Episode 1903
Production code	P694/903
ITV transmission date	16th April 1979 (Monday)
Stories by	Esther Rose Peter Tonkinson
Writer	Leslie Duxbury
Designer	Eric Deakins
Director	Colin Richards Uncredited on episode
Producer	Bill Podmore
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PlotEdit

Gail celebrates her 21st birthday. Elsie returns from holiday and is delighted to hear Gail is engaged. Hilda persuades Fred to let her wash-up behind the bar as Annie and Bet are away, just so she can mingle with the party in the Select. Alf returns from hospital. Renee treats him like an invalid. Gail's floozy mother, Audrey Potter, arrives and gives her approval of Brian however Gail isn't happy to see her. Brian tells Ivy he's letting her down by not going to the party. Suzie fancies the disc jockey Peter Hockley and lures him away from his turn table. Audrey dresses up and is the centre of attention. The men fall over themselves to please her. Bert persuades Ivy to attend the party. She and Audrey are cold towards each other. Fred has to end the Select party as its closing time so Elsie invites everyone round after Bert has announced the engagement. Audrey leads the conga down the Street. Rita is taken aback to see Len eagerly following Audrey.

CastEdit

Regular castEdit

• Gail Potter - Helen Worth
• Suzie Birchall - Cheryl Murray
• Elsie Tanner - Patricia Phoenix
• Bert Tilsley - Peter Dudley
• Ivy Tilsley - Lynne Perrie
• Brian Tilsley - Christopher Quinten
• Fred Gee - Fred Feast
• Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
• Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
• Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
• Renee Roberts - Madge Hindle
• Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
• Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
• Albert Tatlock - Jack Howarth
• Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow
• Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
• Audrey Potter - Sue Nicholls

Guest castEdit

• Peter Hockley - Stephen Mallatratt

PlacesEdit

• Rovers Return Inn - Public, Select
• 5 Coronation Street - Living room
• 11 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
• Corner Shop - Living quarters

NotesEdit

• First appearance of Audrey Potter.
• This Easter Bank Holiday episode was transmitted at 7.00pm.
• Future scriptwriter on the programme, Stephen Mallatratt, appears before the cameras as Peter Hockley, the DJ at Gail's 21st birthday party.
• The episode carries no director credit, either on screen or in any edition of TV Times aside from Channel TV Times.
• This episode failed to make the top twenty in the viewing charts.

Commercial releasesEdit

This episode was included on the 1979 disc of the Network DVD collection Coronation Street: The 1970s, released on 25th July 2005.