Episode 1778
Production code	P694/778
ITV transmission date	30th January 1978 (Monday)
Stories by	Esther Rose Peter Tonkinson
Script editor	Leslie Duxbury
Writer	Barry Hill
Designer	Eric Deakins
Director	Jonathan Wright Miller
Producer	Bill Podmore
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PlotEdit

Albert is pleased when Ken takes Sally Robson out. Bet arranges to go to a club with Renee. When she sees Mike's friend George Livesey she changes her mind. Mike isn't pleased that she fancies George. Mike is forced to lend George his car so he can take Bet out. Ken is surprised when Sally takes him to Rugby League match. Sally tells him she's got a twelve year-old daughter called Philippa. Bet is worried when George insists on driving home when they've had three bottles of wine.

CastEdit

Regular castEdit

• Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
• Renee Bradshaw - Madge Hindle
• Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
• Steve Fisher - Lawrence Mullin
• Albert Tatlock - Jack Howarth
• Ken Barlow - William Roache
• Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
• Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox

Guest castEdit

• George Livesey - Graham Weston
• Sally Robson - Suzan Farmer

PlacesEdit

• Rovers Return Inn - Public
• 1 Coronation Street - Back room, kitchen and hallway
• Corner Shop - Living quarters
• Baldwin's Casuals - Office
• The Kabin
• Unnamed restaurant

NotesEdit

• TV Times synopsis: Bet Lynch plans a night off from the Rovers to go out with Mike Baldwin's client George Livesey - which means a disappointment for Renee Bradshaw.
• Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 17,300,000 viewers (2nd place).