Corrie Canuck

The Factory

Liam and Carla carry on with their snog in the office. They both come to their senses and cease and desist, and quickly try to blame each other for what happened. Liam decides to take a wander and goes round the pub to talk to his sister about Carla and Tony and all the that is going on at the factory. Michelle does the best she can to proffer advice based on the limited information she has. A short while later Carla comes by The Rovers looking for Liam but ends up having a similar chat with Michelle. They agree that men in general are trouble and wonder why they can’t be more straightforward. Carla does her best to ascertain if Liam let anything slip to Michelle about their kiss.

A while later Rosie and her fingernails pops round Liam’s to see if he is alright, but he gives her the brush off and closes the door in her face, but opens it after her to ask if Carla is still in the factory. Rosie tells him that she has gone home already.

Liam makes his way over to have a chat with Carla, but she is barely willing to let him into her building. (worried about her unspoken desire for Liam is my guess) They talk things through that the last thing on earth that either of them would want is to have a relationship with each other. The very thought of it would make Carla vomit. When Liam leaves though, Carla almost says something to him but stops herself at the last moment.

The last we see of Liam is him sitting in the back garden, bouncing a baseball off a wall to himself. (who plays baseball in th UK?) This scene is taken directly from the 1963 classic The Great Escape with Steve McQueen playing catch off a wall in the cooler to pass the time. I can only surmise that the writers are making an allegorical reference to Liam being a prisoner of his unspoken desire for his sister-in-law, in the same way that Virgil Hilts was a prisoner of the Germans in Luft Stalag III in the movie.

The factory girls ponder the future ownership of their workplace.

The Cab Office

Ashley comes by the cab office to talk to Claire and wonder why she didn’t ask him to babysit the kids. She points out that he has a business to run, and if he is constantly closing up shop they will have no money to keep the kids in food and clothing, which would be a bad thing.

The Cafe

The B team, aka Becky and Blanche, continue to keep the cafe running while Roy and Hayley are away communing with nature. After they knock off for the day the two of them stop in at The Rovers for a drink. Blanche orders her usual large gin and tonic, pointing out to Becky that at her age, it’s not a bad thing. Blanche wonders if Becky is going to do anything with her life, like have a family. Becky almost starts to tell the story of Hayley and Christian but stops herself, and ponders aloud if having a child is not a bit of a gamble.

The Salon

Sarah comes back to work for first time since the unpleasantness with Bethany. As expected, sparks soon fly between the two siblings and Sarah flounces out, saying she can’t work with David and wondering which one of them Audrey is going to have to sack. She goes by the builders yard to talk about what has happened with Jason. Audrey finds the two of them in the cafe and persuades Sarah to come back to work, but tells David that he has top leave for the rest of the day. Maria tells Audrey that David was actually on his best behaviour at work and Sarah might have been out of order, to which Audrey replies, ‘I’m a hairdresser, not a miracle worker.’

Audrey and Bill talk later, and Bill correctly points out how scheming David can be.

The Old Rectory

The tired old plot line of the missing money drags on. Frankly, I don’t give a damn.

Bits and Bobs

Not a single child actor was seen in any segment of this epiosde. Perhaps the producers realized what a shite bunch of child actors they had and are putting them through some sort of boot camp in an attempt to improve their thespian abilites.

No sign of Dev. Ken and Deirdre have been long absent as well.

The Duckworth Scandal

Jack and Vera are talking about the missing/returned money. Paul just comes in asking if Tyrone was saying it was him who took the cash. Jack says not in so many words. Paul asks if they think Tyrone took the money and trying to make out it was him. Vera is not so sure. Paul says they have the money back so they should forget about it. Jack agrees. Paul goes. Vera says he would agree as he always forgets.

