Episode 1764
Production code	P694/764
ITV transmission date	12th December 1977 (Monday)
Stories by	Peter Tonkinson
Writer	Leslie Duxbury
Designer	Geoffrey Bentley
Director	Jeremy Summers
Producer	Bill Podmore
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PlotEdit

Bet bets Hilda £1 that she can't find out the true story of the relationship between Len, Elsie and Rita. Derek tells Mavis that he wants to buy the house because it will be a good investment. Hilda accuses Elsie of breaking up the Faircloughs' marriage. Annie invites Alf for Christmas dinner - he tries to get out of it but can't. The building society valuator gives the house the all-clear and Mavis celebrates. Suzie goes out with Mike. Rita tells Len that she's sick of hearing people going on about him and Elsie. Gail tells Suzie she's riding for a fall.

CastEdit

Regular castEdit

• Annie Walker - Doris Speed
• Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
• Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow
• Elsie Howard - Patricia Phoenix
• Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
• Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
• Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
• Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
• Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
• Fred Gee - Fred Feast
• Eddie Yeats - Geoffrey Hughes
• Ken Barlow - William Roache
• Suzie Birchall - Cheryl Murray
• Gail Potter - Helen Worth
• Derek Wilton - Peter Baldwin

Guest castEdit

None

PlacesEdit

• Coronation Street exterior
• Rovers Return Inn - Public
• 9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
• 11 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
• The Kabin
• The Kabin flat - Living room/kitchen

NotesEdit

• TV Times synopsis: Hilda gets busy sorting out the truth about the Len-Elsie-Rita eternal triangle. Mavis and Derek get the go-ahead on their house-buying project - but is Derek quite so sure about it now…?
• Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 16,300,000 viewers (5th place).