Plot[]
Mike grows annoyed as Bet treats No.5 like a tip. Deirdre and Ray clash over the baby's name. Blanche wants her to be called 'Maureen'. Mike is furious when Bet hires Hilda as a cleaner to sort No.5 out. He tells her she is the housekeeper and should do the work herself. Emily walks out of the Rovers when she sees Ernie drinking with Thelma James. Ray registers the baby 'Tracy Lynette' behind Deirdre's back and the two of them row over it with Deirdre accusing him of being sly. Blanche's boyfriend, Steve Bassett, arrives and Blanche shows him off. Mike asks Bet to lay on a dinner party for a client and to get a woman for him. Blanche tells Deirdre that she only works for Dave Smith; they've split up. Emily warns Ernie that Thelma is after him. Bet is annoyed when she thinks Mike thinks she's a bit tarty. In revenge she asks Betty to join the dinner party.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Ernest Bishop - Stephen Hancock
- Rita Littlewood - Barbara Mullaney
- Deirdre Langton - Anne Kirkbride
- Ray Langton - Neville Buswell
- Tracy Langton - Christabel Finch
- Blanche Hunt - Maggie Jones
- Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
- Annie Walker - Doris Speed
- Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
- Albert Tatlock - Jack Howarth
Guest cast[]
- Thelma James - Mary Healey
- Steve Bassett - Dennis Chinnery
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 3 Coronation Street - Back room
- 5 Coronation Street - Living room
- The Kabin
- Pathway by Victoria Street
- 20 Victoria Street - Upstairs flat
Notes[]
- A pathway leading from Ellesmere Road into Victoria Cresent in Eccles was used for location filming. The same location was used in Episode 1515 (23rd July 1975) and Episode 1671 (19th January 1977) establishing it as leading into Victoria Street within the programme's narrative.
- TV Times synopsis: Blanche's new boyfriend walks into the middle of a family row…
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 8,950,000 homes (2nd place).
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