The Five O'Clock Show With Peter Andre (C4) HIGH drama in Weatherfield court with Gail the hamster in the dock for crimes against marriage. She's charged with recklessly getting wed to the wrong man on several occasions. She's a serial bride.
Her last hubby fell off a boat in the Lake District and drowned when an insurance scam misfired. Now Gail is up before the judge accused of wet Joe's murder.
I fear she may not get off because son David, or Demonic David as we fondly call the lad, is giving evidence on his mother's behalf. This is like asking the Borgias to season the stew.
Maria's timing isn't good as she returns to the Street from living with the awful in-laws in Ireland. The poor luv walks straight into a hostage/siege/madman on the loose scenario in the knicker factory.
If I was her, I'd turn straight round and catch the ferry back to the in-laws. But she may feel obliged to hang around as the man who's orchestrating the drama means something to her - Terrible Tony, the man who had her husband, Liam, killed and then became Maria's boyfriend (before they carted him off to jail).
Now that Tony's escaped from prison, he's out for revenge and being beastly to those he believes responsible for his situation. Maria totters back across the Weatherfield cobbles as a gun is waved about and a shot rings out.
AFAMILIAR face appears in Desperate Housewives and you may think he's strayed in from the set of Torchwood (can we have another series please, BBC? ).
Yes, it's John Barrowman, who's something of a multi-tasker in the entertainment world. Stage or television, it's all the same to him. He'll turn his hand to anything, be it singing, acting or just exposing his private parts on radio.
He plays someone called Patrick Logan, the mysterious man from Angie's past. If you want a clue, let's just say, Danny can call him "daddy".