Episode 1655
Production code	P694/655
ITV transmission date	24th November 1976 (Wednesday)
Stories by	Esther Rose Peter Tonkinson
Writer	Leslie Duxbury
Designer	Geoff Bentley
Director	June Wyndham Davies
Producer	Bill Podmore
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PlotEdit

Mavis is horrified that Rita has read her book. Rita tells her she liked it. Mike gives Len the job to renovate No.5. Eddie tries to sell Christmas trees. Bet enjoys herself with Mike. Mavis sends her book off to the publishers. Emily warns her that she could be sued if anyone recognises themselves in the book. Annie lays on a party for Ena's 77th birthday. She is touched. Having a touch of last-minute nerves, Mavis tries to retrieve her parcel but the postman refuses to give it to her. Mike invites Bet to move into No.5 with him.

CastEdit

Regular castEdit

• Ray Langton - Neville Buswell
• Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
• Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
• Deirdre Langton - Anne Kirkbride
• Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
• Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
• Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow
• Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
• Rita Littlewood - Barbara Mullaney
• Elsie Howard - Patricia Phoenix
• Fred Gee - Fred Feast
• Stan Ogden - Bernard Youens
• Albert Tatlock - Jack Howarth
• Eddie Yeats - Geoffrey Hughes
• Renee Bradshaw - Madge Hindle
• Ena Sharples - Violet Carson
• Annie Walker - Doris Speed
• Ernest Bishop - Stephen Hancock

Guest castEdit

• Postman - Bert Oxley

PlacesEdit

• Coronation Street exterior
• Rovers Return Inn - Public/Snug
• The Kabin
• 44 Victoria Street - Bedsit
• Builder's Yard - Office

NotesEdit

• TV Times synopsis: Who's having a birthday party in the Street…?
• Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 7,600,000 homes (9th place).