Plot[]
Gail tries to compose herself. Brian isn't at all nervous. His best man Andy Rowlands has a terrible hangover. Elsie has tonsillitis and can't attend the wedding. Audrey's fella Frank Wilson arrives. Steve enjoys being an usher. Ivy struggles to keep her parents, the Nelsons, in order, Vera struggles to keep Jack Duckworth under control. Albert, Ena, Bet, the Ogdens, Ken, Deirdre and the Duckworths gather at St. Boniface Church, Lower Broughton to watch the wedding. Mike walks Gail down the aisle. Suzie is bridesmaid to Gail. Brian and Gail exchange rings and are married.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Gail Potter - Helen Worth
- Audrey Potter - Sue Nicholls
- Suzie Birchall - Cheryl Murray
- Brian Tilsley - Christopher Quinten
- Ivy Tilsley - Lynne Perrie
- Bert Tilsley - Peter Dudley
- Annie Walker - Doris Speed
- Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
- Fred Gee - Fred Feast
- Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Ena Sharples - Violet Carson
- Albert Tatlock - Jack Howarth
- Steve Fisher - Lawrence Mullin
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Deirdre Langton - Anne Kirkbride
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
- Stan Ogden - Bernard Youens
Guest cast[]
- Andy Rowlands - Paul Duncan
- Frank Wilson - Bill McGuirk
- Jim Nelson - Alan Hockey
- Alice Nelson - Lyn Douglas
- Father Harris - Paul Seed
- Photographer - Suzanne Jeffries
- Disc Jockey - Mike Boone
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public/snug and select
- 5 Coronation Street - Living room
- 11 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
- St. Boniface Church, Lower Broughton - Interior and exterior
Notes[]
- First appearance of Jack Duckworth.
- Eric Spear's closing theme music was replaced on this episode by Felix Mendelssohn's Wedding March played over a freeze-frame shot of the newly-weds walking down the aisle.
- The real-life St. Boniface Church in Lower Broughton was used for filming. Built in 1961, it stood on St. Boniface Road and was demolished at some point after 2012. It was later used for the wedding of Don Brennan and Ivy Tilsley in Episode 2838 (13th June 1988).
- TV Times synopsis: Gail and Brian get married - at last!
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 17,850,000 viewers (1st place).
- This episode was included in the Network DVD collection Coronation Street: The Best of 1970-1979, released on 25th July 2005.
Notable dialogue[]
Bet Lynch (about Hilda Ogden): "My God, she sounds like a piano falling down a fire escape, dun't she?"
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Bet Lynch: "By 'eck, Hilda, you've lived life to t'dregs."
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