Episode 1642 (11th October 1976)

Plot
The Warehouse is opened up again as Baldwin's Casuals. Elsie challenges Len to take her out for the night to prove he can still show a girl a good time. Londoner Mike Baldwin arrives in Weatherfield to supervise his new factory. As the office isn't finished he interviews Ernie at No.3, catching him unaware. He tells him he's opening a denim factory and is after a wages clerk. Rita gives Len two free tickets for the Gatsby. He says he'll take Ken. Rita is annoyed when Len takes Elsie to there instead. Elsie is annoyed that Len didn't pay for the tickets. Len grows jealous of Rita's agent. He tells her she can't have a week off to sing in Torquay. She is adamant that she's going so he threatens her with the sack. Rita hits him and he falls to the floor, hitting his head.

Regular cast

 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
 * Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
 * Elsie Howard - Patricia Phoenix
 * Ray Langton - Neville Buswell
 * Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
 * Ernie Bishop - Stephen Hancock
 * Rita Littlewood - Barbara Mullaney
 * Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow
 * Fred Gee - Fred Feast
 * Deirdre Langton - Anne Kirkbride
 * Gail Potter - Helen Worth
 * Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs

Guest cast

 * Cathy Savage - Fiona Nelson
 * Van Driver - Lawrence Mullin
 * Mrs Ferguson - Barbara Ashcroft