Plot[]
Part One: The residents wonder why Elsie has been driven away by the police. After identifying Steve's body, a shaken Elsie is taken to the station but struggles to accept that he's dead. Detective Inspector Castle informs her that Steve was found at the foot of the stairs at the Claydon Court flats. Len bandages his grazed right hand and snaps at Ray when he suggests he's been fighting. Ken makes enquiries at the police station and reports back to the shocked residents that Steve has been found dead. Elsie grows weary of Castle's questions and is alarmed to suddenly realise he doesn't think Steve's fall was an accident. Dot phones Gregg at Burtonwood where he is supposedly on duty but is told he isn't there. Elsie arrives back home and tells Dot that the police suspect foul play.
Part Two: The next day, Steve's death is reported in the newspaper, and Hilda delights in speculating that it was murder, much to the Walkers' disapproval. Jack's seen a crowd of reporters formed outside No.11. Castle visits to ask Elsie further questions. At The Pink Posy, Dave sends a reporter packing when he digs for dirt on Elsie. Dot covers Elsie's duties at the shop and overhears Dave on the phone ordering someone to "tell them nothing". Gregg calls in and is evasive when Dot queries why she couldn't get hold of him at the base last night, insisting he was there. Dot's shocked by his callousness when she informs him of Steve's murder. Castle grills Elsie about her marriage, forcing her to admit to taking a taxi halfway to Steve's flat last night before changing her mind. Elsie confesses that on a previous visit two nights ago, Steve begged her to reconcile with him, but she refused. Castle drives her back to the station to take her fingerprints. Gregg jokes that Gary's relieved that his debt to Steve need never be paid. Joe tells Dot to take no notice of him. Len's uncomfortable when Ena reckons the police will find out the truth. Elsie tells Val and Dot that the police don't believe her story.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Elsie Tanner - Patricia Phoenix
- Jack Walker - Arthur Leslie
- Annie Walker - Doris Speed
- Ena Sharples - Violet Carson
- Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
- Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
- Kenneth Barlow - William Roache
- Valerie Barlow - Anne Reid
- Ray Langton - Neville Buswell
Guest cast[]
- Dot Greenhalgh - Joan Francis
- Dave Smith - Reginald Marsh
- Gregg Flint - Bill Nagy (Credited as "Greg Flint")
- Gary Strauss - Callen Angelo
- Joe Donelli - Shane Rimmer
- Det. Inspector Castle - Hugh Cross
- Policewoman - Pauline Jefferson
- Reporter - Derrick Gilbert
Places[]
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 11 Coronation Street - Back room
- The Pink Posy - Shop and office
- Fairclough and Booth - Yard
- Weatherfield Police Station - Interview room and corridor
Notes[]
- Stan Ogden (Bernard Youens) is credited but does not appear.
- TV Times synopsis: Elsie at police headquarters
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 7,050,000 homes (2nd place).
Notable dialogue[]
Jack Walker (to Hilda Ogden): "By the ‘eck, if yer hands did as much work as yer tongue, there’d be a right good sparkle on this pub."
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