Plot[]
Fred and Roy discover that Diggory Compton is opening a bakery in the old hardware shop. They're worried about the competition. Les and Cilla put their charm offensive into operation. They start by carrying Betty's bags for her. They don't realise that everyone can see through their plan. Ian pulls another stunt on Sally, making her look stupid in front of Mr Austin the headmaster of Oakhill School, when his car isn't ready on time. There's a leak in the corner shop coming from the flat above. Sunita discovers it's down to Charlie's shoddy workmanship. She asks him to fix it but he ignores her. Audrey, Hayley, Emily and Betty continue to fuss round Keith, cooking his meals and doing his laundry. Cilla has a row with Rocky in Wong's Chippy. She throws the salt cellar at him. Candice is disappointed when she finds out that she didn't get the eye-in-the-sky job but soon cheers up when she sees an advert for a weather girl in the Gazette. Dev demands that Charlie fixes the leak but Charlie refuses. Dev threatens to report him and has a go at Shelley for allowing Charlie to walk all over her. Charlie punches him. Suggesting a truce, Ian tells Sally that he'll phone his mate Arthur Brooks of Brooks Autosales and sort her out with a PA job there. Sally's relieved but it's obvious that Ian's got something more sinister up his sleeve.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
- Cilla Brown - Wendi Peters
- Les Battersby - Bruce Jones
- Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
- Candice Stowe - Nikki Sanderson
- Frankie Baldwin - Debra Stephenson
- Fred Elliott - John Savident
- Leanne Battersby - Jane Danson
- Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
- Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
- Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
- Roy Cropper - David Neilson
- Diggory Compton - Eric Potts
- Betty Williams - Betty Driver
- Sunita Alahan - Shobna Gulati
- Hayley Cropper - Julie Hesmondhalgh
- Keith Appleyard - Ian Redford
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Claire Peacock - Julia Haworth
- Shelley Unwin - Sally Lindsay
- Charlie Stubbs - Bill Ward
- Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell (Uncredited)
Guest cast[]
- Ian Davenport - Philip Bretherton
- Rocky - Tony Xu
- Mr Austin - David Fleeshman
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 6 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- 13 Coronation Street - Back room and kitchen
- Corner Shop
- Wong's Chippy
- Victoria Street
- Davenports - Showroom and office
Notes[]
- First appearance of Diggory Compton since 2nd February 2005.
- TV Times synopsis: Ian makes a fool of Sally and then tells her he's sending her to work in another garage; and Candice resolves not to let failure get her down.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 11,090,000 viewers (2nd place).
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