Episode 3898 (21st August 1995)

Plot[]

Alf rows with Reg for not wiping off the £26 worth of stock he took for a children's charity and later paid back. Jack decides to show the neighbours that he's a generous man by throwing a party. Curly thinks that Leo will be a good boss but Reg hopes he won't be around much. Reg fumes when Leo asks him to personally pack Vera and Jack's purchases away. Percy buys drinks for the regulars in order to toast the memory of V-J Day. Jack installs an old set of optics behind the Spanish bar to show off at the party. Reg attends the party hoping to get the Duckworths to think again about the shop. Vera is thrilled when Jack toasts her and gives her an engagement ring as she's never had one. He announces he bought it with £460 that he won on the horses. Vera has never been so happy.

Cast[]

Regular cast[]

Guest cast[]

Leo Firman - John Elmes
Melanie Hesketh - Andrea Young

Places[]

Rovers Return Inn - Public
9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
11 Coronation Street - Back room and kitchen
Corner Shop
Jim's Cafe
Firman's Freezers - Shop floor

Notes[]

TV Times synopsis: It's party times at the Duckworths, where Jack has a special announcement to make.
Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 14,020,000 viewers (2nd place - combined figure including repeat).
The ITV3 repeat of this episode on 15th May 2020 was edited, cutting 59" from the end of the opening scene of Part Two, where Percy Sugden gathers the Rovers' customers at the bar to make a toast commemorating V-J Day.

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