Plot[]
Gordon Lewis does the cellar just as he wants it. Fred is furious but Gordon tells him that he'll check it every day. Ken tells Deirdre she should have told him that she is seeing Mike. Len puts a new washer on at the Rovers. Gordon is furious when Bet gives him a drink before opening hours. Bet apologises and tries to flirt her way out of the situation. Ken asks Mike what he feels for Deirdre. Mike tells him that he's enjoying himself. Johnny Webb is annoyed when Sandra doesn't give him discount at the cafe. When a lorry driver, Terry paws Sandra, Johnny warns him off. The lorry driver threatens to hit Johnny. Wally Randle stops the fight and Elsie thanks him. Ken tells Deirdre that he is jealous of her seeing Mike. He accuses her of taking him for a ride, she tells him that he's got a cheek and he has no right to moralise about her. He tells her that he wants her and finds it painful that she's seeing Mike.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
- Deirdre Langton - Anne Kirkbride
- Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
- Stan Ogden - Bernard Youens
- Elsie Tanner - Patricia Phoenix
- Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
- Fred Gee - Fred Feast
- Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
- Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Tracy Langton - Christabel Finch
Guest cast[]
- Gordon Lewis - David Daker
- Wally Randle - Mark Eden
- Johnny Webb - Jack Smethurst
- Sandra Webb - Shelagh Stephenson
- Delivery Man - Bernard Wrigley
- Terry - Ashley Barker
Places[]
- Rovers Return Inn - Public and back room
- Corner Shop
- Corner Shop bedsit - Living room and kitchen
- Jim's Cafe
Notes[]
- Mark Eden makes a pre-Alan Bradley appearance as Wally Randle.
- TV Times synopsis: What will Ken Barlow say when he finds someone else is competing for Deirdre Langton's affections? There's trouble at the Rovers when Annie Walker's stand-in starts clashing with the staff.
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 20,800,000 viewers (1st place). This was the most-watched episode of the year.
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