Plot[]
Don shares his winnings with Ivy to make her think his gambling is a good thing. Jack tries to get hold of £30. Bet refuses to sub him so he hides in the cellar from Vera. Vera discovers her £30 is missing. Ivy lets it slip that Jack and Don went to a casino. Mr Watts calls on Curly and invites both Shirley and him over for Sunday lunch. Vera blames Don for leading Jack astray. Ivy tells her Jack's old enough to get himself in trouble. Curly feels his parents want to make up but Shirley feels they don't really want her and refuses to go.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Ivy Brennan - Lynne Perrie
- Don Brennan - Geoff Hinsliff
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
- Phyllis Pearce - Jill Summers
- Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
- Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
- Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
- Bet Gilroy - Julie Goodyear
- Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
- Shirley Armitage - Lisa Lewis
- Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow
- Alec Gilroy - Roy Barraclough
- Percy Sugden - Bill Waddington
Guest cast[]
Places[]
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 5 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- 9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen and hallway
- Corner Shop
- 15a Coronation Street - Living room and kitchen
- Parliament Street
Notes[]
- TV Times synopsis: Phyllis goes hunting Percy out in his new lair, but the beast is not that easy to track down. The prodigal Alec Gilroy returns to the Rovers to find desperate Jack taking refuge in the cellar.
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 12,000,000 viewers (5th place).
| July 1988 episodes |
|---|
| ← Mon 4th • Wed 6th • Mon 11th • Wed 13th Mon 18th • Wed 20th • Mon 25th • Wed 27th → |