Plot[]
Part One: The corner shop goes up for sale with both an advert in the paper and in the window. Minnie tells David she doesn't like it as it makes her think of people dying but she's going to vet his buyers on Ena's behalf. Dennis is worried about the sundries, determined to prove himself to Jenny so he can marry her. Elsie is cynical about his motivation and snaps at Jenny when she offers to make breakfast for her. Dennis fails to make a sale he was after. Jenny visits the yard and tells Len about the problems she's having with Elsie. Also calling in there, Minnie suggests Elsie might be jealous of her. Irma refuses to take any of Dennis's stock. Len searches out Dennis to tell him all about the fallout of his mother's marriage. Contractor Ronald Wilde tells Jerry to submit a tender for a plumbing sub-contract on the maisonettes that are being built on the factory site. Despite his hard exterior, Wilde is impressed by Jerry's sincerity. Jenny cleans No.11 and tries to cheer up Dennis. Lucille mentions Val once being a hairdresser and gives Dennis an idea.
Part Two: Len is angry when Jerry returns to the yard and informs him that he saw Wilde without telling him. Dennis visits Val and turns on a sob story to get her to agree to giving him a £50 order. Elsie shows no appreciation for Jenny's efforts and refuses her offer to talk. Dennis tells his mother how sorry he is about Steve. Dennis taken on permanently at "Crowning Glory", but Jenny's patience with Elsie is coming to an end. David shows buyer Mr Skinner round the shop but he thinks the £1,500 price is too high and annoys Annie when he looks down on the area. Len and Jerry argue about expanding the business. Jerry refuses to give in. Ken suggests to Len that Jerry is trying to financially move on after Myra. Val mentions to Lucille that she's thinking of opening the salon again. Ken discovers a box of one gross cut-throat razors on the doorstep and thinks Val is going into men's hairdressing.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- David Barlow - Alan Rothwell
- Minnie Caldwell - Margot Bryant
- Jerry Booth - Graham Haberfield
- Dennis Tanner - Philip Lowrie
- Elsie Tanner - Patricia Phoenix
- Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
- Annie Walker - Doris Speed
- Irma Barlow - Sandra Gough
- Lucille Hewitt - Jennifer Moss
- Kenneth Barlow - William Roache
- Valerie Barlow - Anne Reid
Guest cast[]
- Jenny Sutton - Mitzi Rogers
- Ronald Wilde - George Waring (Credited as "Roland Wilde")
- Mr Skinner - Sidney Vivian
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- 9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen and hallway
- 11 Coronation Street - Back room and hallway
- Corner Shop
- Fairclough and Booth - Office and yard
- Ronald Wilde's office
Notes[]
- George Waring makes a pre-Arnold Swain appearance as Ronald Wilde.
- Lucille Hewitt tells Jenny Sutton that Dennis Tanner once died her hair green but in Episode 368 (22nd June 1964) the end result of Dennis's hairdressing work was blonde and orange.
- TV Times synopsis: Dennis on trial
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 8,400,000 homes (1st place).
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