CORONATION STREET

OFF YER BIKE!

Surely the best way for David to get high would be to take David the dog for a run; the poor mutt hasn’t been out for months and must be the size of a small house by now. But for reasons not quite clear (he’s tried to explain, to no avail), he has decided to get his kicks by going to the Hylda Baker estate (yes, really – young people will have to look the name up) and taking on dangerous youths.

For his latest escapade, he ventures out to pursue lads on bikes and deliberately pushes one over (pictured). Running away is apparently what he enjoys – literally running for his life, as he told Craig last week. Given the number of youngsters always present when David makes his move, it’s a mystery why they don’t just grab him and beat him to a pulp; in any case, I’m not buying it. Still, the opportunity it’s given David to form a new bond with softie Craig is touching – and also, with Craig being David’s new running buddy, it gives the show an authentic reason to explain the incredible weight loss of Colson Smith (Craig) in real life (well done, by the way! You look amazing).

In the middle of all this distress, it is good to see Evelyn and Arthur having a good time. Don’t expect hanky panky soon, though. ‘Would you like a nice cup of cocoa or will you wait for the Sanatogen infusion?’ she asked him on Monday. A muchneeded laugh for us.