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{{Infobox Episode|
 
{{Infobox Episode|
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|image =[[Image:Episode 638.jpg|200px]]
 
|year=1967
 
|year=1967
 
|number=638
 
|number=638
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|production code=[[Production codes|P228/638]]
 
|production code=[[Production codes|P228/638]]
 
|writer=[[John Finch]]
 
|writer=[[John Finch]]
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|stories=[[Harry Driver]]<br/>[[Susan Pleat]]<br/>[[Leslie Duxbury]]
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|designer=[[Michael Grimes]]
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|producer=[[H.V. Kershaw]]
 
|director=[[Walter Butler]]
 
|director=[[Walter Butler]]
 
|previous=[[Episode 637 (23rd January 1967)|23rd January 1967]]
 
|previous=[[Episode 637 (23rd January 1967)|23rd January 1967]]
 
|next=[[Episode 639 (30th January 1967)|30th January 1967]]
 
|next=[[Episode 639 (30th January 1967)|30th January 1967]]
 
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}}
 
 
==Plot==
 
==Plot==
[[Dennis Tanner|Dennis]] tries to get the fire under control but the curtains catch light. The firemen deal with the fire and have to spray under the floorboards. Dennis resigns from the [[Builder's Yard|Yard]] before [[Len Fairclough|Len]] can sack him. [[Annie Walker|Annie]] wants [[Lucille Hewitt|Lucille]] to work at [[Gamma Garments]] but she refuses. [[Dave Smith]] tells [[Irma Barlow|Irma]] he's thinking of opening a new betting shop in the area. She refuses to sell the [[Corner shop|shop]] to him. Dennis asks [[Emily Bishop|Emily]] for the Gamma job and against her better judgment she gives it to him. Dave tells Len it was him who pulled [[Paul Cheveski|Paul]] out of the canal.
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[[Dennis Tanner|Dennis]] tries to get the fire under control but the curtains catch light. The firemen deal with the fire and have to spray under the floorboards. Dennis resigns from the [[Fairclough and Booth|yard]] before [[Len Fairclough|Len]] can sack him. [[Annie Walker|Annie]] wants [[Lucille Hewitt|Lucille]] to work at [[Gamma Garments]] but she refuses. [[Dave Smith]] tells [[Irma Barlow|Irma]] he's thinking of opening a new betting shop in the area. She refuses to sell the [[Corner Shop|shop]] to him. Dennis asks [[Emily Nugent|Emily]] for the Gamma job and against her better judgement she gives it to him. Dave tells Len it was him who pulled [[Paul Cheveski|Paul]] out of the [[Weatherfield Canal|canal]] - not [[Percy Bridge]].
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==Cast==
 
==Cast==
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===Regular cast===
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*[[Len Fairclough]] - [[Peter Adamson]]
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*[[Elsie Tanner]] - [[Patricia Phoenix]]
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*[[Jack Walker]] - [[Arthur Leslie]]
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*[[Annie Walker]] - [[Doris Speed]]
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*[[Ena Sharples]] - [[Violet Carson]]
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*[[Dennis Tanner]] - [[Philip Lowrie]]
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*[[Jerry Booth]] - [[Graham Haberfield]]
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*[[Lucille Hewitt]] - [[Jennifer Moss]]
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*[[Kenneth Barlow]] - [[William Roache]]
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*[[Irma Barlow]] - [[Sandra Gough]]
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*[[Albert Tatlock]] - [[Jack Howarth]]
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*[[Miss Nugent]] - [[Eileen Derbyshire]]
 
===Guest cast===
 
===Guest cast===
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*[[Percy Bridge]] - [[Jack Smethurst]]
 
*[[Dave Smith]] - [[Reginald Marsh]]
 
*[[Dave Smith]] - [[Reginald Marsh]]
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*[[Fire Officer (Episode 638)|Fire Officer]] - [[Patrick Stewart]]
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==Places==
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*[[Rovers Return Inn]] - ''Public/snug''
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*[[11 Coronation Street]] - ''Back room''
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*[[Corner Shop]]
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*[[15a Coronation Street]] - ''Bedsit''
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*[[15 Mawdsley Street]] - ''Back room and yard''
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==Notes==
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*Future famous film and television star [[Patrick Stewart]] appeared in this episode as a [[Fire Officer (Episode 638)|Fire Officer]] in one of the first television roles of his career.
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*''[[TV Times]]'' synopsis: [[Miss Nugent]] gathers her forces and a [[Dave Smith|bookie]] drops a bombshell
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*[[Viewing Figures]]: First UK broadcast - 7,950,000 homes (3rd place).
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[[Category:1967 episodes]]
 
[[Category:1967 episodes]]

Revision as of 20:01, 30 May 2020

Plot

Dennis tries to get the fire under control but the curtains catch light. The firemen deal with the fire and have to spray under the floorboards. Dennis resigns from the yard before Len can sack him. Annie wants Lucille to work at Gamma Garments but she refuses. Dave Smith tells Irma he's thinking of opening a new betting shop in the area. She refuses to sell the shop to him. Dennis asks Emily for the Gamma job and against her better judgement she gives it to him. Dave tells Len it was him who pulled Paul out of the canal - not Percy Bridge.

Cast

Regular cast

Guest cast

Places

Notes

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