Plot[]
Len employs Bert as paper boy whilst the strike is on. Hilda puts her washing in a black bag. She is horrified to discover that Eddie has taken it to the tip instead of the rubbish, also in a bin bag. Deirdre is furious that Mike dumped her but is pleased she spent the evening with Ken. Ivy is furious to find the regulars joking about Bert having a paper round. Mike plans an evening out with Deirdre. Richard Dickinson asks Bert to stop his paper round as he's strike breaking - Bert agrees. Deirdre refuses to go out with Mike telling him that he's a rat and she's not going out with him again. Eddie confirms he threw out the bin bag from the kitchen. Hilda tells him that it contained all of their laundry. Eddie tells her that the bag will be on the tip until the morning. Hilda swears they'll try to salvage it.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Bert Tilsley - Peter Dudley
- Elsie Tanner - Patricia Phoenix
- Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
- Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
- Annie Walker - Doris Speed
- Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
- Deirdre Langton - Anne Kirkbride
- Stan Ogden - Bernard Youens
- Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
- Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
- Fred Gee - Fred Feast
- Ivy Tilsley - Lynne Perrie
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Eddie Yeats - Geoffrey Hughes
- Brian Tilsley - Christopher Quinten
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Eunice Nuttall - Meg Johnson
Guest cast[]
- Richard Dickinson - Gary Carp
Places[]
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 5 Coronation Street - Living room
- 13 Coronation Street - Back room and kitchen
- Corner Shop
- The Kabin
- Unknown streets in Weatherfield
- The Cleaning Centre
Notes[]
- TV Times synopsis: A mix-up over a bag of dirty washing causes panic stations at the Ogdens. Bert Tilsley gets a part-time job at last…but will Ivy approve?
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 16,198,000 viewers (3rd place).
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