Episode 2147 (28th October 1981)

Episode 2147
Production code	P694/1147
ITV transmission date	28th October 1981 (Wednesday)
Stories by	Peter Tonkinson Esther Rose
Writer	John Stevenson
Designer	Geoffrey Bentley
Director	Richard Holthouse
Producer	Bill Podmore
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PlotEdit

Alf lets Audrey continue with her salon. Vera and Elsie start on the market. Mike puts them on 5% commission on top of their wages. Vera hopes she'll click. The regular denim seller, Jimmy, takes all the customers as his prices are much cheaper than Baldwin's. Ronnie Burgess pleads guilty to the robbery charge so Brian doesn't have to give evidence against him but still has to appear in court himself. Mike sorts out the market stall rival by threatening a price war. Audrey helps Alf to paint out Renee's name above the shop. Mike tells Ivy and Ida he's booked another stall - for them.

CastEdit

Regular castEdit

• Elsie Tanner - Patricia Phoenix
• Ida Clough - Helene Palmer
• Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
• Ivy Tilsley - Lynne Perrie
• Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
• Audrey Potter - Sue Nicholls
• Fred Gee - Fred Feast
• Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
• Bert Tilsley - Peter Dudley
• Brian Tilsley - Christopher Quinten
• Gail Tilsley - Helen Worth
• Nicholas Tilsley - Warren Jackson
• Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
• Albert Tatlock - Jack Howarth
• Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
• Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
• Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow

Guest castEdit

• Ron Sykes - Bobby Knutt
• Roger Mulholland - Brian McDermott
• Jimmy - Sam Dastor

PlacesEdit

• Coronation Street exterior
• Rovers Return Inn - Public/Snug
• Corner Shop
• Baldwin's Casuals - Sewing room and office
• 5 Buxton Close - Living room/kitchen
• Weatherfield Market
• Solicitor's office

NotesEdit

• TV Times synopsis: Elsie Tanner and Vera Duckworth spend a cold day on the market stall
• Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 16,150,000 viewers (3rd place).