Plot[]
Gail encourages Brian to get a bank loan to buy Ron Sykes out. The Faircloughs visit Sharon in Sheffield on her eighteenth birthday. Fred shows Maureen Slater the Rovers, telling her that he's the pub's manager. Mrs. Lowther calls on Hilda, she is out so Stan - in his string vest - invites the Lowthers to wait. Stan and Mr. Lowther discover they were in the Western Desert together. The bank agrees to give Brian a loan. Ron toasts the future with him. Hilda is horrified to find the Lowthers waiting in No.13 as it looks a tip. Maureen gets Fred to drive her back to Warrington where she refuses to let him into her flat. The car runs out of petrol and he is stuck.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Fred Gee - Fred Feast
- Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
- Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
- Brian Tilsley - Christopher Quinten
- Gail Tilsley - Helen Worth
- Nicholas Tilsley - Warren Jackson
- Stan Ogden - Bernard Youens
- Eddie Yeats - Geoffrey Hughes
- Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
- Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow
- Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
- Annie Walker - Doris Speed
- Elsie Tanner - Patricia Phoenix
- Marion Willis - Veronica Doran
Guest cast[]
- Ron Sykes - Bobby Knutt
- Maureen Slater - Carol Kaye
- Mrs. Lowther - June Broughton
- Mr. Lowther - David Scase
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 13 Coronation Street - Back room, kitchen and hallway
- The Kabin
- S & T Garage
- 5 Buxton Close - Living room and kitchen
- Unknown streets in Warrington
Notes[]
- The scenes in Warrington were shot on Northumberland Road, Stretford on 22nd February 1983.
- TV Times synopsis: Fred Gee's new girlfriend is appraised by the regulars at the Rovers - what's the verdict? Will Brian Tilsley decide to go it alone at the garage, and can he raise a loan?
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 16,900,000 viewers (1st place).
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