Episode 1722 (18th July 1977)

Episode 1722
Production code	P694/722
ITV transmission date	18th July 1977 (Monday)
Stories by	Esther Rose Peter Tonkinson
Script editor	Leslie Duxbury
Writer	H.V. Kershaw
Designer	Eric Deakins
Director	Bill Gilmour
Producer	Bill Podmore
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Previous episode	13th July 1977
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PlotEdit

Elsie returns after having had a laugh in Newcastle with Alan Howard. Annie returns from visiting Joan Davies in Derby to find the draymen on strike and only half the Rovers decorated. Elsie has landed a buyer for Baldwin's. She likes the idea of being a full-time rep but Mike tells her she won't get the chance. The factory goes back to full-time operations. Stan is horrified that Annie might start beer rationing. Elsie tells Len that she'd like to get back together with Alan. Stan and Eddie brew beer in the bath at No.13.

CastEdit

Regular castEdit

• Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
• Fred Gee - Fred Feast
• Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
• Stan Ogden - Bernard Youens
• Gail Potter - Helen Worth
• Suzie Birchall - Cheryl Murray
• Elsie Howard - Patricia Phoenix
• Annie Walker - Doris Speed
• Albert Tatlock - Jack Howarth
• Ray Langton - Neville Buswell
• Renee Bradshaw - Madge Hindle
• Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
• Ken Barlow - William Roache
• Ernest Bishop - Stephen Hancock
• Eddie Yeats - Geoffrey Hughes
• Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs

Guest castEdit

None

PlacesEdit

• Rovers Return Inn - Public, back room and hallway
• 11 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
• 13 Coronation Street - Back room, kitchen, hallway and bathroom
• Corner Shop

NotesEdit

• This episode marks the 1,000th appearance of Jack Howarth in the role of Albert Tatlock.
• TV Times synopsis: Annie Walker comes back to find chaos unlimited at The Rovers…
• Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 7,000,000 homes (3rd place).