Changes: Episode 4172 (6th April 1997)

Revision as of 10:46, 21 February 2020

Plot

Chris spends the night on Angie's sofa. She takes to him and invites him to move into No.6 as her lodger. Steve is convinced that Fiona will marry him and not Alan. Jack encourages Tricia to go out with Ray Thorpe, offering to mind Brad. Mike hides a microphone in his lapel in the hope that he can get Don to admit to starting the fire and then have the proof on tape. Don is amused when Mike calls and is nice to him, he sees the microphone and tells Mike he's pathetic. Liz joins the rest of the family for Sunday lunch. She is thrilled to see Steve out of prison but Andy continues to ignore her. Mike tells Ashley that Don burnt down his factory. Ashley refuses to believe him and accuses Mike of trying to get him to land Don in it. Andy refuses to take part in the "happy families" meal with Liz. He storms out to get drunk so Steve goes with him to keep an eye on him. They go to a pub where Andy upsets a man by chatting up his girlfriend. Andy tries to punch the man but misses. The man hits back but Andy dodges and Steve is hit in the face. Andy is horrified by the blood all over Steve and takes him to casualty, full of remorse. In hospital, Steve collapses and a drunken Andy gets in the way. Ray takes Tricia out for the night while the Duckworths babysit. Steve has a fractured cheek bone but is most annoyed at the fact that he's late in returning to prison, knowing he'll be on report. Ashley is amazed when Don tells him that he did set fire to Mike's factory.

Cast

Regular cast

Guest cast

Places

Coronation Street
Rovers Return Inn - Public, back room and kitchen
2a Coronation Street - Living room/kitchen
4 Coronation Street - Conservatory
5 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
6 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
11 Coronation Street - Back room and kitchen
Weatherfield General - A & E department
Unknown pub

Notes

Andy Bradford was credited as the Stunt Co-ordinator on this episode.
TV Times synopsis: Andy and Steve go drinking and end up in trouble.
Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 11,700,000 viewers (15th place - combined figure including repeat).

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 ==Plot==
-[[Chris Collins|Chris]] spends the night on [[Angie Freeman|Angie]]'s sofa. She takes to him and invites him to move into [[6 Coronation Street|No.6]] as her lodger. [[Steve McDonald|Steve]] is convinced that [[Fiona Middleton|Fiona]] will marry him and not [[Alan McKenna|Alan]]. [[Jack Duckworth|Jack]] encourages [[Tricia Armstrong|Tricia]] to go out with [[Ray Thorpe]], offering to mind [[Brad Armstrong|Brad]]. [[Mike Baldwin|Mike]] hides a microphone in his lapel in the hope that he can get [[Don Brennan|Don]] to admit to starting the fire and then have the proof on tape. Don is amused when Mike calls and is nice to him, he sees the microphone and tells Mike he's pathetic. [[Liz McDonald|Liz]] joins the rest of the [[McDonald family|family]] for Sunday lunch. She is thrilled to see Steve out of [[Strangeways|prison]] but [[Andy McDonald|Andy]] continues to ignore her. Mike tells [[Ashley Peacock|Ashley]] that Don burnt down his [[Baldwin's Sportswear|factory]]. Ashley refuses to believe him and accuses Mike of trying to get him to land Don in it. Andy refuses to take part in the "happy families" meal with Liz. He storms out to get drunk so Steve goes with him to keep an eye on him. They go to a pub where Andy upsets a man by chatting up his girlfriend. Andy tries to punch the man but misses. The man hits back but Andy dodges and Steve is hit in the face. Andy is horrified by the blood all over Steve and takes him to casualty, full of remorse. In [[Weatherfield General|hospital]], Steve collapses and a drunken Andy gets in the way. Ray takes Tricia out for the night while the Duckworths babysit. Steve has a fractured cheek bone but is most annoyed at the fact that he's late in returning to prison, knowing he'll be on report. Ashley is amazed when Don tells him that he did set fire to Mike's factory.
+[[Chris Collins|Chris]] spends the night on [[Angie Freeman|Angie]]'s sofa. She takes to him and invites him to move into [[6 Coronation Street|No.6]] as her lodger. [[Steve McDonald|Steve]] is convinced that [[Fiona Middleton|Fiona]] will marry him and not [[Alan McKenna|Alan]]. [[Jack Duckworth|Jack]] encourages [[Tricia Armstrong|Tricia]] to go out with [[Ray Thorpe]], offering to mind [[Brad Armstrong|Brad]]. [[Mike Baldwin|Mike]] hides a microphone in his lapel in the hope that he can get [[Don Brennan|Don]] to admit to starting the fire and then have the proof on tape. Don is amused when Mike calls and is nice to him, he sees the microphone and tells Mike he's pathetic. [[Liz McDonald|Liz]] joins the rest of the [[McDonald family|family]] for Sunday lunch. She is thrilled to see Steve out of [[Strangeways Jail|prison]] but [[Andy McDonald|Andy]] continues to ignore her. Mike tells [[Ashley Peacock|Ashley]] that Don burnt down his [[Baldwin's Sportswear|factory]]. Ashley refuses to believe him and accuses Mike of trying to get him to land Don in it. Andy refuses to take part in the "happy families" meal with Liz. He storms out to get drunk so Steve goes with him to keep an eye on him. They go to a pub where Andy upsets a man by chatting up his girlfriend. Andy tries to punch the man but misses. The man hits back but Andy dodges and Steve is hit in the face. Andy is horrified by the blood all over Steve and takes him to casualty, full of remorse. In [[Weatherfield General|hospital]], Steve collapses and a drunken Andy gets in the way. Ray takes Tricia out for the night while the [[Duckworth family|Duckworths]] babysit. Steve has a fractured cheek bone but is most annoyed at the fact that he's late in returning to prison, knowing he'll be on report. Ashley is amazed when Don tells him that he did set fire to Mike's factory.
 ==Cast==
 ===Regular cast===
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 *[[Ray Thorpe]] - [[Chris Walker]]
 *[[Triage Nurse (Episode 4172)|Triage Nurse]] - [[Justin Ellery]]
-*Man - Garry Thomas
 ==Places==
-*[[Coronation Street, Weatherfield|Coronation Street exterior]]
+*[[Coronation Street, Weatherfield|Coronation Street]]
-*[[Rovers Return Inn]] - ''Back room/kitchen, Public''
+*[[Rovers Return Inn]] - ''Public, back room and kitchen''
 *[[2a Coronation Street]] - ''Living room/kitchen''
 *[[4 Coronation Street]] - ''Conservatory''
-*[[5 Coronation Street]] - ''Living room''
+*[[5 Coronation Street]] - ''Downstairs rooms''
-*[[6 Coronation Street]] - ''Living room/kitchen''
+*[[6 Coronation Street]] - ''Downstairs rooms''
-*[[11 Coronation Street]] - ''Back room/kitchen''
+*[[11 Coronation Street]] - ''Back room and kitchen''
-*[[Weatherfield General]] - ''A & E Department''
+*[[Weatherfield General]] - ''A & E department''
 *Unknown pub
 ==Notes==
-*[[Andy Bradford]] was credited as Stunt Co-ordinator on this episode.
+*[[Andy Bradford]] was credited as the Stunt Co-ordinator on this episode.
+*''[[TV Times]]'' synopsis:	[[Andy McDonald|Andy]] and [[Steve McDonald|Steve]] go drinking and end up in trouble.
 *[[Viewing Figures]]: UK broadcast - 11,700,000 viewers (15th place - combined figure including repeat).
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