Coronation Street - NO SPOILERS! Sarah caught out in Damon lie; will Elaine be next to die? Brian and Isabella - just plain WHY?

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But of course the big question is, will Arabella Weir move in two doors down?

@woodhill Oh yes, a miniature Schnauzer.

Sausages

You have to be a certain age (that's life et all)

Is Gemma a registered childminder? All those little kids in that tiny room, no outside space. Daniel and Michael must be mad to leave their kids with her.

I don’t think she is.

I am with Beth on this.

And I seem to remember Michael giving her £60 for a day, so if she has Glory and Bertie 5 days that’s £600pw!!

Doubt it

Elaine -;As if Dr G would discuss another patient with her spouse, client confidentiality et Al

Oh here we go, Bernie with a life-saving fiver for Gemma, while Gemma cries 'we'll have to maaaanaaaaaage, mam'.

So Bernie has never heard of benefits either, to mention them to Gemma? Or Dr Gadass, who is the family's GP? Or Aled's special nursery staff? Or anyone? Not even Yasmeen who helps run most of the stuff at the community centre, or ex-councillors/mayors who live in or near to the Street, or the teachers, or nurses, or anyone.

This really is pathetic.

Then one day, when the writers finally twig from reading this thread, we'll get a quick mention shoe-horned in from Chesney to Dev that 'there's been a bit of a hold-up on our benefits, so we're really super stuck this month, mate'.

Gemma doesn't seem to move off the settee

Does any of them need the toilet or a drink

Surely the quads should be in preschool?

Yep, no interaction with any of the children. They are just left to roll a car across the table for hours and hours…

They'd be all fighting with each other by now and crying

They don't just sit at the table like that

And Daniel appeared totally unconcerned that Gemma was asleep leaving 6 under 4’s on their own.
Its such a stupid storyline.

I know it’s such a stupid storyline but Daniel could easily afford a proper nursery or childminder for Bertie!

Sorry @FeltCarrot cross post but we used the same phrase 😂

Ryan’s makeup is really badly done this episode, you can see where it ends just below his hairline. Far too pale and flat. How did no one filming notice.

Not notice

The Tim/Elaine/Stephen story is just like Gail/Audrey/Richard (but parent/child roles reversed)

I've missed the Gemma being depressed thing. Admittedly I don't watch every episode but last time I saw it she was her usual self at the chilli eating contest.

So you decide to curl up and sleep in a room full of toddlers, including two you are being paid to look after? It would have made more sense as a storyline if she'd been trying to get drinks and meals in the kitchen for them while Bertie grabbed the pills.

Gemma is not registered and could not look after six kids if she was. There was an episode where someone came round and told her this but Michael and Daniel were.not bothered.

Her depression came on some time this week, never been mentioned before.

Gemma is unbearable. Her “acting” this episode consisted of just doing a cartoon “sadface” throughout. How on earth is she running a business looking after other people’s children and why on earth are we expected to feel sorry for her when she’s endangered those children?

Hopefully social services intervention will be positive!

Bernie knew all about applying for DLA for Paul so obviously is aware of benefits available. It drives me insane when I watch Gemma and the families lack of money.
The writers are totally out of touch with reality and any semblance of real life. They disrespect the audience, are happy to beat us over the head with "socially aware" stories that are never properly concluded.
Aaarrgh!!

Why do Gemma and Chesney have a stable door for their front door? There must have been a story about this?