Changes: Episode 797 (7th August 1968)

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Plot

Ken continues the play rehearsals and is coerced into giving Pamela Dickenson a lift home because of the escapee. Convict Frank Riley traps Val in No.14. He tells her to sit still. Annie tries to stir it with Ena about Effie but gets short shrift. Len passes on to the regulars the news that the police are concentrating their search on Victoria Street where Riley used to live with a woman. To protect the twins, Val tells Riley she has no children and has only just married. A nervous Elsie goes to No.3 with some chips so as not to be alone but decides to go to the Rovers instead. Dickie escorts her there. Riley spots a photo of the twins but Val claims they're her niece and nephew. Det. Insp. Sharp calls into the Rovers and tells Len there's no trace of Riley in Victoria Street but they think he's in the immediate vicinity. Val tries to alert Ena by banging on the water pipes under the sink but she's still in the pub, being advised to stay on by Len. Val is terrified when Peter wakes up and Riley realises she's lied about having no children. Ken phones Val from the college but Riley refuses to let her answer it, threatening to hurt the children. Val manages to bang the pipes a couple of times but Riley catches her. Ena has arrived home, hears the noise, and begins to be concerned. Riley takes a fancy to Val and starts caressing her. Ken tries the phone again and Ena hears it ringing unanswered. She can't get an answer at No.14. Riley demands money and clothes from Val. Ena runs back to the pub and raises the alarm. Annie takes charge and Jack phones the police and the college. Val gives Ken's coat and money to Riley. He then tells her he wants something more from her. Sharp tells the regulars to go home and not to worry as they're watching all of the street. Elsie goes back to the Flemings'. The police study plans of the maisonettes. Val promises that she won't raise the alarm if Riley leaves her alone but hearing a noise he sees the police outside the window. He threatens her with a hammer. Ken arrives at the Rovers, not knowing anything of what is happening. He is taken into the back to be informed of events.

Cast

Regular cast

Guest cast

Places

Rovers Return Inn - Public/Snug
3 Coronation Street - Back room and hallway
6 Coronation Street - Living room
Maisonettes - Walkway
14 Coronation Street - Living room, kitchen and hallway
Granston Technical College - Main hall

Notes

The actor playing the voice of Peter Barlow is uncredited.
The scene of Ena Sharples on the walkway of the Maisonettes was recorded in studio and not on the Grape Street set.
TV Times synopsis: Fear in the Street
Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 5,350,000 homes (5th place).
This episode was included on the following commercial releases:
- Coronation Street 1968 released by Granada and Windsong Video on 5th November 1990.
- The Network DVD collection Coronation Street: The Best of 1960-1969, released on 31st July 2006.

