Changes: Episode 2608 (31st March 1986)

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Plot

Curly has nobody to take to Susan's twenty-first so Sally offers to set him up with her friend Lois Fairhurst. Mike is surprised when Ken invites him to Susan's party. Peter Barlow arrives from Plymouth with his girlfriend Jessica Midgeley. Peter is pleased to be with Susan again but is surprised to find that she's engaged. Curly is depressed when Lois has a cold and can't go to the party. Susan introduces Peter to Mike. Tina Wagstaffe calls at the yard with a job. Curly thinks that she's beautiful and invites her to the party. He is stunned when she says yes.

Cast

Regular cast

Guest cast

Places

Coronation Street
Rovers Return Inn - Public/Snug
1 Coronation Street - Back room and kitchen
Rosamund Street
Builder's Yard - Office and yard
Flat 3, 41 Ashdale Road - Living room/kitchen and communal hallway
Belstaff Hotel - Function room

Notes

First appearance of Peter Barlow since 25th October 1978 and first appearance of David Lonsdale in the role.
TV Times synopsis: On the face of it Ken is simply planning a 21st party for Susan, but Deirdre suspects he has ulterior motives. Curly’s love life takes on new directions - for better or worse?
Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 16,300,000 viewers (5th place).

March 1986 episodes
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 |year=1986
 |number=2608
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 |production code=[[Production codes|P694/1608]]
 |writer=[[Tony Perrin]]
+|story associates=[[Tom Elliott]]<br/>[[Paul Abbott]]
+|designer=[[Eric Deakins]]
+|producer=[[John G. Temple]]
+|executive producer=[[Bill Podmore]]
 |director=[[Bill Gilmour]]
 |previous=[[Episode 2607 (26th March 1986)|26th March 1986]]
 |next=[[Episode 2609 (2nd April 1986)|2nd April 1986]]
 }}
 ==Plot==
-[[Curly Watts|Curly]] has no one to take to [[Susan Barlow|Susan]]'s twenty-first so [[Sally Webster|Sally]] offers to set him up with her friend [[Lois Fairhurst]]. [[Mike Baldwin|Mike]] is surprised when [[Ken Barlow|Ken]] invites him to Susan's party. [[Peter Barlow]] arrives from [[Plymouth]] with his girlfriend [[Jessica Midgeley]]. Peter is pleased to be with Susan again but is surprised to find she's engaged. Curly is depressed when Lois has a cold and can't go to the party. Susan introduces Peter to Mike. [[Tina Wagstaffe]] calls at the [[Builder's Yard|Yard]] with a job. Curly thinks she's beautiful and invites her to the party. He is stunned when she says yes.
+[[Curly Watts|Curly]] has nobody to take to [[Susan Barlow|Susan]]'s twenty-first so [[Sally Seddon|Sally]] offers to set him up with her friend [[Lois Fairhurst]]. [[Mike Baldwin|Mike]] is surprised when [[Ken Barlow|Ken]] invites him to Susan's party. [[Peter Barlow]] arrives from [[Plymouth]] with his girlfriend [[Jessica Midgeley]]. Peter is pleased to be with Susan again but is surprised to find that she's engaged. Curly is depressed when Lois has a cold and can't go to the party. Susan introduces Peter to Mike. [[Tina Wagstaffe]] calls at the [[Builder's Yard (Mawdsley Street site)|yard]] with a job. Curly thinks that she's beautiful and invites her to the party. He is stunned when she says yes.
 ==Cast==
 ===Regular cast===
+*[[Bet Lynch]] - [[Julie Goodyear]]
+*[[Betty Turpin]] - [[Betty Driver]]
+*[[Alan Bradley]] - [[Mark Eden]]
+*[[Gloria Todd]] - [[Sue Jenkins]]
 *[[Ken Barlow]] - [[William Roache]]
-*[[Emily Bishop]] - [[Eileen Derbyshire]]
-*[[Bet Gilroy|Bet Lynch]] - [[Julie Goodyear]]
-*[[Betty Williams|Betty Turpin]] - [[Betty Driver]]
-*[[Susan Barlow]] - [[Wendy Jane Walker]]
-*[[Mavis Wilton|Mavis Riley]] - [[Thelma Barlow]]
 *[[Deirdre Barlow]] - [[Anne Kirkbride]]
-*[[Mike Baldwin]] - [[Johnny Briggs]]
+*[[Susan Barlow]] - [[Wendy Jane Walker]]
-*[[Curly Watts]] - [[Kevin Kennedy]]
+*[[Tracy Langton]] - [[Holly Chamarette]]
 *[[Terry Duckworth]] - [[Nigel Pivaro]]
+*[[Curly Watts]] - [[Kevin Kennedy]]
 *[[Kevin Webster]] - [[Michael Le Vell]]
-*[[Gloria Todd]] - [[Sue Jenkins]]
+*[[Sally Seddon]] - [[Sally Whittaker]]
-*[[Tracy Barlow]] - [[Holly Chamarette]]
+*[[Mavis Riley]] - [[Thelma Barlow]]
-*[[Alan Bradley]] - [[Mark Eden]]
+*[[Emily Bishop]] - [[Eileen Derbyshire]]
-*[[Sally Webster|Sally Seddon]] - [[Sally Whittaker]]
+*[[Mike Baldwin]] - [[Johnny Briggs]]
 *[[Jenny Bradley]] - [[Sally Ann Matthews]]
 ===Guest cast===
 *[[Peter Barlow]] - [[David Lonsdale]]
 *[[Jessica Midgeley]] - [[Christina Barryk]]
+*[[Mr Plummer]] - [[Roger Rowland]]
 *[[Tina Wagstaffe]] - [[Rosalind Bennett]]
+==Places==
+*[[Coronation Street, Weatherfield|Coronation Street]]
+*[[Rovers Return Inn]] - ''Public/Snug''
+*[[1 Coronation Street]] - ''Back room and kitchen''
+*[[Rosamund Street]]
+*[[Builder's Yard (Mawdsley Street site)|Builder's Yard]] - ''Office and yard''
+*[[Flat 3, 41 Ashdale Road]] - ''Living room/kitchen and communal hallway''
+*[[Belstaff Hotel]] - ''Function room''
 ==Notes==
+*First appearance of [[Peter Barlow]] since [[Episode 1855 (25th October 1978)|25th October 1978]] and first appearance of [[David Lonsdale]] in the role.
-*[[Viewing Figures]]: First UK broadcast - 16,300,000 viewers (5th place).
+*''[[TV Times]]'' synopsis: On the face of it [[Ken Barlow|Ken]] is simply planning a 21st party for [[Susan Barlow|Susan]], but [[Deirdre Barlow|Deirdre]] suspects he has ulterior motives. [[Curly Watts|Curly]]’s love life takes on new directions - for better or worse?
+*[[Viewing Figures]]: First UK broadcast - 16,300,000 viewers (5th place).
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