The other D.S. Bob interrogates Laura re: Rick's death, clearly believing that Laura has been bullied by Gary into taking the blame. Kelly is convinced that her dad is still alive and starts looking for clues to prove it. I guess she hasn't been watching for the last three years then. This belief doesn't last very long as the press confirm that a body has been found and the cop shop tell her that it's Tommy Orpington's brother Rick. Laura is charged, but is taken to hospital, where she carries on with the pretence that she killed her husband, even when Gary begs her to reconsider.
In the bedroom farce that is the Metcalfe household, Sally offers Tim a banana "for stamina" (to be honest, no writer is going to live up to Jonathan Harvey's "down under" single entendres from Friday). Sally attends the Zoom cardio consultant meeting with Tim and they get the all clear for some middle aged rumpy-pumpy, the only problem being Elaine who Tim sends out to the cinema, but who then unfortunately returns when they haven't even got to the rumpy stage. Get a room! Preferably soon! I hear that the Chariot hotel has very reasonable mid-week rates. Anyway, when they finally get down to it, Tim can't, erm, perform, which seems to be some kind of Oedipal complex as he says he's going to ask Elaine to leave. Poor old Yasmeen's going to be lumbered with Elaine just so Tim can get his oats, isn't she?
Phil(l) has resigned from the council and says he's not going to be able to afford the renovations on the new house. Surely there's room in the factory for another salesperson?? A baby estate agent visits number 9 to take some new photos and says that the sinkhole is putting buyers off and that Fiz needs to lower the price and clean the windows. Did Leo ever fix that blumming sinkhole before he got made redundant? My suggestions would be to remove the horrible cladding and hide Hope whenever a potential buyer comes 'round for a viewing.
Craig is off to beg for his job back and asks Emma to walk Beth's dog as it's making Faye sneeze and he doesn't want her to take anti-histamines whilst pregnant (Faye, not Peanut). Emma takes the opportunity to meet up with Jon for a doggie date but they bump into Beth whom Emma tells Jon is "an old schoolfriend". Beth immediately sprags her up to her son and PC Plonker Tinker's keenly honed detective skills lead him (and Prisoner Cell Block Weatherfield's top dog, Faye) to interrogate Emma, but she denies seeing her overly fast-talking boyfriend.
Finally, at Kate Oates Memorial, Toyah interrupts Abi and Imran's heart to heart about the hearing to say that she's cancelled the wedding venue viewing as the court case should take priority. Best not waste the deposit, our Toyah.
Apologies, no review next Monday as I'm off on me hols.
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Laughed a lot during this episode. Tim & Sally discussing /having sex before the watershed, Gary & Maria "that film Thingy with Whatshisname".
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