Plot[]
Det. Sgt. Crichton calls off the search for Rita. Bet waits at The Strand Hotel for Rita to return. Alec tells Jenny that Rita is alive and she insists that he tells Alan. Alan is outraged to discover Rita is in Blackpool and gets the hotel address off a gullible Alec. Mr Lotterby, the Robertses' solicitor tells them there's nothing he can do; they're homeless. Alf moves Audrey into the shop flat despite her protests. Alan drives to The Strand Hotel in Blackpool to take Rita home and produce her to all the people who have suspected him of murder. He finds Bet in her room and demands to know where Rita is. A terrified Bet rows with him. He bumps into Rita outside, she remembers everything when she sees him and tries to run away from him. She dashes through the traffic, he follows and is hit by a tram and killed instantly. Bet comforts a sobbing and distraught Rita as she collapses to the ground.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Bet Gilroy - Julie Goodyear
- Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
- Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
- Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
- Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
- Alec Gilroy - Roy Barraclough
- Jenny Bradley - Sally Ann Matthews
- Jim McDonald - Charles Lawson
- Steve McDonald - Simon Gregory
- Andy McDonald - Nicholas Cochrane
- Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
- Alan Bradley - Mark Eden
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
- Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Percy Sugden - Bill Waddington
- Don Brennan - Geoff Hinsliff
Guest cast[]
- Det. Insp. Jordan - John Graham Davies
- Det. Sgt. Crichton - James Vaughan
- Cyril Partridge - Phil McCall
- Mr Lotterby - Ron Meadows
Places[]
- Rovers Return Inn - Public and hallway
- 7 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- Corner Shop
- 15a Coronation Street - Living room
- Redford Street
- 31 Redford Street - Bedsit
- Mr Lotterby's office
- Unknown hotel in Weatherfield - Guest bedroom
- Blackpool - Promenade
- The Strand Hotel - Reception, piano bar, room 14 and corridor
Notes[]
- This episode features the death of Alan Bradley and final appearance of Mark Eden in the role.
- Liz McDonald (Beverley Callard) is credited but does not appear.
- TV Times synopsis: Will history repeat itself as Alan Bradley finally catches up with Rita?
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 21,450,000 viewers (1st place - combined figure including repeat).
- This episode was included on the following commercial releases:
- Coronation Street 1989 released by Granada and Windsong Video on 5th November 1990.
- The Network DVD collection Coronation Street: The Best of 1980-1989, released on 31st October 2005.
- The Golden Anniversary DVD Collection, released by ITV Home Entertainment on 11th October 2010.
- Golden Greats: a free DVD given out to readers by The Sun newspaper on 27th November 2010.
- This episode was added to streaming service BritBox in late 2020 under the Coronation Street: Greatest Episodes banner and included an introduction by Sally Dynevor.
- The ITV3 repeat of this episode on 30th July 2018 featured a brief edit, omitting "you stupid bitch!" from Alan Bradley's final line.
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