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{{Infobox Episode|
  
{{Infobox Episode|
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|image =[[Image:Episode 78.jpg|200px]]
 
|year=1961
  
|year=1961
 
|number=78
  
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|production code=[[Production codes|P228/78]]
  
|production code=[[Production codes|P228/78]]
 
|writer=[[John Finch]]
  
|writer=[[John Finch]]
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|serial editor=[[H.V. Kershaw]]
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|designer=[[Denis Parkin]]
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|producer=[[Derek Granger]]
 
|director=[[Vivian Milroy]]
  
|director=[[Vivian Milroy]]
 
|previous=[[Episode 77 (6th September 1961)|6th September 1961]]
  
|previous=[[Episode 77 (6th September 1961)|6th September 1961]]
 
|next=[[Episode 79 (13th September 1961)|13th September 1961]]
  
|next=[[Episode 79 (13th September 1961)|13th September 1961]]
 
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==Plot==
  
==Plot==
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[[Albert Tatlock|Albert]] calls on [[Nancy Leathers|Nancy]]. He admits that [[Valerie Tatlock|Val]] isn't taking the thought of [[Ken Barlow|Ken]] possibly moving to [[Surrey]] that well. Nancy tells him that the [[Weatherfield County Borough Council|council]] have told her that they have an OAP bungalow for her after a four year wait. [[Frank Barlow|Frank]] worries that [[Ida Barlow|Ida]] is an hour late coming back from [[Beattie Pearson|Beattie]]'s. Cafe owner [[Agnes MacLean]] hands in a bag at [[Tile Street Police Station]] that a customer left behind. It reaches 9.00pm and Ida still isn't [[3 Coronation Street|home]]. [[Ken Barlow|Ken]] starts to get concerned as well and goes by bus to Beattie's to look for her. [[Jack Walker|Jack]] and [[Annie Walker|Annie]] get annoyed as [[Dennis Tanner|Dennis]] hogs their telephone. The lad is delighted when [[Lenny Phillips]] asks him to come round. Beattie tells Ken that she hasn't seen Ida all day. At the police station, bus driver [[Jim Foster]] gives a statement after an accident involving his vehicle and a woman. Included in her belongings is a grey silk scarf with a horse's head motif - the only possible identification of the woman. Frank finds Ida's purse in the sideboard drawer with an identity disc that she normally carries with her. Lenny tells Dennis he is not at all talented as a singer or comedian but wants him to work for him as a talent scout. Dennis is interested. [[Alf Roberts|Alf]] offers to ask round for Ida and enquires in the [[Rovers]], causing concern among the regulars. Frank and Ken come round to use the [[Walker family|Walkers]]' phone to call the police. They ring divisional headquarters who take the details and a description, including a grey silk scarf with a horse's head motif. They are able to match it with a telex report from [[Tile Street]]. At that station, they are also able to match the description with the bag that Mrs Maclean brought in. Ken and Frank wait in the Rovers' back room. The police call at No.3 and tell a shocked Alf that Ida was knocked down and killed by a bus on [[Gray Street]]. They come round to the pub to break the bad news to Frank and Ken.
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[[Nancy Leathers]] hears from the Council that they have an OAP bungalow for her. [[Frank Barlow|Frank]] worries that [[Ida Barlow|Ida]] is late home from visiting Beattie's. [[Dennis Tanner|Dennis]] is summoned to [[Lenny Phillips]]'s office. [[Ken Barlow|Ken]] calls on [[Beattie Pearson]] and discovers Ida has not been there. Lenny tells Dennis he is not at all talented but wants him to work for him as a talent scout. Frank contacts the police who realise that her description matches that of a woman who was knocked down in [[Gray Street]] and is dead. They arrive in the street to tell him.
  
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==Cast==
  
==Cast==
 
===Regular cast===
  
===Regular cast===
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*[[Florrie Lindley]] - [[Betty Alberge]]
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*[[Frank Barlow]] - [[Frank Pemberton]]
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*[[Kenneth Barlow]] - [[William Roache]]
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*[[Esther Hayes]] - [[Daphne Oxenford]]
 
*[[Harry Hewitt]] - [[Ivan Beavis]]
  
*[[Harry Hewitt]] - [[Ivan Beavis]]
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*[[Ken Barlow|Kenneth Barlow]] - [[William Roache]]
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*[[Alf Roberts]] - [[Bryan Mosley]]
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*[[Annie Walker]] - [[Doris Speed]]
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*[[Dennis Tanner]] - [[Philip Lowrie]]
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*[[Jack Walker]] - [[Arthur Leslie]]
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*[[Albert Tatlock]] - [[Jack Howarth]]
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*[[Concepta Regan|Concepta Riley]] - [[Doreen Keogh]]
  
 
*[[Ena Sharples]] - [[Violet Carson]]
  
*[[Ena Sharples]] - [[Violet Carson]]
 
*[[Martha Longhurst]] - [[Lynne Carol]]
  
*[[Martha Longhurst]] - [[Lynne Carol]]
 
*[[Minnie Caldwell]] - [[Margot Bryant]]
  
*[[Minnie Caldwell]] - [[Margot Bryant]]
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*[[Esther Hayes]] - [[Daphne Oxenford]]
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*[[Florrie Lindley]] - [[Betty Alberge]]
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*[[Frank Barlow]] - [[Frank Pemberton]]
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*[[Jack Walker]] - [[Arthur Leslie]]
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*[[Albert Tatlock]] - [[Jack Howarth]]
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*[[Annie Walker]] - [[Doris Speed]]
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*[[Alf Roberts]] - [[Bryan Mosley]]
  
