Episode 2498 (11th March 1985)

Plot[]

George Wardle starts at Baldwin's Casuals as van driver. He is pleased to see Ivy but she can't understand how he knows her. Hilda reads the tea leaves of the Rovers' staff: Wilf Starkey to travel East, Betty to come into silver and Bet will hear from a relative. Ivy realises that she knows George from church. Andrea tells Harry she wants to leave school and get a job but he wants her to go to university. Mavis writes back to Derek and tells him that she'd still like to be friends. She wants to go on holiday with Rita but Rita isn't keen. Andrea reveals that she's got her exam results and they're awful: 'E' in Physics, 'O' in Maths and Chemistry. Alf invites Rita to go on holiday with him. She tells him that she's going with Mavis. Bet decides to give Hilda's predictions a helping hand to shut her up.

Cast[]

Regular cast[]

Guest cast[]

Wilf Starkey - Jim Bywater

Places[]

Rovers Return Inn - Public, back room and hallway
11 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen and hallway
Baldwin's Casuals - Sewing room and office
The Kabin

Notes[]

First appearance of George Wardle.
A drayman played by Mark Jordan was credited, but does not appear in the episode.
TV Times synopsis: Gipsy' Hilda Ogden is reading tea-leaves again, the Rovers staff hear some startling predictions. There are problems in the Clayton household when young Andrea makes a drastic decision.
Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 17,700,000 viewers (2nd place).

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