£96K raised for Oliver’s charity, £7K for a funeral, £7K for a hostel heat pump, and Jenny’s bought a pub in a global recession! I'm no math’s genius, nor do I profess to understand microeconomics, but I reckon Weatherfield is rich pickings these days. Do they have a magic money tree growing on the Red Rec? With this much cash flowing around, you'd think Todd would have better ideas (steal from Steve, perhaps) than robbing his archdeacon fiance’s heat pump (yes, really) to shut up that irksome youth, Will. A blackmail plot from the Kipling kid - I've seen it all now!
Tonight, and in typical Todd style, the master criminal (!) decides to break into Ed's yard, a stone's throw from his own home, to steal the heat pump. The heat pump (what is a heat pump?) bought by his fiance, which was delivered there accidentally (I bet it was Hermes) instead of being delivered directly to the Hostel. Todd then dupes Ed into leaving the yard and breaks in to steal the coveted hostel treasure! Without a vehicle, Grimshaw ‘borrows’ his boss’ funeral parlour private hearse to steal it instead. With Ed returning unexpectedly, Todd’s brazen daylight robbery is nearly sussed, but he manages to steal what’s needed, albeit with a corpse in tow. Oh the hilarity (!) I like Eileen and George working together though, so hopefully, these two do have a future. Also, noticed a guest appearance from Billy’s Bishop circa 2015 (courtesy of @denlives) playing funeral customer, Mr Middleton. Coincidental, or is he related to Steve’s ex (and Emma’s Mum), Fiona, perhaps? After the heist, Todd meets Will in the Corrie crime alley and makes subtle threats.
With Paul being away from the yard due to unpaid wages, the casual labourer could also have the means to steal the heat pump. After Ed's suspicions are aired, a drunken Paul is taken to the station by PC 'Tinks' Tinker. It's all very The Bill and not at all arresting. And don't get me started on this new Emma / Steve nude calendar story strand. I guess Curtis has genuine intentions and all, but the poor girl had to virtually proposition her father to take part! Steve is now ‘Mr December’, which is not a sentence I ever thought I’d write. Dev reminding us viewers of his last nude outing only serves as a foreshadowing of what's to come, I imagine.
Following her date, Fiz is reluctant to tell the factory girls all about her night out, nor the journalist' proposition. Instead, she seeks advice from Maria, who pushes her into publishing Tyrone’s affair. Isn't it good to see the girls at their underworld sewing machines again? I thought they’d turned it into a sales hub! Is it a temporary, or a promising production shift? Either way, I'm enjoying seeing our Dirk back in the background!. Later, Fiz spills the beans to the journo, so sure this will be the Weatherfield Gazette’s next front page - now that James has come out!
Todd has got himself in a right pickle tonight, hasn't he? Maybe he should go to Blackpool to see his pal at Madame Tussauds. I've heard they've got some good Coronation Street waxworks...
Elsewhere in Wednesday night’s Corrie; Alya and Ryan’s break-up looks permanent, as Daisy continues to twist the knife. With Gail away in Thailand, former wild-child David Platt has taken up baking!
A mixed bag of episodes tonight, I thought. What did you think?
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