Plot[]
Billy buys a gold bracelet for Sally Waterman. Jack packs most of his possessions up and pays Fred to store them in his van whilst the DHSS visit. Vera discovers that Jack has been moving all her furniture out of No.9. She finds he's emptied the house and fears he's sold everything. She goes for him with her handbag before he tells her that he's only fiddling the DHSS. He tells the official, Mrs Walters, that he's had to sell everything bit by bit. He tells her he has no money coming in and the family have left him. He goes over the top with tales of his mother who begs in the streets. When Jack doesn't turn up for work, Bill tells him not to bother asking for work again. When Betty refuses to bring Tony Cunliffe to the Rovers, Bet calls on him and flirts. Sally tries to avoid Billy. When he persists she tells him that she doesn't want to see him any more; he's become too serious. He accuses her of having an affair with Ken. She tells him it's nothing to do with Ken. The DHSS official calls again and finds the Duckworths eating steak in the fully furnished room. She tells Jack that he's not entitled to any benefit and Vera tells him he won't scrounge off her.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
- Ivy Tilsley - Lynne Perrie
- Brian Tilsley - Christopher Quinten
- Bill Webster - Peter Armitage
- Debbie Webster - Sue Devaney
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
- Terry Duckworth - Nigel Pivaro
- Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
- Billy Walker - Kenneth Farrington
- Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
- Fred Gee - Fred Feast
- Percy Sugden - Bill Waddington
Guest cast[]
- Sally Waterman - Vikki Chambers
- Sgt Tony Cunliffe - Jack Carr
- Mrs Walters - Dorothy Vernon
Places[]
- Coronation Street - Ginnel
- Rovers Return Inn - Public and back room
- 9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen, hallway and yard
- Bill Webster Property Repairs - Yard
- 37 Hillside Crescent - Living room
Notes[]
- A technicians' strike at Thames Television over new shift patterns lasted from Wednesday 17th October at 7.26pm until 2nd November following a previous strike for the same reason which had lasted from 27th August until 3rd September. On this occasion, Thames’ management managed to run an emergency service from 23rd October but were only able to only show programmes made by themselves and not from any other ITV region. They were only able to rejoin the network from Monday 5th November at 9.25am. The rest of the country saw Coronation Street without interruption, but Thames had to find additional slots to enable viewers in the London area to catch up once the dispute was over. This meant that this episode was transmitted there in the programme’s usual timeslot of 7.30pm on Monday 5th November.
- TV Times synopsis: An investigator descends on the Duckworth household to check out Jack's claim for benefit. Bet Lynch has her wish and meets Betty Turpin's new policeman lodger.
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 14,288,000 viewers (3rd place).
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