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==Plot== |
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| − | [[Vera Duckworth|Vera]] accuses [[Elsie Tanner|Elsie]] of being [[Mike Baldwin|Mike]]'s favourite when he gives her time off to have her hair done. Elsie is forced to tell the girls about the date. Vera is jealous. Mike takes [[Sylvie Hicks]] on the date as [[Sonia Price]] is ill. [[Hilda Ogden|Hilda]] refuses to feed [[Stan Ogden|Stan]] as he spends all his time at [[Annie Walker|Annie]]'s cocktail hour. [[Nellie Harvey]] starts a Happy Hour between 6.30 and 7.30. All of Annie's customers desert the [[Rovers Return Inn|Rovers]] for the [[Laughing Donkey]]. [[Emily Bishop|Emily]] discovers that [[Arnold Swain|Arnold]] has left her £2,000 in his will. She doesn't want the money and feels Arnold is haunting her from the grave. Annie decides to stop the cocktail hour as her regulars have deserted her. Mike, Sylvie, Elsie and [[Wilf Stockwell]] go on the town. Wilf makes a play for Elsie whilst Mike and |
+ | [[Vera Duckworth|Vera]] accuses [[Elsie Tanner|Elsie]] of being [[Mike Baldwin|Mike]]'s favourite when he gives her time off to have her hair done. Elsie is forced to tell the girls about the date. Vera is jealous. Mike takes [[Sylvie Hicks]] on the date as [[Sonia Price]] is ill. [[Hilda Ogden|Hilda]] refuses to feed [[Stan Ogden|Stan]] as he spends all his time at [[Annie Walker|Annie]]'s cocktail hour. [[Nellie Harvey]] starts a Happy Hour between 6.30 and 7.30. All of Annie's customers desert the [[Rovers Return Inn|Rovers]] for the [[Laughing Donkey]]. [[Emily Bishop|Emily]] discovers that [[Arnold Swain|Arnold]] has left her £2,000 in his will. She doesn't want the money and feels Arnold is haunting her from the grave. Annie decides to stop the cocktail hour as her regulars have deserted her. Mike, Sylvie, Elsie and [[Wilf Stockwell]] go on the town. Wilf makes a play for Elsie whilst Mike and Sylvie flirt. However, [[Frankie Baldwin (Sam Kydd)|Frankie]] turns up unexpectedly to see Mike. |
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*[[46b, St. Mary's Place]] - ''Living room and kitchen'' |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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| − | *This was the final episode of the programme to be broadcast by [[ATV]], [[Southern Television]] and [[Westward Television]] who had lost their franchises in the [[1980]] reshuffle and who transmitted for the final time the following day. They were succeeded by [[Central Television]], [[Television South]] and [[Television South West |
+ | *This was the final episode of the programme to be broadcast by [[ATV]], [[Southern Television]] and [[Westward Television]] who had lost their franchises in the [[1980]] reshuffle and who transmitted for the final time the following day. They were succeeded by [[Central Television]], [[Television South]] and [[Television South West]] respectively. |
*''[[TV Times]]'' synopsis: [[Annie Walker]] rows with [[Rita Fairclough]] over the innovation at the [[Rovers]]. What will [[Emily Bishop]] learn from the solicitors of her dead, bigamous husband, [[Arnold Swain]]? |
*''[[TV Times]]'' synopsis: [[Annie Walker]] rows with [[Rita Fairclough]] over the innovation at the [[Rovers]]. What will [[Emily Bishop]] learn from the solicitors of her dead, bigamous husband, [[Arnold Swain]]? |
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*[[Viewing Figures]]: First UK broadcast - 16,900,000 viewers (1st place). |
*[[Viewing Figures]]: First UK broadcast - 16,900,000 viewers (1st place). |
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Revision as of 17:21, 10 February 2018
Plot
Vera accuses Elsie of being Mike's favourite when he gives her time off to have her hair done. Elsie is forced to tell the girls about the date. Vera is jealous. Mike takes Sylvie Hicks on the date as Sonia Price is ill. Hilda refuses to feed Stan as he spends all his time at Annie's cocktail hour. Nellie Harvey starts a Happy Hour between 6.30 and 7.30. All of Annie's customers desert the Rovers for the Laughing Donkey. Emily discovers that Arnold has left her £2,000 in his will. She doesn't want the money and feels Arnold is haunting her from the grave. Annie decides to stop the cocktail hour as her regulars have deserted her. Mike, Sylvie, Elsie and Wilf Stockwell go on the town. Wilf makes a play for Elsie whilst Mike and Sylvie flirt. However, Frankie turns up unexpectedly to see Mike.
Cast
Regular cast
- Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Stan Ogden - Bernard Youens
- Eddie Yeats - Geoffrey Hughes
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
- Elsie Tanner - Patricia Phoenix
- Ivy Tilsley - Lynne Perrie
- Ida Clough - Helene Palmer
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
- Fred Gee - Fred Feast
- Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
- Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
- Bert Tilsley - Peter Dudley
- Annie Walker - Doris Speed
- Albert Tatlock - Jack Howarth
Guest cast
- Sylvie Hicks - Debbie Arnold
- Wilf Stockwell - Terence Longdon
- Frankie Baldwin - Sam Kydd
- Pub Customer - Charles Haggith
Places
- Rovers Return Inn - Public/Snug
- 3 Coronation Street - Back room, kitchen and hallway
- 13 Coronation Street - Back room and kitchen
- Baldwin's Casuals - Sewing room and office
- 46b, St. Mary's Place - Living room and kitchen
Notes
- This was the final episode of the programme to be broadcast by ATV, Southern Television and Westward Television who had lost their franchises in the 1980 reshuffle and who transmitted for the final time the following day. They were succeeded by Central Television, Television South and Television South West respectively.
- TV Times synopsis: Annie Walker rows with Rita Fairclough over the innovation at the Rovers. What will Emily Bishop learn from the solicitors of her dead, bigamous husband, Arnold Swain?
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 16,900,000 viewers (1st place).
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