Tyrone comes into the shop – and Molly asks if he is in a better mood. He says he hates being accused of stealing when he didn’t. Molly says Jack and Vera get mixed up. Tyrone says it is because Paul wants them to think that way. Cilla comes and starts listening to their conversation. Tyrone asks Molly if he believes her. She says yes and Tyrone starts again saying it must be Paul then. He leaves the shop frustrated when Molly tells him to stop going on about it. Cilla says he is not in the best of moods. Molly says she is not either.

Later outside the garage Tyrone runs up to Paul and says he knows he took the money. Paul admits it was him who took the cash. Tyrone asks if he is admitting it. Paul says yes - and tells him he took the money for the restaurant. Then says he didn’t speak up because he is sick of him trying to find out things about him. Paul then says he should think twice before telling Jack and Vera as it might just cause more trouble. Which when you think of it – sadly, is sort of true.

Tyrone needs to go to the Spy Shop and buy a web camera and wire.

He goes running into the shop and tells Molly what Paul just admitted. Tyrone thinks Molly does not believe him. Molly says she really does. Fizz comes in asking if this is the only cake. Molly says yes and then asks Tyrone what he is going to go. He does not know. Molly tells him to do nothing and they will talk later. Tyrone goes and Fizz says they will have to do.

Roy’s Rolls

Becky tells Blanche she is not expecting miracles and tells her to do what she can because she is old and decrepit. Wow, how nice. Blanche says she is going as does not want to be insulted. Becky says sorry. Blanche says she needs to sit down and wants cup of tea.

Lloyd asks where Roy is – Becky says he is away camping. Lloyd does not like the idea of creepy crawlies and cows (?) and asks Blanche if she camped. Blanche who is sitting down at a table says not since she was a Girl Guide. The visual kills me.

The wheels are turning in Becky’s head. She then tells Blanche she is closing the cafe. She yells and tells everyone there is an emergency and the café is now closed. Blanche asks why. Becky says she can’t say why and for her not to ask. She is on a mission. Fizz comes in asking for four tea cakes but is told the cafe is closed. She is out of luck.

Becky runs into Streetcars and wants a cab ASAP. Lloyd says yes and the charming driver too. Becky says she does not want chitchat and for him just to drive to Ashton Street.

Becky comes marching into the record shop – goes up to Christian and starts punching him. Whoa! Christian tells her to stop it and calls her mad. He holds her back and Becky asks to be let go. He finally lets her go and Becky says that hurt.

Becky says Hayley is the nicest person she has ever met. Christian says he didn’t hit a woman, he hit his “dad”. He asks if Hayley sent her to beat him up. Becky says she does not know she is here and says Hayley would have stopped her coming and would not want to hurt him even though he hurt her because she is a nice person. That was some scene!

Audrey’s Salon

David is really “trying” by being somewhat civil for once. He gets her tea, tries to talk to Sarah but she tells him she does not want to talk. Maria tells him to give her time and she will have to talk to him.

Maria she thinks the worst is over between Sarah and David. That is wishful thinking.

Underworld

The girls all ask Liam about Carla. He says she isn’t in. They say he really hates her and more then ever. Vikki says it’s always the same, one family member dies and the rest blame each other. Interesting concept.

Liam asks Rosie if Carla has phoned. She says no. Liam says he is not going to phone, as she will think they are checking up on her love life. Yeah, like you are not interested…

Outside Carla pulls up in her car and heads to the factory door. Liam says he thought he’d speak to her outside. She asks about what. He says her coming from Tony’s bed. How rude! Carla says she came from her own bed and was late because she wanted to give him some space – just like he goes on about.

Liam tells Rosie to go for a “wander” then tells Carla he should not have said what he just said. He says it’s not very smart going out with someone they are doing a big order for. Carla says she is not going out with him and thinks because he is Paul’s brother he has a “duty” look after her. She tells him she does not need looking after. We all know that…

Carla mentions because she is the widow of Paul he is trying to be faithful to his memory. He says he’s not and she does not have to throw herself at every man. Carla says Paul went off with prostitutes. Liam asks if she is getting her own back. Carla says she is trying to get her life back together. Liam pushes against the wall and kisses her.