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*[[Ivan Cheveski]] - [[Ernst Walder]]
  
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*[[Dennis Tanner]] - [[Philip Lowrie]]
  
 
*[[Len Fairclough]] - [[Peter Adamson]]
  
*[[Len Fairclough]] - [[Peter Adamson]]
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*[[Concepta Riley]] - [[Doreen Keogh]]
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*[[Ivan Cheveski]] - [[Ernst Walder]]
 
===Guest cast===
  
===Guest cast===
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*[[Nancy Leathers]] - [[Norah Hammond]]
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*[[Jim Foster|Foster]] - [[Bernard Kay]]
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*[[Agnes MacLean|Mrs Maclean]] - [[Judy Evans]]
 
*[[Station Sergeant (Episode 78)|Station Sergeant]] - [[Anthony Sagar]]
  
*[[Station Sergeant (Episode 78)|Station Sergeant]] - [[Anthony Sagar]]
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*[[Mrs. Maclean]] - [[Judy Evans]]
  
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*[[Jim Foster]] - [[Bernard Kay]]
  
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*[[Nona Willis]] - [[Barbara Ferris]]
  
 
*[[Det Sergeant Sowman|Headquarters Sergeant]] - [[Philip Stone]]
  
*[[Det Sergeant Sowman|Headquarters Sergeant]] - [[Philip Stone]]
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*[[Headquarters Constable (Episode 78)|Headquarters Constable]] - [[Keith Anderson]]
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*[[Beattie Pearson]] - [[Gabrielle Daye]]
  
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*[[Lenny Phillips]] - [[John Barrie]]
  
 
*[[Police Constable (Episode 78)|Police Constable]] - [[Anthony Sweeny]]
  
*[[Police Constable (Episode 78)|Police Constable]] - [[Anthony Sweeny]]
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*[[Lenny Phillips]] - [[John Barrie]]
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*[[Headquarters Constable (Episode 78)|Headquarters Constable]] - [[Keith Anderson]]
 
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*[[Beattie Pearson|Beattie]] - [[Gabrielle Daye]]
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[[Category:1961 episodes]]
  
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*[[Nancy Leathers]] - [[Norah Hammond]]
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*[[Nona Willis]] - [[Barbara Ferris]]
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==Places==
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*[[Rovers Return Inn]] - ''Public/Snug and hallway''
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*[[3 Coronation Street]] - ''Back room, kitchen and hallway''
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*[[Beattie Pearson]]'s house - ''Hallway''
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*[[Lenny Phillips]]'s theatrical agency, [[Edward Street|17b Edward Street]] - ''Office''
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*[[Tile Street Police Station]] - ''Sergeant's office''
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*Divisional headquarters - ''Sergeant's office''
   
 
==Notes==
  
==Notes==
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*Death of [[Ida Barlow]]
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*This episode features the off-screen death of [[Ida Barlow]].
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*The painted glass door-sign of [[Lenny Phillips]] is misspelled "Philipps".
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*''[[TV Times]]'': No synopsis appeared in the magazine for this episode.
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*[[Viewing Figures]]: First UK broadcast - 5,872,000 homes (8th place).
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*This episode was included in the Network DVD collection ''[[Coronation Street: The 1960s (DVD)|Coronation Street: The Best of 1960-1969]]'', released on [[31st July]] [[2006]].
 
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[[Category:Episodes released on DVD|Episode 0078]]

Revision as of 16:17, 16 October 2019

Plot

Albert calls on Nancy. He admits that Val isn't taking the thought of Ken possibly moving to Surrey that well. Nancy tells him that the council have told her that they have an OAP bungalow for her after a four year wait. Frank worries that Ida is an hour late coming back from Beattie's. Cafe owner Agnes MacLean hands in a bag at Tile Street Police Station that a customer left behind. It reaches 9.00pm and Ida still isn't home. Ken starts to get concerned as well and goes by bus to Beattie's to look for her. Jack and Annie get annoyed as Dennis hogs their telephone. The lad is delighted when Lenny Phillips asks him to come round. Beattie tells Ken that she hasn't seen Ida all day. At the police station, bus driver Jim Foster gives a statement after an accident involving his vehicle and a woman. Included in her belongings is a grey silk scarf with a horse's head motif - the only possible identification of the woman. Frank finds Ida's purse in the sideboard drawer with an identity disc that she normally carries with her. Lenny tells Dennis he is not at all talented as a singer or comedian but wants him to work for him as a talent scout. Dennis is interested. Alf offers to ask round for Ida and enquires in the Rovers, causing concern among the regulars. Frank and Ken come round to use the Walkers' phone to call the police. They ring divisional headquarters who take the details and a description, including a grey silk scarf with a horse's head motif. They are able to match it with a telex report from Tile Street. At that station, they are also able to match the description with the bag that Mrs Maclean brought in. Ken and Frank wait in the Rovers' back room. The police call at No.3 and tell a shocked Alf that Ida was knocked down and killed by a bus on Gray Street. They come round to the pub to break the bad news to Frank and Ken.

Cast

Regular cast

Guest cast

Places

Notes

September 1961 episodes
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