Plot[]
Rita is rushed to hospital. A policewoman stands guard outside No.7. Det. Con. Richardson takes up the search for Alan. Rita comes round in hospital. Jenny is shocked that Alan tried to kill Rita. Alan hides from the police. Emily is annoyed when Percy gossips in the Rovers about her relationship with Arthur Dabner. The police find Alan's car abandoned in Openshaw. Bet takes Tina Fowler on at the Rovers. Alan phones Jenny. She accuses him of being a murderer. He tells her that she's his only hope of escape and begs her to help him.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Percy Sugden - Bill Waddington
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
- Jenny Bradley - Sally Ann Matthews
- Alan Bradley - Mark Eden
- Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
- Mavis Wilton - Thelma Barlow
- Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
- Bet Gilroy - Julie Goodyear
- Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
- Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
- Shirley Armitage - Lisa Lewis
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
- Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
- Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
- Tina Fowler - Michelle Holmes
Guest cast[]
- Tom Casey - Edward Clayton
- Joanne Cresswell - Joanne Sidwell
- Det. Con. Richardson - Garry Cooper
- Policewoman - Joan Walker
- Policeman - Peter Rylands
- Nurse - Trish Cooke
- Veronica Marchant - Sandra Maitland
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 3 Coronation Street - Back room and kitchen
- 7 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- The Kabin
- Canal Street
- Weatherfield Canal
- Weatherfield General - Ward, waiting area, corridor and exterior
- Unknown streets in Openshaw
Notes[]
- The scenes at Weatherfield General were recorded at Wythenshawe Hospital while the scene of Alan Bradley spotting the police finding his car in Openshaw was recorded on Apsin Lane in Manchester.
- TV Times synopsis: Rita is still unconscious as the police try to find out just what has been going on at No 7. And there is a surprise at the Rovers when Bet finally decides who is going to be her new barmaid.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 26,930,000 viewers (1st place - combined figure including repeat). This was the highest-rated episode of the year.
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