Plot[]
Don is thrilled with his laundered and ironed shirts from Josie. Maureen gets fed up when the van keeps breaking down. Raquel is stunned when Bet asks her to manage the Rovers whilst she's on holiday. Vicky is upset to see Steve in the street. She congratulates him on his engagement, which startles him. Bet gets irritated when Raquel tells her that she doesn't think she's up to bossing people around. Liz is horrified when Sean tells her Steve owes him £2,000 and he's going to have to take action. She then learns from Alma that he's proposed to Fiona. Mavis panics when Angela invites the Wiltons to dinner. Curly talks Raquel into feeling she should grab the challenge and take the pub on. Reg feels under siege by the under 40's and is aware of the fact he's getting balder. Jim tries to get anything out of Steve and Fiona about the engagement but they stay quiet. Matchmaker Vera invites Tricia and Curly for tea. Raquel puts on a brave face when Bet tells her that she's arranged for a relief from the brewery.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Bet Gilroy - Julie Goodyear
- Raquel Wolstenhulme - Sarah Lancashire
- Vicky Arden - Chloe Newsome
- Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
- Tricia Armstrong - Tracy Brabin
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Josie Clarke - Ellie Haddington
- Don Brennan - Geoff Hinsliff
- Maureen Holdsworth - Sherrie Hewson
- Jim McDonald - Charles Lawson
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
- Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
- Mavis Wilton - Thelma Barlow
- Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
- Sean Skinner - Terence Hillyer
- Fiona Middleton - Angela Griffin
- Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
- Alma Baldwin - Amanda Barrie
- Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
- Reg Holdsworth - Ken Morley
- Derek Wilton - Peter Baldwin
Guest cast[]
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public, back room and hallway
- Denise's
- 5 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- 9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
- The Kabin
- MVB Motors
- Jim's Cafe
Notes[]
- TV Times synopsis: Could Raquel be the new manageress of the Rovers? Vera accuses Jack of caring more about a sick pigeon than he does for her.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 18,420,000 viewers (1st place - combined figure including repeat).
- The ITV3 repeat of this episode on 19th March 2020 was transmitted without any cuts.
Notable dialogue[]
Vera Duckworth (to Clinton, the pigeon): "Me mam used to make pies out of you... only joking."
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