Episode 2819 (4th April 1988)

Plot[]

Gina gets bored as Billy Wyatt has to work the Easter bank holiday. She encourages Martin to call. Alf lets the flat unfurnished. He learns that it was a mistake as it's harder to get rid of tenants unfurnished. Kevin is annoyed when Brian lets Billy road-test a car he's worked on and he gets Brian to change his mind. Sally discovers Gina has locked her out. She makes a noise alerting Gina who gets rid of Martin the back way. Emily helps Shirley make the flat look nice. Curly gets a few bits of furniture and Martin helps move him in. Shirley admits to Emily that she twisted Curly's arm a bit to get him to move in. Sally is certain Gina had a lad in the house and knows it wasn't Billy. Curly has some Dutch courage in the Rovers before spending his first night with Shirley. Curly confesses to Shirley he's a virgin, she promises to be gentle with him.

Cast[]

Regular cast[]

Guest cast[]

Places[]

Coronation Street - Main street view and ginnel
Rovers Return Inn - Public
3 Coronation Street - Yard
13 Coronation Street - Back room and kitchen
Corner Shop
15a Coronation Street - Living room
Tilsley's Garage

Notes[]

The theme music used at the end of this episode starts from the very beginning of the Coronation Street theme, although the credits are the standard length.
13 Coronation Street is shown to have a telephone for the first time in the history of the house, twenty-six years since No.9 was the first of the terraces to have one installed in November 1962.
TV Times synopsis: Most of us take 'Home Sweet Home' for granted, but Shirley and Curly are beginning to see that this is a bit of a fallacy. And Sally is beginning to wonder just what her sister, Gina, does for entertainment while they're out at work.
Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 16,400,000 viewers (4th place).

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