OMG.

Oh, Tyrone

It’s a lazy Sunday and Tyrone is doing a fry-up for the Duckworths, who insist he add an extra sausage for St. Paul, patron of grandchildren everywhere. Paul arrives with a copy of Lancashire Life for Vera and offers to take everyone out for pints in the Rovers later.

Jack insists on paying and goes to the Charles and Diana Memorial Cookie Tin to find a little cash. He finds £200 missing and asks Vera if she took. She denies (it was Paul, of course), as does everyone else. Paul assures them that he’s sure it’ll turn up.

Later, when they are preparing to leave, Paul reminds his grandparents that he’s still treating them at the pub. As they leave, Paul quickly returns the money he took to the Charles and Diana Memorial Cookie Tin.

Later in the Rovers, Tyrone and Molly talk about the missing money. Tyrone doesn’t think Jack is losing his faculties and is sure Paul took. Later he goes back to the Duckworths to search the tin himself, when, of course, Jack and Paul walk in on him. Jack finds the missing money in the tin and now everyone is convinced Tyrone is a crook.

That’s Not How You Report Your VAT

Liam is spending his lazy Sunday doing his VAT receipts (it’s like GST and we all love GST, don’t we?) at the office with the help of Rosie. And by help, Rosie means sitting on his desk and shoving her boobs in Liam’s face.

Liam is staying clear of this trouble and gets Rosie to go help while working at another desk. Later, he just sends her home, rebuffing her offers of overtime.

He later joins Maria for a pint. That’s when he finds out Tony Gordon had a drink with Carla and gave her a lift home (they had a chat – clearly, he’s interested. She’s standoff-ish.). Liam fumes about his brother not being dead four months but Maria points out that she can’t mourn forever.

ROY AND HAYLEY

Hayley suggests to Roy that they go away for a bit to talk things over. Roy thinks the trouble between them can’t be solved with a change of scenery. He also wonders if his episode yesterday was a nervous breakdown. He doesn’t think the trip is a good idea.

Hayley later suggests she go away by herself, if he won’t go with her. Roy suddenly remembers that the 30 right-of-return on his new tent is almost up so they should use it anyway, to test it out, BECAUSE ROY CROPPER HAS ASPERGER’S.

So plans are made for a little camping excursion (in October) and Becky is going to run the café with the only person Hayley could find at short notice: Blanche. Comedy hijinks are scheduled to ensue.

IN OTHER NEWS

Cilla is making her new fancyman/employer a breakfast in remembrance of their time in America, that traditional Yankee classic: pancakes and chicken wings. The hell? Anyhow, she didn’t have maple syrup so she put HP Sauce on it instead and she didn’t cook the chicken wings.

He complains and gives her some of his dead wife’s bling and tells her that there’s a lot more to come.

Oh, and there was some bit about Michelle and Steve trying to cook a fry-up together in privacy but were unable to. It was all quite pointless, really. But there it is. It happened.

Around 7:15 last night I got a call from Debbie.

Debbie:  ‘Dude, who’s doing the update for tonight?’

Glacia: ‘Dude, me.  Why?’

Deborah: ‘Dude, there HAS to be a Falling Down refence.’

Glacia: ‘What like the movie?’

Deborah: ‘Totally.’

Glacia: ‘Duuuuuuuuuuuuuude. Sweeeeeeeeeeet.’

Deborah: ‘Duuuuude’.***

So not having seen the episode yet, I was worried.  Who had the breakdown, Roy, Tyrone or Bethany? 

***This is exactly how Debbie and I speak to each other.

In Which Roy Leaves His Padded Cell

Haley and Becky get off the bus, but Haley won’t go home to change.  When Becky tells Roy that Haley has gone straight to work and that he needs to go talk to her, he says he can’t that he needs to finish his work….then the mop and pail tip over and that is surely a bad sign.

Things get worse when Roy’s local supplier can’t bring milk or eggs until the next day.   Roy refuses to go to Dev’s to get eggs and milk because they’re not local produced.

