Plot[]
Vera and Jack row over whose fault the previous evening's row was. Curly vows never to bring anyone round again. Steve goes down with stomach ache. Andy jokes to Ken that it's from the food at the cafe. Derek decides he needs good quality soil for the garden. Kimberley snubs Vera at work, upset at her parents being exposed to the row - "Daddy" needed two cups of cocoa before he recovered. Mrs Jeffers asks Ken to keep his personal problems out of the school. Ken is relieved when Emily tells him Dave didn't go to Scarborough with Deirdre and Tracy. Ken offhandedly mentions the cafe causing Steve's bug to Percy, who spreads the word. The Wiltons aren't sure how much soil to order so Derek decides on a truckload. Alma and Gail ban Percy from the cafe when Jack tells them about the gossip. Vera worries that Curly thinks she's common. Jack comforts her. The Taylors offer Curly their spare room to rent and railroad him into accepting.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Derek Wilton - Peter Baldwin
- Mavis Wilton - Thelma Barlow
- Des Barnes - Philip Middlemiss
- Stephanie Barnes - Amelia Bullmore
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
- Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
- Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
- Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
- Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
- Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
- Kimberley Taylor - Suzanne Hall
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Andy McDonald - Nicholas Cochrane
- Gail Tilsley - Helen Worth
- Alma Sedgewick - Amanda Barrie
- Phyllis Pearce - Jill Summers
- Tina Fowler - Michelle Holmes
- Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
- Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
- Percy Sugden - Bill Waddington
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
Guest cast[]
- Mrs Jeffers - Romy Baskerville
- Mr Linkwater - Keith Clifford
- Mrs Taylor - Marlene Sidaway
- Mr Taylor - John Jardine
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 3 Coronation Street - Back room, kitchen and hallway
- 4 Coronation Street - Garden
- 6 Coronation Street - Garden
- 9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
- The Kabin
- Jim's Cafe
- Bettabuy - Shop floor
- Weatherfield Comprehensive - Head's office, secretary's office, corridor and stairway
- Mr and Mrs Taylor's house - Living room
- Broadoak Park Garden Centre
Notes[]
- TV Times synopsis: Ken Barlow discovers teaching has changed a lot since his days at Bessie Street. Gail and Alma react violently when they find a slanderer in their midst.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 16,170,000 viewers (3rd place - combined figure including repeat).
- This episode was included in the Golden Anniversary DVD Collection, released by ITV Home Entertainment on 11th October 2010.
Notable dialogue[]
Mavis Wilton (about Derek Wilton): "He's even taken to reading gardening books in bed."
Rita Fairclough: "Well, let's face it, you've gotta do summat in bed, 'aven't yer?"
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Jack Duckworth: "Look, Vera, just look around. You've gorra a nice house, nice furniture, good food on the table, nice bar, nice pictures - who could think that we were common, eh? Loft full of pigeons, Vauxhall Nova..."
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