Plot[]
Joan has stayed for Christmas at the Rovers and is up very early before her parents. The noise she makes wakes Jack up. She seems irritable and snaps at her father. Making comments about her in-laws, he asks her if she likes them and she complains that they hate her. Dennis gets up late and Elsie berates him for not going into the office at all since Christmas. Val takes too long over Florrie's hair and she is late opening the shop. Val tells a complaining Ken that Dave will just have to wait for his breakfast. Ena comes into the salon, complaining to Florrie about the shop being shut and Florrie, in turn, complains to Val. Jack annoys Annie when he scoffs at her claim that she has constant trouble sleeping. Dennis is annoyed to find Lenny's nephew Norman Phillips running the office. When Laurie arrives from London after his Christmas break, he takes Dennis for a coffee where he tells him he's not right for the business and is sacked, though he tries to let him down gently. Dave tries to chat to Val but gets short shrift. She takes her temper out on Ken. Joan tells Annie that she's not going tomorrow as planned, claiming she's arranged with Gordon to stay over New Year as the pub will be so busy. Joan helps behind the bar and the residents gossip about why she's staying so long. Dennis tells an incredulous Elsie that he's been sacked. She's amazed at Laurie's cheek and resolves to have it out with him.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Annie Walker - Doris Speed
- Jack Walker - Arthur Leslie
- Albert Tatlock - Jack Howarth
- Frank Barlow - Frank Pemberton
- Ena Sharples - Violet Carson
- Martha Longhurst - Lynne Carol
- Concepta Hewitt - Doreen Keogh
- Harry Hewitt - Ivan Beavis
- Valerie Barlow - Anne Reid
- Kenneth Barlow - William Roache
- Elsie Tanner - Patricia Phoenix
- Florrie Lindley - Betty Alberge
- Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
- Dennis Tanner - Philip Lowrie
Guest cast[]
- Joan Davies - June Barry
- David Robbins - Jon Rollason
- Laurie Frazer - Stanley Meadows
- Norman Phillips - Ray Brooks
- Girl in coffee bar - Angela St John
Places[]
- Rovers Return Inn - Public/snug, back room and kitchen
- 9 Coronation Street - Front room and hallway
- 11 Coronation Street - Back room and hallway
- Lenny Phillips's theatrical agency, 17b Edward Street - Office
- Coffee bar
Notes[]
- From Episode 172 (6th August 1962) to Episode 459 (5th May 1965) the programme featured a standardised cast list for the regular characters. This means that in this episode the following were credited but did not appear: Minnie Caldwell (Margot Bryant), Lucille Hewitt (Jennifer Moss) and Miss Nugent (Eileen Derbyshire).
- TV Times synopsis: Jack scents trouble, and Dennis has an unpleasant surprise
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 8,954,000 homes (1st place).
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