Plot[]
Nick Horrocks arrives for Tony's funeral and is appalled to hear Natalie say Tony wasn't any good. She tells him she won't be weeping over the grave. Vik invites Steve to move in with him and Nita in the hope Nita will want to move out and agree to sell the house. Debs, Vinny, Duggie, Kevin and Maxine support Natalie as she buries Tony. Colin Barnes turns up to make certain Tony is dead and ends up brawling with Nick. Linda worries about Helen Cooper's order as the girls keep producing shoddy work. She annoys Janice by threatening the girls with the sack unless their work improves. Nita is appalled to learn Steve's moving into her home. Janice calls a meeting of the factory girls and urges them to make a united stand against Linda. Colette Graham accuses Curly of sending unwanted flowers to her. He tells her that it wasn't him and he's going to get to the bottom of the strange goings-on.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Vinny Sorrell - James Gaddas
- Natalie Barnes - Denise Welch
- Betty Williams - Betty Driver
- Vikram Desai - Chris Bisson
- Nita Desai - Rebecca Sarker
- Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
- Gail Platt - Helen Worth
- Sarah Louise Platt - Tina O'Brien
- Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
- Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
- Gwen Davies - Annie Hulley
- Linda Sykes - Jacqueline Pirie
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Bobbi Lewis - Naomi Russell
- Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
- Geena Gregory - Jennifer James
- Leanne Battersby - Jane Danson
- Duggie Ferguson - John Bowe
- Debs Brownlow - Gabrielle Glaister
- Hayley Cropper - Julie Hesmondhalgh
- Maxine Peacock - Tracy Shaw
Guest cast[]
- Nick Horrocks - William Ilkley
- DI Reynolds - Blair Plant
- Colin Barnes - Ian Embleton
- Vicar - David Bowen
- Colette Graham - Susanna Shelling
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public and back room
- 6 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- 8 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- Underworld - Office and factory floor
- Corner Shop
- Roy's Rolls
- Unknown church - Interior and churchyard
Notes[]
- TV Times synopsis: A surprise visitor gives rise to trouble at Natalie's son's funeral. Linda causes uproar among the factory girls.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 16,530,000 viewers (1st place - combined figure including repeat).
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