Plot[]
Renee and Alf discover Bet owes over £20 for cigarettes she's taken while living in the flat. Alf tells Renee it's nothing to do with him. Bert tries to give Brian some marital advice but Brian isn't interested. Doreen Lovell treats Mavis like a junior. Ivy thinks Brian has fallen out with Gail about her overspending. Gail is outraged and gets Brian to tell Ivy it was him who was overspending, not her. Mavis puts Doreen onto a better job at a dress shop in the precinct and is relieved when she's taken on. Alf fails to get the money out of Bet. Brian and Gail make up. Sam Littlewood arrives looking for Len. He tells him that Rita's with him in Blackpool. She says she never wants to see Len again but Sam urges him to fetch her home. Len refuses.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Brian Tilsley - Christopher Quinten
- Ivy Tilsley - Lynne Perrie
- Bert Tilsley - Peter Dudley
- Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow
- Fred Gee - Fred Feast
- Eddie Yeats - Geoffrey Hughes
- Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
- Elsie Tanner - Patricia Phoenix
- Gail Tilsley - Helen Worth
- Renee Roberts - Madge Hindle
- Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
- Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
- Annie Walker - Doris Speed
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
Guest cast[]
Places[]
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 5 Coronation Street - Living room
- 9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen and hallway
- Corner Shop
- The Kabin
Notes[]
- TV Times synopsis: Len Fairclough hears news of his wife Rita from a surprise visitor. Newly-weds Brian and Gail Tilsley are still at loggerheads and sleeping apart. Attempts to reconcile them by Brian's parents don't quite work out.
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 17,000,000 viewers (5th place).
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