Episode 1769
Production code	P694/769
ITV transmission date	28th December 1977 (Wednesday)
Stories by	Esther Rose Peter Tonkinson
Script editor	Leslie Duxbury
Writer	Brian Finch
Designer	Eric Deakins
Director	Roger Cheveley
Producer	Bill Podmore
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PlotEdit

Eddie stores the turkeys in Renee's deep freeze. Albert sells them for him, telling people they're in aid of the Legion's War Heroes Tribute. The Langtons throw a party. Alf goes to the Langtons' party when he hears Renee is going to be there. When Fred pesters Rita for a dance, Len tells him to lay off. Fred hits him, smashing Deirdre's coffee table.

CastEdit

Regular castEdit

• Eddie Yeats - Geoffrey Hughes
• Elsie Howard - Patricia Phoenix
• Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
• Stan Ogden - Bernard Youens
• Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
• Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
• Renee Bradshaw - Madge Hindle
• Albert Tatlock - Jack Howarth
• Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
• Ernest Bishop - Stephen Hancock
• Annie Walker - Doris Speed
• Fred Gee - Fred Feast
• Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
• Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
• Deirdre Langton - Anne Kirkbride
• Ray Langton - Neville Buswell

Guest castEdit

• Sam Turner - Freddie Rayner

PlacesEdit

• Coronation Street exterior
• Rovers Return Inn - Public/Snug
• 5 Coronation Street - Living room and kitchen
• 9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
• 13 Coronation Street - Back room and kitchen
• Corner Shop

NotesEdit

• TV Times synopsis: Who's involved in the punch-up that brings the Langton's home-coming party to an unexpected end? Eddie has to recruit help to get shot of his gaggle of late turkeys.
• Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 16,210,000 viewers (6th place).