Coronation Street: 12 December 2008

So, Audrey has suddenly reappeared and instead of supporting Maria and believing Evil Tony Gordon killed Liam she has joined the rest of the cast in trying to Gaslight her. I can't help thinking this is too unlikely for soap fans even, especially as we remember that Audrey was also once the victim of such  manipulation when Richard Hillman was on the scene, but perhaps the scriptwriters have forgotten this. And while we're on the subject of unlikely and annoying events in soapland - the introduction of Eileen's dad has to be up there in the top ten, as does Betty taking on Britney Spears in worst mime act of the year in Emmerdale. Roll on Christmas and the inevitable Queen Vic dinner disaster in Eastenders to cheer me up.