Plot[]
Don's car breaks down but he refuses to let Kevin or Tony look at it. Deirdre urges Liz to tell the police about the jewellery being left in her flat but she knows there was no sign of a break-in. Rita tells Mavis that she is furious with Derek for spoiling her relationship with Fred. Sally asks Mike to consider having a créche at the factory but he refuses. He guesses that Tricia is pregnant and upsets her by suggesting that she doesn't know who the father is. Curly finds work too tedious and finds himself in nowhere land. Anne fears he's having a breakdown and is alarmed when he tells her that he's resigning. Judy is furious to discover Joyce won her money on scratch cards. She admits to Gary that she repaid Betty's catalogue money as she feared Joyce was dipping into her payments. Sue Jeffers feels for Ken when he tells her about Denise taking Daniel. She tells him that he's obviously going to be distracted and invites him to take early retirement, admitting she has to find someone to leave. She assures him the request is not personal but he doesn't believe her. Alec hosts an Irish night at the Rovers. Curly decides to sell up and leave Weatherfield. Sean is stunned when Gerry tells him to stay away from Liz.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Anne Malone - Eve Steele
- Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
- Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
- Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
- Don Brennan - Geoff Hinsliff
- Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
- Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
- Deirdre Rachid - Anne Kirkbride
- Tricia Armstrong - Tracy Brabin
- Ida Clough - Helene Palmer
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Joyce Smedley - Anita Carey
- Mavis Wilton - Thelma Barlow
- Percy Sugden - Bill Waddington
- Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
- Fiona Middleton - Angela Griffin
- Gary Mallett - Ian Mercer
- Judy Mallett - Gaynor Faye
- Alec Gilroy - Roy Barraclough
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Alma Baldwin - Amanda Barrie
- Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Fred Elliott - John Savident
- Jim McDonald - Charles Lawson
- Sean Skinner - Terence Hillyer
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
Guest cast[]
- Mick - John Henshaw
- Mrs Jeffers - Romy Baskerville
- Gerry Turner - Keith Woodason
- Irish Musicians - Kieran Cunningham, Michael McGoldrick, Vincent Donnelly
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public and hallway
- 1 Coronation Street - Back room, kitchen and hallway
- The Kabin
- 13 Coronation Street - Back room and kitchen
- Rosamund Street
- Victoria Street
- 170 Park Street - Liz's flat
- Baldwin's Sportswear - Factory floor
- Firman's Freezers - Shop floor
- Weatherfield General - Ward
Notes[]
- Sophie Webster (Ashleigh Middleton) is credited but does not appear.
- TV Times synopsis: Sean Skinner gets a nasty surprise. Mike Baldwin is finally told that Tricia is pregnant.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 15,420,000 viewers (6th place - combined figure including repeat).
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