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==Plot==
 
==Plot==
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[[Stan Ogden|Stan]] is badly hungover. [[Hilda Ogden|Hilda]] rips into him and makes him eat his breakfast. [[Susan Barlow|Susan]] and [[Peter Barlow|Peter]] go down with mumps. [[Ken Barlow|Ken]] receives a mysterious phone call from someone he knows. [[Minnie Caldwell|Minnie]] has made rosettes for the supporters of the [[Rovers]]' team and cons [[Ena Sharples|Ena]] into buying one. Ken tells [[Valerie Barlow|Val]] that they've a guest for dinner but takes the opportunity to rush out to see the match before he can say who it is. The residents gather to watch the match. [[Dickie Fleming|Dickie]] gets annoyed when the menfolk, including opposing player [[Tommy Deakin]], give [[Audrey Fleming|Audrey]] hugs and kisses when she scores. At half time the score is 3 - 2 to [[The Flying Horse]]. Val is shocked when Ken tells her that their guest is [[Dave Robbins]]. The women bicker with the men when they catch them drinking at half-time. [[Emily Nugent|Emily]] takes photographs of the match. Hilda scores an equaliser, annoying the menfolk who don't think they can last out through extra time. Dave arrives for dinner. The Rovers win on the toss of a coin and return in victory to the pub. A parcel arrives for Minnie for her birthday but she wants the Flemings to look after it until the day itself arrives. Dave is coy about why he has returned to the area. Dave shows an interest in the [[maisonettes]] and hears that [[12 Coronation Street (Maisonette)|No.12]] is empty. Val seems taken with Dave again.
[[Susan Barlow|Susan]] and [[Peter Barlow|Peter]] go down with mumps. The residents watch the football. At half time the scores are 3 - 2 to the "[[Flying Horse]]". [[Ken Barlow|Ken]] tells [[Valerie Barlow|Val]] that [[Dave Robbins]] is coming to dinner. [[Hilda Ogden|Hilda]] scores the equaliser. Val is nervous about seeing Dave again. The [[Rovers Return Inn|Rovers]] win at the toss of a coin. Dave shows an interest in the [[maisonettes]].
 
   
 
==Cast==
 
==Cast==
 
===Regular cast===
 
===Regular cast===
*[[Ken Barlow|Kenneth Barlow]] - [[William Roache]]
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*[[Albert Tatlock]] - [[Jack Howarth]]
 
*[[Hilda Ogden]] - [[Jean Alexander]]
 
*[[Stan Ogden]] - [[Bernard Youens]]
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*[[Kenneth Barlow]] - [[William Roache]]
 
*[[Valerie Barlow]] - [[Anne Reid]]
 
*[[Valerie Barlow]] - [[Anne Reid]]
 
*[[Len Fairclough]] - [[Peter Adamson]]
 
*[[Emily Nugent]] - [[Eileen Derbyshire]]
 
*[[Annie Walker]] - [[Doris Speed]]
 
*[[Annie Walker]] - [[Doris Speed]]
*[[Ena Sharples]] - [[Violet Carson]]
 
 
*[[Minnie Caldwell]] - [[Margot Bryant]]
 
*[[Minnie Caldwell]] - [[Margot Bryant]]
*[[Albert Tatlock]] - [[Jack Howarth]]
 
*[[Len Fairclough]] - [[Peter Adamson]]
 
*[[Emily Bishop|Emily Nugent]] - [[Eileen Derbyshire]]
 
*[[Stan Ogden]] - [[Bernard Youens]]
 
*[[Hilda Ogden]] - [[Jean Alexander]]
 
*[[Dickie Fleming]] - [[Nigel Humphreys]]
 
 
*[[Audrey Fleming]] - [[Gillian McCann]]
 
*[[Audrey Fleming]] - [[Gillian McCann]]
*[[Betty Williams|Betty Turpin]] - [[Betty Driver]]
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*[[Ena Sharples]] - [[Violet Carson]]
 
*[[Dickie Fleming]] - [[Nigel Humphreys]]
 
*[[Cyril Turpin]] - [[William Moore]]
 
*[[Cyril Turpin]] - [[William Moore]]
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*[[Betty Turpin]] - [[Betty Driver]]
 
