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|production code=[[Production codes|P694/2543]]
  
|production code=[[Production codes|P694/2543]]
 
|writer=[[Tom Elliott]]
  
|writer=[[Tom Elliott]]
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|story associates = [[Marvin Close]]<br>[[Julie Rutterford]]<br>[[Jan McVerry]]
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|designer = [[Chris Truelove]]
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|producer = [[Carolyn Reynolds]]
 
|director=[[Eugene Ferguson]]
  
|director=[[Eugene Ferguson]]
 
|previous=[[Episode 3542 (17th May 1993)|17th May 1993]]
  
|previous=[[Episode 3542 (17th May 1993)|17th May 1993]]
 
|next=[[Episode 3544 (21st May 1993)|21st May 1993]]
  
|next=[[Episode 3544 (21st May 1993)|21st May 1993]]
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==Plot==
  
==Plot==
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[[Bet Gilroy|Bet]] tells [[Alf Roberts|Alf]] about the supposed road-widening. He worries as it may affect the [[Corner Shop|shop]] sale. [[Des Barnes|Des]] phones [[Mr Wilkie]] and is depressed when he refuses to buy a house next to a mad man. Alf tells Bet there are no plans to widen [[Rosamund Street]]. [[Brendan Scott|Brendan]] delights in telling [[Reg Holdsworth|Reg]] one of the managers must go. Reg begs him not to choose him, knowing the more he crawls the more likely he is to be sacked. Alf is stunned when Reg and [[Maureen Holdsworth|Maureen]] look over the shop. [[Raquel Watts|Raquel]] attends a club social with [[Wayne Farrell]] and [[Gordon Blinkhorn]] . Her plans for a romantic afternoon are spoilt when [[Serena Black]] takes Wayne off for an interview. Alf is certain Reg is only prying and refuses to let him see the accounts. [[Audrey Roberts|Audrey]] overrides him and hands them over. [[Derek Wilton|Derek]] is annoyed he put the buyer off [[6 Coronation Street|No.6]] as he wants Des to move. He tries to retrieve the van pieces he threw over the fence. [[Doug Murray|Doug]] tries to stop him and Des has to separate them. He then realises Mr Wilkie has called round and witnessed the spectacle. Mr Wilkie tells Des there's no way he'd buy the house now. Bet discovers [[Harry Potts]]'s pulled the same trick with loads of landladies. Reg returns the accounts and offers £65,000. Alf tells him to get lost. Des accuses Doug of messing up his life and gives him twenty-four hours to leave.
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[[Bet Gilroy|Bet]] tells [[Alf Roberts|Alf]] about the supposed road-widening. He worries as it may affect the [[Corner Shop|shop]] sale. [[Des Barnes|Des]] phones [[Mr Wilkie]] and is depressed when he refuses to buy a house next to a madman. Alf tells Bet there are no plans to widen [[Rosamund Street]]. [[Brendan Scott]] delights in telling [[Reg Holdsworth|Reg]] that one of the managers must go. Reg begs him not to choose him, knowing the more he crawls the more likely he is to be sacked. Alf is stunned when Reg and [[Maureen Naylor|Maureen]] look over the shop. [[Raquel Wolstenhulme|Raquel]] attends a [[Weatherfield County FC|County]] club social with [[Wayne Farrell]] and [[Gordon Blinkhorn]]. Her plans for a romantic afternoon are spoilt when [[Serena Black]] takes Wayne off for an interview. Alf is certain that Reg is only prying and refuses to let him see the accounts. [[Audrey Roberts|Audrey]] overrides him and hands them over. [[Derek Wilton|Derek]] is annoyed that he put the buyer off [[6 Coronation Street|No.6]] as he wants Des to move. He tries to retrieve the van pieces he threw over the fence. [[Doug Murray|Doug]] tries to stop him and Des has to separate them. He then realises Mr Wilkie has called round and witnessed the spectacle. Mr Wilkie tells Des that there's no way he'd buy the house now. Bet discovers [[Harry Potts]] pulled the same trick with loads of landladies. Reg returns the accounts and offers £65,000. Alf tells him to get lost. Des accuses Doug of messing up his life and gives him twenty-four hours to leave.
 
