Plot
Vera finds Terri Clayton writing a love letter to Mike. Ivy worries that Terri's slow work will affect the girl's bonuses. Mike tries to get rid of Terri but she threatens him with a tribunal and accuses him of treating her like a tart. Ivy tells the girls that if Mike can't get rid of Terri they will. Renee makes Alf get rid of his bowler hat; he looks younger without it. The girls scare Terri off. She leaves the factory. Alf, Renee, Gail, Ray, Deirdre, Len, Stan and Hilda go to see Rita at the Gatsby Club. The Rovers' bar flap falls on Ernie's hand when a Darts Player accidentally drops it; now Ernie can't play the piano for Rita. The replacement from the audience, an old lady called Fay, can't play any of Rita's numbers; Rita is furious. A drunken Alf proposes to Renee. She accepts.
Cast
Regular cast
- Ivy Tilsley - Lynne Perrie (Credited as "Lynn Perrie")
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Elsie Howard - Patricia Phoenix
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
- Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
- Ray Langton - Neville Buswell
- Deirdre Langton - Anne Kirkbride
- Stan Ogden - Bernard Youens
- Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
- Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
- Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
- Renee Bradshaw - Madge Hindle
- Gail Potter - Helen Worth
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Ernest Bishop - Stephen Hancock
- Tracy Langton - Christabel Finch
Guest cast
- Terri Clayton - Jenny Edwards
- Ralph Lancaster - Kenneth Watson
- Darts Player - Bill Tarmey
- Rugby Players - John Who and Paul Hamilton
- Fay - Norah Pollitt
Places
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
- Baldwin's Casuals - Sewing room, wages office and corridor
- Gatsby Club
Notes
- Two years before he made his debut as Jack Duckworth, William Tarmey (credited as "Bill Tarmey") appears as the Darts Player who drops the bar flap on Ernie's hand (pictured above). At this time, Tarmey was a frequent extra on the programme.
- TV Times synopsis: Rita makes her return to nightclub singing at The Gatsby…But what's the slight accident that causes a last-minute panic?
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 12,767,000 viewers (17th place).
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