Despite occasional nods to the global pandemic, Soapland has remained a Covid-free zone. Hospitals have an abundance of beds, it’s always possible to see a doctor, and you’re more likely to die in a freak accident than from coronavirus.
Corrie’s Johnny drowned in a sewer, which was unlucky, given how well he’d dealt with his MS. Natasha was in the wrong place at the wrong time and if she hadn’t been dressed as Morticia, Harvey wouldn’t have mistaken her for Leanne, who was in the same outfit.
Now that’s a death that took an awful lot of ducks lining up to make it work. Quackers plot.
So why, when death is currently so prevalent in real life, is Soapland giving us the icing on the mortuary cake? In EastEnders, Kim’s been obsessing over Vincent’s death, and they’re dropping like flies in Emmerdale with serial killer Meena on the loose.
Maybe the shows are hoping to bag Most Spectacular Scene at the British Soap Awards. If so, it’ll be a close call between Emmerdale’s fire and Corrie’s sinkhole debacle. At least the latter’s death count is keeping Tracy in business at Preston’s Petals.
CORONATION STREET: RUN WHILE YOU CAN!
Toyah tells Imran she's prepared to give him a second chance in Coronation Street
The big question with Toyah and Imran is not why he cheated but why he didn’t do it sooner. It’s hard to know which was worse: her pathological obsession with taking him to lunch when he insisted on working, or her need to fill their flat with waifs and strays.
When Kelly is released, it looks as though the pair might have to choose between her and Elsie. Toyah tells Imran (both pictured) she’s prepared to give him a second chance and you can almost hear his heart sink; well, more go crashing to the floor, really.
With Natasha’s funeral over, locals gather in the Bistro, where Nick has difficulty reading Sam’s eulogy to his mother. Maybe this will (finally) be the moment he hits one of the bottles that, yes, are still sitting on the kitchen unit in the flat.
Will he or Leanne ever get
