Double episode written by Damon Rochefort and Mark Wadlow
""It's not easy when you've got someone locked in your gran's attic," Stape told Fiz this evening. Indeed not. But, on the other hand, he said, "the last few weeks have been the happiest of me life." I think he was referring to Fiz and their lovely trip to Whitby rather than having a pet minx locked in the loft, but it still sounded suitably deranged. Fiz had popped over to "feed the cat," you see, only in her case she really had come to feed the cat, but discovered Stape's granny's kitchen featured neither cat nor cat food, though it did feature some girly underwear. Fearing that Stapey was back to his old tricks she confronted him when he turned up, having hurtled across Manchester in a Merc with a pair of petrified pensioners (who presumably stayed outside in the Merc during the ensuing action). And he confessed that Miss Rosie was, indeed, in the attic, and had been there for five weeks since the red mist descended and he'd abducted her. Fiz insisted on seeing Miss Rosie, who had meanwhile decided to arm herself with a big stick and lie in wait for Stape. I'm not sure why it took Rosie five weeks to think up all these escape attempts, but that's the modern teenager for you. So we left them with Fiz looking aghast as a screaming Rosie set about Stape with a table leg.
Fiz is going to need a holiday after all this...
and luckily Kirk had a letter from Cilla inviting him, Fiz and Ches to South Africa to take part in the spin-off DVD.
Elsewhere, Maria discovered that Carla was an investor in LadRags. Tony confirmed this, but also reassured her that not for a moment did he believe that anything else was going on between the two. Of course he had to say that - otherwise he might have a motive for doing something nasty. Tony's luxury flats aren't selling well and he's having to drop the price. Silly him for thinking people would flock to live above a dingy little cobbled street with precious little in the way of amenities and right by the viaduct. He should stick to selling underpants.
When Steve and Becky get together they're going to be comedy gold, and I want them to live in t'Rovers forever. Today, Becky had to pretend to flirt with Michelle's friend JD, in order to alleviate Dan's suspicions that they're having an affair. Steve offered JD a drink. "JD for JD, or would you like a J&B?" he said. "I'm BG," Becky introduced herself.
Norris has, completely out of the blue, become obsessed by entering competitions. He's even bought a book by Marvin Smendler, America's Competition King. "I'm afraid I may have to start eating my meals in my bedroom again," sighed Emily.
And it was Sophie's birthday, but hardly anyone noticed (possibly because it's really her birthday today).
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Questions:
Why does Fiz walk like a pantomime dame?
And when is Andy Whyment going to learn to act?
how cool is Mr. Tony? The scene with him and Maria was brilliant!!
Dilly, it's not so much the pantomime dame Fiz I react to, it's the ridiculous plot she's involved with. How predictable was the feeding the cat thing last night? the moment she walked into the cab office to return Stape's keys... yawn.
And just where does the Norris obsession with quizzes come from? Yet again, a story plonked onto a character with no thought, no motivation. Lazy. And I'm sick of Norris stammering every single line. And I'm sick of Aunty Pam, even singing with Rita. Every tiem Pam opens her gob it's about the wedding/making money... I've ranted about this before, does nobody agree?
I didn't watch the second episode, there was some paint I preferred to watch dry.
I thought the episodes last night were truly terrible. Are we expected to believe bimbo Rosie is so stupid it takes her five weeks to realise that the door can be knocked down with ease? And why in gods name has Rosie been out of breath for about 2 weeks? All that panting isn't in the least bit dramatic. I thought the acting from her was dreadful to be honest.
Oh, forgot to mention the hamfisted way the South African issue was weaved in. Kirk suddenly sent tickets by Cilla. This just wouldn't happen. What does Cilla care? Where does she get that kind of money? Why would she blow that much on a mere assumption that Kirk and Chesney would say yes? All sorts of questions!
And of course Fiz would drop everything, get time off work, and go to SA. She did ask Stape if he'd go... he refused. I expected him to say it's ok, he'd wait for the DVD. No imagination.
The Tony and Maria scene i think quietly stole tonights episode despite the hilarity of many other scenes. Gray O'Brien and Samia Smith have been so good recently and i look forward to Maria starting to unravel the web that is obscuring her vision over the coming months.
Stape is just a total LOSER. Rosie said it when he returned. She was completely right. Fiz was an idiot to get back with him after what he did. It just highlights her insecurity in herself and her upbringing that she desperately wanted her relationship with John to work, despite the affair.
One question. Since when did Streetcars own a brand new 08 plate registration Mercedes?
Frank - I agree the South Africa storyline came a bit out of the blue, but as to the questions "What does Cilla care? Where does she get that kind of money? Why would she blow that much on a mere assumption that Kirk and Chesney would say yes?" - I think they'll be answered on the DVD itself. It seems that Cilla is up to some scam, which at least is true to her character. [Sue H]