Plot[]
Mike receives a legal notice to quit making the bags in the flat but laughs it off. Alma is sick of machining and tells Mike to find someone else. Alec has to cancel Victoria's stay because of Jamie. Josie tells Mike she won't work for him any more as he lied to her about taking on Ivy. Ivy thinks it's ridiculous for Don to take every shift going to support himself and Ivy when Mike has offered her work. Don refuses to let her line Mike's pockets. Mike is fed up being cast as the villain. Ivy and Josie get together and decide to try to and get more money out of Mike. Derek helps out at The Kabin but doesn't understand the system. Mike agrees to pay Ivy and Josie 50p a bag - 50% more than they were getting. Mike doesn't mind as he's still making a big profit. Don accepts Ivy working for Mike. Tim visits the Rovers with Victoria. Victoria is touched to see Alec with Jamie but is surprised the Rovers isn't posher. Alec tells off the punters for being raucous.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Alma Sedgewick - Amanda Barrie
- Mavis Wilton - Thelma Barlow
- Derek Wilton - Peter Baldwin
- Ivy Brennan - Lynne Perrie
- Bet Gilroy - Julie Goodyear
- Tina Fowler - Michelle Holmes
- Alec Gilroy - Roy Barraclough
- Don Brennan - Geoff Hinsliff
- Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
- Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
- Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Andy McDonald - Nicholas Cochrane
- Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
- Mark Casey - Stuart Wolfenden
- Kimberley Taylor - Suzanne Hall
- Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
Guest cast[]
- Josie Phillips - Siobhan Finneran
- Tim Arden - John Flanagan
- Victoria Arden - Helen Warburton
- Jamie Ramsden - Alexander Graham
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public, back room and hallway
- 5 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- 11 Coronation Street - Back room and kitchen
- The Kabin
- Weatherfield Quays
- No. 6 Quebec House, Weatherfield Quays - Living room/kitchen
- Unknown streets in Weatherfield
Notes[]
- TV Times synopsis: Bet's back room kindergarten threatens the peace at The Rovers, while Alec is forced to reassess his viewpoint on babies. Ivy and Mike reach a compromise they are both happy with. Will Don be as pleased?
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 19,220,000 viewers (7th place - combined figure including repeat).
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