Episode 1624 (9th August 1976)

Plot

Annie decides to learn to drive. Gail is angry at Elsie's interference in her life. She accuses her of being jealous of her youth. Gail walks out of the shop. Annie is annoyed when the regulars hint she's too old to drive. Elsie threatens to tell Sylvia Matthews about the affair if he doesn't stop it. Deirdre agrees to talk to Gail for Elsie but Gail tells her she's only jealous. Roy Thornley's wife phones and tells Elsie she and the children will be returning from London in the morning. Gail tells Roy she loves him.

Cast

Regular cast

Guest cast

Roy Thornley - Sidney Livingstone

Places

Rovers Return Inn - Public
3 Coronation Street - Back room and yard
The Kabin
20 Victoria Street - Upstairs flat
Sylvia's Separates - Shop and back room
The Sinclair - Front terrace and road outside

Notes

TV Times synopsis: Elsie and Deirdre try to break up Gail's affair with Thornley…
Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 5,756,000 homes (13th place).
The Granada Plus repeat episode of this episode on 19th November 1996 was edited down for timing reasons, cutting two Kabin scenes entirely: one of length 1'17" where Rita Fairclough, Bet Lynch and Eddie Yeats discuss Annie Walker taking driving lessons, Ernest Bishop asks Rita about getting club work and Ena Sharples enters the establishment, and the other of length 35" where Rita expresses her admiration of Annie's ambition and Len Fairclough and Alf Roberts sneer. The total length of the cuts was 1'52".

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