Plot[]
Elsie is stunned when Bill Gregory returns and tells her he wants her to come to Portugal with him. Curly wants to thump Terry for hijacking Sharon. Terry tells him he doesn't fancy her and advises him to build a few muscles to impress her. Bill tells Elsie he doesn't want to be lonely any more - he's been lonely for her for years. She doesn't think she can give everything up on a whim. The Ogdens move Stan's bed into the sitting room. The police warn Fred that his tyres are bald. Sharon gets Curly to carry her bags to the bus station, telling him she's returning to Sheffield. Elsie decides she's wasted enough of her life and she should grasp her opportunity to escape. Bill is delighted when she phones his hotel to say she's on her way to him in London. Elsie packs. She takes her photographs of Linda and Dennis and, posting her keys at No.1 and remembering old times, leaves the street for ever.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
- Elsie Tanner - Patricia Phoenix
- Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
- Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow
- Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
- Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
- Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
- Sharon Gaskell - Tracie Bennett
- Albert Tatlock - Jack Howarth
- Terry Duckworth - Nigel Pivaro
- Stan Ogden - Bernard Youens
- Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
- Fred Gee - Fred Feast
Guest cast[]
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public/snug
- 3 Coronation Street - Back room and kitchen
- 11 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen and hallway
- 13 Coronation Street - Back room and kitchen
- Corner Shop
- Unknown hotel, London - Guest bedroom
Notes[]
- Final appearance of Patricia Phoenix as Elsie Tanner.
- Final appearance of Jack Watson as Bill Gregory.
- Last appearance of Sharon Gaskell until 15th January 1999.
- TV Times synopsis: Elsie Tanner receives a proposition - and makes a decision about her future. Stan Ogden is in bed downstairs, and wife Hilda tries to get compensation for his foot injury.
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 15,796,000 viewers (2nd place).
- This episode was included on the following commercial releases:
- Coronation Street 1984 released by Granada and Windsong Video on 5th November 1990.
- The Network DVD collection Coronation Street: The Best of 1980-1989, released on 31st October 2005.
Notable dialogue[]
Elsie Tanner (Final line upon being asked by the taxi driver how long she will be away from the street): "Ah, now there's a question!"
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