Episode 1849
Production code	P694/849
ITV transmission date	4th October 1978 (Wednesday)
Stories by	Peter Tonkinson Barry Hill
Script editor	Leslie Duxbury
Writer	Kay McManus
Designer	Geoff Bentley
Director	Matthew Robinson
Producer	Bill Podmore
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PlotEdit

Annie is intrigued by Mavis's tale of the miraculous Mr. Garfield. When he is forced to cover up for Ray to Deirdre, Len explodes and refuses to do it again. Mavis is thrilled when Mr. Garfield checks up on her. Ray takes Janice out after a week of not seeing her. Garfield gives Mavis a massage. Annie asks her to ask him to call on her. Ena tells Bet that Garfield isn't a specialist but a porter. As Ray has taken the van, Rita can't get to a singing engagement in Warrington. She phones the Legion - where Ray has said he'll be playing in a snooker game. They discover that there's no snooker on and Ray isn't there.

CastEdit

Regular castEdit

• Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow
• Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
• Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
• Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
• Tracy Langton - Christabel Finch
• Deirdre Langton - Anne Kirkbride (Uncredited)
• Ray Langton - Neville Buswell
• Eddie Yeats - Geoffrey Hughes
• Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
• Ken Barlow - William Roache
• Annie Walker - Doris Speed
• Fred Gee - Fred Feast
• Ena Sharples - Violet Carson

Guest castEdit

• Janice Stubbs - Angela Bruce
• Mr. Garfield - Barry Jackson

PlacesEdit

• Rovers Return Inn - Public/Snug
• 5 Coronation Street - Living room
• Rosamund Street exterior
• Dawson's Cafe
• The Kabin
• Builder's Yard and office
• Unknown street in Weatherfield

NotesEdit

• TV Times synopsis: Ray makes a decision about his relationship with Janice - but Deirdre becomes suspicious. Mavis gets more treatment for her back from a specialist.
• Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 13,700,000 viewers (10th place).