Corrie Comicals week ending 22 February 2019

A language lesson.  In this part of the country you dine at midday and consume a dinner - none of this "lunch" nonsense.  So if you are like a hobbit (copyright JRR Tolkien) or a grease monkey as Mary calls Tyrone and need a couple of breakfasts plus a small snack between your earlier repasts and that dinner it is inevitable the snack will be "brinner" - well so Mary thinks.  They don't do dinner at (southern) dinner time either because that is tea time.

Note for our North American readers.  The UK has an age of consent of 16.  Europe has a range from 14 (Italy and Germany) upwards to 17.  I believe Canada has increased from 14 to 16 but would not see a relationship between Amy and Tyler as a problem.  Amy seems to know her own mind - but I still find it odd that she claims that at the time she wanted to do it.

As usual the words falling from the mouths of the babes are entertaining.  Ruby is clearly unhappy with Fiz's absence and thinks that Mary is a good substitute.  It just adds to Ty's paranoia which bubbles over and a little later we are reminded that Mary is not always a soft and cuddly person (do we all remember when she and Norris re-enacted "Misery"?).

Peter has just suggested to Abi that they kiss and make up.  Abi asks resident walking encyclopedia Roy for some synonyms of arrogant and he responds as we see above with "conceited, vain, egotistical".  Peter gets the point that Abi is not forgiving him!  Hard luck Peter.

The label should say "Sex Bomb" but as modelled by Kirk (above) there has clearly been a bit of a boob.  No-one had noticed and then entire production so far is scrapped.  It must have been a typing error on the order reckons Paul who appears to be wandering around the factory rather than packing in the packing area!

Some months ago the newspapers were full of reports that Alan Halsall had lost some weight.  Now I can only assume that the script writing team are seeking to put this right as for the second time this week Tyrone gets an extra meal.  Kev tells him he can eat the second batch of sandwiches as he and Jack are off on a digital detox with the money found on the mat in an envelope addressed to Sophie.  Neither Fiz nor Evelyn will recognise Tyrone when they return.

Extra at Work

Tea break time in the factory and is it just me or is Beth not looking at all well?  Never mind at least one regular extra not only appeared in the background but also gave an appreciative nod as Izzy actually gets a few lines this week as we see above.  The same extra was also doing some Madonna head nodding on Friday.

Writers: David Isaac (Monday); John Kerr (Wednesday); Julie Jones and Carmel Morgan (Friday)
Directors: David Moor (Monday); Audrey Cooke (Wednesday & Friday)

Kosmo
@Kosmo100

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Coronation Street Episode Review Friday 15 February 2019

Prime story through tonight was the aftermath of the fire which has destroyed Peter's boat.  Peter is convinced that Abi started it and her alibi is pretty weak - out of her skull sleeping on a park bench; this story is substantiated by Cathy who saw her late last night on Talbot Street on the other side of town and got a gobful from Abi for trying to help her.  Carla studies the factory CCTV and soon spots Roy's accidental clash with the oil powered lamp which caused the fire.  She deletes the entire week's recordings - which Sarah discovers when the police come to check the recordings.  Carla also puts Roy's clothes smelling of oil in a plastic bag in her car boot.  Carla has not yet found the bottle to tell Roy about his sleep walking escapade as she knows that it will be difficult for him.  Peter soon hears that Abi is innocent and that Carla has deleted the recordings as Sally refuses to stay silent - so he demands answers from Carla and we see her above lying and saying that there is a gremlin in the CCTV system.  Peter knows she is lying and Carla knows he is boring.  At which point Roy asks Peter to leave.

Amy has morning sickness and has forgotten about her scan - soon rectified when Tracy tears her room apart.  Vicky reappears and talks Robert into employing Tyler in the Bistro kitchen and assures Amy, Tracy and Steve that Tyler is interested and wants to be a part of the baby growing up, as of course does grandmother Vicky.  Given his previous behaviour Tyler is pretty meek around his mother!  Steve also acknowledges they need more space for the baby and Oliver so he suggests they buy a new house.  Above we see Vicky arrive in the Bistro (to collect Tyler) and gets the comment shown from Tracy which is a step up from stalking I suppose.  As a result the McDonalds find out where Tyler is working - and Tyler does even apologise to Amy so perhaps Vicky is telling the truth.  Amy however seems conflicted about the whole matter.

And Steve thinks Joe Sugg (whoever he is) is the lead singer of Madness.

Landladies the world over speculate on the discussions at the tables and in this case Jenny is watching Kevin and Tyrone who are indeed discussing Mary.  The latter has been going out of her way to make herself indispensable looking after little Ruby and feeding Tyrone - simply to keep herself active following the loss of her own family.  However a hidden Valentine's card addressed to Tyrone has been misinterpreted and after some detective work Ty and Kevin know that it was written by Mary - so there is some concern that Mary really does have her sights aimed at Tyrone.

Are they on?  Are they off?  Is Chesney in the friend zone again?  Do they even like the same films, Chesney tries to act out "Ghost" but Gemma is a fan of "Sister Act" as she finds Ghost laughable.  And then they wipe garlic mayo off of each other's faces and this becomes a highly passionate encounter and they vanish out of sight behind the counter.  Hope someone hoses it down later.

Brian and Roy are working on finding RP by searching the Weatherfield births register.  Does anyone know where Robert Preston was born?

Writers: Mark Wadlow and Jonathan Harvey.  Director David Moor

Kosmo
@Kosmo100

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