Plot[]
Alf and Renee return from Capri. They feel Bet is in the way at the shop. With Elsie gone, Ivy considers applying for the supervisor's job before her enemy Ida Clough does. Mrs. Mottershead, the secretary of Len's party, the Ratepayers' Association, informs him that they don't want him as their representative any more. Len is furious. Ida has her eyes set on Elsie's job and gets her daughter Muriel to flirt with Steve. Vera applies for the supervisor's job as well causing Ida to row with her and Ivy. Mike tells Ivy, Vera and Ida that he'll hold a selection board for the supervisor's job.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
- Renee Roberts - Madge Hindle
- Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
- Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
- Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
- Steve Fisher - Lawrence Mullin
- Ivy Tilsley - Lynne Perrie
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
- Ena Sharples - Violet Carson
- Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow
- Fred Gee - Fred Feast
- Albert Tatlock - Jack Howarth
- Ray Langton - Neville Buswell
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Ida Clough - Helene Palmer
Guest cast[]
Places[]
- Rovers Return Inn - Public/snug
- 9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
- Corner Shop - Shop and back room
- Baldwin's Casuals - Sewing room and office
Notes[]
- First appearance of Ida Clough.
- TV Times synopsis: There's conflict at the denim factory over who's going to get Elsie's job. Alf and Renee return from honeymoon to find they still have a lodger…
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 14,950,000 viewers (9th place).
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