Coronation Street **NO SPOILERS** Stephen situation grim. What's he done with Nice but Tim?

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No sign of @womanstanleywoman2 but old thread full.

Looking forward to the Stephen denouement now.

Immune-suppressed or immune-compromised, @bizzey? (Paul)

The bright yellow Underworld lingerie was being bought by Married at First Sight husband TwoGeorges for Peggy!
(If you watch, you'll know!)

There's a rack of incredibly bright orange bras in my local George At Asda. And fluorescent pink. They are a wondrous sight to behold. They all seem huge, but with sizes like 36C I think it's mostly padding.

I was in primark earlier and your eyes would go on fire at the colours

I'm gutted that the fluorescent bras in primark won't fit me. I think they're great.

I think they're 'Going Out Out' bras for a Friday night to be worn as tops under an open jacket (or, in Newcastle toon centa, without a jacket, preferably in the middle of winter).

I wish the writers would research properly. PIP is fast tracked for people with a terminal illness. Paul would get his payment within 2 weeks.

Yes, my dad got his when he was terminally ill. it wasn’t called PIP back then, DLA?

Is Billy suspended on full pay ?

How are they surviving ?

(As an aside...is it only Newcastle that does the going out with few clothes? Do ladies in other cities wear weather appropriate clothes? Id love to go to Newcastle).

I’m obviously behind the bra curve! 😳

I think 'Bra Wear' is quite popular now in quite a few cities, @eggandonion, where there's a high population of bars & clubs and young people / students.

Omg that was hilarious!

I read about young women getting very glamorous on nights out in Liverpool. The last night out I had was in a rather posh university city and didn't see underworlds finest! Poor Summer losing another parent.

Why would Bernie go to the police station without a solicitor? The character is written and portrayed as being no rookie. (And I think Bernie actor was very good tonight showing the stress of it all.)

Summer losing another parent

She'll be down to 2 dads now, poor lass.

Presumably Adam is taking Harry for a kick around and Deedee is being fitted for a going out bra. The only option for a solicitor is the boyfriend we dont trust.
I was sure Jawseph was going to need the private hospital bed for a while.

The Bernie and Abbie scenes were very good .
Really felt Bernie's pain.

I thought the latest episode was very well done, with a good mix of humour and sadness.
I don't often praise it, so felt I should in this case!

Think they have been reading our posts and got some decent script writers in fingers crossed.
Last nights episode was similar to the quality of episodes of the distant past.
The humour in the bathroom scene - ‘it’s not a gay thing….’ ‘I’m getting stiff,” contrasted with Gemma and Bernie’s pain was very well done.
I thought they were initially gearing up for Paul’s sudden demise at Christmas initially but with the diagnosis given it doesn’t look that way.

Last nights episode was the best in a long time: well written, well acted and for once they allowed us to laugh and cry in equal measure. The hospital scenes with Paul being given his prognosis were really touching, the bath scenes and dialogue, heartbreaking, with laugh out loud moments at the same time. Tod, Bernie, Abbie, Al, all excellent.
Gemma with her concern for Joseph was well done. I felt like clouting Chesney though over his strong arm tactics though.

The Todd and David actors always get their deliveries of droll lines just right. Pitch perfect cynicism in a mad world of trouble surrounded by odd people and their problems.

Billy: So, how’s it going? Anything happening with you?
David: Well my uncle turned out to be a serial killer, so … there’s that.

And just most of what Todd says. Lights up a scene. Unlike some of the them - please no more crappy teens and you can keep Courtney in the prop box too.

I see they’re trying to untangle the mess they made of the PIP story, but it’s still pretty confused. But I suppose if it shows the cruel, ridiculous system up, then that’s a good thing.

The bishop needs to appear more. He could be a boyfriend for dr gadass or the detective. Im sure they live in the nice apartments.
I don't believe that the parishioners miss Billy. He was never out if the Rovers or Roys.

Last nights was a good un, yep - the bathroom scenes, oh I can relate (not that I've ever broken a vicar whilst stuck in the bath then had a local builder and undertaker to come fix it...) - the humour you find in the shittiest of situations, mm! That felt very natural to me, v well done.

The bathroom scene was very good and well done but it could have done without the "stiff" innuendo at the end. Also the line from Billy saying his best sex was with Paul.

Am no pearl clutcher but come on this is Coronation Street and airs at 8pm. Those lines were not necessary in an otherwise excellent part of the episode.