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{{Infobox Episode|
  
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|year=1973
  
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|production code=[[Production codes|P694/311]]
  
|production code=[[Production codes|P694/311]]
 
|writer=[[Malcolm Lynch]]
  
|writer=[[Malcolm Lynch]]
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|stories=[[Esther Rose]]<br/>[[Peter Tonkinson]]<br/>[[Harry Driver]]
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|director=[[Nick Burrell-Davies]]
  
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|designer=[[Ed Buziak]]
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|producer=[[Eric Prytherch]]
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|director=[[Nick Burrell-Davis]]
 
|previous=[[Episode 1310 (6th August 1973)|6th August 1973]]
  
|previous=[[Episode 1310 (6th August 1973)|6th August 1973]]
 
|next=[[Episode 1312 (13th August 1973)|13th August 1973]]
  
|next=[[Episode 1312 (13th August 1973)|13th August 1973]]
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==Plot==
  
==Plot==
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The [[Mark Brittain Warehouse|warehouse]] get onto [[Alan Howard|Alan]] about [[Elsie Howard|Elsie]]'s whereabouts. He finds out that she only asked for one day off work. [[Len Fairclough|Len]] believes that Elsie would have been straight with Alan if she was leaving him and wouldn't have left her clothes behind. [[Ken Barlow|Ken]] takes [[Elaine Perkins|Elaine]] to a cricket match. Alan gives Elsie's description to the police and asks that she be reported as a missing person. They refuse as she went of her own free will. In [[London]], Elsie is still unconscious but mutters some words in her sleep - "double glazing", "[[Pentonville Prison|Pentonville]]", and "[[Dennis Tanner]]". The nurses pass this information onto [[WPC Tomlin]]. [[Albert Tatlock|Albert]] feels lonely as Ken spends so much time with Elaine. [[Hilda Ogden|Hilda]] assumes that Elsie has left Alan and starts spreading rumours. Len reminds her that she went missing herself once. The police in London get onto [[Sgt Daniels]] in [[Weatherfield]] after identifying Elsie. Ken doesn't enjoy the match as Elaine neglects him to chat with friends at the club. They have to cut their outing short when it starts pouring. [[PC Thompson]] tells Alan where Elsie is. Len drives him to the train station to join her. At the hospital, he's told that Elsie isn't making much progress and he'll have to be patient.
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[[Alan Howard|Alan]] reports [[Elsie Tanner|Elsie]] missing to the police. [[Ken Barlow|Ken]] takes [[Elaine Perkins]] to a cricket match. The police discover Elsie's in [[London]] and Alan travels down but the hospital tells him he'll have to be patient.
  
 
==Cast==
  
==Cast==
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===Regular cast===
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*[[Len Fairclough]] - [[Peter Adamson]]
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*[[Elsie Howard]] - [[Patricia Phoenix]]
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*[[Ken Barlow]] - [[William Roache]]
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*[[Lucille Hewitt]] - [[Jennifer Moss]]
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*[[Alan Howard]] - [[Alan Browning]]
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*[[Hilda Ogden]] - [[Jean Alexander]]
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*[[Albert Tatlock]] - [[Jack Howarth]]
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*[[Emily Bishop]] - [[Eileen Derbyshire]]
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*[[Ernest Bishop]] - [[Stephen Hancock]]
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*[[Rita Littlewood]] - [[Barbara Mullaney]]
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*[[Bet Lynch]] - [[Julie Goodyear]]
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*[[Jerry Booth]] - [[Graham Haberfield]]
 
===Guest cast===
  
===Guest cast===
 
*[[Elaine Perkins]] - [[Joanna Lumley]]
  
*[[Elaine Perkins]] - [[Joanna Lumley]]
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*[[Nurse Maclean]] - [[Sara Clee]]
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*[[Wilfred Perkins|Mr. Perkins]] - [[Wensley Pithey]]
 
*[[Sister Delaney]] - [[Sheila Bernette]]
  
