Plot[]
Bet finds a flat but tells Alf that she doesn't really like it. Ken warns Alf that Bet moving out quickly could look suspicious. Eddie sees Marion with Phil Moss and grows jealous. Phil tells Marion that he loves her and wants her back. He tells Eddie he wants Marion to break their engagement. Marion doesn't know who to choose. The Faircloughs throw a party. Alf asks Bet to stay on for a while. She agrees. Chalkie is put out to find a party in progress at No.9 when he calls to do some jobs. He is cross to see people walking food into the carpet. Maggie asks Mike to lend her £3,000. Rita is horrified when Bet moves the party into No.7. Eddie is upset that Marion won't choose him over Phil. He suggests they call off the engagement to give her more space. She gives her ring back to him.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
- Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
- Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
- Annie Walker - Doris Speed
- Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
- Chalkie Whitely - Teddy Turner
- Eddie Yeats - Geoffrey Hughes
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
- Marion Willis - Veronica Doran
- Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow
- Stan Ogden - Bernard Youens
- Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
- Sharon Gaskell - Tracie Bennett
Guest cast[]
- Maggie Dunlop - Jill Kerman
- Phil Moss - Ken Kitson
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen and hallway
- 13 Coronation Street - Back room and kitchen
- Corner Shop
- Curzon Street
- 46b, St. Mary's Place - Living room and kitchen
Notes[]
- TV Times synopsis: Eddie Yeats finds that Marion Willis is unable to choose between him and former sweetheart Phil Moss. The Faircloughs throw a house leaving party - and it runs into trouble when new tenant Chalky Whitely turns up.
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 11,900,000 viewers (2nd place).
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