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-|image =
+|image =[[Image:Episode 797.JPG|200px]]
 |year=1968
 |number=797
-|date=[[5th August]] [[1968]] (Monday)
+|date=[[7th August]] [[1968]] (Wednesday)
 |production code=[[Production codes|P228/797]]
 |writer=[[H.V. Kershaw]]
+|stories=[[Harry Driver]]<br/>[[Esther Rose]]<br>[[Andrew Mayer]]
+|script editor=[[Malcolm Lynch]]
+|designer=[[Peter Beard]]
+|producer=[[Richard Doubleday]]
+|executive producer=[[H.V. Kershaw]]
 |director=[[Tim Jones]]
-|previous=[[Episode 796 (31st July 1968)|31st July 1968]]
+|previous=[[Episode 796 (5th August 1968)|5th August 1968]]
-|next=[[Episode 798 (7th August 1968)|7th August 1968]]
+|next=[[Episode 798 (12th August 1968)|12th August 1968]]
 }}
 ==Plot==
-Convict [[Frank Riley]] traps [[Valerie Barlow|Val]]. She tells him she has no children and is only just married. The womenfolk gather in the [[Rovers Return Inn|Rovers]], not wanting to be on their own whilst the convict is on the loose. Val tries to alert [[Ena Sharples|Ena]] by banging on the water pipes. She is terrified when [[Peter Barlow|Peter]] wakes up and Riley realises she has children. [[Ken Barlow|Ken]] phones Val but Riley refuses to let her answer it, threatening to hurt the twins. Ena hears the phone ringing and begins to worry. Riley takes a fancy to Val and starts caressing her. Ena raises the alarm. [[Annie Walker|Annie]] takes charge and [[Jack Walker|Jack]] phones the police. Riley demands money and clothes from Val. He then tells her he wants something from her. The police move the residents into houses so no one is alone. Val promises that she won't raise the alarm if Riley leaves her alone but Riley sees the police outside. Ken arrives at the [[Rovers Return Inn|Rovers]], not knowing anything of what is happening.
+[[Ken Barlow|Ken]] continues the [[The Country Wife|play]] rehearsals and is coerced into giving [[Pamela Dickenson]] a lift home because of the escapee. Convict [[Frank Riley]] traps [[Valerie Barlow|Val]] in [[14 Coronation Street (Maisonette)|No.14]]. He tells her to sit still. [[Annie Walker|Annie]] tries to stir it with [[Ena Sharples|Ena]] about [[Effie Spicer|Effie]] but gets short shrift. [[Len Fairclough|Len]] passes on to the regulars the news that the police are concentrating their search on [[Victoria Street]] where Riley used to live with a woman. To protect the twins, Val tells Riley she has no children and has only just married. A nervous [[Elsie Tanner|Elsie]] goes to [[3 Coronation Street|No.3]] with some chips so as not to be alone but decides to go to the [[Rovers]] instead. [[Dickie Fleming|Dickie]] escorts her there. Riley spots a photo of the twins but Val claims they're her niece and nephew. [[Bill Sharp|Det. Insp. Sharp]] calls into the Rovers and tells Len there's no trace of Riley in Victoria Street but they think he's in the immediate vicinity. Val tries to alert Ena by banging on the water pipes under the sink but she's still in the pub, being advised to stay on by Len. Val is terrified when [[Peter Barlow|Peter]] wakes up and Riley realises she's lied about having no children. Ken phones Val from the [[Granston Technical College|college]] but Riley refuses to let her answer it, threatening to hurt the children. Val manages to bang the pipes a couple of times but Riley catches her. Ena has arrived [[6 Coronation Street (Maisonette)|home]], hears the noise, and begins to be concerned. Riley takes a fancy to Val and starts caressing her. Ken tries the phone again and Ena hears it ringing unanswered. She can't get an answer at No.14. Riley demands money and clothes from Val. Ena runs back to the pub and raises the alarm. Annie takes charge and [[Jack Walker|Jack]] phones the police and the college. Val gives Ken's coat and money to Riley. He then tells her he wants something more from her. Sharp tells the regulars to go home and not to worry as they're watching all of the [[Coronation Street, Weatherfield|street]]. Elsie goes back to the Flemings'. The police study plans of the [[maisonettes]]. Val promises that she won't raise the alarm if Riley leaves her alone but hearing a noise he sees the police outside the window. He threatens her with a hammer. Ken arrives at the Rovers, not knowing anything of what is happening. He is taken into the back to be informed of events.
 ==Cast==
 ===Regular cast===
-*[[Ken Barlow|Kenneth Barlow]] - [[William Roache]]
+*[[Kenneth Barlow]] - [[William Roache]]
+*[[Valerie Barlow]] - [[Anne Reid]]
 *[[Annie Walker]] - [[Doris Speed]]
-*[[Jack Walker]] - [[Arthur Leslie]]
 *[[Ena Sharples]] - [[Violet Carson]]
+*[[Jack Walker]] - [[Arthur Leslie]]
+*[[Gordon Clegg]] - [[Bill Kenwright]]
+*[[Maggie Clegg]] - [[Irene Sutcliffe]]
 *[[Len Fairclough]] - [[Peter Adamson]]
+*[[Dickie Fleming]] - [[Nigel Humphreys]]
+*[[Audrey Fleming]] - [[Gillian McCann]]
 *[[Elsie Tanner]] - [[Patricia Phoenix]]
-*[[Valerie Barlow]] - [[Anne Reid]]
 *[[Hilda Ogden]] - [[Jean Alexander]]
-*[[Maggie Clegg]] - [[Irene Sutcliffe]]
-*[[Gordon Clegg]] - [[Bill Kenwright]]
-*[[Dickie Fleming]] – [[Nigel Humphreys]]
-*[[Audrey Fleming]] – [[Gillian McCann]]
 ===Guest cast===
-*[[Bill Sharp|Det. Insp. Sharp]] - [[Derek Newark]]
-*[[Jimmie Conway|P.C. Conway]] - [[Colin Edwynn]]
 *[[Pamela Dickenson]] - [[Annette Robertson]]
-*[[Mildred]] - [[Heather Spratt]]
 *[[Frank Riley]] - [[Sean Caffrey]]
 *[[Singer (Episode 797)|Singer]] - [[Frank Birch]]
+*[[Mildred (Episode 796/7)|Mildred]] - [[Heather Spratt]]
+*[[Bill Sharp|Det. Insp. Sharp]] - [[Derek Newark]]
+*[[PC Jimmie Conway|P.C. Conway]] - [[Colin Edwynn]]
+==Places==
+*[[Rovers Return Inn]] - ''Public/Snug''
+*[[3 Coronation Street]] - ''Back room  and hallway''
+*[[6 Coronation Street (Maisonette)|6 Coronation Street]] - ''Living room''
+*[[Maisonettes]] - ''Walkway''
+*[[14 Coronation Street (Maisonette)|14 Coronation Street]] - ''Living room, kitchen and hallway''
+*[[Granston Technical College]] - ''Main hall''
+==Notes==
+*The actor playing the voice of [[Peter Barlow]] is uncredited.
+*The scene of [[Ena Sharples]] on the walkway of the [[Maisonettes]] was recorded in studio and not on the [[Grape Street set]].
+*''[[TV Times]]'' synopsis: Fear in the [[Coronation Street, Weatherfield|Street]]
+*[[Viewing Figures]]: First UK broadcast - 5,350,000 homes (5th place).
+*This episode was included on the following commercial releases:
+**''[[VHS and DVD releases of Coronation Street#30th Anniversary Set|Coronation Street 1968]]'' released by Granada and Windsong Video on [[5th November]] [[1990]].
+**The Network DVD collection ''[[Coronation Street: The 1960s (DVD)|Coronation Street: The Best of 1960-1969]]'', released on [[31st July]] [[2006]].
+{{Template:August 1968}}
 [[Category:1968 episodes]]
+[[Category:Episodes released on VHS|Episode 0797]]
+[[Category:Episodes released on DVD|Episode 0797]]