Plot[]
Sally wants to go on holiday in the Lake District but Kevin knows that he won't be able to get time off work. With Deirdre visiting Blanche Hunt, Emily works at the shop. Janice tries to track Colin down but Des tells her on the phone that he hasn't seen him. Des warns him that he's walking into trouble if he dates Liz. Mark and Nicky spend their time hanging round the cafe, completely bored. Mike takes them on to clean cars at MVB Motors. Kevin tells Mike that he's not his slave and he's going to go on holiday, telling him that he'll have to get someone in to cover for him. Sally is proud of him for being forceful. Kevin tells Jim that Mike might employ him. Steve tells Colin he doesn't want his mother taken advantage of. Brendan starts providing free deliveries for regulars. Emily suggests that he employs a delivery boy on a bicycle. Mike gets angry when he finds Mark and Nicky larking about. He tells Mark that boarding school would be good for him. Ken starts giving French lessons to Raquel. Mike tells Jim that he can start at MVB Motors.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
- Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
- Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
- Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
- Des Barnes - Philip Middlemiss
- Alma Baldwin - Amanda Barrie
- Gail Platt - Helen Worth
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
- Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
- Jim McDonald - Charles Lawson
- Angie Freeman - Deborah McAndrew
- Raquel Wolstenhulme - Sarah Lancashire
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Phyllis Pearce - Jill Summers
- Nicky Platt - Warren Jackson
- Sarah Louise Platt - Lynsay King
- David Platt - Thomas Ormson
- Rosie Webster - Emma Collinge
Guest cast[]
- Brendan Scott - Milton Johns
- Colin Barnes - Ian Embleton
- Joe Broughton - John Wheatley
- Mark Redman - Chris Cook
- Jonathan Broughton - Tom Lewis
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public and back room
- 6 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- 13 Coronation Street - Back room and kitchen
- Corner Shop
- MVB Motors
- Jim's Cafe
- 5 Grasmere Drive - Living room
- The Queens - Public and living quarters
Notes[]
- TV Times synopsis: Why is Joe so eager for the Websters to take advantage of his holiday offer?
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 15,730,000 viewers (1st place - combined figure including repeat).
Notable dialogue[]
Raquel Wolstenhulme (to Ken Barlow): "If you're too busy, there's a woman I can go to round 'ere. Private French lessons. She put a little card in t'phone booth."
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Raquel Wolstenhulme: "Bonjour Ken, Je m'appelle Raquel. Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?"
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