Plot[]
Part One: The pipe band - Cicely, Joyce, Janice, Norma, Irene and Marion - practise during the day. Not knowing about their presence, Hilda and Albert are shocked to hear bagpipe noises emanating from No.11. Val stops Ken and David from going over to sort it out when she hears that they're all young women. Dennis has to cook dinner for the band as he's offered them bed and board in his new "digs". Cicely falls for him but is put off when he moans about the racket. Hilda tells Dennis she's going to march on the Town Hall if the noise carries on. Annie worries about Lucille being in Ireland but Jack assures her that she'll be fine and will look after Concepta. Stan and Len are green with envy when Ken tells them about the six girls. Jerry returns from a Scottish holiday to read a letter saying that his divorce from Myra is up in a couple of weeks. Minnie likes the pipers and hopes for a sing-song from them in the Rovers. The men perk up as the girls go on the prowl. Annie warns them off when Cicely makes a play for Jack. Minnie and Albert decide to matchmake Len and Emily to bring some excitement into their lives.
Part Two: David calls at No.11 to see the girls, pretending that he's there on shop business. Cicely turns his attentions to him. Minnie and Albert quickly realise their plan won't work as Emily would never put up with Len's swearing or drinking. Jerry hears about Harry's death. Albert overhears about Jerry's news and tells Minnie they should look for a match for him instead. The pipers decide to practise again while Dennis is out of the house. Changing her books with Albert, Minnie chats with librarian Sally Frost and they decide that she'd be perfect for Jerry. Ken, Len and Stan go round to "complain" about the noise but end up partying in No.11. Annie, Hilda and Val catch their husbands and Len being entertained by the girls.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Albert Tatlock - Jack Howarth
- Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
- Kenneth Barlow - William Roache
- Valerie Barlow - Anne Reid
- David Barlow - Alan Rothwell
- Dennis Tanner - Philip Lowrie
- Annie Walker - Doris Speed
- Jack Walker - Arthur Leslie
- Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
- Stan Ogden - Bernard Youens
- Jerry Booth - Graham Haberfield
- Minnie Caldwell - Margot Bryant
Guest cast[]
- Cicely - Sheila Fearn
- Joyce - Janet Kelly
- Janice - Diana Quiseekay
- Norma - Sandra Duncan
- Irene - Judith Bellis
- Marion - Stephanie Turner
- Sally Frost - Morag Hood
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public/snug
- 9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
- 11 Coronation Street - Back room and hallway
- Fairclough and Booth - Yard
- Weatherfield Library
Notes[]
- Joyce calls one of her bag-pipe bandmates by the name of "Maureen", even though the character is named Marion in the credits.
- Jack Walker mentions the time that Dennis Tanner put two sea lions in the Walkers' bath, referencing Episode 129 (7th March 1962).
- TV Times: No synopsis appeared in the magazine between Episode 702 (6th September 1967) and Episode 755 (11th March 1968)
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 7,850,000 homes (2nd place).
Notable dialogue[]
Minnie Caldwell: "Ever since Mrs Tanner's wedding, this street hasn't been swinging any more."
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