Episode 2116 (13th July 1981)

Plot

The Faircloughs return from holiday. Annie returns from Derby and is furious to find the Gees still in residence at the Rovers. Eunice tells Annie that she can't throw Fred out - she owes him so much. Mavis enjoys drawing with Maurice Dodds. She thinks he's romantic. Annie feels as if she's got squatters. The factory girls plan a send-off for Lynn Watts who is marrying and emigrating to Australia. Maurice tells Mavis that she needs to be more confident and express herself in her paintings. He wants to try drawing a nude but needs a model. He tells Mavis that he'll draw her in the nude if she'd let him.

Cast

Regular cast

Ivy Tilsley - Lynne Perrie
Ida Clough - Helene Palmer
Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow
Elsie Tanner - Patricia Phoenix
Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
Fred Gee - Fred Feast
Eunice Gee - Meg Johnson
Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
Eddie Yeats - Geoffrey Hughes
Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
Annie Walker - Doris Speed
Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley (Uncredited)

Guest cast

Maurice Dodds - Gilbert Wynne
Lynn Watts - Linda Jean Barry (Credited as "Linda Jean-Barry")

Places

Rovers Return Inn - Public, back room and hallway
Baldwin's Casuals - Sewing room and office
The Kabin
Unknown waterside location

Notes

First appearance of Ida Clough since 18th March 1981.
TV Times synopsis: Ivy Tilsley, Vera Duckworth and the factory girls plan a big send-off for a workmate who's getting married and emigrating. How will Annie Walker react to what she finds at the Rovers Return?
Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 14,750,000 viewers (2nd place).

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