Vikram had a great idea for his future: setting up a minicab firm. He told Steve about it but confessed he didn't have the money until he could sell Ravi's house and get his half of the profits. As a way of driving Nita out to encourage her to sell her half up, he asked Steve to move in. Gail comforted Sarah-Lou on Mother's Day and told her that you don't let go of your kids until they leave home - in Gail's case, not even then. Sarah-Lou thought her mum would be bringing up the baby for her and she was quickly put right. Curly was having problems with his car being randomly moved round the Street while he slept and he bought a wheelclamp to try and stop it. Colette, a woman he'd met through a dating agency, turned up on his doorstep asking him to stop sending her flowers. He said it wasn't her and they realised they were both being wound up. It was Tony's funeral and Natalie attended with her family and her ex-husband. Also in attendance was Colin Barnes, making sure Tony was dead, and when he was unsympathetic Nick tried to belt him.
TUESDAY - Episodes originally broadcast 5th and 7th April 2000
Linda was throwing her weight around at the factory, demanding the girls sort out their substandard work. When she tried to sack Bobbi for being useless, Janice - chief rabble rouser now Ida Clough is gone - lead the girls in a strike. Hayley mediated between the staff and Mike and he put Linda in her place: she worked on sales, nowhere else. It did persuade him that the girls needed a superior and decided to appoint Janice as supervisor - but Linda intervened and told him Hayley would be a better choice. Nita was irritated by her new lodger making her feel uncomfortable and things got worse when the boys decided to throw a party. Steve also decided to join Vik in his minicab business. Duggie and Debs got Natalie out of the pub for the evening for a meal and she felt a lot better. However, Vinnie felt put out when she opened up to Duggie far more than she ever did to him. Curly was called into the police station by a DC Cavanagh: his car had been caught breaking the limit on the M60. The weird thing was, he wasn't driving it at the time. Tyrone tried to take his driving test but halfway through his examiner had a heart attack. He was forced to drive him to the hospital - at breakneck speeds.
WEDNESDAY - Episodes originally broadcast 9th and 10th April 2000
The shops on Victoria Street were finished and Sally and Danny excitedly took possession for their new hardware shop. "It's huge!" Sally exclaimed, and it really is: the set was about 100 times bigger than the kebab shop that currently takes that spot. Steve was annoyed he wouldn't get paid until the units were let out, but Duggie dangled a carrot in front of him - he was hoping to get a contract to build a new medical centre in the old Graffiti Club. Curly caught DC Cavanagh crouched by his car, but he claimed he'd seen someone trying to fiddle with it. The policeman stole a set of keys to number 7 and the next morning Curly discovered all his furniture had been moved around. He reported it to the authorities and a Sergeant Emma Taylor took on the case. The police spoke to Natalie and said they were speaking to Colin about Tony's murder. He was released without charge however because he had a cast iron alibi - he was in bed with Natalie at the time. She was embarrassed about her secret being out and Vinny was disgusted with her. It's about time he learned he was going out with a Known Trollop. Les started community service at the park with his supervisor, Drew from Eldorado, being a kindred spirit in laziness. When he spotted Tyrone and Monica walking through he shot at them with his hose to scare them off.
THURSDAY - Episodes originally broadcast 12th and 14th April 2000
What's the worst thing a butcher's wife can possibly do? Turn vegetarian, and thanks to lectures on animal welfare from Toyah Battersby, Maxine was giving it serious thought. Fred urged Ashley to take his wife in hand and stop her giving up meat. The Street was abuzz about Natalie sleeping with Colin before his brother was even cold, thanks to Leanne letting it slip. Vera laid into Natalie for being a tart, while the police circled, so Natalie put up a £10,000 reward for info about Tony's killer. Les had his last day of community service in the park and went litter picking on the island in the lake. When his rowing boat got robbed he was left stranded. He was rescued by the police, but they thought he was a flasher, and it was only with Tyrone's intervention that he was released. Tyrone had actually been behind the rowing boat robbery and he mainly defended Les out of guilt. Emma told Curly that DC Cavanagh was a bit of a stalker, and he was probably out for revenge for Curly going out with Colette. Nice. And Rebecca got tired of being Martin's bit on the side and announced she was off to Dubai on a secondment for six months. She told him that if their love was real it could survive a separation.
FRIDAY - Episodes originally broadcast 16th and 17th April 2000
Vik got a loan off Dev for his half of the minicab firm, and asked Steve for his money. He scrabbled around for it but Jez appeared on the scene and offered to lend him the cash. Steve refused, knowing that he'd pay for it later. Jez went for a pint in the Rovers and Leanne saw him react with horror at Tony's face on the reward poster. She realised he was probably responsible for the murder. Curly got Colette round for a curry to discuss the stalking, but Cavanagh let himself in with the keys he robbed earlier. Curly returned with the food and stopped him and his ranting, but when he legged it, Curly gave chase. Duggie stopped him and he was arrested. Sgt Emma Taylor arrived and shared the news... and asked Curly out for a drink, which is astonishingly unprofessional, proving that Weatherfield Police was terrible even before Craig turned up. Rebecca tried to hand in her notice but Martin refused to take it. She admitted how unhappy she was.