*[[Sister Delaney]] - [[Sheila Bernette]]
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*[[Nurse Maclean]] - [[Sara Clee]]
 
*[[WPC Tomlin]] - [[Jane Sherwin]]
  
*[[WPC Tomlin]] - [[Jane Sherwin]]
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*[[Sgt Daniels]] - [[John Pickles]]
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*[[Sgt Daniels|Sergeant Daniels]] - [[John Pickles]]
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*[[P.C. Thompson]] - [[Derek Etchells]]
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*[[PC Thompson]] - [[Derek Etchells]]
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*[[Ticket Inspector (Episode 1311)|Ticket Inspector]] - [[Jim Rutherford]]
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*[[Ticket Inspector (Episode 1311)|Ticket Inspector]] - [[Jim Rutherford]] ''(Uncredited)''
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==Places==
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*[[Rovers Return Inn]] - ''Public/Snug''
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*[[11 Coronation Street]] - ''Back room/kitchen and hallway''
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*[[Weatherfield Police Station]] - ''Interview room''
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*[[Wilfred Perkins]]'s house
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*Cricket pitch and club bar
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*Train carriage
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*Unnamed [[London]] hospital - ''Side room and corridor''
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==Notes==
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*Voice clips are played over the scene of [[Alan Howard]] on the train to [[London]] as he thinks back on his last conversation with [[Elsie Howard|Elsie]], [[Len Fairclough]] joking that Elsie had run off with the milkman, and [[Sgt Daniels]] telling him that 75,000 women walk out on their husbands each year.
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*''[[TV Times]]'' synopsis: The police have news for [[Alan Howard|Alan]] about [[Elsie Howard|Elsie]]…
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*[[Viewing Figures]]: First UK broadcast - 6,800,000 homes (1st place).
 
==Notable dialogue==
  
==Notable dialogue==
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[[Hilda Ogden]]: "[[Elsie Tanner]]'s heart is where a feller's wallet is - and the bigger the wallet, the more heart she's got."
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[[Hilda Ogden]]: "[[Elsie Tanner]]'s heart is where a fella's wallet is - and the bigger the wallet, the more heart she's got."
 
{{August 1973}}
  
{{August 1973}}
 
[[Category:1973 episodes]]
  
[[Category:1973 episodes]]

Revision as of 17:06, 28 April 2019

Plot

The warehouse get onto Alan about Elsie's whereabouts. He finds out that she only asked for one day off work. Len believes that Elsie would have been straight with Alan if she was leaving him and wouldn't have left her clothes behind. Ken takes Elaine to a cricket match. Alan gives Elsie's description to the police and asks that she be reported as a missing person. They refuse as she went of her own free will. In London, Elsie is still unconscious but mutters some words in her sleep - "double glazing", "Pentonville", and "Dennis Tanner". The nurses pass this information onto WPC Tomlin. Albert feels lonely as Ken spends so much time with Elaine. Hilda assumes that Elsie has left Alan and starts spreading rumours. Len reminds her that she went missing herself once. The police in London get onto Sgt Daniels in Weatherfield after identifying Elsie. Ken doesn't enjoy the match as Elaine neglects him to chat with friends at the club. They have to cut their outing short when it starts pouring. PC Thompson tells Alan where Elsie is. Len drives him to the train station to join her. At the hospital, he's told that Elsie isn't making much progress and he'll have to be patient.

Cast

Regular cast

Guest cast

Places

Notes

  • Voice clips are played over the scene of Alan Howard on the train to London as he thinks back on his last conversation with Elsie, Len Fairclough joking that Elsie had run off with the milkman, and Sgt Daniels telling him that 75,000 women walk out on their husbands each year.
  • TV Times synopsis: The police have news for Alan about Elsie…
  • Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 6,800,000 homes (1st place).

Notable dialogue

Hilda Ogden: "Elsie Tanner's heart is where a fella's wallet is - and the bigger the wallet, the more heart she's got."

August 1973 episodes
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