Plot[]
Don refuses to return to No.5 when he's discharged. Joe Lewis of social services wants to help but he refuses to get back with Ivy. Alec doesn't know where he's going to find the VAT money. Raquel is stunned when Angie admits that she doesn't like her and finds her in the way at No.7. Angie calls her a bimbo. Reg tells Curly that he's going to the Costa del Sol and can't go to the annual management dance so he gives the invite to Curly. Social services tell Ivy that it's a common reaction to hit back at loved ones and Don is bound to come round. Ivy is given fresh hope. Alec lies to the staff and tells them that he found the spider and the mouse side by side, dead. Raquel is pleased and moves back in to get away from Angie. Ted agrees with Rita that the Wiltons should know the truth. Vera suggests to Curly that he tries to find a partner at a dating agency. He scoffs at the idea. Rita and Ted tell the Wiltons about the brain tumour. They are stunned. Mavis comforts Rita, Derek feels awful. Vicky is sick of having no money to spend. She is pleased when Steve tells her that he doesn't want to go to Ireland. Don tells Ivy that he's definitely not returning to her. She accuses him of breaking her heart.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Victoria Arden - Chloe Newsome
- Alec Gilroy - Roy Barraclough
- Bet Gilroy - Julie Goodyear
- Don Brennan - Geoff Hinsliff
- Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
- Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
- Jim McDonald - Charles Lawson
- Raquel Wolstenhulme - Sarah Lancashire
- Angie Freeman - Deborah McAndrew
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
- Ivy Brennan - Lynne Perrie
- Reg Holdsworth - Ken Morley
- Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
- Mavis Wilton - Thelma Barlow
- Derek Wilton - Peter Baldwin
- Gail Platt - Helen Worth
- Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
- Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
Guest cast[]
- Joe Lewis - Gooey Law
- Ted Sullivan - William Russell
- Nurse Harris - Jacqueline Kington (Uncredited)
- Nurse Clark - Anne Orwin (Uncredited)
Places[]
- Rovers Return Inn - Public, back room and kitchen
- 5 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- 7 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- The Kabin - Stockroom
- 10a Coronation Street - Living room and kitchen
- 11 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
- Jim's Cafe
- Bettabuy - Storeroom and staff canteen
- Weatherfield General - Day room, ward and sister's office
Notes[]
- Jacqueline Kington makes a pre-Molly Hardcastle appearance as Nurse Harris, although she is uncredited and has no dialogue.
- TV Times synopsis: Two more people are told Ted's tragic secret. And Ivy is finally given some hope for the future.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 16,420,000 viewers (1st place).
| July 1992 episodes |
|---|
| ← Wed 1st • Fri 3rd • Mon 6th • Wed 8th • Fri 10th • Mon 13th • Wed 15th Fri 17th • Mon 20th • Wed 22nd • Fri 24th • Mon 27th • Wed 29th • Fri 31st → |