Gwen was in a nark because Jim made her cut up her store card. She told him he was controlling and considered moving out, so he agreed to a joint bank account with her to keep her on side. Gail and David went to watch Martin play football - except he was off with his fancy piece so they couldn't find him. He managed to talk his way out of it, but it meant when Gail suggested inviting Rebecca over for dinner because she was such a lonely soul he couldn't deny her. She also invited Gary, with the intention of setting them up. Natalie spoke to Steve and he confirmed that Jez was Tony's killer. He told her to tell the police, but said he wouldn't be a witness because he was afraid of the repercussions. It was useless without them knowing who the info came from so Steve realised he was going to have to talk to the police himself. Alison tried to bond with Sarah-Lou as the two pregnant women on the Street, but Sarah-Lou rightly spotted she was a drip and wanted nothing to do with her. Alison then collapsed with high blood pressure, and had to take immediate bed rest.
TUESDAY - Episodes originally broadcast 10th and 12th May 2000
Steve went to the police and told them all he knew about Jez and Tony, much to Natalie's gratitude. Jez was questioned by the fuzz and on release immediately rushed round to accuse Steve of grassing. He persuaded him he was innocent, but Jez wanted his £8000 back straight away. When he turned up to pay it though Jez was being taken away by the police. Nita and Curly both went for the area manager's job but they were reasonably convivial. Curly was more distracted by his first weekend away with Emma, a camping holiday, where he struggled over the fells - only for her to reveal they were staying in a luxury hotel. What a card, eh? Danny and Sally's shop was already in poor finances so he took on haulage jobs with his brother to cover the bills. He returned to number 13 drunk and Sally refused to let him near her. He confessed that opening the shop was a mistake. Gail held her extremely awkward dinner party with Rebecca and Gary. Gary tried to be nice to her but she shut him down. The next day, Rebecca and Martin were debriefing one another - in more ways than one - when Gail turned up to return her purse. Martin was forced to hide in the loo.
WEDNESDAY - Episodes originally broadcast 14th and 15th May 2000
Sarah-Lou was feeling left behind as Candice had a new best mate and she couldn't go to a party. She decided that having a baby sucked and she was going to put her up for adoption. Gail was unhappy and tried to persuade her not to, not realising how much easier their lives would be for the next twenty years if Bethany wasn't around. Sarah-Lou cried to Martin at how she'd ruined her life. Kevin realised that once the baby came the flat above the bookies' would be very crowded. He decided to sell the garage so he could buy a proper family home. Jim and Tyrone both fretted about their jobs. The factory girls did some Sunday overtime but were shocked at how low their pay packets were. Janice realised their new contracts were terrible and laid into Linda for making them sign them. She admitted that she'd propped up their work before - but she wouldn't be doing it again. They tried to find an escape clause, even pulling Dev in to have a look at their contracts, but it looked like they were stuck with it.
THURSDAY - Episodes originally broadcast 17th and 19th May 2000
Wipe away a tear, because Nita's leaving. What do you mean you don't care? Actually I don't blame you. Nita's had virtually nothing to do since she arrived; she didn't work as a character in the shop, so they stuck her in Freshco, and then Freshco was hardly ever in the show and when it was it was mainly about Curly or Alma. She'd got a promotion to Scotland and had a leaving party and that was it. (Although, delightfully, when Asha was planning on visiting the university up there the other week, Dev arranged for her to stay with Nita!). Gail decided that to stop Sarah-Lou from giving up the baby for adoption, she'd have to help her out, so she told Martin she was going to give up her job to be a full-time grandmum. He realised he'd be the only breadwinner so the odds on him slipping off with Rebecca got a lot worse. Jez demanded to see Steve at the prison, but when he turned up, a little trepidatious, Jez said he knew who'd set him up: Lee Sankey (i.e. Stephen Graham before he was famous). Jack and Tyrone took Monica to a kennel to see if they could put her out to stud and get Ty enough money to buy a car. He was very taken with the kennel maid there - one Miss Maria Sutherland. And Bobbi and Geena, two of the most boring people in the world, decided to share the salon flat together. Can't wait for all the exciting storylines that pairing will generate!
FRIDAY - Episodes originally broadcast 21st and 22nd May 2000
Jim had come into some money after his uncle's death, and decided to use it to buy the garage off Kevin and Natalie. He didn't realise that Gwen was up to her eyes in debt and the bailiffs were circling. Tyrone went to the kennels to get Monica pregnant but Maria wasn't there. He then spotted her on the Red Rec with another lad, and was left heartbroken. Rebecca and Martin were having another of their dull conversations while holding hands in a cafe - and Sally and Danny walked in. She clocked what was going on. Gail told Roy she'd be giving up her job in the cafe to look after the baby so he was forced to look around for help. He settled for Vera Duckworth, who wanted the job to keep an eye on Jack, and she took great delight in telling Natalie she'd no longer clean the bogs at the Rovers. The highlight, however, was Blanche and Audrey having a slanging match in the Kabin. Blanche was disgusted that Sarah-Lou was "flaunting" her pregnancy, not realising Audrey was in the shop. All their family histories came spilling out, with shouting about Tracy's drug taking and Deirdre's prison time, until Rita threw her out into the street. "Why stop at the Street?" Blanche said. "Let's go to the gutter - because that's where she belongs." Magnificent.
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4 comments:
"Tyrone went to the kennels to get Monica pregnant"
Wait, what? Tyrone did what? Really, possum?
Dame Edna - Monica was the name of Tyrone's (female) dog way back when.
Dame Edna - Monica was the name of Tyrone's (female) dog, way back when.
Hello Rosie ~ I know that.
Hence my comment about Ty getting Monica pregnant ;)
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