Plot[]
Fred is incredulous that Ashley is allowing Claire to leave, but Ashley interviews another nanny, Wendy Rolands and offers her the job, starting tomorrow. Deirdre is furious with Bev and tells Charlie exactly what she's been saying. He feels that he's had a lucky escape. Todd has an interview at the hospital for the porter's job. Mike agrees to help Penny interview for a new manager for her place. Fred confides in Audrey that he's fallen for Penny. She warns him to move slowly. Maria plans to cook supper for everyone. After a tense stand-off with Gail, she wins out on cooking for the Platts, but now has to make an extra-special meal. Ashley denies to Audrey that he has any feelings for Claire. Audrey advises him that, although he'll never forget Maxine, he has to move on with his life. Mike is taken aback to hear that Penny and Fred went to Yorkshire together. Deirdre confronts Bev and angrily tells her that they can never be friends again. Claire is about to leave to finish her packing at her mother's house after putting Joshua down for a nap, when Ashley asks her to come back later to say goodbye to Fred. She agrees, relieved to put the moment of parting off for a while longer.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Fred Elliott - John Savident
- Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
- Shelley Unwin - Sally Lindsay
- Bev Unwin - Susie Blake
- Deirdre Rachid - Anne Kirkbride
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Claire Casey - Julia Haworth
- Todd Grimshaw - Bruno Langley
- Sarah Platt - Tina O'Brien
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Maria Sutherland - Samia Ghadie
- Nick Tilsley - Adam Rickitt
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Penny King - Pauline Fleming
- Charlie Stubbs - Bill Ward
- Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
- Gail Platt - Helen Worth
- David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
- Joshua Peacock - Benjamin Beresford (Uncredited)
Guest cast[]
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public, back room and kitchen
- 1 Coronation Street - Back room and kitchen
- 4 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- 8 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- Victoria Street
- Elliott & Son
- Roy's Rolls
- Weatherfield General - Corridor
Notes[]
- TV Times synopsis: Ashley and Claire make a life-changing decision; Bev tries to pick up the pieces while nursing a crippling hangover; and Maria confronts Gail.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 14,550,000 viewers (1st place).
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