Becky tells him that he has to go to Tescos – I mean FRESHCO, Freshsco.  Roy immediately starts going into a panic, ‘What’s an egg?  What do they look like?’.  Okay, it’s not that bad, but he does say that  Tes-er-Freshco is too big and that he might not be able to find the eggs and milk there. 

Oh dear.

Becky convinces him that he’ll be okay and gives him her mobile just in case she needs something else while he’s there.  Roy says that he doesn’t know how to operate a mobile, but Becky once again calms him and he is able to operate the floor all the way to the front of the café.  More success is found when he operates the door correctly, all the way muttering, ‘Milk and eggs, milk and eggs.’

Really, Becky should have gone instead, but Blanche says she doesn’t want to be left alone with Roy when he’s all ‘Rainman’ ‘n shit.

At Freshco’s Roy is sulking around the saran wrapped pile of milk in the middle of the aisle.   Michelle runs into him and tells him there’s milk in the fridge but he says the aisle milk is fresher.  (Now, I haven’t had a glass of milk in 25 years, but I seem to remember that milk needs to be kept cold….).   Michelle inquires about Haley, but Roy is more concerned about the excess packaging of the aisle milk.

Next we see him rummaging through the eggs looking for free range local eggs, and when a clerk coms to help Roy tells him he wants local eggs, preferably within walking distance.  So basically Roy wants eggs that were produced by Deidre.  While the clerk tries to help him, his mobile phone goes off and he needs the clerk to help him answer it.

Haley is calling him to remind him to come back.  Blanche tells her that he might not make it back.   The café is his padded cell and he leaves it at his own peril.

Back at Freshco’s things go from bad to worse.  Roy starts explaining that if the eggs were fresh, you wouldn’t need packaging (What?  Don’t local eggs break?)  Anyway, he decides to just carry the eggs in his coat pocket, thus removing the need for wasteful cardboard packaging.   The clerk says he can’t let him do that and when he tries to take the egg carton away from Roy, they  fall on the floor and break. 

Roy proclaims that it’s all right and instructs the clerk to get him a bag (Paper!  Not plastic!) while he proceeds to empty out further cartons into his grocery cart of milk.  This is where security steps in. 

(Okay, call me a big ol’ canuck, but I have NEVER seen security in a grocery store.  Oh, maybe once at the Tescos – I mean Dominion – in the Annex, but then again, you can’t trust a student population.)

Anyway, Becky was called and she collects Haley from the factory and who rushes over to Freshcos.  Meanwhile, unlike Falling Down, this breakdown ends in Roy having a nice cup of Tetley’s in the manager’s office who explains that Freshco’s has made a commitment to less packaging and he can read about it in their mission statement.  (You know, I realize now that when I die, I’d like it to happen during a sales pitch so that the transition will be painless.)

Actually, the manager was pretty sweet and when Haley arrives, he explains that Roy got ‘into a state’ but there’s no lasting damage.

Back at home, Roy asks Haley why she came to collect him and she says that she’s not sure.  (eek!).  When he asks if she will see Christian again, she says no, that he’s lived without her this long so she doubts he needs her.   Roy says that if he got to know her, he’d need her.  (awww.)   Anyway, they talk further about Christian and their own relationship and both express concern if they can ever be happy again.

I would like to add that I sympathize with Roy regarding the Frescho’s fiasco, having had my own recent difficulties with organic locally grown food.

Update, Chapter 2, In Which Glacia Really Doesn’t Care About Other Storylines 

Sarah declares that David doesn’t exist anymore, but Gayle reminds her that he’s her brother and the Salon is Audrey’s livelihood so they’re going to have to play nice in front of the customers.  Gayle, Audrey and Sarah go to the Rovers to talk about David.  Nothing new there, Gayle thinks he needs to learn a lesson, Audrey says he’s behaving and Sarah wants to talk about her Big Fat Mancunian Wedding (Part Deux).

