Plot
The Rileys are reconciled with Concepta and agree to come to the wedding. The Bonartis install a juke box. Dennis takes up a ventriloquist doll called Fred. Ken tells Valerie about Marian Lund. Christine worries that she'll lose Steve because of the distance between them. Lucille hates her first day at grammar school. The Rileys offer to look after Lucille in Ireland when the Hewitts go on their honeymoon. Frank is annoyed when Ida goes to work without reading a letter from David and saying goodbye.
Cast
Regular cast
- Jack Walker - Arthur Leslie
- Annie Walker - Doris Speed
- Concepta Riley - Doreen Keogh
- Ena Sharples - Violet Carson
- Martha Longhurst - Lynne Carol
- Minnie Caldwell - Margot Bryant
- Christine Hardman - Christine Hargreaves
- Sheila Birtles - Eileen Mayers
- Dennis Tanner - Philip Lowrie
- Ida Barlow - Noel Dyson
- Frank Barlow - Frank Pemberton
- Harry Hewitt - Ivan Beavis
- Lucille Hewitt - Jennifer Moss
- Florrie Lindley - Betty Alberge
- Kenneth Barlow - William Roache
- Valerie Tatlock - Anne Reid
- Albert Tatlock - Jack Howarth
- Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
Guest cast
- Nona Willis - Barbara Ferris
- Father Bennett - David Markham
- Mario Bonarti - Frank Coda
- Mrs Flanagan - Sybil Holroyd
- Shelagh Riley - Shela Ward
- Sean Riley - Harold Goldblatt
Notes
- Final appearance of Noel Dyson in the role of Ida Barlow whose character dies in the following episode.
- TV Times: No synopsis appeared in the magazine between Episode 3 (16th December 1960) and Episode 80 (18th September 1961) with the exception of Episode 64 (24th July 1961).
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 6,529,000 homes (2nd place).
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