Plot[]
Jack tells Vera that he's taking the night off to join a snooker competition at the Legion. She lets him borrow the Nova. The Barlows look forward to their holiday in Northumberland. Jack takes Tina to an expensive restaurant. She gets him to buy champagne. Steve Rafferty tells Deirdre he's now suspected of being the mole. He tells her that he's not carrying the can for Ken. She realises he might have to resign. Mike and Alma look around the show flat at the dockland development. He is surprised to find the saleswoman is Dawn Prescott. Deirdre refuses to go on holiday in the present circumstances when Ken refuses to clear Rafferty's name. Jack tries to seduce Tina in the car but she refuses to let him touch her, she thanks him for the meal and leaves. Vera discovers from Curly that Jack wasn't at the Legion. The car runs out of petrol and Jack has no money left to buy any.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Ivy Brennan - Lynne Perrie
- Alec Gilroy - Roy Barraclough
- Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
- Bet Gilroy - Julie Goodyear
- Tina Fowler - Michelle Holmes
- Don Brennan - Geoff Hinsliff
- Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
- Mavis Wilton - Thelma Barlow
- Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
- Tracy Barlow - Dawn Acton
- Alma Sedgewick - Amanda Barrie
- Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
Guest cast[]
- Dawn Prescott - Louise Harrison
- George Burgess - Max Mason
- Steve Rafferty - Ian Hastings
- Waiter - Nigel Carrington
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 1 Coronation Street - Back room, kitchen and hallway
- 9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen and hallway
- Corner Shop
- Weatherfield Quays - Show flat
- Weatherfield Town Hall - Corridor
- Petrol station, Bessemer Road
- Unknown streets in Weatherfield
- Unnamed restaurant
Notes[]
- The scene in the Weatherfield Quays show flat was recorded in a flat on Mariner's Canal at Salford Quays while the scene in Weatherfield Town Hall was recorded in the old Salford Town Hall in Bexley Square.
- TV Times synopsis: Jack's committed himself to a date with Tina but escaping out of the house under Vera's watchful eye is no mean feat. And now Deirdre's in the know about Ken's mole, she's curious to find out more about their 'working relationship'.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 16,000,000 viewers (2nd place - combined figure including repeat).
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