Plot[]
Len asks Rita if she wants a break in the Lake District with him. She turns him down as she's singing. Elsie makes Gail stay in the shop for her lunch so Roy Thornley joins her. The Inland Revenue demand £300 from Ernie but he hasn't got it. Nat Lumley catches up with Albert but asks him to keep taking Bertha Lumley to bingo for his sake as she's happy when she keeps winning. Gail is nervous as Roy comes on strong. Ernie decides to sell his cameras. Emily is horrified. Albert agrees to take Bertha to bingo twice a week if Nat covers all his expenses. Elsie discovers Gail and Roy have closed the shop for lunch and that Gail is drunk. Albert and Bertha win £20 at bingo. She refuses to share it with him. Emily sells her engagement ring.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow
- Rita Littlewood - Barbara Mullaney
- Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
- Eddie Yeats - Geoffrey Hughes
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Albert Tatlock - Jack Howarth
- Ernest Bishop - Stephen Hancock
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Fred Gee - Fred Feast
- Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
- Renee Bradshaw - Madge Hindle
- Elsie Howard - Patricia Phoenix
- Gail Potter - Helen Worth
Guest cast[]
- Roy Thornley - Sidney Livingstone
- Bertha Lumley - Madoline Thomas
- Nathaniel Lumley - Eric Longworth
- Assistant - John Rolls
Places[]
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 1 Coronation Street - Back room
- 3 Coronation Street - Back room
- The Kabin
- Sylvia's Separates - Shop and back room
- Jeweller's shop
- Unknown street in Weatherfield
Notes[]
- TV Times synopsis: Bertha Lumley's husband catches up with Albert Tatlock. Mavis Riley gets reactions to her new suntop…
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 5,832,000 homes (8th place).
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