Plot
The committee bribes Albert into playing Sherpa Tensing on the Silver Jubilee float. Bet agrees to play Britannia to get at Annie. Hilda is a late entry in the Glamorous Grannie Contest. Ken comperes the competitions at the Centre. Elsie drops out of the grannie contest. Dot Baker wins. Vera is annoyed that she isn't placed in the grannie contest. Tracy wins the 'Bonny Jubilee Baby Contest'. She is presented with a Jubilee crown piece, and the Langtons get a free weekend in London.
Cast
Regular cast
- Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
- Ernest Bishop - Stephen Hancock
- Annie Walker - Doris Speed
- Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
- Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
- Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
- Albert Tatlock - Jack Howarth
- Deirdre Langton - Anne Kirkbride
- Tracy Langton - Christabel Finch
- Elsie Howard - Patricia Phoenix
- Ray Langton - Neville Buswell
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Stan Ogden - Bernard Youens
- Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn (Uncredited)
Guest cast
- Miss Weatherfield - Tricia Atkins (Credited in "TV Times" but not on screen)
Places
- Rovers Return Inn - Public and back room
- 5 Coronation Street - Living room
- Community Centre - Office and hall
Notes
- TV Times synopsis: How will Tracy Langton make out in the Beautiful Baby contest? And how will glamorous Granny Elsie Howard face up to the competition…?
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 6,848,000 homes (4th place).
Notable dialogue
Hilda Ogden (about Elsie Howard): "Elsie Tanner! Take all them fancy clothes off 'er she'd be like a plucked chicken."
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