Episode 2082 (16th March 1981)

Episode 2082
Production code	P694/1082
ITV transmission date	16th March 1981 (Monday)
Stories by	Peter Tonkinson Esther Rose
Writer	H.V. Kershaw
Designer	Eric Deakins
Director	John Michael Phillips
Producer	Bill Podmore
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PlotEdit

Fred amazes Bet and Betty by being cheerful. Sonia Price asks Ken to take her to Mike's flat warming. He is pleased to agree. The Police tell Emily that Arnold has been admitted to a psychiatric hospital. Sonia uses Mavis as her model for the beauty classes. Sonia takes Ken for a drink. They enjoy each other's company. Emily decides to get away from the Street for a break and invites Mavis to come with her as her companion.

CastEdit

Regular castEdit

• Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
• Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
• Fred Gee - Fred Feast
• Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow
• Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
• Ken Barlow - William Roache
• Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
• Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
• Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
• Deirdre Langton - Anne Kirkbride
• Albert Tatlock - Jack Howarth
• Eddie Yeats - Geoffrey Hughes
• Elsie Tanner - Patricia Phoenix
• Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
• Tracy Langton - Christabel Finch

Guest castEdit

• Sonia Price - Bridget Brice
• W.P.I Walters - Ginni Barlow

PlacesEdit

• Coronation Street exterior
• Rovers Return Inn - Public/Snug
• 3 Coronation Street - Back room, kitchen and hallway
• Community Centre - Office
• The Kabin
• 46b, St. Mary's Place - Living room and kitchen

NotesEdit

• TV Times synopsis: Mike Baldwin moves into a new flat, with a little help from a girl friend. A woman police inspector brings Emily Bishop news of Arnold Swain - how will she take it?
• Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 17,750,000 viewers (3rd place).