Plot[]
Mike frantically tries to stop the Spanish deal but the sale has already gone through. Ken asks Wendy for more time before he tells Deirdre about them. Maurice Jones refuses to take Alan back on at the site and Eddie has to stop Alan from hitting Maurice. Dawn begs Robert to buy the land back off Mike but he refuses. Eddie explains to Tina that he is not married to Jamie's mother and is a one-parent family. She is mollified. Maurice tells Deirdre that Ken is never in the Recorder office and rumour has it that the paper is sinking. Mike accuses Dawn of being in league with Robert to fleece him of all his money. She is upset and packs her stuff, leaving him. Deirdre asks Ken if he's having an affair. He is defensive and makes her break down and apologise for doubting him. That night the residents lose patience with Alan and turn on him in the Rovers. He threatens them with a broken bottle as they advance on him. They break up when an upset Sally bursts into the pub and shouts out that the police are digging up the building site, looking for Rita's body. All of the residents, including Alan after he is goaded by Audrey, pour out of the pub and watch as the police start their operations.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Percy Sugden - Bill Waddington
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Don Brennan - Geoff Hinsliff
- Jenny Bradley - Sally Ann Matthews
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
- Tina Fowler - Michelle Holmes
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
- Phyllis Pearce - Jill Summers
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
- Alan Bradley - Mark Eden
- Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
- Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
- Derek Wilton - Peter Baldwin
- Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
- Tracy Barlow - Dawn Acton
Guest cast[]
- Det Ins Jordan - John Graham Davies
- Det Sgt Crichton - James Vaughan
- Dawn Prescott - Louise Harrison
- Wendy Crozier - Roberta Kerr
- Eddie Ramsden - William Ivory
- Les Smith - Crispin Letts
- Maurice Jones - Alan Moore
- Jamie Ramsden - Alexander Graham
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 1 Coronation Street - Back room and kitchen
- 7 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- Corner Shop
- No. 6 Quebec House, Weatherfield Quays - Living room/kitchen
- 47 Church Road - Living room and kitchen
- Weatherfield Recorder - Office
- Unknown street in Weatherfield
Notes[]
- TV Times synopsis: The police feel they know where Rita's body is buried and take action as the residents vent their anger on Alan Bradley.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 21,380,000 viewers (2nd place - combined figure including repeat).
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