Plot[]
Ned Fox gives Elsie a cheque for £296. He advises her to take out insurance but she's already made plans for the money. Ray chats Sue Silcock up but she doesn't give anything away. Len and Jerry take the mickey. Ernie and Emily struggle to find anyone interested in helping out at the senior citizens' concert. They manage to rope in Ken. Maggie and Ritchie Levitt think Norma is being hard on her father, Jacko Ford. Ray fixes Sue's car so that it doesn't work. He then "repairs" it for her. He seems to have got lucky when Sue lets him accompany her in a spin round the block to make sure. Ena plays piano for the silent movie until the film breaks, but the Bishops and Ken enjoy it more than the old folks. Len and Jerry finish the job at Silcock's. Ray makes a date with Sue so the men pay up. Norma goes to prison to visit her father.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Ray Langton - Neville Buswell
- Jerry Booth - Graham Haberfield
- Norma Ford - Diana Davies
- Maggie Clegg - Irene Sutcliffe
- Alan Howard - Alan Browning
- Elsie Howard - Patricia Phoenix
- Minnie Caldwell - Margot Bryant
- Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
- Billy Walker - Kenneth Farrington
- Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
- Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
- Kenneth Barlow - William Roache
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Ena Sharples - Violet Carson
- Ernest Bishop - Stephen Hancock
Guest cast[]
- Ned Fox - Roger Avon
- Sue Silcock - Angela Scoular
- Ritchie Levitt - Trevor Bannister
- Mr Arnthorpe - Fred Crossley
- Mrs Arnthorpe - May Warden
Places[]
- Rovers Return Inn - Public/snug
- 11 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
- Corner Shop - Shop and back room
- Community Centre - Large hall
- Silcock's Shirts - Locker room and yard
- Strangeways Jail - Visitor entrance
Notes[]
- A woman outside the prison who speaks to Norma Ford is uncredited.
- All the scenes at Silcock's Shirts and outside the entrance to Strangeways Jail were OB recorded on location however the latter was not the actual jail in Manchester but instead a yard on Grape Street next to Granada Television's Quay Street studios where the 1982 Outdoor Set was later erected. When the gate is opened, the building that would become the Graffiti Club and then the Rosamund Street Medical Centre can be seen within.
- TV Times synopsis: Norma talks about her father, and Ray sets out to win a bet.
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 6,550,000 homes (9th place).
Notable dialogue[]
Alf Roberts (about Ena Sharples): "When it comes to sticking the oar in, she's got t'Boat Race knocked into a cocked hat."
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