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Sunday, 5 February 2023

Coronation Street Episode Review Friday 3 February 2023


Welcome to what I think was a little bit of a mixed bag episode.  I cannot remember if we knew that Tyler Sam was being bullied at school but having taken some boxing lessons from Damon, plus being instructed on the power of threats, the young lad decides to threaten his oppressor with a telescope thumping.  Sam is sent home and explains events - with Damon getting the blame. 

Meanwhile Damon is masterminding the next drug delivery for Monday lunchtime and Nick is getting ever more rattled.  To the point where Leanne demands answers and Nick (to my surprise) actually tells her what is going on.  It takes Leanne a while to get her head around the money not coming from Sam's inheritance.


Daisy and her stalker are not getting on well - so Daniel seeing him on deliveries, delivers a piece of his mind.  Justin talks him down and over a brew they exchange some back story - apparently Justin's mother is in a hospice suffering from cancer - a story designed to gain Daniel's sympathy. Daniel believes Justin agrees not to see Daisy again.  Which lasts just long enough for Justin to walk around to the back yard of the Rovers and he uses the knowledge to tell Daisy that he knows why she cannot hurt Daniel and that he is prepared to wait until they can be together.  Daisy recounts her encounter to Daniel, explaining that Justin knew which buttons to press having researched their family histories.  They agree to report him to the police and we have a sit down with Craig who seems not to have made it out of uniform yet. The approved solution is a log of all future interactions to prove that Justin is a threat, to enable the CPS to prosecute.  Subsequently Daniel and Daisy agree to continue as normal - but it looks like it will be strenuous.


Eileen returns and Mary is trying to bring order out of chaos although the toilet might not be fit for use at present. Sadly Eileen is early and perfection has not been achieved.  Breakfast at Roy's Rolls enables Eileen to distribute presents and for us to see Alex hard at work.  Eileen has brought Muay Thai training gloves and handguards for Todd - a present soon allegedly confined to the bin - but once resurrected, an impromptu session leads George hitting Todd who suffers a broken tooth. The only dentist with space is of course Laurence. Todd does not trust Laurence and initially refuses but the family talk him into it.  It is fixed without charge.  Todd almost admits that perhaps Laurence is suitable for Sean.


Relations between the Dobbs and the Sutherlands are still at a low ebb and in an effort to put things right Kirk and Beth are invited for a brew (and pink wafers - Kirk's favourite) this evening and a proper talk about recent events.  Beth looks unaccountably shifty at various times and seems particularly discomfited when Hope arrives and objects to her presence in the house.  Hope storms out and Beth follows her - to our surprise to apologise for smacking Hope - for once the girl was telling the truth.  Beth also hands over some cash.  Beth thinks it is all over, Hope doesn't and calls Beth a cow.


In the absence of Dave cancelling his golf date Devendra decides to take Bernie for a round as there is an important competition shortly.  Inevitably she plays him off the course and is soon taking calls from Gloria Gullon, the Ladies' Captain, asking her to join some trials next week.  

Rita wanders into the Bistro and asks if that wonderful Danny Boy could be contacted and asked for his recipe for sticky toffee pudding.  And we get to learn more about Danny than we ever knew whilst he was on the show.  Leanne agrees to text him.  Apparently he was a lovely lad according to our Reet!


Leanne has summoned Damon to the Bistro to sort it out.  She proves that there is a power in threats as she will summon the police if Damon does not back off.  Leanne tells Damon about Oliver and she is not frightened of anyone.  Despite everything Damon tells them the drop will happen on Monday - but that is the end of it, as they are simply too much hassle.  Leanne has a bigger problem than trusting Damon to go away - can she ever trust Nick again?    

Written by David Judge and Jan McVerry.  Directed by John Anderson.

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Friday, 5 November 2021

Coronation Street Episode Review; Wednesday 3rd November 7.30 & 8.30



Last Wednesday, Corrie put me off a bit, I admit. The misery porn, Natasha's death, grief, guilt, and drunkenness. A cacophony of Corrie miserablism that would have put Morrissey off watching!. So much so I didn't watch Friday's episodes until the following Monday. I needed a breather, which is unlike me, to be honest. Like Tim and Kev love Wethy County, I follow Coronation Street until my dying day, but it did worry me a tad. Will I be singing its praises following tonight's episodes? 


