Plot[]
Part One: Annie tries to hide it from Jack that Lucille was out again with Dave last night. Dickie helps Alice move into No.1. Effie tells him that Albert has left the house. An upset Ena can't bear to watch Lucille be led astray and urges Elsie to intervene. She assures her that Dave is playing Lucille along. Ena thinks he won't be able to help himself and he's practicing a double deception. Lucille shows off a new gold bracelet and lets people assume it was a gift from Dave. Audrey tells Ena about the gift. Emily has trouble keeping the truth to herself when Reverend James warmly praises the residents for their charity. Ena accuses Annie of giving Lucille and Dave her approval by allowing her to accept a gold bracelet from him. Hilda hears them and jeers at Elsie in the street, advising her to throw in the towel now that Dave has found a younger model. They draw a crowd and Len has to hold Elsie back from hitting Hilda, while Stan has to stop his wife retaliating.
Part Two: Dickie finds Effie and Alice in the snug and informs them that Albert is back. Annie orders Lucille to stop seeing Dave and return the bracelet. Elsie yells at Dave for lying about his intentions regarding Lucille. Dave denies giving Lucille any bracelet. Albert doesn't know whether to let Effie have the house. Dave takes Lucille out again to the club and offers to whisk her off to Paris for four days, knowing that she'll be scared off. Reverend James is surprised to see Ena at one of his services, though she tells him she won't be a regular attendee. Dave tells Lucille he knows she's been sorting herself out on his time and expense. She admits she bought the bracelet herself. He agrees she can stay working for him but to pick someone more suitable next time. Albert wants Alice out of No.1 when he finds out she's moved in. Effie pretends to lay claim to the house before revealing that she's leaving in the morning. Elsie tells Len that a man is following her, after waiting outside The Pink Posy all day. Ena has also seen him and Elsie thinks she has a deranged stalker.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Audrey Fleming - Gillian McCann
- Mrs Spicer - Anne Dyson
- Dickie Fleming - Nigel Humphreys
- Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
- Lucille Hewitt - Jennifer Moss
- Annie Walker - Doris Speed
- Jack Walker - Arthur Leslie
- Miss Nugent - Eileen Derbyshire
- Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
- Albert Tatlock - Jack Howarth
- Elsie Tanner - Patricia Phoenix
- Stan Ogden - Bernard Youens
- Ena Sharples - Violet Carson
Guest cast[]
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public/snug and hallway
- 1 Coronation Street - Back room, kitchen and hallway
- St. Mary's Church - Side chapel
- Dave Smith Licensed Betting Office - Front office
- Table for Two Club
Notes[]
- Final appearance of Anne Dyson as Effie Spicer.
- Ena Sharples refers to Lucille Hewitt's mother as "Bessie", rather than the usual diminutive of "Lizzie".
- Alice Pickins states she bought her high-quality chenille tablecloth with her winnings from a Derby race, naming the horse as April the Fifth. Effie Spicer remembers it as belonging to the actor Tom Walls who did indeed win the race in 1932.
- Ena Sharples states she was there the day that Lucille Hewitt went missing from her orphanage, however in Episode 4 (21st December 1960) she is seen to play no part in the event, aside from telling Harry Hewitt that a policeman has called round at his house.
- The single scene on the Grape Street set was film-recorded.
- TV Times synopsis: In which Dave plays the Dutch Uncle!
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 7,100,000 homes (2nd place).
Notable dialogue[]
Hilda Ogden (to Elsie Tanner): "Well, age is competition but yours is a bit of an handicap, isn't it?"
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