Plot[]
Raquel is put out when Des wishes her luck when she mentions that she might move in with Lorraine Kinsey. Angie waitresses to get herself through her studies. Mavis is astonished that Rita is seeing Ted again tonight. Curly authorises Vanessa Morgan's idea of setting up a cooking display in the store to promote their range of Chinese food. The hospital administrator tells Martin that he needs five 'O' levels to be accepted into the School of Nursing. As he doesn't have the qualifications, he's offered the chance to sit a DC test as an alternative route. Reg tells Vanessa that she's wasting her time as Chinese food doesn't sell and orders her to take down the display. Raquel feels Des might have another woman. She annoys Alec by snapping at the customers. Martin's unsure about becoming a nurse after being told that he'd start off on less money than he's making now. With Sister Walker's encouragement, he puts his name down to take the test next week. Reg annoys Vanessa when he accuses her of throwing herself at Curly in an attempt to better her career. Curly is pleased that he's making such a fool of himself in front of Vanessa. Gail assures Martin that they'll tighten their belts if he decides to go ahead with the training. She thinks they're making the decision as a couple and is annoyed to learn that he's already told the hospital he's taking the test. Ted takes Rita to Romanos restaurant and splashes out on champagne. Rita is embarrassed when Angie serves them. Gail is annoyed that Martin made his decision without her. Martin wants to do something worthwhile with his life.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
- Gail Platt - Helen Worth
- Sarah Louise Platt - Lynsay King
- Nicky Platt - Warren Jackson
- David Platt - Thomas Ormson
- Raquel Wolstenhulme - Sarah Lancashire
- Des Barnes - Philip Middlemiss
- Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
- Mavis Wilton - Thelma Barlow
- Angie Freeman - Deborah McAndrew
- Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
- Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
- Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
- Derek Wilton - Peter Baldwin
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Reg Holdsworth - Ken Morley
- Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Alec Gilroy - Roy Barraclough
- Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Alma Sedgewick - Amanda Barrie
Guest cast[]
- Vanessa Morgan - Imogen Boorman
- Administrator - Stephen Tomlin
- Sister Walker - Carol Noakes
- Ted Sullivan - William Russell
Places[]
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 6 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- 8 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- The Kabin
- Corner Shop
- Bettabuy - Shop floor
- Romanas - Restaurant
- Weatherfield General - Administrator's office, Sister Walker's office and corridor
Notes[]
- TV Times synopsis: Curly plans the downfall of Reg Holdsworth. Martin takes a big step, but does he have Gail's backing?
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 20,020,000 viewers (2nd place - combined figure including repeat).
- The Granada Plus repeat of this episode on 21st August 2003 was edited for timing reasons, omitting an entire corner shop scene of 53" length, in which Liz McDonald tells Deirdre Barlow and Betty Turpin about her visit to the Legion to enquire about a job. The ITV3 repeat on 12th April 2019 contained the same edit. This was Liz's only appearance in the episode.
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