When the continuity announcer says the episode is going to feature "distressing scenes", my heart always sinks a bit. Yep, it's another Issues episode, this time featuring racism in the NHS.
We start off though with Lauren and Little Frankie's transplant, thenn Deedee starts to feel abdominal pains and goes to A&E. Kate Oates Memorial looks more like the NHS as many of us have experienced it, being understaffed and distracted nurses getting your name wrong and not listening to you (to be honest, if it were real life, she'd probably still be in A&E waiting to be triaged). She's sent home, where her waters break (not pictured) and returns to the hospital where a nurse tells her that she's strong and women "like her" are built for this. Nessah Muthy nails it here in terms of the language that people use, stereotyping others without actually meaning to be offensive. She gives birth to a baby girl, but it gets worse as a different nurse tells her not to be aggressive when Deedee says she's not breastfeeding and it's in her birth plan. Again, she's not listened to when she says she's not feeling well and she starts haemorrhaging and is rushed into surgery.
Poor Debbie's not having a great day either. First of all she puts up with Bernie flashing her badges at Ronnie, but she's not that threatened. "Why would you want tofu when you have tenderloin sat right in front of you," she purrs but then turns Ronnie down for some afternoon delight as she's looking after Alfie so Kev can rest. This doesn't go to plan as she storms out into the ginnel when Mick is playing loud music again and is later found by Ronnie, bleeding and disoriented. I guess the petition to reverse the decision to have a dementia story featuring Debbie hasn't been successful. Ronnie suspects Mick and threatens him in the Rovers.
Jenny and Daisy continue their feud, exacerbated by the return of Christina who gets her hands on Jenny's pumps and flirts with Steve (is Mr McDonald using a new aftershave or sommat?). Jenny grapples with Christina and the former ends up covered in beer. Daisy tells Jenny that she said some horrific things. Pot, kettle, hun. They make up, but it's revealed that Daisy called Christina and there's an evil plan afoot. Is this Daisy's leaving story, finally?
Talking of ungrateful daughters, Betsy moans to Nina that her mum was thinking more about Carla than her when Swain burst into no. 1 when Rob was holding Carla hostage. Wah wah wah. This ungrateful brat is going to force Lisa out of the police force and into packing with Kirk, isn't she? Finally, Betsy apologises to her mum and her step-mum.
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3 comments:
They are really squeezing the ‘issues’ out of Dee Dee’s story. Adoption, pre eclampsia, racism, understaffed NHS and early age hysterectomy therefore no more children. I hope the baby will be OK!
The "every single person in the NHS being a racist" point was rather unsubtlely hammered home, wasn't it?
Ridiculous storyline. The NHS relies on staff of all nationalities.
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