Plot[]
Mike tries to make Deirdre see that Ken wouldn't be unfaithful but she thinks there's no smoke without fire. Jack sells the jewellery and wants some more but his supplier only has shirts to sell. Jack buys six to see if they'll sell. Ken is furious to hear that Mike has been telling Deirdre about Billy's rumours. He warns Mike off so Mike warns him that he's ruining his marriage. Jack looks into getting a market stall and asks Fred to come into business with him fifty-fifty for £75 capital and the use of Baldwin's van. Deirdre tells Billy that Ken is not having an affair and asks him to stop spreading rumours. Fred agrees to come in with Jack and they put down a deposit on a load of shirts. Sally tells Ken it's her reputation that's being wrecked as well as his. Bet asks Tony Cunliffe out to stop him being lonely. He agrees. Betty accuses her of being too pushy. Deirdre tells Ken that she'll understand if he does love Sally but she needs to know. He tells her to ask Sally.
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
- 9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
- 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 in the programme’s usual timeslot of 7.30pm on Wednesday 7th November.
- TV Times synopsis: Jack Duckworth seeks a backer for another of his dodgy schemes - who better than his old mate Fred Gee? Ken Barlow clashes with Mike Baldwin in an attempt to quell gossip about rum goings on at the Recorder.
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 16,178,000 viewers (1st place).
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