Plot[]
Part One: Jenny packs and leaves No.11 but Dennis stops her returning to London immediately, wanting to talk matters over. Hilda is livid that Stan has resigned from the yard. Fully occupied by their move, Irma and David don't want to get involved. Jerry, in charge at the yard as Len has gone to Nottingham to see a sick Stanley, doesn't think Hilda's correct in saying that Stan will return to work tomorrow. Elsie finds Dennis and Jenny in the Rovers. Dennis is cold to his mother for pushing Jenny aside. He tries to think of somewhere for her to live. Val sees an artist's impression of the new maisonettes in the Gazette and thinks they look great. She calls Ken a stick-in-the-mud for not being interested. Dennis decides that No.5 is Jenny's best bet and drops heavy hints until Minnie volunteers. Annie feels sorry for Hilda having to put up with Stan and gives her a brandy on the house. Stan tells Hilda he plans to get a labouring job at the building site. Jenny settles into No.5, but Dennis is disappointed as Minnie sends him on his way for the night.
Part Two: The next day, site foreman Wilf Jones considers taking Stan on and tells him to call back later. Minnie stops Dennis going up to Jenny's bedroom when he tries to sneak into No.5 and insists he knocks next time. David and Irma pack but Irma still doesn't want to move. David promises her she'll feel differently about when they get there. David asks Ken to visit Frank more after he leaves. The Cleggs come round to measure up for curtains and encounter Hilda in full flow for the first time. Hearing from Albert that Ena is applying for a maisonette, Val admits to Ken that she'd like one. Hilda discovers from Jack that Rovers' drayman Vince Boyle tried to settle in Australia but couldn't. She gets him to talk to Irma. Irma warns Stan that she'll be back if he fails to look after Hilda. Maggie works behind the shop counter. Irma is horrified at Vince's tales about how expensive everything is in Australia. Outside the shop, Vince and Hilda throw each other the thumbs up.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Minnie Caldwell - Margot Bryant
- Irma Barlow - Sandra Gough
- Dennis Tanner - Philip Lowrie
- David Barlow - Alan Rothwell
- Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
- Jerry Booth - Graham Haberfield
- Jack Walker - Arthur Leslie
- Elsie Tanner - Patricia Phoenix
- Valerie Barlow - Anne Reid
- Kenneth Barlow - William Roache
- Annie Walker - Doris Speed
- Stan Ogden - Bernard Youens
- Margaret Clegg - Irene Sutcliffe
- Albert Tatlock - Jack Howarth
Guest cast[]
- Jenny Sutton - Mitzi Rogers
- Wilf Jones - John Comer
- Leslie Clegg - John Sharp
- Vince Boyle - Robert Hartley
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public/snug
- 5 Coronation Street - Back room and hallway
- 9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen and hallway
- 13 Coronation Street - Back room and hallway
- Corner Shop
- Maisonettes - Building site
Notes[]
- The scene of the maisonettes building site was OB recorded on the future Grape Street set.
- Although not credited on-screen, Colin Rees was given a credit in TV Times for location work on this episode, presumably meaning the maisonettes on the Grape Street set as such a credit had appeared on the previous episode.
- TV Times synopsis: The Barlows prepare for new horizons
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 8,200,000 homes (1st place).
Notable dialogue[]
Hilda Ogden (asking about Australia): "Would you advise anybody to go there, like?"
Vince Boyle: "Me mother-in-law."
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