Changes: Episode 1495 (19th May 1975)

Revision as of 10:19, 24 September 2019

Plot

Ray is depressed after his failed night with Cindy. Ernie tries to get Jerry interested in the fight against the rates rise but they are interrupted by Deirdre who has discovered the break-in at the yard. £200 of copper has been stolen and Fury is missing. Stan has an idea of having many more guard dogs and getting hundreds of pounds a week from renting them out. Deirdre finds the chewed bone and theorises that the crime was committed by someone who knew about the dog. Rita is a bag of nerves as her first night approaches. Ernie and Harry Goulden form WARP - Weatherfield's Association of Ratepayers. Jerry demands Stan and Eddie pay for the stolen copper. Blanche gets Deirdre to rush Rita's finished dress to the Gatsby Club where Ralph Lancaster warns her that her engagement is cancelled if she's not ready to go on. Ernie and Emily walk the streets to sign up WARP members. Deirdre arrives at the Gatsby with just twenty minutes to go. Impressed with Deirdre's looks, Ralph gets her to stand in behind the bar for the night. Ray accuses Eddie of being in on the break-in and a fight almost breaks out between them with Jerry and Stan having to separate them. Rita's act goes down well while she and Deirdre are chatted up by a couple of oil riggers, Maurice Gordon and Stuart Bellshaw. Blanche returns the wedding presents. Ray points out to Stan and Eddie that they will be responsible if the missing Fury bites anyone. Alf backs up his statement and Blanche and Bet are scared of the thought of a hungry dog on the loose. Stan makes an angry Eddie help him search. Maurice takes a fancy to Deirdre but Rita rejects Stuart's advances. Ralph asks both Rita and Deirdre to return. Deirdre agrees to go back to Maurice's hotel for more drinks but Rita refuses. Ernie has managed to sign up fifty-two members. Blanche is furious when a drunken Deirdre returns home at 3.00am.

Cast

Regular cast

Guest cast

Places

Rovers Return Inn - Public/Snug
3 Coronation Street - Back room
20 Victoria Street - Living room and stairway
Fairclough, Langton and Booth - Office and yard
Gatsby Club
Unknown streets

Notes

Derek Hilton and Bill Nickson were credited as "Musicians" in TV Times but not on screen.
The location sequences of Stan Ogden and Eddie Yeats on their window cleaning round, and Ernie and Emily Bishop canvassing for WARP were conducted on 16mm film.
TV Times synopsis: Double date for Rita and Deirdre…
Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 6,174,000 homes (chart placing unknown).