MONDAY - Episodes originally broadcast 19th and 21st April 2000
Fred continued to badger Maxine about her vegetarianism. She asked Ashley to stick up for her and, in the middle of rowing with his dad, Ashley said he'd turn veggie too, just to show him. Steve told Leanne that Jez probably didn't murder Tony and she should let it drop. Vik asked Steve for the cash now or he'd lose his chance to be in the firm; desperate, he ended up going to Jez and asking for the money. Jez gave it to him and said there was no rush to pay him back. Sally opened her hardware shop with Danny, with Duggie performing the grand opening and Danny's hot brother Kieran helping out. Gwen took advantage of Hayley's inherent niceness to go furniture shopping with Jim. She persuaded him to get an expensive bed on a new credit card because she couldn't stop herself. When she returned to the factory, Hayley spotted that her work was also suffering, and threatened to report her to Mike. Gwen was outraged.
TUESDAY - Episodes originally broadcast 23rd and 24th April 2000
With Vik off in his new business, Dev needed help in the shop, and he took on his aunt Maya, played by Indira Joshi out of The Kumars. Steve got his money off Duggie and so was able to pay back Jez - but Jez refused to take it. He said if he wasn't careful Steve would end up like Tony. Rebecca agreed not to go to Dubai and told Martin she was going to divorce her husband. She wanted to move on with her life, and he promised to be there with her. Debs went for a meal with Duggie and invited him back to hers. They kissed, but he couldn't go any further, and legged it. She told him he'd had his chance with and he needed help because he was screwed up.
WEDNESDAY - Episodes originally broadcast 26th and 28th April 2000
Well who's this cheeky little tyke? It's only Jack P Shepherd, making his debut as David Platt. It was obvious from his predecessor's final appearances that he couldn't quite manage the acting challenge, so it was unsurprising he was replaced. He answered Martin's phone for him; it was Rebecca, letting him know that Jerry wouldn't give her a divorce. Jerry turned violent and Martin defended her, but she felt that she'd have to move to get away from him. Gail was annoyed that Sarah-Lou was confiding in Hayley instead of her. She thought it was because she couldn't have children of her own and asked Hayley to stay away, upsetting her. Gail soon realised her mistake and apologised. Jez forced Steve to take on one of his employees as a driver, annoying Vik as they hadn't even got any jobs yet. Dev chatted up Debs and she realised how nice it was to have a bloke after her. She took him back to her place while Duggie watched. And Mike introduced performance related pay for the machinists, making them think they'd be quids in.
THURSDAY - Episodes originally broadcast 30th April and 1st May 2000
Curly had another date with Emma where he confessed he was a father. She wasn't bothered, and they ended up kissing. She also insisted on calling him Norman, thinking it was cute. Jack got a new job, as a lollipop man. Vera fretted about his heart but he said he'd be fine. His pitch was a zebra crossing outside the betting shop, a crossing that doesn't exist any more. Duggie was jealous of Debs and Dev (there are too many D names in this). He had dinner with her and said he didn't want to lose her, which was lucky, because Dev didn't seem that bothered with her at all. Streetcars opened for business, and Jez immediately took advantage by getting a free lift, while Danny bemoaned the poor trade at the hardware store.
FRIDAY - Episodes originally broadcast 3rd and 5th May 2000
Vik picked up a woman in his cab and she was amused by his lack of local knowledge. When she told him the right routes to take he offered her a job on the spot - and Eileen Grimshaw became the new switch operator. She was soon knocking the boys into shape, supplying ginger nuts and making them do her a brew. Jez decided to use his new cab firm as a delivery service for various "packages". To try and get out of the deal, Steve went to Natalie and told her Jez killed Tony. Jim returned from a funeral in Northern Ireland to discover Gwen had replaced all his furniture with new stuff bought on the store card. He was livid, especially when she admitted she'd sent his old furniture up the tip, and made her cut up her card. It was doubly worrying as the new way of earning at Underworld meant they were working all hours and barely breaking even. What's worse was they hadn't even met the targets - Linda had secretly sewed some knickers after hours because she didn't want the new scheme failing. Rebecca visited Martin in his office to tell him she had a new flat. She accidentally mixed up their mobile phones meaning that when Gail phoned, she got Rebecca. Martin convinced her it was a wrong number but it was a bit unnerving for the dirty pair.
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I love that they finally gave Curly a happy storyline. I like to think that he and Emma are still happily married. Yes I do need to get out more.
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