Paul is being all sneaky and Tyrone continues to be suspicious.  He looks through Paul’s manbag but doesn’t find anything and when Paul sees that it’s been riffled through, he confronts Tyrone.   Tyrone basically tells him to jump in a lake and storms off.   Leeanne then calls him to tell him she needs supplies and he takes £200 from Jack’s cigar box to pay for it.

Liam is taking advantage of Rosie’s schoolgirl crush to get her to work overtime and make lunch runs.   Carla, rightly so, warns him about this and reminds him of the Joanne incident.

UK Time Wednesday September 26^th 2007

Tonight’s episode was one of those round up shows where they seem to have to fulfill some airtime for certain actors, namely, Lloyd, Vernon, Kelly, Molly, Paul, Jodi, Wilf and Blanche.

The show opens with Lloyd playing with the ketchup and mustard containers in the café while he waits for his grub. Roy has totally immersed himself in the tiny details of the café all to avoid the huge problem in his marriage. It’s pretty clear that Roy is out of his depth in this labyrinth of raw human emotion and would rather be among the baked beans.

Meanwhile our Becky is all about meeting these challenges head-on. Ignoring Roy’s pleas Becky runs up to the flat to check on Hailey. She sees that Hailey has been hit and becomes very angry. However, her reaction is much better than Roy’s insistence on calling the police. Here we learn what Roy has totally missed. Hailey feels that she has something missing in her life. That is why Christian was so important to her and that is why she needed to be extra careful not to loose him. Why can’t Roy get that?

Down in the café Roy is now dealing with Blanche and Wilf. The gruesome twosome have complaints about the portion sizes and Roy is sticking to his guns telling them that local produce is more expensive and it is either higher prices or smaller portions.  Blanche wouldn’t like either. The man has got conflict coming at him from all sides.

Becky comes down into the café and tells Roy that he needs to go patch things up with the missus. She also, quite rightly, tells Roy where he’s going wrong in the café and in his marriage. He insists on shoving his values down everyone else’s throat. Good point, Becky.

Becky gets Roy up the stairs and deals with Blanche and Wilf. She is quickly becoming one of my favourites.

Upstairs Roy does a bang up job of further alienating Hailey, who, in all fairness, has gone all Dixie Chicks – she ain’t ready to make nice. Hailey goes out the door. OK, Roy couldn’t say the right thing if he was given a script. Remember last week,

Hailey, “Wish me luck, Roy.”

Roy, “You’ll be in my thoughts.”

Later, after Becky has closed the café Roy sees in very real terms where his stubbornness has left him. The takings in the café are low and the wife is nowhere to be found. Becky picks up the ball Roy has dropped and decides to go looking for Hailey who, has been sitting at the Kebab shop. My god, she was miles away. Hailey and Becky chat and later we see Roy talking to Becky on the phone. Hailey is stopping with her for the night.

So guess who blew back into town? That’s right Cilla Battersby Browne is back and she’s bronzed, brash, brassy,  busty and ballsy. She also seems to be brassic and broke. Or is she? While she couldn’t pay for her cab she does produce a GENUINE designer bag for Fiz’s birthday. I guess the old guy is good for something. The really beautiful part of the storyline is Cilla telling everyone that the American’s loved her. They loved her accent, her style and her cooking. So … Cilla had to cross the pond to find people with less class than her. (I could actually hear Michigander Fan and Corrie USA saying “HEY!” while shaking their fists at the TV).

Anyway, while John and Fizz are talking to Cilla, Sally Webster decides that she needs more guidance on her essay. Help yourself, Sally. You’re in a pub. John politely points out that Cilla has just gotten back from the US and they are having a bit of a catch-up.

Totally oblivious, Sally seems to think that John doesn’t want to talk to her because of Kevin.

