Plot[]
Derek has second thoughts about throwing away a stable job. He is stunned when Hewitt's offer him another £2,000 as an incentive to work for them. Mr Steele, the health officer calls at the Rovers and insists on inspecting the kitchen. He finds cracked wall tiles and flaking paintwork. He quotes the Food Safety Act to Alec and tells him that the kitchen is not good enough. Mavis tells Derek that she'd rather spend all day with him than be rich. He decides to turn the job down. The atmosphere is strained when Raquel and Des entertain Curly and Angie. They agree to stay mates. Alec is horrified that he is to have a new kitchen fitted. When he discovers that Percy caused the inspector to call, he turns on him and bars him from the pub.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Mavis Wilton - Thelma Barlow
- Derek Wilton - Peter Baldwin
- David Platt - Thomas Ormson
- Rosie Webster - Emma Collinge
- Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
- Gail Platt - Helen Worth
- Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
- Raquel Wolstenhulme - Sarah Lancashire
- Des Barnes - Philip Middlemiss
- Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
- Alec Gilroy - Roy Barraclough
- Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
- Angie Freeman - Deborah McAndrew
- Alma Sedgewick - Amanda Barrie
- Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
- Reg Holdsworth - Ken Morley
- Bet Gilroy - Julie Goodyear
- Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
- Jim McDonald - Charles Lawson
- Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
- Percy Sugden - Bill Waddington
- Sarah Louise Platt - Lynsay King (Uncredited)
Guest cast[]
- Ted Sullivan - William Russell
- Mr Steele - Bernard Latham
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public and kitchen
- 4 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- 6 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- The Kabin
- 13 Coronation Street - Back room and kitchen
- Viaduct Street
- Jim's Bike Shop
- Jim's Cafe
Notes[]
- TV Times synopsis: Raquel prepares for a special dinner party. As Curly and Angie are the guests will the evening go as planned? And why does Betty’s coat cost Alec thousands?
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 19,870,000 viewers (3rd place - combined figure including repeat).
- The ITV3 repeat of this episode on 17th April 2019 was edited, omitting 7" from a scene in Jim's Cafe, where Gail Platt jokes with Liz McDonald about contaminated blood transfusions being taken from junkies.
Notable dialogue[]
Raquel Wolstenhulme: "D'yer know, it's one thing I'm grateful to me mother for, calling me Raquel. I mean, it may sound like a brand o' disinfectant, but at least nobody shortens it."
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