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-|year=1975
 |number=1495
 |date=[[19th May]] [[1975]] (Monday)
 |production code=[[Production codes|P694/495]]
 |writer=[[Tim Aspinall]]
+|stories=[[Leo Knowles]]<br/>[[Peter Tonkinson]]
-|director=[[June Wyndham-Davies]]
+|script editor=[[Leslie Duxbury]]
+|designer=[[Knowles Bentley]]
+|producer=[[Susi Hush]]
+|director=[[June Wyndham Davies]]
 |previous=[[Episode 1494 (14th May 1975)|14th May 1975]]
 |next=[[Episode 1496 (21st May 1975)|21st May 1975]]
 }}
 ==Plot==
-The copper is stolen from the [[Builder’s Yard|Yard]], valuing £200. [[Fury]] is missing. Furious at the rates increase, [[Ernest Bishop|Ernie]] and [[Harry Goulden]] form [[WARP]] - [[Weatherfield]]'s Association of Rate-payers. [[Rita Sullivan|Rita]] arrives at the [[Gatsby]] whilst [[Blanche Hunt|Blanche]] tries to finish her outfit at home. [[Deirdre Barlow|Deirdre]] gets the outfit to Rita on time and agrees to stand in behind the bar for the night. [[Ray Langton|Ray]] accuses [[Eddie Yeats|Eddie]] of being in on the break-in. Blanche returns the wedding presents. The regulars tell [[Stan Ogden|Stan]] and Eddie they'll be responsible if Fury bites anybody. Stan and Eddie search for him. Deirdre and Rita are picked up by a couple of oil riggers, one of who, [[Maurice Gordon]], takes a fancy to Deirdre. Blanche is furious when a drunken Deirdre returns home at 3.00am.
+[[Ray Langton|Ray]] is depressed after his failed night with [[Cindy Beswick|Cindy]]. [[Ernest Bishop|Ernie]] tries to get [[Jerry Booth|Jerry]] interested in the fight against the rates rise but they are interrupted by [[Deirdre Hunt|Deirdre]] who has discovered the break-in at the [[Fairclough, Langton and Booth|yard]]. £200 of copper has been stolen and [[Fury]] is missing. [[Stan Ogden|Stan]] has an idea of having many more guard dogs and getting hundreds of pounds a week from renting them out. Deirdre finds the chewed bone and theorises that the crime was committed by someone who knew about the dog. [[Rita Littlewood|Rita]] is a bag of nerves as her first night approaches. Ernie and [[Harry Goulden]] form [[WARP]] - [[Weatherfield]]'s Association of Ratepayers. Jerry demands Stan and [[Eddie Yeats|Eddie]] pay for the stolen copper. [[Blanche Hunt|Blanche]] gets Deirdre to rush Rita's finished dress to the [[Gatsby Club]] where [[Ralph Lancaster]] warns her that her engagement is cancelled if she's not ready to go on. Ernie and Emily walk the streets to sign up WARP members. Deirdre arrives at the Gatsby with just twenty minutes to go. Impressed with Deirdre's looks, Ralph gets her to stand in behind the bar for the night. Ray accuses Eddie of being in on the break-in and a fight almost breaks out between them with Jerry and Stan having to separate them. Rita's act goes down well while she and Deirdre are chatted up by a couple of oil riggers, [[Maurice Gordon]] and [[Stuart Bellshaw]]. Blanche returns the wedding presents. Ray points out to Stan and Eddie that they will be responsible if the missing Fury bites anyone. [[Alf Roberts|Alf]] backs up his statement and Blanche and [[Bet Lynch|Bet]] are scared of the thought of a hungry dog on the loose. Stan makes an angry Eddie help him search. Maurice takes a fancy to Deirdre but Rita rejects Stuart's advances. Ralph asks both Rita and Deirdre to return. Deirdre agrees to go back to Maurice's hotel for more drinks but Rita refuses. Ernie has managed to sign up fifty-two members. Blanche is furious when a drunken Deirdre returns home at 3.00am.
 ==Cast==
+===Regular cast===
+*[[Rita Littlewood]] - [[Barbara Mullaney]]
+*[[Hilda Ogden]] - [[Jean Alexander]]
+*[[Bet Lynch]] - [[Julie Goodyear]]
+*[[Ernest Bishop]] - [[Stephen Hancock]]
+*[[Emily Bishop]] - [[Eileen Derbyshire]]
+*[[Eddie Yeats]] - [[Geoffrey Hughes]]
+*[[Betty Turpin]] - [[Betty Driver]]
+*[[Ray Langton]] - [[Neville Buswell]]
+*[[Deirdre Hunt]] - [[Anne Kirkbride]]
+*[[Jerry Booth]] - [[Graham Haberfield]]
+*[[Ena Sharples]] - [[Violet Carson]]
+*[[Minnie Caldwell]] - [[Margot Bryant]]
+*[[Alf Roberts]] - [[Bryan Mosley]]
+*[[Blanche Hunt]] - [[Maggie Jones]]
+*[[Stan Ogden]] - [[Bernard Youens]]
 ===Guest cast===
-*[[Harry Goulden]] - [[Barry Lowe]]
+*[[Ralph Lancaster]] - [[Kenneth Watson]]
+*[[Harry Goulden]] - [[Barry Lowe]]
+*[[Alfredo (1975 character)|Alfredo]] - [[Jack Platts]]
 *[[Maurice Gordon]] - [[Ray Lonnen]]
+*[[Stuart Bellshaw]] - [[Paul Lally]]
+*[[Disc Jockey (Episode 1495)|Disc Jockey]] - [[Peter Wheeler]]
+==Places==
+*[[Rovers Return Inn]] - ''Public/Snug''
+*[[3 Coronation Street]] - ''Back room''
+*[[20 Victoria Street]] - ''Living room and stairway''
+*[[Fairclough, Langton and Booth]] - ''Office and yard''
+*[[Gatsby Club]]
+*Unknown streets
 ==Notes==
+*[[Derek Hilton]] and [[Bill Nickson]] were credited as "Musicians" in ''[[TV Times]]'' but not on screen.
-*This episode failed to make the top twenty in the [[Viewing Figures|viewing charts]].
+*The location sequences of [[Stan Ogden]] and [[Eddie Yeats]] on their window cleaning round, and [[Ernest Bishop|Ernie]] and [[Emily Bishop]] canvassing for [[WARP]] were conducted on 16mm film.
+*''[[TV Times]]'' synopsis:	Double date for [[Rita Littlewood|Rita]] and [[Deirdre Hunt|Deirdre]]…
+*[[Viewing Figures]]: First UK broadcast - 6,174,000 homes (chart placing unknown).
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 [[Category:1975 episodes]]