Episode 1997 (21st May 1980)

Plot[]

Bert is furious that Brian has taken the £300 for granted. Keith Sadler tells Bet that Dan Johnson has warned him off her. Pauline Stringer is annoyed when Mike is cool towards her. Bert tells Brian the £300 was their holiday money. Brian and Gail are stricken and give the money back. Pauline has to make the first move towards Mike before he asks her out for a meal. Gail and Brian ask Audrey to ask her rich fella for £300. Audrey confesses Alan has gone back to his wife. Bert tells Gail and Brian they can still have the money; the holiday wouldn't have been enjoyable any more. The Ogdens go down with flu. Mike entertains Pauline at his hotel, the Brookhouse. Dan catches Bet talking to Keith and hits him. He tells Bet he doesn't want her talking to other men. She calls him a hypocrite, he packs and leaves, telling her that he can always find another woman like her.

Cast[]

Regular cast[]

Guest cast[]

Places[]

Rovers Return Inn - Public
5 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms and back bedroom
Baldwin's Casuals - Wages office and corridor
Ludlow Avenue - Bet's bedsit and landing
Brookhouse Hotel - Exterior

Notes[]

Len Fairclough mentions the celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the Rainhill Trials that were in the news at the time of transmission of this episode.
TV Times synopsis: Dan Johnson's jealousy over girlfriend Bet Lynch's neighbour comes to the boil…and she sees a side of his character she didn't suspect. What's happened to make Gail Tilsley cry?
Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 15,150,000 viewers (1st place).

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