Plot[]
Billy and Betty look after the Rovers whilst the Duckworths are on their holiday. Betty tells him that she wants him to stay away from the beer pumps. Rita agrees to watch an act Alec is interested in to give her opinion to him. Mike chases Vicky for back-rent on the print shop but she tells him that she doesn't care; the business is finished and they don't want the lease any more. Derek chats to Billy at the allotment and discovers that he wins prizes at horticultural shows. Derek decides he'll enter some himself. Maureen is stunned when Reg's girlfriend Yvonne Bannister confronts her and tells her to stop being obstructive and to give Reg a divorce. Maud calls her a trollop and expects Maureen to throw her out but Maureen agrees to talk to her. Fred books for an outing to York. Yvonne accuses Maureen of wanting to steal Reg's shop and flat. She pleads with Maureen to give Reg a divorce, saying he was never happy with her. Maureen shocks her by saying they were only married for two years and guesses that Yvonne is so desperate because she is pregnant. Mike gives Tricia the job of cleaning out the print shop, cash in hand. Derek decides to grow prize turnips in the back garden so he can nurture them. Billy helps out behind the bar and accepts drinks from the customers instead of tips. Maureen feels sorry for Yvonne and tells her that she'll give Reg a quick divorce, he can have the flat but she's keeping the shop.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Billy Williams - Frank Mills
- Betty Williams - Betty Driver
- Joyce Smedley - Anita Carey
- Maureen Holdsworth - Sherrie Hewson
- Kelly Thomson - Sarah Moffett
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Mavis Wilton - Thelma Barlow
- Derek Wilton - Peter Baldwin
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
- Andy McDonald - Nicholas Cochrane
- Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
- Maud Grimes - Elizabeth Bradley
- Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
- Alec Gilroy - Roy Barraclough
- Deirdre Rachid - Anne Kirkbride
- Vicky McDonald - Chloe Newsome
- Fred Elliott - John Savident
- Judy Mallett - Gaynor Faye
- Tricia Armstrong - Tracy Brabin
- Percy Sugden - Bill Waddington
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Des Barnes - Philip Middlemiss
Guest cast[]
- Yvonne Bannister - Clare Cathcart
- Dorothy Buxton - Sue Parkinson (Uncredited)
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public and back room
- 4 Coronation Street - Garden
- The Kabin
- 11 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
- 12 Coronation Street - Living room and hallway
- Corner Shop
- Sunliners Travel Agency - Shop and office
- Allotments
Notes[]
- TV Times synopsis: Betty Williams begins to get her feet under the Rovers' living room table. And baby-minding Kelly is keen to become Ken's live-in nanny.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 15,520,000 viewers (3rd place - combined figure including repeat).
- The ITV3 repeat of this episode on 4th August 2020 was transmitted without any cuts.
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