When originally mooted, Kev and Abi's wedding looked full of fun. Sally and Tim both jostled for roles in the ceremony, tomboy Abi grumped over wearing a wedding dress, and some classic comedic Corrie was on the cards. Fast forward nine months, however, and things look a lot different. To say Abi has been through the mill is understating it somewhat (the collapsing sinkhole being a gun-toting finale). Debbie knowing about the gun means Kevin had to find out, the tearful confession was as expected. The ceremony did eventually go ahead in the end, but is another smoking gun waiting to go off in the newlywed's faces?  I would predict so. Corey disappearing will have ramifications for all concerned. Aside from Abi's running away trope, I thought it was such a sweet wedding ceremony. The humour wasn't needed in the end, and the  Buzzcocks soundtrack was a wonderful addition. 


No wonder Maria is feeling a bit out of her depth, but going viral on the internet seems to have fired up the hairdresser in her quest for Corrie COP26 infamy. We know this is a tie-in for national televisions climate conversation, and I am passionate about the urgency, it's just Maria's not that convincing? Would Nina or Mary have carried this storyline better? Anyway, the council are keen on flattening the Red Rec for a Bypass, and Coronation Street's rammed with cars, so the time is right for another resident protest. It was quite a catchy rally rouser to sing; air pollution's not a lie, please don't let our children die! 



Depending on whose camp you sit on, this is either inspiring or propaganda*. For me, it's the former, and Ian Kershaw’s intelligent and astute writing made sure the message was clear! Aside from the residents camping up a tree, or calling Emily back from Peru, surely this would be the perfect time to bring back our favourite (and only) eco-warrior character, Spider? Toyah needs support right now - it would make for perfect timing! Corrie writers can thank me later.  


On that note, I was pleased to see Tracy Barlow back on the street tonight too. She did look pretty (!) and whilst dishing out her trademark acerbic put-downs. It roused me from a brief Corrie slumber and I am now back in the game! Let us sing it from the terraces - 'Air pollution is not a lie, please don't let our children die!'

Elsewhere on Corrie; Zeedan’s money laundering via a food van, Curtis proposes, and Maria decides to stand for the local council. 

*For anyone suggesting this story 'isn't Corrie'  Ken went on a Ban the Bomb march in 1961. The political polemic has long been part of Coronation Street's illustrious history. Long may that continue. 

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Thursday, 16 September 2021

Coronation Street Episode Review; Wednesday 15th September 7.30 & 8.30pm


‘Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night' is one of my favourite poems by Dylan Thomas. A famous poem about death and not dying quietly is almost certainly a strange start to a Coronation Street episode review, but tonight I feel it has resonance. When I began writing for this blog, this was a day I never envisaged. The most powerful episode reviews I ever wrote, would be the aftermath of Aiden’s suicide, but I think tonight is a close second, with the death of Norris Cole. The 'Corrie Icons' special aired on Monday night was our clue of course, but that made tonight's episodes no easier. I was kinda hoping for a final deathbed cameo from Norris, but from a drama writing perspective, I think that’s where the pathos comes in. Tonight’s episodes were penned by Jonathan Harvey, (who also wrote that Aiden aftermath episode) and those closing moments, Norris’ final moments, were written with that great pathos in mind. 



As a fan of Classic Corrie, it was also a treat for me to see Ken and Rita chew the fat at Roy’s Rolls. I’m used to seeing those characters together in the 1999 nostalgia fest, and it worked well as a good intro to tonight’s tragic finale. Ken’s reluctance to revisit Norris at ‘Still Waters’ became ever poignant when news reached the Rovers return that Norris had collapsed and was rushed to the hospital. 



With Rita, Ken, Mary in hot pursuit they arrive at the hospital with Freda stood outside the emergency department. Even with that hilarious Princess Diana reference (fans of Harvey’s ‘Gimme, Gimme, Gimme’ will be familiar with that), Freda’s delivery of the sad news left a solitary tear in my right eye. Laughter and sadness in juxtaposition - That is Coronation Street at its height. Beautifully done!! 



As for the death of Ty and Alina’s relationship, I think we saw this coming, didn’t we?? Although Alina’s presence has been somewhat pernicious towards the hell-bent Hope, I think the writing has long since been on the wall (or on a graffitied portrait, perhaps)! Since Tyrone kissed Fiz, and Phill’s timely reappearance, Alina finding out about Hope and her previous arson attempts. was rather a schadenfreude moment, in aspects, I thought. The final nail in the coffin, delivered by the little hell-raiser herself - perfection! Alina's pregnancy is sure to cause more ramifications. 


