- “Vicky was a godsend”
- Kenton’s spreading himself around for Christmas
- Jim and Ruth’s mum?
- Now they’re just trying to wind us up!
- “Rick Turnip at the ready”
- That’s better, Tony
- Helen’s a stubborn one
“Vicky was a godsend”
So says Pat.
So have we got Vicky wrong? Is she actually a useful human being after all?
Kenton’s spreading himself around for Christmas
Ah, the joys of being single at Christmas.
It sounds like Kenton’s going to be doing mini visits to the whole family.
Nice to hear that Shula still visits the Hebden’s at this time of year.
Here’s hoping the snow doesn’t finally arrive in Ambridge, trapping everyone inside with their nearest and dearest …
Jim and Ruth’s mum?
That could be an interesting one.
Jim’s taking Heather out to Jaxx, despite it being very busy with office parties.
Is there romance in the air?
Probably not.
Considering Kenton & Jolene, Kenton & Kirsty, Kirsty & Patrick, Fallon & Jazzer, Fallon & Harry, Helen & … well …any man – it hasn’t quite been a year for new couples.
Teasers!
Now they’re just trying to wind us up!
Elizabeth knows full well that saying she’s bought a top of the range mobile phone for her eleven year old daughter was bound to annoy us eavesdroppers!
Almost makes one glad it’s stuck in the post …
“Rick Turnip at the ready”
Looks like Kenton’s Mystery Highway Man is a roaring success.
Elizabeth was hooting was laughter, as he jumped out on some unsuspecting wee kids for a newspaper photographer, and it seems to be bringing in the punters.
Not sure how a Highway Man fits into the Christmas theme of Deck the Halls (maybe because it’s a period piece), but each to their own.
Just a shame they manage, for the second year in a row, to get publicity in the local newspaper just at the very end of their efforts.
That’s better, Tony
It was hard to tell if Tony’s new effort as a gift for Helen was actually any good or not – Ian’s the sort of chap to be nice about anything.
But it sounded quite lovely.
And it was nice to hear Tony talking like a dad again. He made mention of the amount of time Helen had to spend on her cot because of her splints (she was born with a dislocated hip). And that’s why he choose a mobile for her baby – something interesting and colourful to like at from the cot.
And blimey – Tony’s even managed to make sure it matches the new nursery décor!
Helen wasn’t in when Tony went round with his present. When he speaks to Pat later, she isn’t sure whether Tony should have popped round again later, rather than just leaving it …
Pat also had no idea that Tony had been trying to make amends. So equally, she didn’t know that yesterday was yet another disaster:
[Tony] “Yes well, the thought was there … but it was dreadful Pat …it was humiliating, I felt like a real idiot.”
[Pat] “What happened?”
[Tony] “You know how she gets … she shut down …I suppose she thought if I didn’t remember I didn’t care … I could kick myself for not remembering … but I thought I was doing a good thing”
On Pat asking why he didn’t mention it to her – as she’d have been able to remind him that he’d seen the baby monitor she’d already bought for herself:
[Tony] “I wanted to do something for her completely off my own bat, just for once. Hopefully I’ve got it right this time”
Okay. Fair enough Tony.
You did your best, but managed to get muddled. And you do deserve more effort from Helen.
I suppose it isn’t too late to try and make up for your mistakes.
Tony also decides not to go back round to see Helen, or to phone her. Which leaves the ball entirely in her court
Helen’s a stubborn one
Who’d have thought it, being the daughter of Pat and Tony …
Despite thinking that the mobile is “gorgeous”, Helen still won’t give Tony any credit.
She thinks this is all Pat’s doing.
As Tony spends an anxious evening waiting for his phone to ring, it seems unlikely that Helen’s going to forgive him until she realises that he is trying.
What a useless pair!
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