Plot[]
Mike advises Alma to get Gail to make up her mind over cafe or find a new partner. Alf is certain he's going to be bankrupted by the Bettabuy bus. Steve tells Liz that he hopes to get a job with motorbikes. Joanne listens to music instead of helping out Flick and Jenny. Martin brings Gail home. Alma struggles with Phyllis at the cafe and is relieved when Audrey arrives to lend a hand. Curly has the bus driven down the street. He hives all the shoppers' vouchers. Sally watches in horror as Alf tries to stop the bus by standing in its path. Curly refuses to argue the matter in front of customers. Andy is thrilled when Joanne agrees to him showing her around. Alf goes to Bettabuy to see Reg about the bus. Reg sees him coming and hides. Emily is embarrassed when he corners her but refuses to apologise for shopping there. Andy pretends that Steve is his younger brother and that he's left school to impress Joanne but she thinks he should stick at it. Jenny and Flick look for jobs. Liz suspects Andy of having a girlfriend. Alf accuses Reg of enticing his customers away. He threatens him with eviction from the flat unless the bus is rerouted.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Alma Sedgewick - Amanda Barrie
- Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
- Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
- Nicky Tilsley - Warren Jackson
- Sarah Louise Tilsley - Lynsay King
- Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
- Jim McDonald - Charles Lawson
- Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
- Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
- Steve McDonald - Simon Gregory
- Felicity Khan - Rita Wolf
- Andy McDonald - Nicholas Cochrane
- Jenny Bradley - Sally Ann Matthews
- Gail Tilsley - Helen Worth
- Phyllis Pearce - Jill Summers
- Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
- Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Kimberley Taylor - Suzanne Hall
- Mr Holdsworth - Ken Morley
- Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
Guest cast[]
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 7 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms and yard
- 11 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
- Corner Shop - Shop and stockroom
- Jim's Cafe
- 33 Hammond Road - Living room, kitchen and hallway
- No. 6 Quebec House, Weatherfield Quays - Living room/kitchen
- Bettabuy - Shop floor
- Weatherfield Canal
Notes[]
- The scene of Andy showing Joanne Khan around Weatherfield was shot in Castle Street, Manchester, looking over the Bridgewater Canal.
- TV Times synopsis: A grocer crossed is a cross landlord as Reg Holdsworth is about to discover. Joanne Khan settles herself into No 7 and begins to look for some excitement. She doesn't have to wait long.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 16,870,000 viewers (1st place - combined figure including repeat).
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