Plot[]
Emily brings round nursery curtains from Gamma for Val to inspect. Ken has just decorated the back bedroom but it will now need to be redone for the baby. He isn't pleased to hear the news. Irma tells Elsie about David's distressed state but she's unsympathetic, saying he should show more sense. Irma passes on the threat that David muttered in her presence. Stanley has written to Len asking for money for football boots. He's happy to pay up. Charlie tells Len that things aren't going well at the club. Annie isn't pleased with Irma's punctuality and attitude. Irma tells Dennis about David but he also is unconcerned. David defaces the painting he's made of Elsie. Norman has heard from Lenny Phillips that the club will be closed if trade doesn't pick up within one month and he tells Charlie that he'll be the first to go as his act is so awful. Dennis tells Elsie she led David on and she's only brought the trouble on herself. Dennis tells Ken about David's threat and seeks his advice. Ken thinks David may do something stupid and that Dennis should have a talk with him. Stan finds the chauffeuring job easy. Annie gets annoyed with Lucille's loud music coming down from the bedroom. Minnie has the idea of holding a talent competition at the club and Charlie is enthusiastic. Emily starts to frequent the Rovers. Ken and Val enjoy an evening at the club. Norman likes Charlie's idea. Dennis has his chat with David, thinking he's been successful with his advice and leaves his flat. Once he's gone, David opens a suitcase which contains a service revolver which once belonged to an elderly relative.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Annie Walker - Doris Speed
- Jack Walker - Arthur Leslie
- Minnie Caldwell - Margot Bryant
- Valerie Barlow - Anne Reid
- Kenneth Barlow - William Roache
- Elsie Tanner - Patricia Phoenix
- Florrie Lindley - Betty Alberge
- Miss Nugent - Eileen Derbyshire
- Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
- Dennis Tanner - Philip Lowrie
- Charlie Moffitt - Gordon Rollings (Credited as "Charlie Moffit")
- Stan Ogden - Bernard Youens
- Irma Ogden - Sandra Gough
Guest cast[]
- David Graham - Roger Adamson
- Norman Phillips - Ray Brooks
Places[]
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 9 Coronation Street - Back bedroom
- 11 Coronation Street - Back room
- Corner Shop
- Viaduct Sporting Club - Bar
- David Graham's flat - Bedsit
Notes[]
- From Episode 172 (6th August 1962) to Episode 459 (5th May 1965) the programme featured a standardised cast list for the regular characters. This means that, in this episode, the following were credited but did not appear: Albert Tatlock (Jack Howarth), Ena Sharples (Violet Carson), Lucille Hewitt (Jennifer Moss) and Mr Swindley (Arthur Lowe).
- TV Times synopsis: Hard times at the Viaduct Sporting Club, but Minnie has a bright idea
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 7,737,000 homes (2nd place).
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