Plot[]
Tricia apologises to Sally for slagging her off. Maureen replies to a "lonely hearts" advert as she misses male company. Joyce is thrilled to hear that Judy is trying for a baby. Maud gets a new folding wheelchair and has Bill build a ramp up to her front door. She likes Bill and thinks that Maureen should take an interest in him. Stephen is embarrassed when Alma questions him over his relationship with Deirdre. He tells her that there isn't anything in it and if there was it wouldn't be her business. He returns to Canada. Joyce hopes to stir Alec up by telling him that she's interested in a cheap holiday. He refuses to offer to take her away and instead offers her a cheap package deal. Maxine looks forward to her act and believes it will lead to greater things. Fiona thinks that she's kidding herself. Mavis fills the conservatory with furniture annoying Derek who plans to grow chrysanthemums. Des gets Becky to trick the Wiltons into letting her spend time with Beauty, hoping she'll annoy them. However she gets on well with Beauty. Maureen goes on a blind date.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Maureen Holdsworth - Sherrie Hewson
- Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
- Tricia Armstrong - Tracy Brabin
- Maxine Heavey - Tracy Shaw
- Fiona Middleton - Angela Griffin
- Alma Baldwin - Amanda Barrie
- Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
- Derek Wilton - Peter Baldwin
- Mavis Wilton - Thelma Barlow
- Joyce Smedley - Anita Carey
- Judy Mallett - Gaynor Faye
- Bill Webster - Peter Armitage
- Maud Grimes - Elizabeth Bradley
- Stephen Reid - Todd Boyce
- Alec Gilroy - Roy Barraclough
- Deirdre Rachid - Anne Kirkbride
- Des Barnes - Philip Middlemiss
- Becky Palmer - Emily Aston
- Gary Mallett - Ian Mercer
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
- Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
Guest cast[]
None
Places[]
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- Hair by Fiona Middleton
- 4 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms, conservatory and garden
- 6 Coronation Street - Garden
- 9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
- Corner Shop - Shop and stockroom
- Jim's Cafe
- Sunliners Travel Agency
- 7 Nightingale Street - Hallway and exterior
- Unknown restaurant - Bar
Notes[]
- This episode was transmitted at 9.35pm to allow for coverage of Champions League football.
- Last appearance of Stephen Reid until 6th January 1997.
- Kevin Webster (Michael Le Vell) is credited but does not appear.
- TV Times synopsis: Maureen has a date while Deirdre has a disappointing day.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 13,790,000 viewers (6th place - combined figure including repeat).
- The ITV3 repeat of this episode on 10th September 2020 was edited, trimming 7" from the end of a scene in 7 Nightingale Street in Part Two, where Maud Grimes remarks to Bill Webster that if Jim McDonald had stopped Liz wearing short skirts years ago, they would have avoided the mess they are in now.
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