Sally starts off the episode by displaying her Kings Charles coronation plate (not a euphemism). To be honest, I'd've thought Sally to be more of a Diana fan, unable to forgive Charles for Camilla. Ignoring the coronation is Elaine, already prepping for Vegas by wearing a jazzy leopard print blouse (for updates on Stephen's fashion sense, please see Hilda Ogden on twitter). Gretna Green is right there, Elaine! You don't need to elope to the US. Tim starts an argument about it and I'm seriously worried for his bonce if Stephen gets busy with the hole punch again, but Tim later pretends he's on board with the plans and offers to drive them to the airport, but instead he mum-naps Elaine to try to talk some sense into her. It doesn't work and everyone is understandably upset, particularly Elaine (locking someone who's been coercively controlled in a car seems especially insensitive on Tim's part) and she has to take one of her heart-pressure pills. We later see Stephen filing out life insurance form for his fiancée. Is his plan to feed her bacon, halloumi and salted peanuts until she carks it?
Still with clothes, at no.1 our Amy is upset that Tracy-luv has nicked her trainers. "You're not 19," she tells her mum, "no-one thinks you're cool." As a fellow Gen X-er, I feel that Tracy is pretty cool, sartorially. Statuette-wise, not so much. Anyway, Amy is off into town but suffers a panic attack on the bus which is busy with extras. You should try the Elizabeth line at rush hour, hun, then you'll know crowded. Seriously, Ames, there's no point having a dad who runs a taxi firm and taking the bus. This unfortunate event leads to Tracy and Steve chewing out Abi in the Bistro, who's gone for lunch with Aaron and his Johnny Marr-meets-Noel Gallagher dad, now sober, even though he's had the bad news that his mother has died.
In further Bistro news, Maria advises Damon and Nick on planning permission for a late licence, and tells Damon to pay for the meal. I think you'll have to declare that lunch, Councillor Connor! Some of the other residents are up in arms about the proposed change in licence, citing litter, noise etc. It'll only be Monday, Wednesday and Friday though, won't it?
Also in Bistro news, Sarah is grumpy with Adam for wanting to have his birthday there, for Damon related reasons. Well, it's either there or Speed Daal since Delphine's closed during the pandemic and there was that unexplained fire at The Clock.
The comedy storyline is Brian helping George with his shipbuilding. It was just a rumour that was spread around town that Brian snapped George's bosun in half. Todd quite rightly points out that George doesn't actually live at no. 11, but then again Todd is almost forty, shouldn't he have his own bachelor pad by now? Also, I'm not sure that this is the comedy storyline if the comic element is a mug being glued to a dining table.
Finally, Deedee, resplendent in a luxury pink silk jumpsuit, gets Paul to meet a woman whose husband has MND, but Paul is still in a river in Egypt.
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