Plot[]
Ken considers buying a car so he can go to Glasgow more often. Gail has stomach pains. Ivy makes Bert call for an ambulance. Martin apologises to Karen for creating a scene. Gail goes to hospital in an ambulance. Brian rushes to hospital to be with her. Hilda tells Mrs Palin that she can't afford her any more and reluctantly lets her go. Gail's contractions stop and she is discharged. She feels embarrassed that it was a false alarm. Martin asks Karen out for the night but she has made other arrangements with Paul Sidall. She assures Martin that she loves him but she had arranged to see Paul. Martin is jealous. She tells Martin she doesn't want him running her life for her. Elsie tells Martin it's not as if he was engaged to Karen.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Annie Walker - Doris Speed
- Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
- Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
- Elsie Tanner - Patricia Phoenix
- Martin Cheveski - Jonathan Caplan
- Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
- Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
- Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Audrey Potter - Sue Nicholls
- Gail Tilsley - Helen Worth
- Ivy Tilsley - Lynne Perrie
- Bert Tilsley - Peter Dudley
- Albert Tatlock - Jack Howarth
- Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
- Brian Tilsley - Christopher Quinten
Guest cast[]
- Karen Oldfield - Sally Jane Jackson
- Brenda Palin - Sandra Voe
- Ambulanceman - Mike Kelly (Uncredited)
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public/snug, back room and hallway
- 5 Coronation Street - Living room
- 11 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen and hallway
- 5 Buxton Close - Living room
Notes[]
- TV Times synopsis: Pregnant Gail Tilsley has an emergency dash to hospital. Husband Brian and other members of the family wait and worry. Martin Cheveski asks a pertinent question of his girlfriend Karen Oldfield. What will her answer be?
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 18,150,000 viewers (1st place)
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