Episode 2034
Production code	P694/1034
ITV transmission date	29th September 1980 (Monday)
Stories by	Peter Tonkinson Esther Rose
Writer	John Stevenson
Designer	Eric Deakins
Director	Oliver Horsbrugh
Producer	Bill Podmore
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PlotEdit

Elsie rows with Martin for getting Karen drunk. The Swains return from their honeymoon at Shanklin on the Isle of Wight. Arnold carries Emily over the threshold at Eddie's prompting. Bet is distraught that her only picture of Martin Downes has been taken. Arnold tells Emily he'd like to sell No.3 and buy a country cottage. Annie gives Bet some of her clothes, Rita gives her make-up. Karen has her first hangover. Her father tells her not to see Martin again. Bet is horrified when Annie gives her her old gowns. Elsie rows with Deirdre for selling Martin cider as he's underage. Deirdre tells her he told her it was for Elsie. Ken organises a whip-round at the Rovers for Bet. Bet wears Annie's dress back to front, the plunging back is turned into V-neckline to her waist. Martin vows not to let Oldfield stop him seeing Karen.

CastEdit

Regular castEdit

• Elsie Tanner - Patricia Phoenix
• Martin Cheveski - Jonathan Caplan
• Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
• Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
• Deirdre Langton - Anne Kirkbride
• Ken Barlow - William Roache
• Tracy Langton - Christabel Finch
• Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
• Annie Walker - Doris Speed
• Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
• Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
• Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
• Eddie Yeats - Geoffrey Hughes
• Arnold Swain - George Waring
• Emily Swain - Eileen Derbyshire
• Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow

Guest castEdit

• Karen Oldfield - Sally Jane Jackson

PlacesEdit

• Coronation Street exterior
• Rovers Return Inn - Public
• 3 Coronation Street - Back room and kitchen
• 11 Coronation Street - Back room, kitchen and hallway
• Corner Shop
• Ludlow Avenue - Bedsit

NotesEdit

• TV Times synopsis: Who will rally to Bet's aid after the break-in at her bed-sit? Elsie's grandson Martin gets some bad news from her about the future of his romance.
• Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 15,600,000 viewers (7th place).

Commercial releasesEdit

This episode was included on the 1980 disc of the Network DVD collection Coronation Street: The 1980s, released on 31st October 2005.