Now, on to one of the most exciting parts of the show for me. Violet and Jamie get dressed to go to Jamie’s no-longer-drunk mom’s wedding. Violet wears an inexplicable silvery blazer. * Jamie looks handsome in his suite. They go to the wedding and come home and they are acting very much like a couple.

I really identify with Violet as a character. Except, I am not pregnant with a gay man’s baby. I am generally much more up beat than she is and I don’t nearly have her good luck with blokes, so yeah, we’re exactly alike.

I love Jamie and Violet together. I think they make a smashing pair.

*You know, I am really unsure exactly what this was. I think it was a shimery silver blazer, but my eyes were almost burned out of their sockets when I saw her that she could have been wearing anything. Are the writers using wardrobe to try and suggest that Violet is beginning to suffer from some sort of mental illness.

In Other News

Sean goes on date, debates the merits of Shirley Bassey, wakes Violet – at 11:00 PM.

Rosie is clearly trying to impress Carla.

Paul is tormenting Tyrone.

Hailey’s Other Son, Jerome

The show opens with Hailey at the lake with her son. He’s about to learn that yes his life is indeed the stuff that soap operas are made of. At this point it looks to Christian that Hailey is covering for her scoundel of a brother. If only it were that easy. Hailey tells Christian that Harold was a very troubled person. She tells him that Harold was unhappy and never felt right. Then she lets the bomb drop and tells him that she was born Harold but always knew that she was a Hailey and that she is Christian’s father.

You can’t blame the boy for being shocked.* But, it gets a little ugly. As Hailey is begging for some understanding, Christian hits her with the back of his hand. He hits her pretty hard and she falls to the ground bleeding all over her sweater. He’s shocked but when Hailey reaches her hand out for help, he turns his back on her.

Later we see Hailey cleaning herself up. This is the low point. She goes home and while walking along the cobbles Lloyd spots her from his cab and stops to show concern. At home she and Roy have it out and it is clear that he just doesn’t get it.

*Boy or man? How old is this dude? He dresses and styls his hair like a 19 year-old but has more wrinkles than Deirdre’s neck.

It’s Fiz Bomb Brown’s birthday and what are her big plans? She get’s to go see Henry V with her boyfriend and Sally Webster. On the up-side Kevin will be there. Fiz complains about this to Kelly and Vicki. Vicki educates her on the finer points of Polish theatre. Our pharmacist has suprisingly low brow tastes.

They all head into the pub and try to figure out if there will be any sex in he play. But, it looks grim.

Over at the Webster’s Sally and Kevin are getting ready to go to the play. Sally is under the impression that the place will be filled with Manchester’s jet set. She is behaving like an idiot over what she is gointg to wear. The woman has lost her mind, and I kind of love it.

Meanwhile she and Rosi are having a conflit over Rosie’s non-existant skirt. Sally calls it a “pelmet.” Sophie demands to know what a “pelmet” is. I could tell her, I went to Catholic school. In any case I am only 95% sure of what a “pelmet” is. But, let’s see if the Corrie Canuckster’s can guess. Hint, it doesn’t mean “really short skirt.”

After the play, Sally, Kevin, Fiz and John head to the Rovers. The reviews are mixed. But, Sally seems unimpressed by the calibre of the audience. That woman in the Disney jumper would NOT stop talking. That didn’t stop Kevin from enjoying the play or from making the apt parallel between Henry V and Tony Soprano. Sally thinks Kevin is being thick even when John agrees with him.

In Other News

Rosie kind of asks Liam out. It doesn’t go over well but makes me laugh.

They are trying to set up sexual tension between Liam and Carla in the form of Carla insulting Maria and Liam taking exception to that bloke Tony. It isn’t working for me.

Meanwhile, Carla is getting the signals for that Tony bloke

Becky plans to drink her face off and eats a big sandwich to create a base for the booze.

Sarah will never forgive David. This makes Gail sad.

I know, nothing Corrie related, but I now a lot of us are big brit-com fans and I just caught an episode of ‘Extras’ that had probably one of the funniest Ronnie Corbett scenes e-vah.