==Cast==
  
==Cast==
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===Regular cast===
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*[[Des Barnes]] - [[Philip Middlemiss]]
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*[[Doug Murray]] - [[Brian Hibbard]]
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*[[Deirdre Barlow]] - [[Anne Kirkbride]]
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*[[Alf Roberts]] - [[Bryan Mosley]]
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*[[Bet Gilroy]] - [[Julie Goodyear]]
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*[[Sally Webster]] - [[Sally Whittaker]]
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*[[Raquel Wolstenhulme]] - [[Sarah Lancashire]]
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*[[Liz McDonald]] - [[Beverley Callard]]
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*[[Maureen Naylor]] - [[Sherrie Hewson]]
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*[[Ivy Brennan]] - [[Lynne Perrie]]
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*[[Reg Holdsworth]] - [[Ken Morley]]
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*[[Curly Watts]] - [[Kevin Kennedy]]
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*[[Don Brennan]] - [[Geoff Hinsliff]]
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*[[Percy Sugden]] - [[Bill Waddington]]
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*[[Audrey Roberts]] - [[Sue Nicholls]]
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*[[Rita Sullivan]] - [[Barbara Knox]]
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*[[Mavis Wilton]] - [[Thelma Barlow]]
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*[[Derek Wilton]] - [[Peter Baldwin]]
 
===Guest cast===
  
===Guest cast===
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*[[Stella Rigby]] - [[Vivienne Ross]]
  
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*[[Brendan Scott]] - [[Milton Johns]]
  
 
*[[Gordon Blinkhorn]] - [[Mark Chatterton]]
  
*[[Gordon Blinkhorn]] - [[Mark Chatterton]]
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*[[Brendan Scott]] - [[Milton Johns]]
 
*[[Wayne Farrell]] - [[Ray Polhill]]
  
*[[Wayne Farrell]] - [[Ray Polhill]]
 
*[[Serena Black]] - [[Ingrid Wells]]
  
*[[Serena Black]] - [[Ingrid Wells]]
 
*[[Mr Wilkie]] - [[Malcolm Scates]]
  
*[[Mr Wilkie]] - [[Malcolm Scates]]
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*[[Stella Rigby]] - [[Vivienne Ross]]
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==Places==
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*[[Coronation Street, Weatherfield|Coronation Street]]
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*[[Rovers Return Inn]] - ''Public, back room and hallway''
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*[[4 Coronation Street]] - ''Garden''
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*[[6 Coronation Street]] - ''Downstairs rooms and garden''
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*[[Corner Shop]]
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*[[The Kabin]]
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*[[Bettabuy]] - ''Shop floor and [[Reg Holdsworth|manager]]'s office''
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*[[Weatherfield County FC]] - ''Social club''
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==Notes==
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*''[[TV Times]]'' synopsis: Can [[Reg Holdsworth]] hold onto his [[Bettabuy]] home?
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*[[Viewing Figures]]: UK broadcast - 16,070,000 viewers (2nd place - combined figure including repeat).
 
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Revision as of 18:16, 1 November 2019

Plot

Bet tells Alf about the supposed road-widening. He worries as it may affect the shop sale. Des phones Mr Wilkie and is depressed when he refuses to buy a house next to a madman. Alf tells Bet there are no plans to widen Rosamund Street. Brendan Scott delights in telling Reg that one of the managers must go. Reg begs him not to choose him, knowing the more he crawls the more likely he is to be sacked. Alf is stunned when Reg and Maureen look over the shop. Raquel attends a County club social with Wayne Farrell and Gordon Blinkhorn. Her plans for a romantic afternoon are spoilt when Serena Black takes Wayne off for an interview. Alf is certain that Reg is only prying and refuses to let him see the accounts. Audrey overrides him and hands them over. Derek is annoyed that he put the buyer off No.6 as he wants Des to move. He tries to retrieve the van pieces he threw over the fence. Doug tries to stop him and Des has to separate them. He then realises Mr Wilkie has called round and witnessed the spectacle. Mr Wilkie tells Des that there's no way he'd buy the house now. Bet discovers Harry Potts pulled the same trick with loads of landladies. Reg returns the accounts and offers £65,000. Alf tells him to get lost. Des accuses Doug of messing up his life and gives him twenty-four hours to leave.

Cast

Regular cast

Guest cast

Places

Notes

May 1993 episodes
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