Plot[]
Jack has a terrible hangover. He can't remember where he left the suit and thinks it must have been stolen. Gail and Brian attend Ivy at the wedding. She wears an ivory two-piece. Jack wears his Vince St. Clair outfit for the wedding. Don regrets having him as best man. Vera, Bet, Alf, Audrey, Nicky, Sarah, Shirley and Ida attend Don and Ivy's wedding at St. Luke's Church. Brian gives Ivy away and Gail is her matron of honour. Jack has to hunt for ages to find the ring. The priest gets tired of waiting so they use Bert's one for the service. Vera recognises Jack's suit being worn by one of Don's mates. Jack gets drunk at the reception and insults Vera in his speech. Nicky drinks all the guests' drinks behind their backs and gets drunk. Vera gets Jack to spy on the man in the suit. The man thinks Jack's gay and thumps him.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Bet Gilroy - Julie Goodyear
- Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
- Gloria Todd - Sue Jenkins
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
- Ivy Brennan - Lynne Perrie
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Shirley Armitage - Lisa Lewis
- Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
- Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Don Brennan - Geoff Hinsliff
- Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
- Percy Sugden - Bill Waddington
- Brian Tilsley - Christopher Quinten
- Gail Tilsley - Helen Worth
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow
- Ida Clough - Helene Palmer
- Nicky Tilsley - Warren Jackson
- Sarah Louise Tilsley - Lynsay King (Uncredited)
Guest cast[]
- Reg - Tony Capstick
- Mrs Brennan - Pauline Letts
- Margaret Bell - Karen Davies
- Father Flynn - Anthony Benson
- Keith - Max Smith
- Photographer - John Laing
- Julian - Robert Maxfield
- Frank Bell - Mark Lindley (Uncredited)
Places[]
- Rovers Return Inn - Public and gents toilet
- 3 Coronation Street - Back room, kitchen and hallway
- 5 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- 9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
- Corner Shop
- St. Luke's Church - Interior and exterior
- Unnamed terraced street
- Unnamed side road
Notes[]
- Last appearance of Ida Clough until 28th August 1995.
- Phyllis Pearce (Jill Summers) is credited but does not appear.
- St. Boniface Church in Lower Broughton was used for the recording of the wedding scenes. Built in 1961, it stood on St. Boniface Road and was demolished at some point after 2012. It had previously been used for the wedding of Brian Tilsley and Gail Potter in Episode 1947 (28th November 1979).
- TV Times synopsis: Ivy and Don join together in Holy Matrimony. Can the wedding go without a hitch or is Jack Duckworth going to prove everyone right?
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 12,650,000 viewers (2nd place).
- This episode was included in the Network DVD collection Coronation Street: The Best of 1980-1989, released on 31st October 2005.
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