Plot[]
Ken celebrates his fiftieth birthday. Sally has the plaster taken off her leg. Martin tries to persuade Gail to attend the Websters' party but she fears that she'll feel too old. Maurice Jones tells Deirdre he will pay the redundancies. The factory girls celebrate. Wendy Crozier feels sorry for Ken as Deirdre forgets his birthday. She lays on a meal for him. Gail is persuaded to go to the party. Deirdre makes Ken a surprise birthday meal but he doesn't return. Jenny takes Stuart Haley to the Websters' party while Mark takes Stephanie Smith. Martin gets drunk and tells Gail that he loves her. Ken and Wendy get to know each other better; she doesn't stop him when he kisses her. Martin declares his love for Gail loudly in the street, in front of Ivy. Gail is embarrassed. Ken returns home to find the table laid for his surprise party but Deirdre has gone to bed.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Mavis Wilton - Thelma Barlow
- Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
- Ivy Brennan - Lynne Perrie
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
- Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
- Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
- Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
- Gail Tilsley - Helen Worth
- Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
- Alma Sedgewick - Amanda Barrie
- Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
- Bet Gilroy - Julie Goodyear
- Tina Fowler - Michelle Holmes
- Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
- Nicky Tilsley - Warren Jackson
- Jenny Bradley - Sally Ann Matthews
- Mark Casey - Stuart Wolfenden
Guest cast[]
- Josie Phillips - Siobhan Finneran (Credited as "Josie Philips")
- Maurice Jones - Alan Moore
- Wendy Crozier - Roberta Kerr
- Site Foreman - Rod Arthur
- Stuart Haley - Stuart Andrews
- Stephanie Smith - Lucy Keightly (Credited as "Lucy Keightley")
- Marge Butler - Sherry Ormerod (Credited as "Marg Butler")
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 1 Coronation Street - Back room, kitchen and hallway
- 13 Coronation Street - Back room, kitchen and hallway
- Maurice Jones's Portakabin
- Jim's Cafe
- The Kabin
- 33 Hammond Road - Living room
- 47 Church Road - Dining room
- Weatherfield Recorder - Office
Notes[]
- TV Times synopsis: Ken and Deirdre both have romantic plans, so why does the evening end in disappointment? And a party in the Street turns sour for Gail.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 20,730,000 viewers (2nd place - combined figure including repeat).
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