Plot
Liz celebrates her fortieth birthday with the rest of the family. Jim buys her a silver pendant, the boys a £100 gift voucher. Maxine is put out when Fiona refuses to let her do her hair on her wedding day and books into an expensive salon. When Betty fails to turn in for work, Alec writes her a short note telling her that she's sacked and forces Jack and Vera to sign it before putting it through her letterbox. Natalie gets her niece Lorraine Horrocks to look over the computer spreadsheets for her. She finds Chris attractive. Deirdre gives Jon a £5,000 cheque for the deposit on the house. Alec and the Duckworths are horrified when a distraught Betty rings to say Billy's died of a heart attack. Vera comforts her whilst Alec retrieves the letter from her house. Natalie invites Chris for dinner and tries to matchmake between him and Lorraine. Chris is embarrassed as Lorraine throws herself at him. Jim feels uncomfortable as Liz throws herself into their relationship. Jon tells Deirdre they've lost the house and tells her that he'll keep the money in his bank account until they find another house. When Linda finds the money in their account he tells her that it's his bonus and it's for them both to spend.
Cast
Regular cast
- Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
- Andy McDonald - Nicholas Cochrane
- Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
- Jim McDonald - Charles Lawson
- Alec Gilroy - Roy Barraclough
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Fiona Middleton - Angela Griffin
- Maxine Heavey - Tracy Shaw
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
- Fred Elliott - John Savident
- Natalie Horrocks - Denise Welch
- Chris Collins - Matthew Marsden
- Lorraine Horrocks - Holly Newman
- Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
- Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
- Deirdre Rachid - Anne Kirkbride
- Alan McKenna - Glenn Hugill
- Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
- Rosie Webster - Emma Collinge
- Sophie Webster - Emma Woodward
- Gail Platt - Helen Worth
Guest cast
Places
- Coronation Street exterior
- Rovers Return Inn - Public, back room and hallway
- 11 Coronation Street - Back room, kitchen and hallway
- 13 Coronation Street - Front room
- Coronation Street Garage
- Hair by Fiona Middleton
- 17a Victoria Street - Living room/kitchen
- Natalie Horrocks' house - Living room, dining room and hallway
- 15 Oakside Road - Kitchen
Notes
- First appearance of Lorraine Brownlow, initially credited as "Lorraine Horrocks".
- TV Times synopsis: There's shocking news for the team at the Rovers - and Alec in particular. Natalie introduces Chris to her sexy niece Lorraine.
- This episode was the first to be sponsored by Cadbury's Caramel, debuting the first variant of three Caramel sponsors.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 17,710,000 viewers (1st place - combined figure including repeat).
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