Plot[]
Ken and Deirdre return from holiday. Jack borrows £25 from Vera's savings to buy some jewellery to sell. Billy is bitter about being dumped by Sally. He hints to Deirdre that Sally and Ken are having an affair. Sally tells Ken she realises that they will never have an affair as he's a family man. He is pleased. Deirdre is upset to discover that Billy has told Bet that Sally is seeing Ken. Bet tells Deirdre to take no notice. Billy tells Mike that Sally is having an affair with Ken. Deirdre asks Ken if he's being unfaithful, he swears that Sally is just a friend. Deirdre doesn't know what to believe.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
- Billy Walker - Kenneth Farrington
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
- Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
- Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Phyllis Pearce - Jill Summers
- Gail Tilsley - Helen Worth
- Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
- Debbie Webster - Sue Devaney
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Fred Gee - Fred Feast
- Percy Sugden - Bill Waddington
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Terry Duckworth - Nigel Pivaro
Guest cast[]
- Sally Waterman - Vikki Chambers
- Joe Schofield - Ron Donachie
- Sgt. Tony Cunliffe - Jack Carr
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public/snug
- 9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen and hallway
- Corner Shop
- Jim's Cafe
- Weatherfield Recorder - Office
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 on Tuesday 6th November at 7.00pm.
- TV Times synopsis: Ken and Deirdre Barlow return from holiday to find themselves the centre of some disturbing gossip. Jobless Jack Duckworth has a chance meeting in a café and a glittering new business venture presents itself.
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 14,837,000 viewers (2nd place).
| October 1984 episodes |
|---|
| ← Mon 1st • Wed 3rd • Mon 8th • Wed 10th • Mon 15th Wed 17th • Mon 22nd • Wed 24th • Mon 29th • Wed 31st → |