Plot
Alan reports Elsie missing to the police. 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
Regular cast
- Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
- Elsie Howard - Patricia Phoenix
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Lucille Hewitt - Jennifer Moss
- Alan Howard - Alan Browning
- Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
- Albert Tatlock - Jack Howarth
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Ernie Bishop - Stephen Hancock
- Rita Littlewood - Barbara Mullaney
- Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
- Jerry Booth - Graham Haberfield
Guest cast
- Elaine Perkins - Joanna Lumley
- Nurse Maclean - Sara Clee
- Sister Delaney - Sheila Bernette
- WPC Tomlin - Jane Sherwin
- Sgt Daniels - John Pickles
- P.C. Thompson - Derek Etchells
- Ticket Inspector - Jim Rutherford
Notes
- 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 feller's wallet is - and the bigger the wallet, the more heart she's got."
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