They were going to do the Shariff Reveal at Christmas, but because of Marc Anwar getting sacked it had to finish early.

Would Michael having his Heart Attack, and Vinny playing the Dirty on Pat, have been better at Christmas/.

I don't know how much further they could have blagged the fact that no flats were being g built.

I guess and being realistic, by time Marc Anwar had been sacked, Les Dennis, would have known when his final day on set would have been

It would be better for little Erp and Roobeh. Fiz and Tie have spent spent all their money on bacon and ale and will need to cheer the tots up telling them there are people worse of than them.

Slightly going of subject but where are Hope and Ruby, have either been seen since just after Hope got the all clear

I don't think Fiz or Tie even know where they are.

Weren't Erp and Roobs seen in the back yard that day playing with Lily before she went AWOL and caused carnage on the cobbles?

Re the OP, not for me. I just never warmed to the character at all, in fact he irritated the hell out of me, so his death is a bit of a relief.

No, OP.

It was better to get his death out of the way as soon as possible.

I always saw his character as being Les Dennis, its my era I was bought up in

Itv, like all other commercial networks, make their money in the run up to Christmas from Christmas adverts, whereas the BBC capitalise on the commercial networks not bothering on Christmas by broadcasting their best content where there is no competition.

Not for me!!

The whole flats/Phelan/Vinnie storyline had dragged on about 3 months too long anyway for me!!

I would still have preferred Michael's death to have been connected to David's revenge plot!!
As it is the only legacy (no pun intended) of that s/l has been Anna's burns & David is just carrying on as normal again!!