Plot[]
The girls are excited about their holiday in Majorca. Annie feels she can't go because there would be no one to run the Rovers but agrees to let Billy find a replacement. Ernie doesn't want Emily to go on the trip. Emily thinks he's against it because he'll have to fend for himself for a week. Len is adamant that Mavis has to stay behind if Rita goes. Blanche puts herself forward for relief Rovers manager. Stan thinks he should be the one going to Majorca as Hilda had her cruise earlier in the year. He changes his mind when Bet asks him which woman he wants to share a room with. Annie tells Blanche she can't employ her as the brewery insists on previous bar experience. When Blanche reveals that she's done lots of bar work, Annie realises she's backed herself into a corner and, painting on a smile, gives Blanche the job. Jerry offers to run The Kabin so that Mavis can go to Majorca. Len accepts, thinking he's mad. The women start to worry about who they'll be sharing with. Annie decides to go in with Emily, while Rita and Mavis want to share. Bet chooses Deirdre as a roommate over Betty, who is landed with Hilda. Minnie offers to cook for Ernie while Emily is away. Ernie accepts as long as he returns the favour. Emily gets at him for not realising that Minnie offered because she's lonely rather than for his benefit. The women look forward to Majorca and sing Y Viva España.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Annie Walker - Doris Speed
- Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
- Jerry Booth - Graham Haberfield
- Rita Littlewood - Barbara Mullaney
- Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow
- Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
- Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Ernest Bishop - Stephen Hancock
- Deirdre Hunt - Anne Kirkbride
- Billy Walker - Kenneth Farrington
- Stan Ogden - Bernard Youens
- Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
- Minnie Caldwell - Margot Bryant
- Blanche Hunt - Maggie Jones
Guest cast[]
None
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public/snug, back room and hallway
- 3 Coronation Street - Back room
- The Kabin
- 20 Victoria Street - Living room
Notes[]
- TV Times synopsis: Jerry and Blanche volunteer as stand-ins to help the Majorca "birds" fly off…
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 6,750,000 homes (8th place).
Notable dialogue[]
Annie Walker: “It's a very small, very select band who when faced with the choice between pleasure and responsibility choose responsibility. I suppose I should be honoured to be among them.”
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Len Fairclough (to Jerry Booth about Mavis Riley): “Mate, that woman gets deeply upset if you look at 'er in an 'ard way.”
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