Plot[]
Alf celebrates his seventieth birthday, thinking he's guessed Audrey's surprise - tickets to see Grease. Tricia tries to make Jamie see that they're better off without Carl but he doesn't believe her. When Jamie runs out of school in the middle of the day, Sue Jeffers sends Ken after him to see what's going on. Jamie tells Ken he was hoping to get to Strangeways to see his dad. He gets Jamie to return to school by promising that he'll talk to Tricia about his feelings. Alf looks forward to going to theatre but Audrey only organises a gathering at the Rovers as he has told her that he doesn't want a big fuss. Ken advises Tricia to spend more time talking to Jamie and listening to what he has to say. Alf turns up for his party dressed in his old suit from his Teddy Boy days to get into the spirit of watching Grease. He is touched by the party that the regulars lay on. Tricia agrees to arrange for Jamie to visit Carl. Raquel is furious when Curly lets her down over an evening out as he's doing one of his forty-nine tasks. Ken makes a speech at Alf's party and Audrey gives him his present - a three day stay at a health farm for two. Alf is horrified by the cost - £800.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
- Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
- Tricia Armstrong - Tracy Brabin
- Jamie Armstrong - Joseph Gilgun
- Andy McDonald - Nicholas Cochrane
- Anne Malone - Eve Steele
- Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
- Tony Horrocks - Lee Warburton
- Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
- Raquel Watts - Sarah Lancashire
- Maureen Holdsworth - Sherrie Hewson
- Roy Cropper - David Neilson
- Maud Grimes - Elizabeth Bradley
- Fred Elliott - John Savident
- Betty Williams - Betty Driver
- Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Maxine Heavey - Tracy Shaw
- Alec Gilroy - Roy Barraclough
- Fiona Middleton - Angela Griffin
- Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
- Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
- Gail Platt - Helen Worth
- Bill Webster - Peter Armitage
- Jim McDonald - Charles Lawson
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
- Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
Guest cast[]
- Sue Jeffers - Romy Baskerville
- Pupil - Christopher Maffie
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- Hair by Fiona Middleton
- 7 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- Corner Shop
- 5 Crimea Street - Tricia's flat
- 5 Grasmere Drive - Living room
- Weatherfield Comprehensive - Classroom, corridor and stairway
Notes[]
- TV Times synopsis: It's Alf's 70th birthday and Audrey has a few surprises in store. Jamie struggles to come to terms with Tricia's hostility towards Carl.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 16,710,000 viewers (4th place - combined figure including repeat).
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