Episode 1731 (17th August 1977)
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| Episode 1731 | |
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| Production code | P694/731 |
| ITV transmission date | 17th August 1977 (Wednesday) |
| Stories by | Esther Rose Peter Tonkinson |
| Script editor | Leslie Duxbury |
| Writer | Kay McManus |
| Designer | Eric Deakins |
| Director | Darrol Blake |
| Producer | Bill Podmore |
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| Previous episode | 15th August 1977 |
| Next episode | 22nd August 1977 |
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Plot
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Hilda searches No.13 for the tandem money. Ethel Platt accuses Mavis of making Auntie Edie worse by carrying on with Derek. Ken and Albert prepare for a visit from Peter Barlow. Edie begs Mavis not to leave her on her own but Mavis worries about losing her job. Deirdre pushes Ray into tackling Len for a 50% partnership at the Builder's Yard. Len refuses. Rita makes Mavis work until 7.00pm to make up for all the hassle she's caused. Hilda takes possession of her new clothes. Eddie produces the tandem's bell as proof of its fate. Deirdre accuses Ray of being scared of Len. Len feels that the Langtons have got a case but Rita refuses to let them have more money. Len tells her it's nothing to do with her; it's Yard business. Mavis returns home to find Edie dead.
Cast
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Regular cast
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- Stan Ogden - Bernard Youens
- Eddie Yeats - Geoffrey Hughes
- Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
- Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
- Deirdre Langton - Anne Kirkbride
- Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
- Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
- Derek Wilton - Peter Baldwin
- Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow
- Albert Tatlock - Jack Howarth
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Fred Gee - Fred Feast
- Ray Langton - Neville Buswell
Guest cast
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Places
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- Coronation Street exterior
- Rovers Return Inn - Public/Snug
- 5 Coronation Street - Living room
- 9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
- 13 Coronation Street - Yard
- Builder's Yard and office
- 23 Jubilee Terrace - Bedroom
Notes
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- TV Times synopsis: Mavis Riley gets a shock when she comes home to see Aunt Edie. And there is trouble in store for Fairclough and Langton Ltd. - whose respective wives make things a lot worse…
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 12,251,000 viewers (9th place).
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