Sunday Corrie Comments, May 23 - 27

I'm back and have finally got caught up with Corrie!

Wherein John needs a bit of cheese with his whining.

John's double life continues as he has to cover up the last signs of Colin Fishwick. He's so secretive and so full of lies and Fiz knows there's something wrong but he won't own up to it. She's so preoccupied that Chesney can talk her into anything, including registering and insuring his new van in her name! That's fine for registering it but how does he expect to be able to drive it if you have to be 17? He's only just 16 so far.

The shine is certainly off the apple for mad Charlotte, too. Who knew an infatuation could turn out so wrong? They manage to find Colin's B&B, get his things and burn them out in the woods late one night. He might fall into things by accident but he's not half devious, that John.  No more evidence that Colin even returned from Canada (er, well aside from that job he'd got at the bookshop). Did you see John's face when Charlotte remarked that he could go back to teaching and none would be the wiser? Something tells me he's already thought of that. And he's too scared of Charlotte spilling the beans to anyone including Fiz so he ended up staying over very late at Charlotte's though he said he slept in the car. No wonder Fiz doesn't believe a word he says, though, because he's changing his stories by the hour.

Taking matters into her own hands, Fiz decides to confront Charlotte. I don't blame her for thinking John is having an affair. It would certainly look like it from her point of view. If she knew the truth, though, she'd probably prefer the affair! We haven't seen this much spark out of Fiz in a long time and you must remember, she *is* the daughter of Cilla Brown and *i* wouldn't mess with her when she's ready and loaded for bear! But as scared as Charlotte was, she still managed to keep to the story. You know, it probably wouldn't go amiss if John had a run in with Cilla at this point. As much as she's a terrible mother, she probably would defend Fiz against all this crap John is laying on her and i wouldn't count on John's chances against her.

Fiz has had enough and is going on their holiday alone no matter how much he's whining and pleading for her to stay or let him come with. Good for her for insisting John stay behind! She probably won't have a good time but she desperately needs the space and time to think. Charlotte, as much as she wanted nothing more do to with the situation, does an abrupt about face when she finds out Fiz is gone, hoping it's for good and she can get her hands on John after all. Bad timing. I smell a Fatal Attraction in the making, don't you? At least one good thing does come out of this. John calls Dev all sorts of names and I thoroughly enjoyed that!


Sian and Sophie get to the music festival behind their parents' backs. Owen's finally getting around to doing an inspection on Number 9 for Eileen but he picks it apart, exaggerating the things that might need doing. He's hoping to get Eileen a better price but it kind of backfires when Molly feels ill and goes to hospital.

Nick is still sniffing around Leanne and has a somewhat clearer field with Peter and Simon off fishing. Not if Natasha has anything to say about it, mind you. She's determined to get Nick into that flat. And as much as Leanne keeps saying she wants nothing to do with Nick, it's funny she doesn't mind his attention, either. A little deja vu? A bit of her past without closure? Natasha is also mithering Nick about the flat  right when he's in the middle of trying to keep his and Carla's business afloat while the renovations are ongoing. (Carla's probably running him ragged!).

Audrey and Lewis are back from their short break in Greece and ordering black olives in Roy's. Seems like they've found a nice little hotel and Lewis is anxious to get that mortgage secured. Hmmmm...Gail's horrified that Audrey is cutting all ties to Weatherfield in case it doesn't work out but Audrey is ready to go mad for her late in life adventure a la Elsie Tanner. The catfight continues between Maria and Natasha, both angling to buy the salon. I would think Maria is the one with more cash to back her as she's sold her house and her business (Ladrags). She's probably got a really good nest egg built up and the salon would be a good investment for her along with providing a home in the flat.She could write Audrey a cheque today!

Lewis is still intent on the horse racing and that causes me concern. He doesn't seem as interested in Greece as you'd think he would be when Audrey or her family isn't around. HA! Nobody should be surprised, then, when Lewis made sure Deirdre was out of the betting shop long enough for him to place some faked paid slips in the till. Deirdre catches him so he kisses her and she nearly melts right then and there. Unfortunately, the CCTV is watching them and you just know this is going to come back to bite her on the backside! Oooh i can't wait for that one! (we won't have to wait long, it'll happen this week!)

Lewis keeps asking Audrey if she's having second thoughts. Does that mean he is? Does he actually have a conscience? Her telling him she loves him couldn't have come as a surprise since he's been nurturing her along to that end, i think. At least she agrees to hold on to the salon for another year as a safety net. She's going to be glad she has done that, I'm venturing to guess.

As expected, Chris is hanging around where Cheryl works and she's not best pleased with him, mainly because she's all kissy face with Lloyd now. Lloyd and Steve weren't very tactful when they were discussing Cheryl in front of Russ. No wonder the lad went off somewhere to find his Dad. More of a pissing contest between Chris and Lloyd and you know what? This storyline is getting old and boring already. I just don't care. And to tell you the truth, Lloyd gets all the aggro and complications he deserves, getting involved with Cheryl 2 minutes after she's left her husband, especially a violent one. He should have kept it "just mates" until the dust was settled a lot more because of the fact that there's a kid involved.

Eileen seems to be developing a crush on Owen who seems to have eyes for Liz. Meanwhile, Bill has a hissy on for Owen and gives him a warning. What's he gonna do, though? getting his hair dyed isn't going to make him look any younger and he's never going to get big jobs at his age with only Jason and a few spares that he can scare up. Surely he's old enough to take his pension if he's not already getting it. Time to relax instead of growling to everyone in earshot about Owen. Sour Grapes. It goes from bad to worse, though, when Owen pinches Jason but Jason really does have to look after himself. If there's no work, there's no pay and Eileen can't afford to carry him. Plus, don't forget, Jason still has a mortgage on the flat he and Tina were trying to flog which seems to have dropped off the radar.


It's one thing for Claire to offer to wash a few of the kids' things for Dev and Sunita. It's quite another for Dev to hand over great baskets full of laundry for her to do. Not surprised he's taking full advantage though, and probably without extra money! I don't blame Ashley for being annoyed and I bet Sunita would be horrified! Then he has the nerve to get uppity when Claire minds another child on "his" time. Wanker! Ok, it is kind of taking advantage having extra kids when you already have to look after 2 and have your own as well.