Coronation Street - Gail talks to Neil Fearns dad 29/03/00

[@carlkeenan5975]

Neil dad is surprisly a nice guy

[@woohooboy]

Gail meant well but she stepped over the line by denying the boy's family to play a role in Bethany's upbringing by providing either emotional and/or financial support. She also wiped the slate clean for Neil as well by not letting him take some measure of responsibility for his part in all of this too. Granted Neil would die a few years later but Bethany knows nothing of her parental side due to Gail playing the martyr and assuming all of the responsibility on her shoulders. I understand Gail's thinking but it was not the best way of dealing with the situation.....

[@sarahmason833]

I Agree Gail Was Wrong Here,A Baby Needs Both Parents

[@mollyshore7377]

Yeah it is a bit rich. Sarah is overcome about how she will cope and nothing will be the same again...Neil's whole family want to help and share responsibility and they won't let them!

[@Hulk2k6]

Given what happened with Brenda three years later, that probably was for the best!

[@tobermory88]

@@Hulk2k6 what happened?

[@ginniekinz5401]

Yeah it wasn’t fair of Gail to put all the responsibility on Sarah, as much as Sarah has a lot of help from the whole household. It takes two to make a baby, and Neil’s father said that he doesn’t mind Neil being involved. It would’ve given Sarah some breaks too when she needed it, and it would’ve given Neil consequences for his actions. Neil should’ve been involved whether he wanted to be or not, and whether or not the Platts were “fine” with taking full responsibility. It’s Neil’s baby too.

[@Hulk2k6]

@@tobermory88 The whole religious whacko thing and her kidnapping and endangering Bethany's life.

[@aoifekennedy9004]

@@tobermory88 Brenda kidnapped Bethany when she was about three years old it started when Sarah took Bethany to Neil’s funeral and Sarah and Brenda got chatting and Sarah let Brenda have access to Bethany and it was going well and turned out ok but then Brenda started bringing Bethany to Neil Fearns’s grave without Sarah knowing and then she kidnapped Bethany and was planning to jump from the church roof with Bethany

[@slobiden.2593]

The “father” ended up dead and Bethany got groomed by an older man as she was desperate for Male attention. Good job Gail.

[@cillaclarke2484]

Andre A how did neil die again?

[@OHapybara]

He was killed in a car crash.

[@danixx9220]

She needed a father figure

[@joshuacorless1233]

@@danixx9220 she might’ve needed him but did he definitely want to be part of her life and plus who’s to say that his family would’ve turned around and said that they wanted custody of Bethany after she was born

[@danixx9220]

Gail was wrong to do that! My mother would make me involve the childs father if she hadn’t killed me for getting pregnant at 13 already!

[@814912]

It's a bit sexist how Gail doesn't want the father of the baby to be involved in any way, I mean it's his as much as Sarah's!

[@izzysmith7570]

Em Ma that's true but i don't think Sarah wanted the farther to be involved either 🌸🌸❤❤

[@pixel3959]

She couldn't keep her away from him no matter what he is her dad at the end of the day

[@tammaraxox3282]

imonfireonaj Animal Jam it’s the mothers choice

[@ButterMango]

mothers choice according to who? the law?

[@dancemomstexting5053]

Em Ma she is saying she wants him to still have a childhood where as Sarah doesn’t

[@nicolefalleur1242]

I remember this ! Cheers very much for sharing !

[@startracker5895]

I’d be so pissed off at Gail if I was Sarah. It should have been up to her if she did or didn’t want the father of her baby involved. Not Gail. Though personally I would want the fathers family involved if I was Gail. Take some of the burden.

[@imogenonscreen8054]

It's what Sarah wanted too she was always very adamant that she didn't want Neil involved with the baby.

[@lauraelizabeth7934]

Mr Fearns seemed a decent guy

[@kittysenpai4047]

you should see Gail face when she's looking at Neil ferns dad talking to him she looks like she's going to explde or her eyes are going to pop out of her head

[@genghishank1]

I can see that, it’s a video

[@tegangreenaway8373]

Why does that guy looks like Richard

[@daniellefrancis1476]

I thought he reminded me of someone! Even his voice is like Richard! 🙈😂

[@carlmitchinson110]

Gail looks like a fish

[@siobhangallagher2576]

She looks like zoella

[@georgemeller7173]

1:16 what happened to the 2 daughters? when neil died in 03 he was an only child continuity fail or laziness?

[@sashaking1111]

Yeah that’s what I thought! Maybe Brenda and Mr Fearns got a divorce and he got full custody of the daughters?

[@georgemeller7173]

@@sashaking1111 and also mr fearns seems too normal to be married to the nut job that appeared 3 years later.

[@Hulk2k6]

@@georgemeller7173 He fucked up off to 🇮🇪 with a Younger model before Neil died, apparently

[@amyanderson480]

I was just thinking that

[@imogenonscreen8054]

To be fair we don't know the family set up with the Fearns. It's only said later that Neil was Brenda's only child so his Dad could have been married once before Brenda maybe.

[@kalicunningham9139]

Thing is, if Neil hadn’t have died no this was not right for Bethany. She had a right to know her dad, even if he was young, ( should have had contact with her paternal side too)

[@Drizzy8824]

Oh Neeeeeill

[@dixielupin-black1229]

Hey! I decided to reply to this because I was wondering if you liked Neil or you didn't? 🤔

[@Drizzy8824]

@@dixielupin-black1229 it’s an Inbetweeners reference

[@Hulk2k6]

@@Drizzy8824 I get it lol

[@AceStar1994]

I really think you ought to be revisinggggg.

[@air-vent-a2757]

Gail is sexist for doing Neil like that

[@daniellefrancis1476]

Martin has a very good job? Since when are nurses paid well? I personally think Neil’s family should have at least paid some maintenance even if they didn’t want to spend time with Bethany. It was only fair.

[@yousseftawfik5423]

But if she want neil to get his childhood back and why she doesnt want her daughter to get her childhood back I mean it's wrong what Gail is either he is young or not he should take care of his baby because he needs a father to be charge on him I mean if I was teenage father or sth my mum and dad would make me involve if I was 13 till 18 they dont care and because of her advice the father had died and bethany got groomed good job Gail

[@emilyfisher1154]

There’s never any mention of Mr Ferns/Neil Ferns paying any maintenance to Sarah for Bethany. He seems nice but words are cheap, they could at least have paid something towards her upkeep 🤷‍♀️

[@joshuacorless8983]

I my honest opinion gail had every right to refuse to let Neil an were near Sarah or Bethany

[@notthefather3919]

You're a sap. They had no right. Bethany still doesn't know her father's family.

[@Hulk2k6]

@@notthefather3919 Probably for the best. Neil's Mum tried to kidnap her and do some religious suicidy thing!

[@theyoungwolf9852]

Gail had to rights whatsoever to decide the baby was Sarah’s and neils if anything it should’ve been Sarah’s decision for him having involvement with Bethany

[@daniellefrancis1476]

Why? Don’t fathers count anymore? It takes two to make a baby you know! 🙄