Plot
Mike gives Kevin £1,000 to give to Jack Halliwell. Jack grows suspicious as Vera "works late" and has no money. Derek starts looking for a job. He is pleased that Victor Pendlebury is now out of his life for good. Alma calls in an estate agent. Gail is bitter that she has to sell up as well. Jack fears that Vera has got a lover. Derek doesn't know what to do with himself. Jack discovers that Lester Fontayne is singing in Manchester. Kevin gives Halliwell the money and is disgusted with himself. Steve is scared that he's going to go to Borstal but tells Liz he wants to be severely punished. Sally finds it hard looking after all of the children. Kevin is upset that he's got to fiddle all of Halliwell's bills. Vera plans to sell the car as she needs money to pay Gordon Hastings. Derek feels that he's achieved nothing in his life. He begs Mavis to ask Victor for his job back. Mike gives Alma the lease to the cafe to keep her in Weatherfield. She is stunned.
Cast
Regular cast
- Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
- Gail Platt - Helen Worth
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
- Rosie Webster - Emma Collinge
- Sarah Louise Platt - Lynsay King
- David Platt - Thomas Ormson
- Jack Duckworth - William Roache
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Mavis Wilton - Thelma Barlow
- Derek Wilton - Peter Baldwin
- Alma Sedgewick - Amanda Barrie
- Don Brennan - Geoff Hinsliff
- Ivy Brennan - Lynne Perrie
- Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
- Alec Gilroy - Roy Barraclough
- Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Jim McDonald - Charles Lawson
- Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
- Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
- Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
- Raquel Wolstenhulme - Sarah Lancashire
- Des Barnes - Philip Middlemiss
Guest cast
Places
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 4 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- 9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
- 11 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen and hallway
- 13 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen and front room
- MVB Motors
- Jim's Bike Shop
- Jim's Cafe
- Bettabuy - Storeroom
Notes
- TV Times synopsis: Alma Sedgewick has made up her mind to leave Weatherfield. How can Mike Baldwin stop her from going?
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 21,480,000 viewers (2nd place - combined figure including repeat).
Notable dialogue
Derek Wilton: "I would sooner sing for pennies outside the Odeon than work for Victor Pendlebury again. Victor is finished, whereas I'm determined to start afresh."
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Ken Barlow (about Mike Baldwin): "He's like a vampire, draining the life out of people, destroying them. How many more times has he got to do it before people wise up to it?"
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