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{{Infobox Episode|
 
{{Infobox Episode|
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|image = [[File:Episode 2276.jpg|200px]]
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|year=1983
 
|year=1983
 
|number=2276
 
|number=2276
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|production code=[[Production codes|P694/1276]]
 
|production code=[[Production codes|P694/1276]]
 
|writer=[[H.V. Kershaw]]
 
|writer=[[H.V. Kershaw]]
|stories=[[Esther Rose]]<br/>[[Peter Tonkinson]]
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|stories=[[Peter Tonkinson]]<br/>[[Esther Rose]]
|designer=[[Eric Deakins]]
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|designer=[[Geoff Bentley|Geoffrey Bentley]]
 
|producer=[[Mervyn Watson]]
 
|producer=[[Mervyn Watson]]
 
|executive producer=[[Bill Podmore]]
 
|executive producer=[[Bill Podmore]]
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|previous=[[Episode 2275 (19th January 1983)|19th January 1983]]
 
|previous=[[Episode 2275 (19th January 1983)|19th January 1983]]
 
|next=[[Episode 2277 (26th January 1983)|26th January 1983]]
 
|next=[[Episode 2277 (26th January 1983)|26th January 1983]]
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}}
 
 
==Plot==
 
==Plot==
[[Deirdre Barlow|Deirdre]] returned home at 1.00am. [[Ken Barlow|Ken]] goes for the job interview and tells Deirdre he'll take her out for a meal to celebrate afterwards. [[Mike Baldwin|Mike]] invites her out for a meal the next day - she agrees. [[Suzie Birchall]] hitches a lift to [[Weatherfield]] from [[London]] and arrives on [[Gail Platt|Gail]]'s doorstep. [[Eddie Yeats|Eddie]] reverses the binwagon into [[Annie Walker|Annie]]'s Rover after [[Fred Gee|Fred]] drives it round the corner of the [[Rovers Return Inn|Rovers]]. The front of the car is smashed in but no one witnessed the smash. Eddie accuses Fred of driving the car into the van. Annie is horrified that the Rover has been damaged. Fred takes the car to [[Brian Tilsley|Brian]]. Brian tells him it'll cost and he can't start until the insurance company give the go ahead. Ken enjoys the interview and is confident. Brian tells Suzie she can sleep on their sofa. Gail isn't too sure.
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[[Deirdre Barlow|Deirdre]] returned [[1 Coronation Street|home]] at 1.00am. [[Ken Barlow|Ken]] goes for the job interview and tells Deirdre that he'll take her out for a meal to celebrate afterwards. [[Mike Baldwin|Mike]] invites her out for a meal the next day - she agrees. [[Suzie Birchall]] hitches a lift to [[Weatherfield]] from [[London]] and arrives on [[Gail Tilsley|Gail]]'s doorstep. [[Eddie Yeats|Eddie]] reverses the binwagon into [[Annie Walker|Annie]]'s Rover after [[Fred Gee|Fred]] drives it round the corner of the [[Rovers Return Inn|Rovers]]. The front of the car is smashed in but no one witnessed the smash. Eddie accuses Fred of driving the car into the van. Annie is horrified that the Rover has been damaged. Fred takes the car to [[Brian Tilsley|Brian]]. Brian tells him that it'll cost and he can't start work until the insurance company gives the go-ahead. Ken enjoys the interview and is confident. Brian tells Suzie that she can sleep on their sofa. Gail isn't too sure.
   
 
==Cast==
 
==Cast==
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*[[Ken Barlow]] - [[William Roache]]
 
*[[Ken Barlow]] - [[William Roache]]
 
*[[Deirdre Barlow]] - [[Anne Kirkbride]]
 
*[[Deirdre Barlow]] - [[Anne Kirkbride]]
*[[Bet Gilroy|Bet Lynch]] - [[Julie Goodyear]]
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*[[Bet Lynch]] - [[Julie Goodyear]]
 
*[[Fred Gee]] - [[Fred Feast]]
 
*[[Fred Gee]] - [[Fred Feast]]
 
*[[Hilda Ogden]] - [[Jean Alexander]]
 
*[[Hilda Ogden]] - [[Jean Alexander]]
 
*[[Albert Tatlock]] - [[Jack Howarth]]
 
*[[Albert Tatlock]] - [[Jack Howarth]]
*[[Gail Platt|Gail Tilsley]] - [[Helen Worth]]
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*[[Gail Tilsley]] - [[Helen Worth]]
 
*[[Brian Tilsley]] - [[Christopher Quinten]]
 
*[[Brian Tilsley]] - [[Christopher Quinten]]
 
*[[Nick Tilsley|Nicholas Tilsley]] - [[Warren Jackson]]
 
*[[Nick Tilsley|Nicholas Tilsley]] - [[Warren Jackson]]
 
*[[Chalkie Whitely]] - [[Teddy Turner]]
 
*[[Chalkie Whitely]] - [[Teddy Turner]]
*[[Tracy Barlow|Tracy Langton]] - [[Christabel Finch]]
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*[[Tracy Langton]] - [[Christabel Finch]]
 
*[[Vera Duckworth]] - [[Elizabeth Dawn]]
 
*[[Vera Duckworth]] - [[Elizabeth Dawn]]
 
*[[Suzie Birchall]] - [[Cheryl Murray]]
 
*[[Suzie Birchall]] - [[Cheryl Murray]]
 
===Guest cast===
 
===Guest cast===
 
''None''
 
''None''
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==Places==
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*[[Coronation Street, Weatherfield|Coronation Street exterior]]
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*[[Rovers Return Inn]] - ''Public''
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*[[1 Coronation Street]] - ''Back room/kitchen''
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*[[Baldwin's Casuals]] - ''Office''
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*[[5 Buxton Close]] - ''Living room/kitchen''
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*[[Sykes and Tilsley's Garage]]
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*Unknown street in [[Weatherfield]]
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
 
*First appearance of [[Suzie Birchall]] since [[Episode 1953 (19th December 1979)|19th December 1979]].
 
*First appearance of [[Suzie Birchall]] since [[Episode 1953 (19th December 1979)|19th December 1979]].
*[[Viewing Figures]]: First UK broadcast - 15,850,000 viewers (4th place).
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*[[Viewing Figures]]: First UK broadcast - 15,850,000 viewers (4th place).
 
{{Template:January 1983}}
 
{{Template:January 1983}}
 
[[Category:1983 episodes]]
 
[[Category:1983 episodes]]

Revision as of 14:30, 18 July 2012

Plot

Deirdre returned home at 1.00am. Ken goes for the job interview and tells Deirdre that he'll take her out for a meal to celebrate afterwards. Mike invites her out for a meal the next day - she agrees. Suzie Birchall hitches a lift to Weatherfield from London and arrives on Gail's doorstep. Eddie reverses the binwagon into Annie's Rover after Fred drives it round the corner of the Rovers. The front of the car is smashed in but no one witnessed the smash. Eddie accuses Fred of driving the car into the van. Annie is horrified that the Rover has been damaged. Fred takes the car to Brian. Brian tells him that it'll cost and he can't start work until the insurance company gives the go-ahead. Ken enjoys the interview and is confident. Brian tells Suzie that she can sleep on their sofa. Gail isn't too sure.

Cast

Regular cast

Guest cast

None

Places

Notes

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