Trolley Man (Episode 9721)

The Trolley Man worked at Freshco's when Ken and Peter Barlow called in there on the way to Southampton where Peter was intending to begin a new life on the ocean wave. Carla Connor had been denying to herself her true feelings for Peter and on an impulse drove after them, arriving next to them in the supermarket car park after Ken, knowing full well what was going on, gave her their location.

Ken got out of the car to give the two time to talk and he struck up a conversation with the trolley collector. Ken told him that it was one of his previous occupations and the kindly man suggested that he wait inside in the warm. Instead, Ken passed the time telling him the history of his son and his troubled relationship with Carla. The collector was enthused as he was writing a collection of short stories - Tales from the Trolley Man - and thought that what he had heard was prime material, disturbing ken who realised he had been little too forthcoming with information.