Episode 2833 (23rd May 1988)

Plot

Phyllis offers Percy a room at her bungalow. Alec panics when the burglar alarm goes off, driving the customers away. Ivy tells Brian she's remarrying, expecting him to object but he tells her that he's pleased. Deirdre tells Emily that Percy's flat won't be ready for two months, not two weeks. Emily accuses Percy of deliberately misleading her. She feels bad when he takes offence. Vera is thrilled that Ivy is marrying Don. Jason Stubbs asks at The Kabin for a paper round but they don't need anyone at the moment. Don tells Ivy his mother wants to meet her and asks Jack to be his best man. Jack readily accepts. Emily tells Percy that he can still move in.

Cast

Regular cast

• Ivy Tilsley - Lynne Perrie
• Don Brennan - Geoff Hinsliff
• Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
• Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
• Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
• Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow
• Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
• Alec Gilroy - Roy Barraclough
• Bet Gilroy - Julie Goodyear
• Phyllis Pearce - Jill Summers
• Gail Tilsley - Helen Worth
• Percy Sugden - Bill Waddington
• Brian Tilsley - Christopher Quinten
• Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
• Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls

Guest cast

• Wayne Pickles - Julian Walsh
• Jason Stubbs - Paul Simpson

Places

• Coronation Street
• Rovers Return Inn - Public and hallway
• 3 Coronation Street - Back room, kitchen and hallway
• 5 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
• Jim's Cafe
• The Kabin

Notes

• Sandra Stubbs (Sally Watts) is credited but doesn't appear.
• TV Times synopsis: Ivy and Don go public with their wedding news. And it's dawning on Emily Bishop that she may be lumbered with lodger Percy Sugden for longer than she realised.
• Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 14,350,000 viewers (3rd place).