Changes: Episode 2370 (19th December 1983)

Revision as of 18:27, 15 July 2019

Plot

Rita goes through Len's clothes. She finds a beer mat with a Bolton phone number written on it. Curly sees Sharon and falls for her. Deirdre sorts out the paperwork at the yard for Rita. Fred tells Jack that he could show him how to look after his pigeons. They agree to race a couple, putting £10 down each. Elsie is fed up that Ivy has been made supervisor again. She contemplates leaving the factory. Remembering George Newton thought she'd be an ideal landlady, she arranges an interview at the brewery. Mike is annoyed when Elsie takes time off and reprimands her. She resigns from the factory. Sharon is interested in Terry. Rita phones the Bolton number and gets a woman, she tells her that Len is dead. When Rita says who she is, a Mrs Proctor puts the phone down.

Cast

Regular cast

Guest cast

None

Places

Rovers Return Inn - Public
7 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
9 Coronation Street - Yard
Baldwin's Casuals - Sewing room and office
The Kabin
Builder's Yard - Office and yard

Notes

TV Times synopsis: Rita Fairclough finds a clue that may help solve the mystery of husband Len's death. Factory boss Mike Baldwin gets a shock resignation from one of his girls.
Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 13,762,000 viewers (3rd place).

December 1983 episodes
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 |date=[[19th December]] [[1983]] (Monday)
 |production code=[[Production codes|P694/1370]]
-|writer=[[Tony Perrin]]
+|writer=[[Leslie Duxbury]]
 |stories=[[Esther Rose]]<br/>[[Tom Elliott]]
 |designer=[[Eric Deakins]]
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 |previous=[[Episode 2369 (14th December 1983)|14th December 1983]]
 |next=[[Episode 2371 (21st December 1983)|21st December 1983]]
 }}
 ==Plot==
-[[Rita Sullivan|Rita]] goes through [[Len Fairclough|Len]]'s clothes. She finds a beer mat with a [[Bolton]] phone number written on it. [[Curly Watts|Curly]] sees [[Sharon Gaskell|Sharon]] and falls for her. [[Deirdre Barlow|Deirdre]] sorts out the paperwork at the [[Builder's Yard|Yard]] for Rita. [[Fred Gee|Fred]] tells [[Jack Duckworth|Jack]] he could show him how to look after his [[pigeons]]. They agree to race a couple, putting £10 down each. [[Elsie Tanner|Elsie]] is fed up that [[Ivy Brennan|Ivy]] has been made supervisor again. She contemplates leaving the [[Baldwin's Casuals|factory]]. Remembering [[George Newton]] thought she'd be an ideal landlady she arranges an interview at the brewery. [[Mike Baldwin|Mike]] is annoyed when Elsie takes time off and reprimands her. She resigns from the factory. Sharon is interested in [[Terry Duckworth|Terry]]. Rita phones the Bolton number and gets a woman, she tells her Len is dead. When Rita says who she is, a [[Marjorie Proctor|Mrs Proctor]] puts the phone down.
+[[Rita Fairclough|Rita]] goes through [[Len Fairclough|Len]]'s clothes. She finds a beer mat with a [[Bolton]] phone number written on it. [[Curly Watts|Curly]] sees [[Sharon Gaskell|Sharon]] and falls for her. [[Deirdre Barlow|Deirdre]] sorts out the paperwork at the [[Builder's Yard (Mawdsley Street site)|yard]] for Rita. [[Fred Gee|Fred]] tells [[Jack Duckworth|Jack]] that he could show him how to look after his [[pigeons]]. They agree to race a couple, putting £10 down each. [[Elsie Tanner|Elsie]] is fed up that [[Ivy Tilsley|Ivy]] has been made supervisor again. She contemplates leaving the [[Baldwin's Casuals|factory]]. Remembering [[George Newton]] thought she'd be an ideal landlady, she arranges an interview at the [[Newton & Ridley|brewery]]. [[Mike Baldwin|Mike]] is annoyed when Elsie takes time off and reprimands her. She resigns from the factory. Sharon is interested in [[Terry Duckworth|Terry]]. Rita phones the Bolton number and gets a woman, she tells her that Len is dead. When Rita says who she is, a [[Marjorie Proctor|Mrs Proctor]] puts the phone down.
 ==Cast==
 ===Regular cast===
+*[[Jack Duckworth]] - [[William Tarmey]]
+*[[Fred Gee]] - [[Fred Feast]]
 *[[Elsie Tanner]] - [[Patricia Phoenix]]
-*[[Rita Sullivan|Rita Fairclough]] - [[Barbara Knox]]
+*[[Ivy Tilsley]] - [[Lynne Perrie]]
-*[[Mavis Wilton|Mavis Riley]] - [[Thelma Barlow]]
-*[[Betty Williams|Betty Turpin]] - [[Betty Driver]]
-*[[Bet Gilroy|Bet Lynch]] - [[Julie Goodyear]]
-*[[Emily Bishop]] - [[Eileen Derbyshire]]
-*[[Ivy Brennan|Ivy Tilsley]] - [[Lynne Perrie]]
-*[[Gail Platt|Gail Tilsley]] - [[Helen Worth]]
-*[[Brian Tilsley]] - [[Christopher Quinten]]
 *[[Vera Duckworth]] - [[Elizabeth Dawn]]
-*[[Jack Duckworth]] - [[William Tarmey]]
-*[[Terry Duckworth]] - [[Nigel Pivaro]]
-*[[Sharon Bentley|Sharon Gaskell]] - [[Tracie Bennett]]
-*[[Curly Watts]] - [[Kevin Kennedy]]
-*[[Deirdre Barlow]] - [[Anne Kirkbride]]
 *[[Ida Clough]] - [[Helene Palmer]]
 *[[Shirley Armitage]] - [[Lisa Lewis]]
+*[[Mavis Riley]] - [[Thelma Barlow]]
+*[[Sharon Gaskell]] - [[Tracie Bennett]]
+*[[Rita Fairclough]] - [[Barbara Knox]]
 *[[Mike Baldwin]] - [[Johnny Briggs]]
-*[[Fred Gee]] - [[Fred Feast]]
+*[[Emily Bishop]] - [[Eileen Derbyshire]]
+*[[Bet Lynch]] - [[Julie Goodyear]]
+*[[Betty Turpin]] - [[Betty Driver]]
+*[[Curly Watts]] - [[Kevin Kennedy]]
+*[[Gail Tilsley]] - [[Helen Worth]]
+*[[Deirdre Barlow]] - [[Anne Kirkbride]]
+*[[Terry Duckworth]] - [[Nigel Pivaro]]
+*[[Brian Tilsley]] - [[Christopher Quinten]]
 ===Guest cast===
 ''None''
+==Places==
+*[[Rovers Return Inn]] - ''Public''
+*[[7 Coronation Street]] - ''Downstairs rooms''
+*[[9 Coronation Street]] - ''Yard''
+*[[Baldwin's Casuals]] - ''Sewing room and office''
+*[[The Kabin]]
+*[[Builder's Yard (Mawdsley Street site)|Builder's Yard]] - ''Office and yard''
 ==Notes==
+*''[[TV Times]]'' synopsis: [[Rita Fairclough]] finds a clue that may help solve the mystery of husband [[Len Fairclough|Len]]'s death. [[Baldwin's Casuals|Factory]] boss [[Mike Baldwin]] gets a shock resignation from [[Elsie Tanner|one of his girls]].
 *[[Viewing Figures]]: First UK broadcast - 13,762,000 viewers (3rd place).
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