Episode 3017 (12th January 1990)

Plot[]

Bet knows Alec is rushing Sandra but doesn't know how to tell him. Ken is losing his enthusiasm for the Recorder. Wendy encourages him to fight for what's his. Sandra is too busy to talk to Alec. Don sees one of the cab thieves while driving a fare. He gives chase but loses the youth. Deirdre runs into Wendy when she goes to the Recorder office to drop off bills. They exchange barbed insults. Ivy gets Don to promise not to go looking for trouble. Bet finds Alec making plans to have the Ardens over for dinner. She realises he's setting himself up for disappointment and reveals that Sandra only made an effort at the party when Tim made her. Alec tells her she's got it wrong and accuses her of being jealous. Ken tells Wendy that he's sold out to the Gazette. Wendy doesn't like that he's giving up everything for her. Ivy is confused when she rings one of Don's colleagues to pass on a message to Don and hears he's finished for the night. At the estate where he saw the youth, Don waits in his cab.

Cast[]

Regular cast[]

Guest cast[]

Places[]

Rovers Return Inn - Public, back room and hallway
5 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
Jim's Cafe
47 Church Road - Living room and hallway
Weatherfield Recorder - Office
Brierley Gardens Estate

Notes[]

TV Times synopsis: Bet realises she will have to shatter Alec's illusions before he gets hurt. But will he pay any attention? Don's behaviour is worrying Ivy, especially when he disappears.
Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 20,890,000 viewers (3rd place - combined figure including repeat).

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