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Episode 1973

Production code	P694/973
ITV transmission date	27th February 1980 (Wednesday)
Stories by	Peter Tonkinson Esther Rose
Writer	John Stevenson
Designer	Eric Deakins
Director	Richard Holthouse
Producer	Bill Podmore
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PlotEdit

Elsie enjoys having Ian McAllister about the house. Alf asks Len to look at his guttering but Len telles him he's off to Blackpool to find Rita. Stan is nervous of what the solicitors want and avoids them. Renee gossips to Emily about Ian. The solicitors, Rosenfield, Blackburn and Fox, write again telling Stan that Dora Entwistle of 2, Chapel Yard in Weatherfield has named him as a beneficiary in her will. Hilda wants to know who she was to Stan. He says he's never heard of her. Len finds Rita working at the launderette in Blackpool that Sam told her about. She is shocked that he's tracked her down. She tells him they've got nothing to talk about. He begs her to return home and have a fresh start. He promises he'll change but she doesn't believe him. She knows he means it now but also knows that really he doesn't care enough about her to change. She tells him it's too late and walks off.

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Coronation Street
Rovers Return Inn - Public
11 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen and hallway
13 Coronation Street - Back room, kitchen and hallway
Corner Shop
Jim's Cafe
Blackpool - Sandy Lane, Laundrette, Golden Mile, beach and Central Pier

NotesEdit

TV Times synopsis: Will Rita respond to Len's pleas to return? The Ogdens have hopes that their ship has come in at long last…
Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 16,446,000 viewers (6th place).

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Episode 1973 (27th February 1980)

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