Plot[]
Sharon hits the bottle in depression. Maxine decides against a hen party as she doesn't want to spoil her looks. She is upset that she doesn't have a bridesmaid. Janice feels upset that Toyah is dossing down because Les disapproves of her fella. Sharon stays away from work and wallows in self-pity. She tells Rita she needs more from life than The Kabin. Toyah tells Curly about her love for Spider and begs him to let them stay at No.7 longer. He relents and agrees to them staying. Furious Maxine is kidnapped by her mother and dragged to the Rovers in pyjamas and handcuffs for a hen party. Fred lays on a stripper for Ashley's stag night at the golf club but the steward, Royston Bell, refuses to let her perform and sends her home. The men are outraged. Tom drags Melanie to Maxine's hen party and makes them patch up their differences. Maxine is thrilled when Melanie agrees to be her bridesmaid. Ashley gets bored at his stag night and joins up with Maxine. Maxine is upset when drunk Sharon tells them that some tart like Natalie or Sally will steal Ashley from her. Rita takes her home.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
- Danny Hargreaves - Richard Standing
- Sharon Gaskell - Tracie Bennett
- Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
- Jim McDonald - Charles Lawson
- Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
- Maxine Heavey - Tracy Shaw
- Spider Nugent - Martin Hancock
- Toyah Battersby - Georgia Taylor
- Tom Ferguson - Tom Wisdom
- Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
- Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
- Gary Mallett - Ian Mercer
- Judy Mallett - Gaynor Faye
- Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
- Gail Platt - Helen Worth
- Vinny Sorrell - James Gaddas
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Maud Grimes - Elizabeth Bradley
- Hayley Cropper - Julie Hesmondhalgh
- Natalie Barnes - Denise Welch
- Doreen Heavey - Prunella Gee
- Fred Elliott - John Savident
- Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
Guest cast[]
- Derek Heavey - Richard Albrecht
- Melanie Tindel - Nicola Wheeler
- Dee - Claire Simm
- Steward - Timothy Kightley
Places[]
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- Audrey's
- 4 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- 7 Coronation Street - Yard
- 9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen and hallway
- The Kabin - Shop and stockroom
- 12 Coronation Street - Living room and hallway
- 13 Coronation Street - Back room, kitchen, front room and hallway
- Roy's Rolls
- Weatherfield Golf Club - Clubhouse and exterior
Notes[]
- This episode was broadcast at 9.45pm to allow for coverage of Champions League football.
- TV Times synopsis: Maxine's hen night proves too difficult to cope with for one Street resident; and Ashley doesn't get what he hoped for on his stag night.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 13,380,000 viewers (7th place - combined figure including repeat).
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