Corrie Gold

Coronation Street chunters along nicely most of the time. It's got ups, it's got downs, We moan about the sensational, the next trial and tribulation of someone falsely accused. And then we get some gold that makes us remember why we love the show.

We got gold this week, several times over.

Dennis Tanner is and always was a rogue. We discovered that he jilted someone a couple of years ago and she's tracked him down, only to find out why. He admitted he didn't love her and was feeling trapped, with no way to tell her. Turns out, she knew all along and was only after companionship in her old age. Meanwhile, Rita has been harbouring her growing feelings for Dennis but managed to hide it from him when he said he was afraid he'd put her through what he put Norma though. 

Weren't they wonderful? They didn't always even need words, just a look conveyed Dennis' fears and Rita knew exactly what he meant. She hid it well, but when his back was turned, we could see her face fall. It doesn't matter how old you are, you still can fall in love and you still can hurt.

Becky is divorced from Steve, absolutely. She got the "blood money" as she called it to prove it. She wound up Tracy with tales of spending it on a posh holiday, knowing it would get back to Steve who tore a strip off her for frittering it away. But Roy quite rightly pointed out that it was none of Steve's business and Tracy cut Steve off at the knees over it too. Yay!!! I think she'll be able to get on with her life now. Previously, she and Roy had a wonderful conversation over a meal. My favourite bit was her wondering why she couldn't be more like Roy and he telling her she would never want to be like him. Roy just makes my heart weep sometimes.

Even earlier in the week, Becky decided to keep Lloyd company for an evening of tequila and one upmanship over whose life was in worse shape. No agenda, no unwise snogging, just mates commiserating. Golden!

Even the final departure of Ciaran had me surprisingly choked up. Well it wasn't so much his departure as it was Michelle's broken heart, knowing they wanted two different things. I did find a suspiciously wet eye when she was sobbing in Carla's arms after the taxi went round the corner. Maybe not golden, but surely sterling silver as a runner up?

Corrie schedule changes next week

Due to the final week of I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here being screened on ITV, there'll be a change to the Coronation Street schedule during the week of Monday 28 November to Friday 2 December as follows:

Monday 28 November at 7.30pm
Tuesday 29 November at 8pm
Thursday 1 December at 8pm
Friday 2 December at 7.30pm and 8.30pm

Corrie's Kirk and Tyrone switch on Penrith Christmas lights on Sunday

Andy Whyment (Kirk) and Alan Halsall (Tyrone) will be in Penrith on Sunday 27 November to switch on their Christmas lights. 

The Coronation Street actors willl flick the switch on Devonshire Street to light up the town at 5pm. The switch-on will follow an afternoon of entertainment including a fun fair in Great Dockray and junior rides in Market Square.

Becky's Exit Revealed

This comes from the Daily Star so take it with a grain of salt. However, it sounds feasible. They're saying that Becky is going to wreck Tracy and Steve's wedding before she jets off in first class with her new fella, Danny. Karma's a ... well, let's just say Tracy had this coming ever since she ruined Steve and Karen's wedding.

We know that Tracy is going to suffer a miscarraige and blame Becky for it after accidentally falling down the stairs a few days later. Steve is going to believe Tracy over Becky and at some point, proposes to Tracy. Becky is going to break into the health centre and steal Tracy's records which prove that she lost the twins before she said she did and she'll present them to Steve as proof on his wedding day. Becky isn't doing it to get Steve back, though, she just does it to get back at Tracy.

She heads to the airport with her new man, Danny and his son and they are about to leave for Dubai when Steve tries to stop her, hoping for a reconcilation but Becky says it's a non-starter. She's ready for a new life with a great man. End of.

I like the idea of Becky going off happy even if it's difficult to imagine it will be long lasting. Becky's a loose cannon and she shoots herself in the foot more often than not but maybe she'll have learned a thing or two and matured a bit and this will be the making of her. We may never know.