Plot[]
Jim buys a new van. Betty and Emily are thrilled with the news of Tracy's wedding. Tracy is angry when Mike gloats about her marrying in London and not letting Ken walk her down the aisle. Lorraine Mason doesn't get the job at Berkeley International, but Raquel gets through to the second interview. Lorraine tells her that it's not a friendly thing to do and accuses Raquel of taking her job from her. Ken and Deirdre are delighted when Tracy tells them that she's decided to get married in Weatherfield. Jim doesn't want to tell Liz about stopping the cheque but Bill forces him to. Liz is horrified and shouts at him. He is angered by her reaction and tells her that she's not going to get a penny out of him. He calms down and tells her that he needed the money to buy a van and thought he could pay her in instalments. She accepts this. Weatherfield Register Office has a cancellation for next week so Tracy takes it. Ken and Deirdre start to plan the wedding. Fiona takes Rita's advice when singing and sings to one member of the audience. She enjoys her performance but is embarrassed when her eye contact, Alan McKenna, offers to buy her a drink, telling her that he thinks she's a great performer.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Tracy Barlow - Dawn Acton
- Deirdre Rachid - Anne Kirkbride
- Jim McDonald - Charles Lawson
- Bill Webster - Peter Armitage
- Des Barnes - Philip Middlemiss
- Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
- Raquel Watts - Sarah Lancashire
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
- Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
- Samantha Failsworth - Tina Hobley
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Percy Sugden - Bill Waddington
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
- Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
- Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
- Andy McDonald - Nicholas Cochrane
- Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
- Fiona Middleton - Angela Griffin
- Alec Gilroy - Roy Barraclough
- Alan McKenna - Glenn Hugill
Guest cast[]
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 7 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- 5 Crimea Street - Deirdre's flat
- 5 Grasmere Drive - Living room
- Shirelle's
- Unknown main road
Notes[]
- First appearance of Alan McKenna.
- TV Times synopsis: Fiona has an admirer at the nightclub. Will Raquel get the job?
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 15,580,000 viewers (4th place - combined figure including repeat).
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