him to go and get married. They argue. Sarah is feeling the weight of the secrets - Gary knows about Callum's death, she know Gary killed Rick Neelan (but not Rana) and she cannot tell Adam. The door opens after the revelations between them (David did not hear any of it) - but he appears from Maria's and says "Awks" - simply because Gary is there when he should be somewhere else (above)!
Mary did explain why she could never be a "Tipping Point" contestant which in the throwaway storyline was actually quite amusing. We might think Bernie has done the right thing but that Yummy Mummy did seem quite distressed. Can I remind the powers that be that Tim and Sally are always late for weddings because they are enjoying each others' company - can that be central to Monday - if of course the wedding happens?
And I had real hopes that uniting the Platt and Barlow families might lead to some wide ranging humour and entertainment and I am deeply unhappy that it has all been wastefully squandered on the villainous Gary plot for no benefit at all. Get off these major plotlines and give us back people living their lives in a back Street of Manchester PLEASE!
Written by Carmel Morgan and directed by Clive Arnold.
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