Episode 3981 (1st March 1996)

Plot[]

Jim returns home angry and drunk. He tells horrified Andy and Anne that he dumped Liz on a roadside. They drive off looking for her. Jack and Vera are alarmed to find Roy camping in their cellar at night searching for any signs of a ghost. He hasn't found anything. Andy calls in Steve and Vicky and the four of them search for Liz in vain. They turn on Jim who tells them with relish that he hit Liz and she's probably been picked up by a man. Andy tells Jim to keep away from all of them. Bruised Liz turns to Deirdre for help, with Roy paying her taxi fare for her. She breaks down in Deirdre's arms. In the morning she uses make-up to make the bruises seem worse than they are; she wants everyone to know what Jim did to her. Steve and Andy are relieved to find Liz alive. Andy and Deirdre raid No.11 to collect her clothes. Bill advises Jim to clear Liz out of his head or she'll kill him. He tells him where Liz is but Jim isn't up to seeing her.

Cast[]

Regular cast[]

Guest cast[]

Cabbie - Carl Cieka

Places[]

Coronation Street
Rovers Return Inn - Public
11 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen and hallway
MVB Motors
5 Crimea Street - Deirdre's flat, communal hallway and exterior
Petrol station - Forecourt

Notes[]

TV Times synopsis: Where is Liz McDonald? Andy begins to realise what his father has done. In the early hours Jack and Vera hear noises from the cellar.
Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 19,110,000 viewers (2nd place - combined figure including repeat).
The ITV3 repeat of this episode on 14th July 2020 was transmitted without any cuts.

Notable dialogue[]

Raquel Watts: "Says a lot in silence does Curly. When he speaks he dun't say so much."

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