CATCH-UP - Yikes!

'Have you seen that great big fly that keeps buzzing round in our house?' Blanche asks Deirdre. Deirdre confirms that she has indeed seen it. 'Every room I go into, it's there,' Blanche elaborates, before advancing her theory that the fly is, in fact, the reincarnation of Charlie Stubbs, come back to make their lives hell (I wonder if the fly announces its arrival in every room by clearing its throat annoyingly?). Presumably buzzing around No 1 Coronation Street is a whole lot safer for Charlie-as-fly than annoying Tracy in her cell. I can just imagine Tracy grabbing the buzzing insect and swallowing it whole, like Renfield in Dracula.

One thing that Deirdre and Blanche can agree on is that, if only Ken were home, he'd deal with that pesky fly. Quite how he's expected to do this isn't clear, but possibly he's been keeping a stash of flypaper in his briefcase.

Where is Ken while there's wildlife to be tackled? He's still mildly fending off the attentions of the guest house landlady, though 'My daughter's in prison for murder' has dampened her ardour somewhat. And another meeting at the Last Chance Salon has seen Denise agree to Ken seeing Daniel.

Lianne had a new client today. Problem was, it turned out to be Paul Connor (that'd be Paul Connor, brother of Liam). Oops. He was after a bit of 'relaxation' you see. If only Dev and Steve hadn't beaten him at golf, he would've found golf relaxing enough I'm sure. But there you go. Suffice to say that though he paid Leanne for her time, no - ahem - services were rendered, and both agreed that it was better best forgotten. But Paul isn't happy now he's found out exactly what type of young woman his brother is so smitten with.

In other news, Claire and Gail are considering mounting an official protest against the offending shed, and Deirdre has advised that their case would be considerably bolstered if they knew exact measurements. Cue much hilarity involving Ashley and a tape-measure.