Episode 1 (9th December 1960)

Florrie Lindley takes over the Corner Shop from Elsie Lappin, and is anxious about moving to Coronation Street. Elsie Tanner confronts her son Dennis about two shillings missing from her purse. Dennis has been struggling to get a job since getting out of prison, but Elsie accuses him of not trying hard enough. Frank Barlow argues with his student son Ken about whether or not Ken is allowed to take a girl to the Imperial Hotel. Frank thinks Ken is ashamed of his working class roots. Elsie's daughter Linda Cheveski tells Elsie that she has left her husband Ivan. Ken's mother Ida Barlow finds him at Albert Tatlock's house to tell him that the girl he is taking out, Susan Cunningham, has turned up at the Barlow's house.

Notable Dialogue
Elsie Lappin: "Now the next thing you've got to do is get a signwriter in. That thing above the door'll have to be changed." (First line spoken in series)

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Elsie Tanner: (looking in mirror) "Ee, Elsie, you're just about ready for the knacker's yard."

--- Linda Cheveski: "Ivan nearly went mad when he found a bottle of peroxide I brought in. I wouldn't mind but it were only to take a mark off me front tooth." Elsie Tanner: "You're not a kid any more. It's no secret around here why your Dad left me."