 
===Guest cast===
 
===Guest cast===
*[[Dave Robbins]] - [[Jon Rollason]]
 
 
*[[Tommy Deakin]] - [[Paddy Joyce]]
 
*[[Tommy Deakin]] - [[Paddy Joyce]]
 
*[[Dave Robbins]] - [[Jon Rollason]]
 
*[[Ted Loftus]] - [[Ted Morris]]
 
*[[Ted Loftus]] - [[Ted Morris]]
*[[Referee (Episode 915)|Referee]] - [[Mike Savage]]
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*[[Norman Franklin|Referee]] - [[Mike Savage]]
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==Places==
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*[[Rovers Return Inn]] - ''Public/Snug''
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*[[3 Coronation Street]] - ''Back room and hallway''
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*[[5 Coronation Street]] - ''Back room''
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*[[13 Coronation Street]] - ''Back room and hallway''
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*[[14 Coronation Street (Maisonette)|14 Coronation Street]] - ''Living room and hallway''
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*Playing fields and changing rooms
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
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*The football match scenes were filmed on location.
*[[Viewing Figures]]: First UK broadcast - 6,800,000 homes (7th place).
 
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*The music which opens Part 2 is not the usual ''[[Coronation Street]]'' theme but instead is the music from the [[1950s]] BBC programme ''Sportsview''.
==Commercial releases==
 
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*[[Doris Speed]] gets a crucial line wrong and speaks of the [[Rovers]] team winning by a "coss of a toin".
This episode was included on the 1969 disc of the Network DVD collection ''[[Coronation Street: The 1960s (DVD)|Coronation Street: The 1960s]]'', released in [[31st July]] [[2006]].
 
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*''[[TV Times]]'' synopsis: Not exactly the World Cup Final…
 
*[[Viewing Figures]]: First UK broadcast - 6,800,000 homes (7th place).
 
*This episode was included in the Network DVD collection ''[[Coronation Street: The 1960s (DVD)|Coronation Street: The Best of 1960-1969]]'', released in [[31st July]] [[2006]].
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==Notable dialogue==
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[[Minnie Caldwell]] (to [[Audrey Fleming]] in her football kit): "Oh, you do look pretty."<br>
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[[Ena Sharples]]: "Good job you're not talkin' to [[Wikipedia:Nobby Stiles|Nobby Stiles]]."
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[[Len Fairclough]] (after [[Hilda Ogden]] scores a goal): "[[Stan Ogden|Stan]], Hilda wants kissing...amongst other things..."
 
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[[Category:1969 episodes]]
 
[[Category:1969 episodes]]
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[[Category:Episodes released on DVD|Episode 0915]]

Revision as of 09:39, 24 April 2019

Plot

Stan is badly hungover. Hilda rips into him and makes him eat his breakfast. Susan and Peter go down with mumps. Ken receives a mysterious phone call from someone he knows. Minnie has made rosettes for the supporters of the Rovers' team and cons Ena into buying one. Ken tells Val that they've a guest for dinner but takes the opportunity to rush out to see the match before he can say who it is. The residents gather to watch the match. Dickie gets annoyed when the menfolk, including opposing player Tommy Deakin, give Audrey hugs and kisses when she scores. At half time the score is 3 - 2 to The Flying Horse. Val is shocked when Ken tells her that their guest is Dave Robbins. The women bicker with the men when they catch them drinking at half-time. Emily takes photographs of the match. Hilda scores an equaliser, annoying the menfolk who don't think they can last out through extra time. Dave arrives for dinner. The Rovers win on the toss of a coin and return in victory to the pub. A parcel arrives for Minnie for her birthday but she wants the Flemings to look after it until the day itself arrives. Dave is coy about why he has returned to the area. Dave shows an interest in the maisonettes and hears that No.12 is empty. Val seems taken with Dave again.

Cast

Regular cast

Guest cast

Places

Notes

Notable dialogue

Minnie Caldwell (to Audrey Fleming in her football kit): "Oh, you do look pretty."
Ena Sharples: "Good job you're not talkin' to Nobby Stiles."

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Len Fairclough (after Hilda Ogden scores a goal): "Stan, Hilda wants kissing...amongst other things..."

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