Plot[]
Eddie gives Hilda a frame for her abstract painting. Albert finds Dave Barnes inside No.1 and orders him out. Dave shoves him away and waits for Ken. Eddie shows the painting off in the Rovers without telling anyone who did it. Annie likes it and buys it for £20. Emily takes Gail on at Dawson's Cafe. Brian meets Gail in the Rovers - he is chatty but she tells him to get lost. Ken finds Dave at No.1 holding Albert prisoner. Dave threatens to kill Ken but Ken somehow manages to knock him unconscious to the floor. Albert keeps him in check with the poker when he comes to. Ken tells him he is not having an affair with Karen and advises him to learn to read and write himself. Albert thinks he's a fool when he lets Dave go. Hilda is thrilled that Eddie got £20 for the picture and they split the money in half. She is delighted that Annie has bought it and hugs Eddie. Dave wants the police informed so he can tell a court about Karen and Ken's affair. Albert tells Ken he's going to report Dave to the police.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Albert Tatlock - Jack Howarth
- Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
- Eddie Yeats - Geoffrey Hughes
- Stan Ogden - Bernard Youens
- Annie Walker - Doris Speed
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
- Gail Potter - Helen Worth
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Brian Tilsley - Christopher Quinten
Guest cast[]
- Dave Barnes - Russell Dixon
- Karen Barnes - Catherine Neilson
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 1 Coronation Street - Back room and hallway
- 13 Coronation Street - Back room and kitchen
Notes[]
- A strike at Yorkshire Television over productivity which began on 18th December 1978 (some sources state 17th December) was not called off until Wednesday 3rd January 1979 with transmissions resuming at 5.45pm. The rest of the country saw Coronation Street without interruption, but Yorkshire had to find additional slots to enable viewers to catch up once the dispute was over. This meant that this episode was transmitted in that region in the programme’s usual timeslot of 7.30pm on 10th January.
- TV Times synopsis: Karen Barnes' jealous husband forces Albert Tatlock to keep quiet, and lies in wait for Ken Barlow. Ken is forced into a punch-up - with nasty results. Eddie Yeats is up to his confidence tricks. But will Annie Walker fall for them this time?
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 16,250,000 viewers (4th place).
- This episode was included in the Network DVD collection Coronation Street: The Best of 1970-1979, released on 25th July 2005.
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