Plot[]
Jerry doesn't think there's a demand for washbasins. Lucille tells Val she thought Ken would marry Christine. Val is surprised to learn that Ken rescued Christine from the factory roof. Christine sympathises with Frank as he's a widower. Albert is puzzled when Susan sports a bruised face. She tells him she banged it in PT. Jerry changes his mind when Minnie offers to buy one of the washbasins and Martha tells him the neighbours could all do with new ones. Emily has her hair done for the literary circle. Ken arranges a meal date with Geoffrey Simpson although Val refuses to go as they'd originally planned to go to the pictures. Ken tells Albert that the wall bars are being repaired so there are no PT lessons at Bessie Street. Martha hears that the street is about to be dug up so that telephone cables can be laid and blames Val. Jed asks for £40 for twenty-four washbasins but agrees to sell to Jerry for £25. Albert waits outside the school for Susan but she avoids him. The literary circle are putting on Lady Lawson Loses, a play at the mission for Christmas. The organisers are having trouble casting the younger parts so Emily tries to interest the residents in being in it. Ken accuses Val of not making an effort with his friends. He goes off with Geoff and Sandra leaving Val on her own. Annie warns Jerry not to trust Jed.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Annie Walker - Doris Speed
- Albert Tatlock - Jack Howarth
- Frank Barlow - Frank Pemberton
- Minnie Caldwell - Margot Bryant
- Martha Longhurst - Lynne Carol
- Concepta Hewitt - Doreen Keogh
- Lucille Hewitt - Jennifer Moss
- Valerie Barlow - Anne Reid
- Kenneth Barlow - William Roache
- Elsie Tanner - Patricia Phoenix
- Miss Nugent - Eileen Derbyshire
- Jed Stone - Kenneth Cope
- Jerry Booth - Graham Haberfield
- Christine Appleby - Christine Hargreaves
Guest cast[]
Places[]
- Coronation Street - Ginnel
- Rovers Return Inn - Public/snug
- 9 Coronation Street - Back room
- Glad Tidings Mission Hall - Boiler room
- Bessie Street
- Miami Modes - Better Dress Salon
Notes[]
- From Episode 172 (6th August 1962) to Episode 459 (5th May 1965) the programme featured a standardised cast list for the regular characters. This means that in this episode Jack Walker (Arthur Leslie), Ena Sharples (Violet Carson), Harry Hewitt (Ivan Beavis), Florrie Lindley (Betty Alberge), Leonard Swindley (Arthur Lowe), Doreen Lostock (Angela Crow), Sheila Birtles (Eileen Mayers) and Len Fairclough (Peter Adamson) are credited but do not appear.
- TV Times synopsis: Jerry goes in for bulk buying and Albert Tatlock is faced with a difficult decision
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 8,409,000 homes (1st place).
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