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|writer=[[John Stevenson]] |
|writer=[[John Stevenson]] |
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+ | |designer=[[Geoff Bentley|Geoffrey Bentley]] |
|producer=[[Bill Podmore]] |
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|director=[[Charles Kitchen]] |
|director=[[Charles Kitchen]] |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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| − | [[Alf Roberts|Alf]] finds the card and realises he forgot to post it. He pushes it through [[13 Coronation Street|No.13]]'s door. [[Eddie Yeats|Eddie]] starts to use a CB radio with the callsign of "Slim Jim" and he contacts a woman calling herself "Stardust Lil". [[Hilda Ogden|Hilda]] finds her Valentine and hides it from [[Stan Ogden|Stan]]. [[Deirdre Barlow|Deirdre]] is cool towards [[Ken Barlow|Ken]]. Hilda thinks she's got a secret admirer, Stan says he sent it but she refuses to believe him as he's never sent her one before. Eddie spends the day talking to Stardust Lil. He tells her he's a business man. She is impressed by him. He asks her for a date and she agrees. Hilda dresses up in case her admirer makes himself known to her. [[Wilf Stockwell|Wilf]] turns up to see [[Elsie Tanner|Elsie]]. She worries that he's left home. He tells her that he would never leave [[Dot Stockwell|Dot]] for her. She feels better when he tells her his marriage has been wrecked for a long time, now he wants a bit of happiness. Eddie decides he'll nick Hilda's keys to [[Mike Baldwin|Mike]]'s [[46b, St. Mary's Place|flat]] to entertain Lil. |
+ | [[Alf Roberts|Alf]] finds the card and realises he forgot to post it. He pushes it through [[13 Coronation Street|No.13]]'s door. [[Eddie Yeats|Eddie]] starts to use a CB radio with the callsign of "Slim Jim" and he contacts a [[Marion Willis|woman]] calling herself "Stardust Lil". [[Hilda Ogden|Hilda]] finds her Valentine and hides it from [[Stan Ogden|Stan]]. [[Deirdre Barlow|Deirdre]] is cool towards [[Ken Barlow|Ken]]. Hilda thinks she's got a secret admirer, Stan says he sent it but she refuses to believe him as he's never sent her one before. Eddie spends the day talking to Stardust Lil. He tells her he's a business man. She is impressed by him. He asks her for a date and she agrees. Hilda dresses up in case her admirer makes himself known to her. [[Wilf Stockwell|Wilf]] turns up to see [[Elsie Tanner|Elsie]]. She worries that he's left home. He tells her that he would never leave [[Dot Stockwell|Dot]] for her. She feels better when he tells her his marriage has been wrecked for a long time, now he wants a bit of happiness. Eddie decides he'll nick Hilda's keys to [[Mike Baldwin|Mike]]'s [[46b, St. Mary's Place|flat]] to entertain Lil. |
==Cast== |
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===Guest cast=== |
===Guest cast=== |
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*[[Wilf Stockwell]] - [[Terence Longdon]] |
*[[Wilf Stockwell]] - [[Terence Longdon]] |
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| + | ==Places== |
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| + | *[[Rovers Return Inn]] - ''Public'' |
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| + | *[[11 Coronation Street]] - ''Back room/kitchen, Hallway/stairs'' |
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| + | *[[13 Coronation Street]] - ''Back room/kitchen, Hallway/stairs'' |
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| + | *[[Corner Shop]] |
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| + | *[[46b, St. Mary's Place]] - ''Living room'' |
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| + | *Unknown street in [[Weatherfield]] |
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| + | *Refuse site |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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*First appearance of [[Chalkie Whitely]], although he is initially credited without a surname. |
*First appearance of [[Chalkie Whitely]], although he is initially credited without a surname. |
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Revision as of 20:58, 12 February 2012
Plot
Alf finds the card and realises he forgot to post it. He pushes it through No.13's door. Eddie starts to use a CB radio with the callsign of "Slim Jim" and he contacts a woman calling herself "Stardust Lil". Hilda finds her Valentine and hides it from Stan. Deirdre is cool towards Ken. Hilda thinks she's got a secret admirer, Stan says he sent it but she refuses to believe him as he's never sent her one before. Eddie spends the day talking to Stardust Lil. He tells her he's a business man. She is impressed by him. He asks her for a date and she agrees. Hilda dresses up in case her admirer makes himself known to her. Wilf turns up to see Elsie. She worries that he's left home. He tells her that he would never leave Dot for her. She feels better when he tells her his marriage has been wrecked for a long time, now he wants a bit of happiness. Eddie decides he'll nick Hilda's keys to Mike's flat to entertain Lil.
Cast
Regular cast
- Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
- Eddie Yeats - Geoffrey Hughes
- Stan Ogden - Bernard Youens
- Elsie Tanner - Patricia Phoenix
- Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
- Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Annie Walker - Doris Speed
- Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
- Chalkie - Teddy Turner
- Marion Willis - Veronica Doran (Credited as "Stardust Lil")
Guest cast
- Wilf Stockwell - Terence Longdon
Places
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 11 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen, Hallway/stairs
- 13 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen, Hallway/stairs
- Corner Shop
- 46b, St. Mary's Place - Living room
- Unknown street in Weatherfield
- Refuse site
Notes
- First appearance of Chalkie Whitely, although he is initially credited without a surname.
- First appearance of Marion Willis although she is only heard over Eddie Yeats' CB radio and not seen. She first appears on-screen in the next episode.
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 16,500,000 viewers (3rd place).
Commercial releases
This episode was included on the 1982 disc of the Network DVD collection Coronation Street: The 1980s, released on 31st October 2005.
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