Plot[]
Bet finds the responsibility of running the Rovers getting too much. Wilf Starkey applies for the job of cellarman. Ida is furious that Mike isn't going to sack Henry Wakefield. Ralph Ward places an order for the flying suits. Mike and Christine celebrate. Ida tells the girls that Henry is a strike-breaker. Terry tries to lure Andrea away from her revision. Ivy asks the factory girls to give Henry a chance but they all refuse to work with him. They threaten to strike unless Mike sacks him. Wilf agrees to start at the Rovers. David finds Christine and Mike celebrating together. He tells Mike that Christine's future is as a wife and mother.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
- Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Shirley Armitage - Lisa Lewis
- Ivy Tilsley - Lynne Perrie
- Ida Clough - Helene Palmer
- Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
- Percy Sugden - Bill Waddington
- Sue Clayton - Jane Hazlegrove
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
- Terry Duckworth - Nigel Pivaro
- Andrea Clayton - Caroline O'Neill
- Brian Tilsley - Christopher Quinten
- Gail Tilsley - Helen Worth
- Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
- Phyllis Pearce - Jill Summers
- Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
- Ken Barlow - William Roache (Uncredited)
Guest cast[]
- Henry Wakefield - Finetime Fontayne
- Wilf Starkey - Jim Bywater
- Christine Millward - Julie Shipley
- Florrie Smethurst - Ann O'Brien
- David Millward - Ian Bleasdale
Places[]
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 13 Coronation Street - Back room and kitchen
- Community Centre - Large hall
- Baldwin's Casuals - Sewing room and office
Notes[]
- First appearance of Wilf Starkey.
- TV Times synopsis: Mike Baldwin's cosy drink with designer Christine Millward is interrupted by an unexpected visitor. A new face appears behind the Rovers bar when Bet Lynch takes on a cellarman.
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 19,550,000 viewers (1st place).
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