Plot[]
Gus Ferris tells Alec he's been let down by a turn - Ingrid and Her Talking Doberman - and he needs a replacement. Alec refuses as Gus is always trying to nick his acts. Jack overhears the conversation and tells Alec he could stand in. Alec realises that Jack has an awful voice and gives him the gig, singing at the Old Band Club. Audrey is thrilled when Malcolm Reid flies in. Alf is not happy about the situation. Malcolm is full of his grand lifestyle and how wonderful Canada is. Percy feels lonely in his new neighbourhood. Jack sings at the club and is booed off-stage. Alec is delighted.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
- Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Phyllis Pearce - Jill Summers
- Gail Tilsley - Helen Worth
- Gloria Todd - Sue Jenkins
- Alec Gilroy - Roy Barraclough
- Bet Gilroy - Julie Goodyear
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Alan Bradley - Mark Eden
- Jenny Bradley - Sally Ann Matthews
- Percy Sugden - Bill Waddington
- Brian Tilsley - Christopher Quinten
- Ivy Brennan - Lynne Perrie
- Sandra Stubbs - Sally Watts
Guest cast[]
Places[]
- Rovers Return Inn - Public, back room and hallway
- 3 Coronation Street - Back room and hallway
- 11 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen and hallway
- Jim's Cafe
- Manchester Airport - Arrivals hall
- Unknown park
Notes[]
- The scene at Manchester Airport was recorded on location, while the park scene was recorded at St. John's Gardens in Manchester, adjacent to the Granada Television Quay Street studios.
- TV Times synopsis: A stranger arrives in the street and Ivy's ears prick up when Gloria recalls where she saw this man before. A friend of Alec's needs a singer urgently - enter the crooning cellarman!
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 13,100,000 viewers (6th place).
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