I've always thought that ‘Still Waters’ was a great name for a Corrie retirement home, and as the ripple of Norris’s death inevitably reaches the street, I wonder if he has left anything in his Will for Ken, Rita, or Mary? 


‘Still Waters’ do run deep don’t they. How very poetic, I knew that was relevant! 

 

Elsewhere in Corrie tonight: George & Eileen’s rom-com romance continues in earnest, Craig's reinterviewed for James Bailey’s race case, and Adi and Summer discuss their future. 

 

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Saturday, 1 May 2021

Corrie Comicals week ending 30 April 2021


You know how some actresses of a certain age seem to be unable to express themselves facially?  Somehow I think I can be certain that Sharon Bentley (Tracy Bennett joining the incomparable stable of National Treasures working on Corrie - Maureen Lipmann and Paula Wilcox; please pretty please will the powers that be get these three in scenes together?) has had none of that botox stuff - see above!  And milk has to be pretty old to turn to cottage cheese overnight in a fridge!  And Sharon likes the bad boys - so perhaps Gary will appeal?


Emily Gascoyne wrote the second episode on Monday and was gifted this scene with Hope (above) and Ruby (who has finally materialised) wanting to cross-examine Alina to see if she is fit to be their new mother.  Some of you might be scared of facing Hastings and Arnott in "Line of Duty".  They have nothing on Hope and Ruby who simply will not accept a "No Comment" response - but want the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth and they were soon sucking diesel I can tell you!  I just feel the producer should have let Fiz and Ty get married before splitting them up!


Analogue George Shuttleworth is hearing how they should move their operations to the "Cloud" and modernise from digital Todd ("Tony Blair") Grimshaw, which is odd as I thought delivering their clients to the cloud was an essential part of their business anyway!  Todd claiming that all this IT work (an online calendar) is above his current pay grade and that his salary package will need an upgrade (above).  Rightly George is ever so slightly suspicious of all this techy talk.


Speed Dahl order - just for Mary please note - a trio of dips and chutneys, one paneer tikka masala, one mutton nihari, one bagara rice, one stuffed naan, one onion bhaji and one almond kulfi.  I assume you will be having poppadoms with the dips!  I hope Mary is buying dinner as a house warming present along side the draught excluder doggy (on the back of the sofa behind Mary above).


Things Carla is least likely to say must include "I actually used to be really good at KerPlunk" and then she goes and says it.  For those who cannot remember there are a large number of marbles or similar held from falling by a large number of wooden sticks, with the aim of removing the sticks one by one and not letting any of the marbles dropping down the shute.  It passes the time!  I always thought it was luck - but Carla was obviously skilled!


Kev cannot bring himself to tell Ty that Alina is not welcome at the wedding and keeps dodging the issue.  Abi reckons he is like a robot vacuum cleaner who hits something hard and heads off in another direction (above), avoiding conflict at all costs.


Oh good.  Jenny is on Sharon's case and Daisy is on hand as well - she knows that something about that phone call was dead shady.  If Jenny has any sense she might ask Johnny a bit more about people talking about a Sharon visiting - prisoners do talk and the prison cannot be that large can it?  And will we end up with Jenny and Sharon having fisticuffs in the Street - long overdue a good sorting out!  And yes we do know that Sharon is doing it under duress - but that is no defence.

Which just about wraps this week for me.  There was no room for Asha and her kitten, Nick not knowing how to destroy a SIM card (and like Boris being unable to change his phone number) and I am just waiting for the moment when Sarah-Lou (its just Sarah these days) and Sharon exchange phone numbers (because as we know everyone on the Street has one another's number) and suddenly the random messages re-appear on her phone with "Sent by Sharon"!  And Todd has had a miraculous revelation that he was once "nice"; and it is not Billy who has managed that but George!  

And before you hear from me again I will be getting my second vaccination.

Written by: Chris Fewtrell & Emily Gascoyne (Monday); Mark Wadlow & Jonathan Harvey (Wednesday); Debbie Oates (Friday)
Directed by: Lee Trevor (Monday); Pip Short (Wednesday & Friday)

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