Plot[]
Rita throws Hilda out of The Kabin for spreading rumours about Elsie. Emily is master of ceremonies at the cabaret, introducing:
Renee Delafonte on the organ
Rita singing as Danny La Rue in drag
Norma impersonating Ken Dodd
Bet and Betty doing a Laurel and Hardy act.
Alan worries as Elsie refuses to leave No.11 in fear of the neighbours. Alf tells Rita that Len could have taken her to France if he wanted to.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Ena Sharples - Violet Carson
- Elsie Howard - Patricia Phoenix
- Annie Walker - Doris Speed
- Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
- Ray Langton - Neville Buswell
- Jerry Booth - Graham Haberfield
- Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow
- Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
- Ernest Bishop - Stephen Hancock
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
- Rita Littlewood - Barbara Mullaney
- Alan Howard - Alan Browning
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Lucille Hewitt - Jennifer Moss
- Norma Ford - Diana Davies
- Albert Tatlock - Jack Howarth
- Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
Guest cast[]
Places[]
- Rovers Return Inn - Public/snug and select
- 11 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
- Corner Shop
- The Kabin
Notes[]
- The end credits for this episode are played over a night shot of the street with Rita Littlewood heard singing at the cabaret and not the usual theme music.
- TV Times synopsis: Impersonations in the "Rovers"…introspection for the Howards.
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 7,650,000 homes (1st place).
- This episode was included in the Network DVD collection Coronation Street: The Best of 1970-1979, released on 25th July 2005.
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