Plot[]
Joyce tells Vera that Alec didn't try anything on but she wishes he had. Tricia feels that she's got nothing to look forward to in life. She wants to get word to Terry. Stephen arrives unannounced at the factory, and is pleased to find the quality of the work has improved. He tells Mike that he's been let down by a supplier and Mike delights in saying he'll take the order on. Norris tries to ignore Derek when he goes on about joining the Square Dealers. Stephen tells the Platts that he'd like to take them to Canada. Nick is thrilled but Gail tells Stephen they can't go. Stephen is puzzled by the reaction. Becky is upset when she hears that Liz is Des's old flame. Martin tells Stephen about Nick running away and how they don't want Nick to get what he wants all the time. Stephen tells him they need a break. Joyce cooks Alec a meal as a thank-you. Becky tells Claire that Des broke the McDonalds up. Des tells Becky that he has had lots of women but they are all in the past. Nick tells Gail she's weird for stopping them going to Canada just to get at him.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
- Des Barnes - Philip Middlemiss
- Andy McDonald - Nicholas Cochrane
- Alec Gilroy - Roy Barraclough
- Joyce Smedley - Anita Carey
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Ida Clough - Helene Palmer
- Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
- Tricia Armstrong - Tracy Brabin
- Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
- Billy Williams - Frank Mills
- Derek Wilton - Peter Baldwin
- Stephen Reid - Todd Boyce
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Samantha Failsworth - Tina Hobley
- Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden
- Gail Platt - Helen Worth
- Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
- Nick Tilsley - Warren Jackson
- Claire Palmer - Maggie Norris
- Jamie Armstrong - Joseph Gilgun
- Becky Palmer - Emily Aston
- Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
- Deirdre Rachid - Anne Kirkbride (Credited as "Deidre Rachid")
Guest cast[]
- Lauren Hickson - Emily Iggulden
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 6 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- 8 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- The Kabin
- 12 Coronation Street - Living room and kitchen
- Baldwin's Sportswear - Factory floor and office
Notes[]
- TV Times synopsis: Stephen makes the Platts a surprise offer.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 14,170,000 viewers (2nd place - combined figure including repeat).
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