Corrie Street 27 May 2018
After a suicide Tuesday's episode - that's my pick of the week. People on the street are trying to wrap their heads around Aiden's suicide. So there's the story of…
Corrie Street 22 Apr. 2018
David lectures Sarah David stopped me in my tracks Thursday. He lectures Sarah about Gary and about trusting people. About what people will do to you, given half a chance,…
Corrie Street 1 Apr. 2018
Rehab They tried to make me go to rehab But I said no, no, no (Amy Winehouse, 2006) Give Phelan a few minutes with anyone, and rehab starts to look…
Corrie Street 14 May 2017
David the Dog All week I waited, worried. Where was David the dog? Finally, Friday, there he was trotting along with David the human. I hope David the dog doesn't…
Corrie Street 7 May 2017
Raise a monster Wednesday, Shona tells Gail her truth. She's Clayton's mother. Yes, the kid who killed Kylie. "Nobody sets out to raise a monster," says Gail. Gee, thanks, that'll…
Corrie Street 6 Nov 2016
Too much Not a scene this week. Too many, too much. It was extremely good, so this is both a compliment and a criticism. Edge of seat exciting, but too…
Corrie Street Sept. 4/16
Swing Set Looking at a photo on my wall of the slide at O'Connell Park in Sussex, near the swings. Swings! Bethany broke the swing set! Bethany thinks she's fat.…
Corrie Street Aug. 28/16
Goodbye to Kylie Her funeral was the formal goodbye to Kylie. But after all that, late at night, David said his own goodbye at her grave. He needed to be…
Corrie Street Aug. 7/16
Kylie Died It is fitting that Kylie died protecting her friend. Her loyalty was fierce. Her defence of those she cared about was also. She killed for Sarah's sake, and…
Corrie Street Sept. 13/15
Don't Do It! Gail, David, Kylie and Max hustle along the street. Callum gets out of his car as they pass. Max cringes and hurries away from his father. What's…
Corrie Street May 24/15
Lost Monday, David sits at the kitchen table late at night, thinking. About the ramifications of having lost Max. Gail comes downstairs with advice: go to bed, you need your…
Corrie Street Sept. 21/14
Fly-Tipping Fly-tipping: dumping garbage where you're not supposed to. A lamp thrown in a dumpster was cause for a funny small mystery in the larger story of the dodgy flooring…
Corrie Street Jan. 26/14
The List Gail’s parenting style, of helicoptering and martyrdom, gives me nightmares. So too do the products of her mothering. David has long been the most overtly, and dangerously, screwed…
Corrie Street Nov. 3/13
Houses of Cards One house of cards balanced well; one collapsing. If we extend the construction metaphor, Emily might say that’s because one was built on a foundation of rock…
Corrie Street Oct. 20/13
Make 'em count “Spit it out, Nick! Heave it out of ya, b’y!” String your few words together so they tell somebody something. That’s what I was yelling at the…
Corrie Street Aug. 25/13
Facing Consequences David saw Nick, and saw what his vengeance had wrought. He likes playing out the nasty games he thinks up in his head but doesn’t imagine how serious…
Corrie Street July 21/13
Best Served Cold David is trying to abide by the proverb ‘revenge is a dish best served cold’ – meaning take your time in avenging a wrong, it will be…
Corrie Street May 26/13
Workin' 9 to 5 My ‘aha’ moment this week was Wednesday, when Rita wondered why David was so exhausted. “But he’s a young lad, he should be able to manage…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Jan. 13/13)
Heartbreak Hotel Probably Kylie could do better than Nick, but he’s a vast improvement on David. So this was my favourite shot of the week. The repercussions of this will…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Dec. 23/12)
Rent-A-Womb Maybe the whole thing coming out in the Rovers about Tina being a surrogate mother for Izzy and Gary was just a build up to Tina throwing a pint…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week Dec. 9 2012
David Prat So many scenes this week in a story quickly developing in the mind of a silly boy. David thinks a baby is just what he needs. Yep, David,…