Episode 2065
Production code	P694/1065
ITV transmission date	14th January 1981 (Wednesday)
Stories by	Peter Tonkinson Esther Rose
Writer	Dave Simpson
Designer	Eric Deakins
Director	Stephen Butcher
Producer	Bill Podmore
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PlotEdit

Rita tells Hilda that the phone message was about a singing engagement. Brian asks Ivy to accept Elsie as Godmother as he doesn't want any more fights. Hilda feels she should give Len some Marriage Guidance before Rita goes astray. She advises him to take more notice of Rita. Fred doesn't have a bank account so asks Mike to cash his cheque. Mike says that it's too much money for him. Alf cashes Fred's cheque and agrees to put money into the venture himself. Rita sings at the Ace of Clubs. Mike knows Frankie hasn't got enough money in his account to cover Fred's cheque. Frankie asks him to give him the money but he refuses. Alf gives Frankie a £100 to invest in the wedding video venture.

CastEdit

Regular castEdit

• Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
• Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
• Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
• Ida Clough - Helene Palmer
• Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
• Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
• Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
• Stan Ogden - Bernard Youens
• Ivy Tilsley - Lynne Perrie
• Bert Tilsley - Peter Dudley
• Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
• Fred Gee - Fred Feast
• Baby Tilsley - Warren Jackson
• Brian Tilsley - Christopher Quinten (Uncredited)

Guest castEdit

• Frankie Baldwin - Sam Kydd

PlacesEdit

• Rovers Return Inn - Public, Snug
• 9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
• 13 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
• Corner Shop
• Baldwin's Casuals - Sewing room, Office
• 5 Buxton Close - Living room

NotesEdit

• Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 18,100,000 viewers (1st place).