A tale of two soaps...

Oh dear Poor Haley, although I have to admit to a degree of relief that this particular saga is over. Well, if not over then drawing to a conclusion maybe. I have a concern you see, actually a few concerns. Why was Roy seeming to behave so suspiciously on the night of Haley’s death? What story will Norris concoct concerning his visit to The Cabin? What did Roy say to Dennis and that woman from Brookside about the chicken? And why wouldn’t he let anybody into the flat… not even Tyrone? He may not have touched the glass (may not, I hasten to add) but did Haley leave a letter absolving him of any responsibility and making it clear it was she who did the deed and not he? I think Roy can expect the long arm of the law to be reaching out for him pretty soon.

Meanwhile in Ambridge Tony has been abducted by aliens and replaced with someone doing an increasingly bad impression of him. Tony has always been a little tetchy and impatient, but his tetchiness has turned into downright rudeness and he’s as snappy as a rotweiller on acid. Yes, Tony’s moods and outburst have reached new heights since his transformation. The BBC says that the actor who used to play Tony (Colin Skipp) has retired after 40 years and his replacement (David Troughton, son of Doctor Who Patrick Troughton) is basically the same person. Mmmmmm… I think not Moriarty. It might work for Doctor Who, but the regeneration of Tony Archer is quite another matter. Meanwhile the real Tony lies inside an alien pod somewhere up on Lakey Hill whilst Pat (never one to let an opportunity pass her by) makes organic hay with a man at least ten years younger than the previous model.

Weatherfield and Ambridge, such strange places.