Plot[]
Eager to make up for lost time, Reg and Maureen decide to marry as soon as possible. Denise receives junk mail and keeps getting the phone calls. Jim refuses to let Andy throw his life away. He asks him to stay around as he needs him - he's got no one else. Raquel asks Tanya why she hurt her and is upset when Tanya tells her that she's not a model - just a tart. Reg sets the date at St. Christopher's Church for 26th January. Elaine accuses Curly of ruining her career and refuses to accept he did it out of love. She contacts Mrs Rogers for a transfer. Solicitor Mr Stapleton advises both Kevin and Steve to plead guilty in court. He thinks Kevin will get a fine but if Steve takes the blame he could end up in prison. Steve is stunned. Raquel thanks Tanya for setting her up, telling her that she spent the night with Des. Tanya is not pleased. Jim asks Liz to help him persuade Andy to stay around. Elaine is upset to find the Goole job has gone. She warns Curly she intends to stay but won't help him run the store. Andy agrees to stay at Bettabuy and asks Curly if he can rent his spare room. Curly agrees. Steve is thrilled when Alison Rathbone agrees to go on a date with him.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Denise Osbourne - Denise Black
- Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
- Reg Holdsworth - Ken Morley
- Jim McDonald - Charles Lawson
- Alma Baldwin - Amanda Barrie
- Gail Platt - Helen Worth
- Andy McDonald - Nicholas Cochrane
- Fiona Middleton - Angela Griffin
- Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
- Mavis Wilton - Thelma Barlow
- Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
- Raquel Wolstenhulme - Sarah Lancashire
- Tanya Pooley - Eva Pope
- Bet Gilroy - Julie Goodyear
- Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
- Maureen Naylor - Sherrie Hewson
- Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
- Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
- Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
- Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
Guest cast[]
- Elaine Fenwick - Pippa Hinchley
- Alison Rathbone - Rachel Smith
- Mr Stapleton - Nicholas Blane
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- Denise's
- 2a Coronation Street - Living room/kitchen
- 7 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- The Kabin
- Jim's Cafe
- Jim's Cafe flat - Living room/kitchen
- Bettabuy - Shop floor
- Weatherfield General - A & E department
- Mr Stapleton's office
Notes[]
- Betty Turpin mentions that she was once on the front cover of the brewery magazine, and Bet Gilroy recalls how she and Annie Walker were upset by the perceived snub. This references the events of Episode 1837 (23rd August 1978).
- TV Times synopsis: Jim and Liz try to organise Andy’s future, but he has plans of his own.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 19,720,000 viewers (1st place - combined figure including repeat).
- The Granada Plus repeat of this episode on 14th September 2004 was edited for timing reasons, trimming 35" from the start of a Bettabuy scene in Part One, where Reg Holdsworth informs Maureen Naylor that he's rebooked their wedding for 26th January. The ITV3 repeat on 22nd October 2019 contained the same edit.
Notable dialogue[]
Bet Gilroy (to Tanya Pooley and Raquel Wolstenhulme): "So, if you want to scratch each other's eyes out, you do it away from here and outside of working hours. Because while you're behind this bar, there are no barmaids, and there are no models. There are only bloody ladies!"
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