Changes: Episode 2304 (2nd May 1983)

Revision as of 10:41, 22 October 2019

Plot

Bet fears a boring bank holiday. Fred tries to get Brian to hurry up repairing the Rover's brakes so he can take Bet out for the day. Hilda visits Archie who is taken ill. Marion looks after Stan and Eddie. Bet worries about being alone in the country with Fred so takes Betty along for protection. Elsie tries to bring Suzie out of herself and takes her shopping. Gail lets Fred take the Rover not realising Brian hasn't finished working on it. Fred takes Bet and Betty to Lyme Park. He tries to get Bet on her own but she sticks close to Betty. Terry Goodwin breaks into No.11 and waits for Suzie. Packing up the Rover at the end of the day, Fred slams the boot shut. The car, with Bet and Betty in rolls down a hill. Bet pulls on the handbrake but it comes off in her hand. The car ends up in a lake with the two women still in it.

Cast

Regular cast

Guest cast

Terry Goodwin - Terence Hillyer

Places

Rovers Return Inn - Public, back room and hallway
11 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen and hallway
Corner Shop
Tilsley's Garage
Lyme Park

Notes

Terence Hillyer makes a pre-Sean Skinner appearance as Terry Goodwin.
TV Times synopsis: Elsie Tanner sends Suzie Birchall's husband packing. Fred Gee takes Bet Lynch and Betty Turpin out in his Rover for a picnic.
Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 13,700,000 viewers (2nd place).
This episode was included on the Granada and Windsong Video Coronation Street 1983 released on 5th November 1990.

Notable dialogue

Eddie Yeats: "Do you know Stanley, there's three kinds of idle. There's idle, flamin' idle and you!"

May 1983 episodes
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 ==Plot==
-[[Bet Gilroy|Bet]] fears a boring Bank Holiday. [[Fred Gee|Fred]] tries to get [[Brian Tilsley|Brian]] to hurry up repairing the Rover's brakes so he can take Bet out for the day. [[Hilda Ogden|Hilda]] visits [[Archie Crabtree|Archie]] who is taken ill. [[Marion Yeats|Marion]] looks after [[Stan Ogden|Stan]] and [[Eddie Yeats|Eddie]]. Bet worries about being alone in the country with Fred so takes [[Betty Williams|Betty]] along for protection. [[Elsie Tanner|Elsie]] tries to bring [[Suzie Birchall|Suzie]] out of herself and takes her shopping. [[Gail Platt|Gail]] lets Fred take the Rover not realising Brian hasn't finished working on it. Fred takes Bet and Betty to [[Lyme Park]]. He tries to get Bet on her own but she sticks close to Betty. [[Terry Goodwin]] breaks into [[11 Coronation Street|No.11]] and waits for Suzie. Packing up the Rover at the end of the day, Fred slams the boot shut. The car, with Bet and Betty in rolls down a hill. Bet pulls on the handbrake but it comes off in her hand. The car ends up in a lake with the two women still in it.
+[[Bet Lynch|Bet]] fears a boring bank holiday. [[Fred Gee|Fred]] tries to get [[Brian Tilsley|Brian]] to hurry up repairing the Rover's brakes so he can take Bet out for the day. [[Hilda Ogden|Hilda]] visits [[Archie Crabtree|Archie]] who is taken ill. [[Marion Willis|Marion]] looks after [[Stan Ogden|Stan]] and [[Eddie Yeats|Eddie]]. Bet worries about being alone in the country with Fred so takes [[Betty Turpin|Betty]] along for protection. [[Elsie Tanner|Elsie]] tries to bring [[Suzie Birchall|Suzie]] out of herself and takes her shopping. [[Gail Tilsley|Gail]] lets Fred take the Rover not realising Brian hasn't finished working on it. Fred takes Bet and Betty to [[Lyme Park]]. He tries to get Bet on her own but she sticks close to Betty. [[Terry Goodwin]] breaks into [[11 Coronation Street|No.11]] and waits for Suzie. Packing up the Rover at the end of the day, Fred slams the boot shut. The car, with Bet and Betty in rolls down a hill. Bet pulls on the handbrake but it comes off in her hand. The car ends up in a lake with the two women still in it.
 ==Cast==
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 ==Notes==
+*[[Terence Hillyer]] makes a pre-[[Sean Skinner]] appearance as [[Terry Goodwin]].
 *''[[TV Times]]'' synopsis:	[[Elsie Tanner]] sends [[Suzie Birchall]]'s [[Terry Goodwin|husband]] packing. [[Fred Gee]] takes [[Bet Lynch]] and [[Betty Turpin]] out in his Rover for a picnic.
 *[[Viewing Figures]]: First UK broadcast - 13,700,000 viewers (2nd place).
+*This episode was included on the Granada and Windsong Video ''[[VHS and DVD releases of Coronation Street#30th Anniversary Set|Coronation Street 1983]]'' released on [[5th November]] [[1990]].
-==Commercial releases==
-This episode was included on the Granada and Windsong Video ''[[VHS and DVD releases of Coronation Street#30th Anniversary Set|Coronation Street 1983]]'' released on [[5th November]] [[1990]].
 ==Notable dialogue==
 [[Eddie Yeats]]: "Do you know [[Stan Ogden|Stanley]], there's three kinds of idle. There's idle, flamin' idle and you!"
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+[[Category:Episodes released on VHS]]