I foresee Geoff blackmailing Alya into giving her half of the business to Geoff, in order for him 'not to press charges' against her grandmother.Quote:
Originally Posted by parkerman
Yours, Mystic Meg.
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I foresee Geoff blackmailing Alya into giving her half of the business to Geoff, in order for him 'not to press charges' against her grandmother.Quote:
Originally Posted by parkerman
Yours, Mystic Meg.
Platt is useless as a character and a parent.Quote:
Originally Posted by lizann
It was predictable that she would be denied bail but it was unrealistic for the reasons outlined by her lawyer. The seriousness of the crime is not sufficient to deny bail.
I can't see her agreeing to that. She wants him prosecuted. Why would she do that? In any case, I know Weatherfield has its own laws, but in the UK, a case of attempted murder does not need the victim to press charges. It is up to the CPS.Quote:
Originally Posted by RogerOver
True, but if the victim refuses to to cooperate and give evidence, even though they can be held in contempt of court , it could be difficult to get a conviction.Quote:
Originally Posted by parkerman
I was gutted that Platt got away from those youths
is craig a qualified copper now
when did the bistro close for repair upgrade work and get a new racist manager?
No evidence yet of any racism. Just a bloke wanting them to work and not chat.Quote:
Originally Posted by lizann
I immediately saw racism when he referred to the Dad as Lenny Henry. Rude and racist.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dennis tanner
does leanne know of jim's hereditary disease as how come steve never told the doctors surely olly be tested checked
I thought Liz would have mentioned it ...Quote:
Originally Posted by lizann
Just dragging it out as usual.
I thought Steve had been tested for it and was negative, so it would be unlikely to skip a generation. I could be wrong though.
According to the NHS website, Mitochondrial Disease can only be inherited from the mother.
Leanne will be devastated to find that out .. and Eva will be concerned in case it affects Susie ..Quote:
Originally Posted by parkerman
Although it is inherited from the mother rather than the father, it isn't necessarily inherited at all. It can be a genetic mistake in the individual.Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
I thought tonight's episode was a little weak. I think the problem with the Oliver "Mitochondrial disease" storyline is Simon Gregson's acting is very poor, however I did think Ben Price put in a good performance tonight.
The episode was saved by Evelyn - Maureen Lipman.
no update on geoff and yas further
What has happened to the B&B guest at The Rovers? Is he social distancing from lusty Sean and the hotpot?
I was wondering that too yesterday ... guess they need to leave Johnny and Jenny in France as borders are closed .... if they want to include some reference to coronavirus..Quote:
Originally Posted by flappinfanny
In soapworld it comes from the fathers side, so it does.Quote:
Originally Posted by parkerman
I am really sorry this story has been put on the back burner. I really want to know how it plays out. I have no interest in any of the current stories. David's story is just silly, and I am not sure if it makes me a bad person but I have no interest in poor little Oliver. Maggie only started at the hospital recently but she already seems to be running the place already. As for her family I find them incredible boring. The racism story just seems to be a nod to Eastenders. The way the Bailey family has been written as a stereotypical black family I feel is a bit racist in itself.Quote:
Originally Posted by lizann
It did not take long for that old Soap cliche where people shout at hospital doctors to raise it's head. I wish they would just forget about it now and again.
How many times has The Bistro opened or reopened and still people get excited about it.
Peter and Carla live there so are they looking after him?Quote:
Originally Posted by flappinfanny
as is he.Quote:
Originally Posted by Son of Cain
Steve really really annoyed me. Does he just want them to guess because if he does, I am sure he would go mad if they guessed wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by Son of Cain
Presumably we will see him again sometime, as he knew Johnny in the past and I don't think we were told where or when. Unless he was just an excuse to give Jenny and Johnny time off.Quote:
Originally Posted by flappinfanny
One of the silliest storylines ever if that was it...Quote:
Originally Posted by Son of Cain
I noticed in last night’s episode, Aggie Bailey said she’d “Got a shift tonight.”
In so many episodes I hear characters talking about ‘a shift’, rather than just ‘going to work’.
Do people really say shift as opposed to work in real life?
I understand perhaps they’re nurses or police who often do rotating shifts. Usually then, the people I remember used to say working nights, or earlies, but not really ‘shifts’.
Even the bar staff at the Rovers use the word shift as well.
I presume the story will reappear when Johnny returns. At the moment, while he is away, there is not much for the guest to be involved in.Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
Language is not a static thing it grows and changes, altho' I have not heard many people say this in real life. It used to be said that Soaps imitated and reflected real life but now I think it is often life that imitates soaps. You never used to hear people talking about supporting others, they used to help each other, the first time I heard this was when I was working in Social Services, then Eastenders started using it and now it is quite common in real life. I suspect that some TV writers have a background in pyschology and counselling and it crept in that way.Quote:
Originally Posted by RogerOver
I think the word "shift" has crept in more because of the increase in zero hours contracts, so that people do not have regular working hours and are therefore called in for a shift.Quote:
Originally Posted by Son of Cain
I think it's more prevalent in jobs like restaurant work, pubs and so on, but was also around in some factory work like the places that had large amounts of electronics assembly line work. I live in Scotland and there used to be a lot of factories like Digital, IBM and so on had these.
TThey do when it is 6 am to 2 pm, 2 pm to 10 pm, 10 pm to 6 am. In other words not your normal working day 9 am to 5 pm.those are shifts and you are a shift worker.Quote:
Originally Posted by RogerOver
good speech ed
Good episode but where was Geoff. Thought he was coming home this week?
Yes it was. I hope that he was paid in cash.Quote:
Originally Posted by lizann
he was paid with a bonus before the partyQuote:
Originally Posted by Dennis tanner
Ed's speech was very powerful and I loved how it affected other characters too, like Dev.
I just found Don a bit of a caricature, the way he mocked Ed to his face and laughed. Yes, there are still idiots like that around but he's just started running a Bistro that he presumably wants people to visit, regardless of their colour. Why would he make stupid remarks like that when, in theory, Ed could easily spread the word that the owner of the local restaurant is racist?
Let's hope the seedy Ray gives Don his P45.