Plot
Tracy is about to tell Shelley the truth about Peter when Shelley gets a phone call from her mum saying that her sister Sharon has been rushed into hospital with severe stomach pains. Tommy catches the man in the back garden. He's a photographer spying on the Hillmans. Tommy sends him packing. Boris Weaver calls in on Ashley and Fred saying he needs some help in the butcher's. Fred goes with him before Ashley has a chance to object. Rosie puts some old clothes on over the top of her party gear and leaves the house with Stacy Kingsbury. She bribes Sophie not to say anything. Ken has checked with Companies House and confirms Jack and Vera's worst suspicions that Richard has conned them out of their savings. The company doesn't exist. Jack and Vera are distraught. A worried Peter arrives at the Rovers thinking that Tracy will have spilled the beans to Shelley by now. He's relieved to find that she hasn't as Shelley is too upset over her sister. The police call and tell Gail that there have been unconfirmed sightings of Richard in Liverpool and Newport, Shropshire. Gail agrees to let Martin move in and sleep on the sofa. Katy feels tired and thirsty but thinks nothing more of it. Gail is drinking heavily trying to forget all her recent horrors. Tracy again threatens Peter that she will tell Shelley everything if he doesn't.
Cast
Regular cast
- Sarah Platt - Tina O'Brien
- Gail Hillman - Helen Worth
- David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd
- Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
- Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
- Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden
- Angela Nelson - Kathryn Hunt
- Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
- Tommy Nelson - Thomas Craig
- Shelley Unwin - Sally Lindsay
- Tracy Preston - Kate Ford
- Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
- Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
- Fred Elliott - John Savident
- Lucy Richards - Katy Carmichael
- Sophie Webster - Emma Woodward
- Rosie Webster - Helen Flanagan
- Craig Nelson - Richard Fleeshman
- Katy Nelson - Lucy-Jo Hudson
- Harry Flagg - Iain Rogerson
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Joshua Peacock - Brandon Jackson (Uncredited)
Guest cast
- Stan Nicholls - Alexander Delamere
- Geoff Beech - Matt Healy
- Stacy Kingsbury - Stevie Jones
- Boris Weaver - Mark Hallett
- DC Dave Brett - Paul Gabriel
Places
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Back room and hallway
- 4 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- 6 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms and garden
- 8 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- 9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
- 13 Coronation Street - Back room, kitchen and hallway
- Lucy Richards's flat - Living room/kitchen
Notes
- TV Times synopsis: Peter is in turmoil as he prepares to face up to Shelley; Martin rallies round Gail; and Fred and Ashley try to juggle home life and work.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 15,900,000 viewers (2nd place).
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