Plot[]
Mike looks up some of his old machinists to see if they want to work for him again. Jack is alarmed when Tricia asks him if she can be the Rovers' cleaner. To get rid of her, Jack tells her that he'll ask Vera but doesn't as he fears husband Carl will be around. Vera interviews Joyce for the cleaning job. Joyce promises to be confidential and a good cleaner and is taken on, to Jack's relief. Don tells Jack that the exorcism was fake. Jack doesn't mind as it's bringing trade in. Tricia is furious to discover that Jack never told Vera that she wanted the job and that it's now gone. She tells him that she's going to tell Carl he's been pestering her. Jack has T-shirts made saying "Come & try our Spirits". He gets the staff to wear them. Alma considers telling Mike all about her feelings for Stephen but Gail advises her not to. Jack is alarmed when Josie puts Vera straight about the fake exorcism. She accuses Jack of exploiting Ivy to bring in the customers and throws a pint at him. Anne refuses to spend the night with Andy after an evening with his parents. She tells him that she will one day, when she's ready.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Bill Webster - Peter Armitage
- Maureen Holdsworth - Sherrie Hewson
- Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
- Jim McDonald - Charles Lawson
- Des Barnes - Philip Middlemiss
- Andy McDonald - Nicholas Cochrane
- Alma Baldwin - Amanda Barrie
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Don Brennan - Geoff Hinsliff
- Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
- Mavis Wilton - Thelma Barlow
- Tricia Armstrong - Tracy Brabin
- Josie Clarke - Ellie Haddington
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
- Betty Williams - Betty Driver
- Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
- Vicky McDonald - Chloe Newsome
- Joyce Smedley - Anita Carey
- Percy Sugden - Bill Waddington
- Raquel Watts - Sarah Lancashire
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Judy Mallett - Gaynor Faye
- Gary Mallett - Ian Mercer
- Anne Malone - Eve Steele
- Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
- Gail Platt - Helen Worth
- Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
Guest cast[]
None
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public, back room and hallway
- 5 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- The Kabin
- 11 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen and hallway
- Dun 2 A T
- Jim's Cafe
- No. 4 Montreal House, Weatherfield Quays - Living room/kitchen
Notes[]
- TV Times synopsis: Tricia is prepared to clean up her act, but is Jack prepared to employ her as a cleaner? Will Vera find out the truth about Don and Josie's mock exorcism?
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 19,050,000 viewers (3rd place - combined figure including repeat).
- The ITV3 repeat of this episode on 13th July 2020 was edited, trimming 5" from the middle of a Rovers' scene in Part Two, where Jack Duckworth tells Tricia Armstrong he intended to tackle Vera about employing her when they were in bed and he could "use the fluence" on her.
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