Plot[]
Mike tells Susan that he'll set her up in her own business if she can prove to him that childrenswear is profitable. Alec tries to push Bet into having more acts. She tells him that she will only have one act a week. Susan makes a report on manufacturing children's clothes. Richard Armstrong tracks Gloria down and tells her that he's her half-brother. She is stunned. She is bitter when he talks about their mother, she feels she abandoned her and will always hate her. He tells her that their mother is very ill and wants to see her to make things up to her. Jack tells Bet that the Graffiti Club is losing money. Gloria refuses to see her mother - it would be too painful. Richard tells her that he doesn't intend to return to Canada without her.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Ivy Tilsley - Lynne Perrie
- Shirley Armitage - Lisa Lewis
- Ida Clough - Helene Palmer
- Susan Baldwin - Wendy Jane Walker
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
- Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
- Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow
- Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
- Alec Gilroy - Roy Barraclough
- Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
- Gloria Todd - Sue Jenkins
Guest cast[]
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public, back room and hallway
- 1 Coronation Street - Back room, kitchen and hallway
- Baldwin's Casuals - Sewing room, office and loading bay
- The Kabin
Notes[]
- TV Times synopsis: A stranger arrives in Weatherfield looking for barmaid Gloria Todd. Who is he? Where is he from? What does he want with Gloria?
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 16,200,000 viewers (4th place).
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