Episode 841 (13th January 1969)

Plot[]

Part One: Maggie is ill and Ena works the corner shop counter alone. Hilda castigates Gordon for his actions and tells Ena and Elsie what she saw at the cinema. Jasmine tells the ladies that the doctor has said Annie hasn't suffered a stroke as she had feared. Annie enjoys playing the suffering martyr in bed. She scoffs when Jack passes on the doctor's prescription of tonic water and three lots of pills. Hilda finds Stan with an old dolls' house that he picked up on his window round for 5/6 and which could be resold for £15. He's inspired to go into the antique trade. Elsie visits Annie with a pot plant present. Jasmine helps look after her, earning her false smiles of gratitude. Albert visits Effie to make sure she hasn't changed anything in No.1. He refuses to consider new curtains. Stan casts his eye over his old sideboard and is refused 35/- for it. Ena tells Hilda to let well alone where Dickie and Audrey are concerned. Hilda ignores her and tells what she saw at the cinema. Smiling to himself, he rushes out of the Rovers.

Part Two: Jack takes Billy to task for not being sympathetic to his mother's condition, and upsetting her by turning up after years' away and bringing a possible future wife along with no warning. Gordon comes into the pub, followed quickly by Dickie who then put on a show of squaring up to each other in front of Hilda. They then tell her that it was all an act for her benefit. She leaves in a huff. Stan asks Dickie for his help. Albert visits Annie and munches on her grapes. Emily sees how false Annie is being towards Jasmine. On Stan's behalf, Dickie offers Albert £2 for the sideboard. Albert easily haggles up him to £5, and after he's gone, he laughs to Effie that he forgot to mention a catch in the matter. Billy wants to return to London but Jasmine says it would disappoint Annie. Stan is horrified that he now owes Dickie £5. Emily asks Ena's advice, telling her she is annoyed at Annie's hypocrisy when she pretends to like Jasmine. Ena knows just how to deal with her.

Cast[]

Regular cast[]

Guest cast[]

Jasmine Chong - Lucille Soong

Places[]

Rovers Return Inn - Public/snug, back room and Jack and Annie's bedroom
1 Coronation Street - Back room
13 Coronation Street - Back room and kitchen
Corner Shop

Notes[]

This episode was Tony Warren's final script for the programme until 6th October 1975.
TV Times synopsis: Fresh fields for Stan and dark pastures for Annie...
Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 7,500,000 homes (2nd place).

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