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Wed 27 August

BURNING AMBITION

We ended last week with Leanne Battersby stuffed in the boot of Paul Connor’s car speeding to her certain doom. The car was hit by a speeding truck when Paul failed to give way as he was distracted answering his mobile. Paul died in hospital while Leanne sustained superficial facial scratches and bruising. Suddenly Carla who minutes before had said, “If you see him tell him to drop dead” was in full grieving widow mode. Not a woman to get her priorities confused, when she got to the hospital she asked, “Is there a bar in here?” Liam had to be told as his brother was dying that his girlfriend was a hooker. As a result when she arrived to explain all to Liam she got a very cold reception.

David Platt reared his psycho head again. This time he was adamant he wouldn’t sit his exams. But when his mother threatened to personally accompany him to school he gave in…. all too quickly! He sat the exam and then put a match to the paper. He’s been suspended from school. Unless he signs strict terms of behaviour he won’t be allowed back. So far he’s refusing saying “it’s my life – it’s better to burn it up than fade away.” He’s the James Dean of Weatherfield! Grandmother Audrey called for the return of National Service. “What that lad needs is a short sharp shock”. And so on. Her following rant was enough to turn any teenager delinquent. Mother Gail’s stupid solution is to let Jason Grimshaw stay on to provide a positive male role model for David. Huh?

Ken Barlow sleeping on Denise Osbourne’s couch was making no one happy. Even son Daniel was sick of the old fuddy-duddy know-it-all. After Denise got the wrong end of the stick and made a move on Ken, he ran home to Deirdre realising his place was by her side. Even Blanche, it seemed, ended the week happy.