Plot
Duke has spent the night on Stan’s bed. Hilda feeds the dog up on stew before discovering from Bet that greyhounds won’t run if they’re full. Ken's mini won’t start and Val is not pleased. Len advises Stan to back against Duke but he won’t listen to advice. Len and Ray can’t get the car started either. Elsie goes job-hunting. Suspecting Stan knows something they don't, Len and Ray bet on Duke who is too full to run. Ken and Val argue about the car. Len finds out that Tommy Deakin has kidded Stan that men are after him for nobbling Duke. They tell Stan that some large and threatening men have been asking after him. A young Salvation Army woman sells Ray The War Cry in the Rovers, giving him an idea. Alan mends the mini as a favour, which annoys Billy who says they should have charged for the job. They argue and Alan walks out.
Cast
Regular cast
- Stan Ogden - Bernard Youens
- Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
- Valerie Barlow - Anne Reid
- Kenneth Barlow - William Roache
- Peter Barlow - Christopher Dormer
- Susan Barlow - Wendy Jane Walker
- Ray Langton - Neville Buswell
- Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
- Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
- Lucille Hewitt - Jennifer Moss
- Elsie Howard - Patricia Phoenix (Credited as "Elsie Tanner")
- Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
- Billy Walker - Kenneth Farrington
- Annie Walker - Doris Speed
- Alan Howard - Alan Browning
Guest cast
- Tommy Deakin - Paddy Joyce
- Salvation Army Girl - Liz Goulding
Places
- Coronation Street exterior
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 13 Coronation Street - Back room, kitchen and hallway
- 14 Coronation Street - Living room and hallway
- Canal Garage
- Dave Smith’s Betting Shop
Notes
- TV Times synopsis: Stan leads a dog's life
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 6,850,000 homes (3rd place).
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