Does Grandad George sleep with the fishes?

(This post was originally posted by Seapenguin on the Coronation Street Blog in April, 2010, reposted to this blog with permission.)

On last night's Corrie, Peter muttered - understandably rather grimly - that "Grandad George sleeps with the fishes." Any Godfather fans out there will know what THAT means.

Has Peter done away with George? Is he in the canal, wearing a pair of cement boots? Or is he in Berkshire, getting up to something nefarious? PLEASE let this be a hint that George and Eve are coming back soon!

Has Grandad George gone soft?

(This post was originally written by Seapenguin on the Coronation Street blog in March 2010. Reposted for the Canadian timeline with permission)

I'm on tenterhooks here. What the 'eck's going on?

In last night's episode we had Tina saying she didn't want to see either of Gail's two faces at Joe's funeral. Now we've seen George's second face (I'm hoping he has at least three) and from where I'm sitting it's not a pretty sight. Legal action dropped? Grovelling apologies? He can see that Simon belongs with the Barlows? No, no, no. This won't do at all. Anthony Valentine has been such a star turn, I think it's going to be a complete and utter waste if he backs off now. Look at those flinty little eyes, and that shifty half-smile, and tell me I'm wrong.

I'm clinging on to the hope that this is a bluff, and that George has still got some evil plan secreted somewhere up the sleeve of that creepy black coat.