Plot[]
Part One: Emily takes her coat off and gets working behind the bar. Upstairs, the Walkers bicker in their sickbed. Hearing the noise coming from downstairs, Annie is shocked to hear from Jack that Emily is in charge. In the bar, Emily struggles to keep up with the builders' loud demands until she threatens to strike to make them behave themselves. Hilda sees to Stan's every need as he milks his injury. He thinks it best he finds another job. Ray brings Shirley back from their night out. After they kiss, she is is annoyed when he calls her "Lucille" and scarpers. Annie wonders why it's gone quiet in the bar and thinks Emily has driven the customers away. Wanting some peace, Jack goes to investigate. Hilda ventures into the Rovers to buy Stan some beers and endures abuse from the builders about her husband. After she runs out upset, Emily orders one of them to take the beers to No.13 or she will bar all of them. Jack witnesses the exchange and realises that everything is under control. Back home, Stan is horrified when Hilda tells him to return to the site and show the builders that he's not workshy.
Part Two: The next day, Annie is back on her feet and clocks Hilda when she arrives late. Annie is annoyed when Jerry says what a success Emily was. Annie keeps a smile on her face as Emily tells her how she successfully cashed up the night before and instead takes her temper out on Hilda. Arthur pours a tea over Stan's foot and bans him from the canteen. He leaves to jeers from the other workmen. In front of Shirley, Ray tries to flirt with Val in Gamma Garments. She's livid until he says he was only trying to make her jealous. Stan lies to Hilda that everything is fine at the building site. Ray is worried to hear from Jerry that Len is returning tomorrow and becomes bad-tempered with Shirley. Stan drops a partition from the second-floor level, injuring Reg Barton down below.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
- Stan Ogden - Bernard Youens
- Jerry Booth - Graham Haberfield
- Ray Langton - Neville Buswell
- Valerie Barlow - Anne Reid
- Miss Nugent - Eileen Derbyshire
- Annie Walker - Doris Speed
- Jack Walker - Arthur Leslie
Guest cast[]
- Reg Barton - Brian Peck
- Bill - Chris Canavan
- Shirley Walton - Stephanie Turner
- Wilf Jones - John Comer
- Arthur - John Garrie
- Workman - Patrick McGuigan
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public and Jack and Annie's bedroom
- 13 Coronation Street - Back room, kitchen and hallway
- Maisonettes - Building site and canteen
- Gamma Garments
- Fairclough and Booth - Yard
Notes[]
- The two scenes on the Grape Street set were OB recorded. The first of these was a day-for-night shoot and glimpsed the corner shop. As contemporary photographs showed this to be the first part of the terraced side of the street to be erected, this episode marks the first true appearance of that section of the programme's first permanent outdoor set.
- Emily Nugent reports back to Annie Walker on how she cashed up in the Rovers the night before and states that within the silver there was a new 10p coin, stating it is perfectly legal tender. The coin, alongside the new 5p, had been introduced the day before this episode was broadcast in preparation for the UK converting to decimal currency on 15th February 1971. See also the notes to Episode 919 (15th October 1969) and Episode 1052 (15th February 1971).
- TV Times synopsis: Miss Nugent is 'called to the bar'
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 6,850,000 homes (6th place).
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