Shona's a bit like our cat, awakening the whole household at 6 a.m., although my partner doesn't shriek as loudly as David does when Shona wakes him up. David rather uncharacteristically is trying to organise a party for Audrey (hunkered down in Grasmere Drive)'s 80th birthday whilst trying to stop Shona taking the wrong pills (he's already had one wife taking his step-son's medication).
Eileen says she needs to go to the mortuary (accompanied by P.C. Craig) to identify a body - surely the point is to not identify a body. She can't just know who it is, unless she's got a touch of the Mystic Megs. Anyway, Todd 2: Havana Weatherfield Nights turns up to try to persuade Eileen to go though with the deception and for her to pretend the cadaver is Todd. Don't the cops have access to dental records? DNA? Anyway, Ei doesn't go through with it and 'fesses up to Mary that <Brian Blessed voice> Todd is alive! Mary promptly tells all to Kenneth Gorgeous George, who tells Eileen that this Mick fella (who presumably took the turf of the gangster whom Ryan and Dr Ali got tangled up with) is vicious and not to be crossed.
It doesn't feel Todd 2 doesn't feel like he's bedded in just yet, but I suppose it's early days. I'd like to see him in a a scene with Billy (which will happen sooner or later, obviously) - Daniel Brocklebank and Todd#1 had great chemistry and hopefully Billy and Nu Todd can recreate that.
Scott has got a job with Rotten Ray (a.k.a Phelan 2.0) and Johnny immediately goes around to the Bistro (doesn't Ray have an actual office in amongst all of his deluxe properties?) to warn Ray off of Scott, who promptly sacks him. It turns out that Johnny has reasonable cause as Scott reveals his plan to do over Ray. Can't say the latter doesn't deserve it, but it doesn't seem like the best idea (Johnny has MS for one thing). Did the storyliners get this plotline from the OAP Hatton Garden heist?
Dame Maureen of Lipman plans a trip to Derwent Water with lovely Arthur. She spells it out, she's staying in the caravan, he's in the tent. It's October! And they are pensioners! I'm already under the blankets with the heating on and refusing to go outside and I live in the soft south. Anyway, it's all moot as Arthur has to rush off to deal with his doggie (Kendal, presumably named after his favourite Kardashian) and stands up Evelyn for three hours.
Maria finds Gary's credit card bill, which kind of puts the kaibosh on her plans to buy the barbers from Audrey, How many times has Maria tried to buy one of Audrey's businesses? Gangsta Gazza tells Fiz he's going to have to let her go (can't he furlough her?) and then Ray offers to buy the factory. Gary turns him down but Maria tries to get him to change his mind so she can fulfil her dream of doing wet shaves and fades for ever more.
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