Plot
Vera considers warning Ivy that Brian has got another woman. Fred hates living with Sid. The small bed gives him a bad back. When Ivy reprimands Vera for gossiping all day, Vera tells Ivy about Brian's girlfriend. Glenda Fox takes Brian to lunch. Len borrows Bert's rod to take John Spencer fishing. Ivy hears from Gail that Brian always works late. John and Len don't catch anything so bring fish and chips home. Ivy tackles Brian about Glenda. Brian tells her that she's just a customer.
Cast
Regular cast
- Bert Tilsley - Peter Dudley
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Ida Clough - Helene Palmer
- Ivy Tilsley - Lynne Perrie
- Elsie Tanner - Patricia Phoenix
- Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
- Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
- Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
- Fred Gee - Fred Feast
- Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Brian Tilsley - Christopher Quinten
- Gail Tilsley - Helen Worth
- Eunice Gee - Meg Johnson
- Nicholas Tilsley - Warren Jackson
Guest cast
- Ginger - Chris Fairbank
- Glenda Fox - Hazel Clyne
- John Spencer - Jonathan Barber
Places
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
- Baldwin's Casuals - Sewing room
- Viaduct Garage
- 5 Buxton Close - Living room
- Weatherfield Canal
- Sid Clarke's house - Eunice's bedroom
Notes
- TV Times synopsis: Vera Duckworth tells tales about Brian Tilsley and the alluring Glenda Fox. What will his mother Ivy do about it? Fred and Eunice Gee settle in as rather unwelcome lodgers with Eunice's father
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 13,750,000 viewers (1st place).
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