Amy is not going to school because she is suffering the after effects of having had a drink she consumed being spiked with GHB. Max is not going to school because David wants the school to be sure they have identified the perpetrator of the drink spiking. Luckily everyone apart from Mrs Crawshaw appears to be aware that Max was videoing the event and might well have caught someone adding drugs to a drink. Max prevaricates but once he is home alone he gets the memory card and transfers the content over to his laptop. And what do you know - the person with a supply of GHB is one Max who had intended to drug Mr Osbourne so that the latter would really be able to understand David's experiences with the drug (although the rest of David's experiences are not up to be shared). Once David establishes the truth he heads off to the police station although Shona heads him off at the desk and stops him showing the evidence to the police. Once home David sits Max down and tells him that he needs to stop the crap with Daniel and reform (above). But is it Max or his inherited genes?
Linda Hancock (formerly Armstrong) is back on the Street and everyone is trying to keep the events surrounding Joseph's disappearance a secret. Once the now single Dev spots a single lady in the bar of the Rovers and in front of Bernie he goes into seductive mode and offers Linda a drink and tells the story of Joseph and his unscrupulous grandmother Bernie. Once he is finished Jenny decides it is time to reveal that Linda is of course Joseph's other grandmother. Despite it all Linda is forgiving and decides not to hold it against the family - after all the loft in which Joseph hid is almost part of the family too! So she is about to Streetcar it off to the airport when Bernie decides to put the boot in saying she would do anything for her family. Linda would do anything for her family too so the Streetcar does a smart U turn and Linda reappears at chez Ches to say that she wants a better catch up with her family (above). And the most amazing part of this is that although we have not seen Jacqueline Leonard since March 2015 she hardly looks a day older!
Following a visit from the social worker there is a new scenario with Imran and Toyah. As we know, due to infidelity once little Elsie leaves, Toyah will be pushing Imran out the front door faster than HS2 and their fostering will come to an end. The social worker however is not aware of this and although Toyah and Imran are only foster carers it appears that the powers that be have decided they ought to have a chance to adopt Elsie. No I don't get it either. Toyah is totally non-plussed and repairs to Roy's Rolls where she encounters Abi and asks how her adoption of Jack is progressing; she also admits that things are not great between her and Imran. Abi is totally confused having to pretend to knowing nothing about Imran's misbehaviour but covers quickly. Adoption of Jack is going well - and everyone on the Street knows just how much Imran loves Toyah says Abi. Toyah's resolve crumples immediately and once home has only three conditions for Imran: they draw a line under past events; that there are no other secrets and if they are going to do it they need to do it properly and get married. Imran cannot believe any of it, denies there are any secrets and it looks like Elsie has new long term parents (and of course if you believe that you will believe anything!). Cue big snog (above).
Sally has heard that her sister Gina is not well again - her bipolar has worsened. She organises an online quiz with the factory team and we see some factory banter (hooray) - even if they are all a bit more distant than historically. We do not see Gina but my guess is that Sally will find out that Gina needs some proper care and that Sally will leave for a few weeks leaving Tim in the tender care of Dr Elaine who has invested in a training programme, a stethoscope, a heart monitor (above) and a rectal thermometer. Tim is particularly scared of the latter when it is explained where it goes. Whilst Sally is running a quiz at the factory Tim and Elaine get into twitching playing the well known board game "Wingspan" where you collect birds spotted in your reserve (seriously).
In a scene we did not see the extended Barlow / McDonald family was at Oliver's grave as it was his birthday. Main topic of conversation is Simon and Leanne are unhappy with Amy and how could she have gone out with Jacob after the pain he caused and everyone is falling out!
Meanwhile Adam has decided that offspring should be back on the menu and tells Sarah as much. So when she gets home he is already dressed for action (above) and there is wine cooling and a couple of glasses. Sarah is soon hot-footing it to the bedroom. Outside Lydia is in Victoria Gardens and she is moving forward her plan to prove that Adam and the oyster eating man are one and the same as she uses two mobile phones to send messages back and forth (below).
Which wraps up this week. As ever Imran has kept a secret which I reckon means that someone, somewhere will soon know about his time with Abi. Somehow I don't think we will see Gina but Sally may well have to help her get better. And now Adam appears to be sending Lydia messages as Oyster man! Elsewhere I understand Cherylee Houston is having a holiday in Ambridge so I suspect that Linda will not see much of her whilst she has a stay on the Street.
Written by David Isaac and directed by Duncan Foster.
Kosmo
4 comments:
Why on earth did Max film himself with the GHB?
And wouldn't Dev know Linda, at least by sight, from her previous visits?
No need for Sally to dither about visiting Gina because Sally Dynevor is taking time off for Dancing On Ice.
I don't get the vendetta Max has with Daniel.
Most well- balanced teens would just move on and get on with their lives.
But this is a soap, so everything has to be blown out proportion in order to create conflict, even if it's not very realistic!
But to me, it seems as if it's been done for the sake of a silly 'Daniel versus Max' plot and nothing more. Like the stalking Lyida plot, I expect it will drag on for months, and already it's getting tedious.
Some Corrie fans are saying where's Todd? He hasn't been seen for a quite a while.
Although Izzy's been mentioned, Linda hasn't mentioned her other grandson, Jake, which is strange.
Actually, Linda did say she'd enjoyed seeing Joseph and Jake. Took me a while to remember who Jake was!
Yes, Max v Daniel and Lydia v Adam are both unlikely and boring storylines.
Your could say the same about George, and Eileen as I've really never heard anyone say, where's Todd.
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