Changes: Episode 3117 (5th September 1990)

Revision as of 12:05, 16 November 2019

Plot

Derek tells Mavis that Boris probably isn't Harry and it's just a coincidence. Tracy starts third year. Deirdre is unhappy that she's helping Ken decorate the flat after school. She tells Ken not to call round any more. Mavis is on edge at The Kabin as she's afraid Sybil Featherstone will find out about Harry and come back. Dave feels that Deirdre is so preoccupied with Ken that she has no time for him. Percy sees Mavis with a box of bird seed in the Corner Shop and gruffly tells her to stop looking back. Jim repairs the TV in the Robertses' bedroom and Audrey takes the opportunity to flirt. She gets him to sit on the bed with her but Jim remains professional, to her disappointment. Tracy lies about not having homework so she can help Ken but Deirdre catches her out and makes her finish it. Mavis hides Harry when Percy calls at No.4 to apologise for earlier. Derek ends up giving him a tour of the decorated house. Mrs Featherstone calls at The Kabin to complain that her card is too low down in the window, alerting Rita to the case of missing Boris. Percy hears Harry chirping just as he leaves No.4. The Wiltons pretend they didn't hear anything. Jim advises Audrey to have an outside aerial fitted. Ken tells Deirdre that Tracy has been moved down a grade in maths. Deirdre blames him and stops Tracy from helping with the decorating.

Cast

Regular cast

Guest cast

Places

Coronation Street
Rovers Return Inn - Public
1 Coronation Street - Back room, kitchen and hallway
4 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
Corner Shop - Shop and stockroom
The Kabin
5 Grasmere Drive - Hallway, bedroom and exterior

Notes

TV Times synopsis: Audrey makes the most of an opportunity to brighten up her dull life. Deirdre is becoming preoccupied with her estranged husband.
Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 16,000,000 viewers (2nd place - combined figure including repeat).

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 {{Infobox Episode|
+|image = [[File:Episode 3117.jpg|200px]]
-|image =
-|year=1990
 |number=3117
 |date=[[5th September]] [[1990]] (Wednesday)
 |production code=[[Production codes|P694/2117]]
 |writer=[[Ken Blakeson]]
+|story associates=[[Trevor Suthers]]<br>[[Elizabeth Malpas]]
+|story editor=[[Tom Elliott]]
+|designer=[[Christopher George]]
+|producer=[[Mervyn Watson]]
+|executive producer=[[David Liddiment]]
 |director=[[Richard Signy]]
 |previous=[[Episode 3116 (3rd September 1990)|3rd September 1990]]
 |next=[[Episode 3118 (7th September 1990)|7th September 1990]]
 }}
 ==Plot==
-[[Derek Wilton|Derek]] tells [[Mavis Wilton|Mavis]] not to worry about Boris and that [[Harry]] is theirs. [[Dave Barton|Dave]] feels that [[Deirdre Barlow|Deirdre]] is so preoccupied with [[Ken Barlow|Ken]] that she has no time for him. [[Jim McDonald|Jim]] repairs the TV in the Roberts' bedroom and [[Audrey Roberts|Audrey]] takes the opportunity to flirt. [[Tracy Barlow|Tracy]] neglects her homework to help Ken decorate. Deirdre tells Ken not to come round anymore. [[Percy Sugden|Percy]] hears Harry chirping in [[4 Coronation Street|No.4]].
+[[Derek Wilton|Derek]] tells [[Mavis Wilton|Mavis]] that Boris probably isn't [[Harry (budgie)|Harry]] and it's just a coincidence. [[Tracy Barlow|Tracy]] starts third year. [[Deirdre Barlow|Deirdre]] is unhappy that she's helping [[Ken Barlow|Ken]] decorate the [[15a Coronation Street|flat]] after [[Weatherfield Comprehensive|school]]. She tells Ken not to call round any more. Mavis is on edge at [[The Kabin]] as she's afraid [[Sybil Featherstone]] will find out about Harry and come back. [[Dave Barton|Dave]] feels that Deirdre is so preoccupied with Ken that she has no time for him. [[Percy Sugden|Percy]] sees Mavis with a box of bird seed in the [[Corner Shop]] and gruffly tells her to stop looking back. [[Jim McDonald|Jim]] repairs the TV in the Robertses' bedroom and [[Audrey Roberts|Audrey]] takes the opportunity to flirt. She gets him to sit on the bed with her but Jim remains professional, to her disappointment. Tracy lies about not having homework so she can help Ken but Deirdre catches her out and makes her finish it. Mavis hides Harry when Percy calls at [[4 Coronation Street|No.4]] to apologise for earlier. Derek ends up giving him a tour of the decorated house. Mrs Featherstone calls at The Kabin to complain that her card is too low down in the window, alerting [[Rita Fairclough|Rita]] to the case of missing Boris. Percy hears Harry chirping just as he leaves No.4. The Wiltons pretend they didn't hear anything. Jim advises Audrey to have an outside aerial fitted. Ken tells Deirdre that Tracy has been moved down a grade in maths. Deirdre blames him and stops Tracy from helping with the decorating.
 ==Cast==
+===Regular cast===
+*[[Alf Roberts]] - [[Bryan Mosley]]
+*[[Audrey Roberts]] - [[Sue Nicholls]]
+*[[Derek Wilton]] - [[Peter Baldwin]]
+*[[Mavis Wilton]] - [[Thelma Barlow]]
+*[[Tracy Barlow]] - [[Dawn Acton]]
+*[[Deirdre Barlow]] - [[Anne Kirkbride]]
+*[[Rita Fairclough]] - [[Barbara Knox]]
+*[[Sally Webster]] - [[Sally Whittaker]]
+*[[Bet Gilroy]] - [[Julie Goodyear]]
+*[[Emily Bishop]] - [[Eileen Derbyshire]]
+*[[Percy Sugden]] - [[Bill Waddington]]
+*[[Jim McDonald]] - [[Charles Lawson]]
+*[[Liz McDonald]] - [[Beverley Callard]]
+*[[Alec Gilroy]] - [[Roy Barraclough]]
+*[[Desmond Barnes]] - [[Philip Middlemiss]]
+*[[Jack Duckworth]] - [[William Tarmey]]
+*[[Ken Barlow]] - [[William Roache]]
 ===Guest cast===
-*[[Dave Barton]] - [[Dave Beckett]]
+*[[Dave Barton]] - [[David Beckett]]
-*[[Sybil Featherstone]] - [[Linda Polan]]
+*[[Sybil Featherstone|Mrs Featherstone]] - [[Linda Polan]]
+==Places==
+*[[Coronation Street, Weatherfield|Coronation Street]]
+*[[Rovers Return Inn]] - ''Public''
+*[[1 Coronation Street]] - ''Back room, kitchen and hallway''
+*[[4 Coronation Street]] - ''Downstairs rooms''
+*[[Corner Shop]] - ''Shop and stockroom''
+*[[The Kabin]]
+*[[5 Grasmere Drive]] - ''Hallway, bedroom and exterior''
 ==Notes==
+*''[[TV Times]]'' synopsis:	[[Audrey Roberts|Audrey]] makes the most of an opportunity to brighten up her dull life. [[Deirdre Barlow|Deirdre]] is becoming preoccupied with her [[Ken Barlow|estranged husband]].
-*[[Viewing Figures]]: UK broadcast - 16,000,000 viewers (2nd place – combined figure including repeat).
+*[[Viewing Figures]]: UK broadcast - 16,000,000 viewers (2nd place - combined figure including repeat).
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