The very end is not work safe, but should be okay if you just turn down the sound.

HAROLD – RIP

WEBSTERS

It is morning – and Sally sees Rosie’s lack of skirt and tells her to change. (I have to admit it was really short) Rosie insists it is office attire and that it is okay to wear.

HAYLEY

Christian comes by the café and wants to see Hayley – she isn’t there but gets a tea from Becky and sits down beside Kelly. She is curious about a new bloke on the block and starts chatting. Hayley comes into the café. Roy mentions that Christian was sitting and talking to Kelly but the took him away to avert disaster. Hayley sits down who says he wants to say hello and bye to his dad and asks if he is buried here. Hayley quickly thinks and says he was cremated. Quick save!

Hayley and Christian go for a walk in the countryside to “show where his father’s ashes are” . While they are walking Hayley’s son asks what music he liked. He is told Genesis and Earth, Wind and Fire. Hayley says he cares how things look. He says not so much now and asks if it’s much further. (Just like a kid) Hayley and Christian finally stop at a serene spot.

PUB

Michelle and Steve are giving back items to each other from the trip. Steve says she should move in together at the put. Michelle insists there isn’t any room and he still lives with his mom. He says he will work something out, somehow. Michelle says he does not know.

Vernon and Liz surprise Steve and Michelle they are getting married. Vernon says it is going to be on New Year’s Eve. As they open the champagne Michelle tells Steve they will definitely want a place of their own.

Liz asks if Steve is happy for her and if they will last – gee how optimistic. He says Vernon is nothing like his dad and that didn’t last. Lloyd tells Vernon that Steve needs a hug. (Hilarious) Liz says she is so happy and can relax now she has found her man. Vernon gives Steve a big hug. (I love that classic look on his face) Michelle kills herself laughing.

Vernon thinks about his old flat and tells about all the different effects he can do with the walls if he re-decorated. Steve tries to remind him that it’s his pub but Vernon and Liz aren’t listening. (No surprise) Liz mentions a hot-tub. Steve has heard enough and clears off. (That is a visual I do not want to see)

Fizz is fuming with John at the thought of sharing her birthday night with Sally and Kevin the theatre watching Shakespeare. John tells Fizzz that if she gets bored at the theatre she can do some people watching at “theatre in the round”. Kelly tries to encourage Fizzz by reminding her that Henry VIII had loads of wives so there should be lots of sex and naughty scenes to look forward to but Fizzz tells her it’s Henry V. Oh dear.

DAVID

Everyone is ready to go to work. Bill tells David that he really needs to pull his weight at the salon. David says hi to Jason who blanks him (ignores him). Jason says Beth is asking after her psycho Uncle David – my god, a line!! Audrey she he is not a psycho. What is wrong with Audrey lately?

Jerry tells Gail that David stayed the night in the shed but he kicked him out. Gail says that is okay. Jerry says, anything but drugs and other people lead them in. Gail says David is no junkie. (How is she so sure of this?) Jerry says David might surprise them all and come out on top.

David is being nice in the salon to Betty under the dryer (looking for a tip?) and says he will leave the magazines with her. Audrey sends David to get milk and tells Maria he may be her flesh and blood but he is not going to be on easy street.

Sarah comes off the phone and says Beth can start back any time and has to play it by ear to make sure she is okay. She calls Gail to get her lunch but she’s looking out the window. Gail says he is still her son. Sarah says Beth needs to get back in to a steady routine.

David says he is sorry to Sarah and Jason but they tell him the damage is irreplaceable. Audrey goes after and says he has worked hard at the salon and is really sorry. Gail says she will not change her mind about her son. For once!

Look on the far right.

It is our Kieran – reviving his pop career with Boyzone.  They re-formed this past week.

Compliments of www.mrpaparazzi.com

I stole this from Working from Home Today. It allows you to make your very own Star Wars title scrawl so, of course, I snipped some of my previous update and put it in there.

If only all our updates could be in that format.