Episode 2176
Production code	P694/1176
ITV transmission date	8th February 1982 (Monday)
Stories by	Peter Tonkinson Esther Rose
Writer	Adele Rose
Designer	Eric Deakins
Director	John Michael Phillips
Producer	Bill Podmore
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PlotEdit

Fred dry cleans Alf's suit. Elsie worries that Wilf is taking her for granted as his "Manchester tart". Betty misses Alec. Fred is shocked when a barmaid, Phyllis Lomax, turns up saying that he offered her a job at the dance working as a waitress at "his restaurant". Ken is put out when Deirdre tells him that she wants a baby. He refuses to discuss the matter. Deirdre grows frustrated. Wilf takes Elsie out to dinner and tells her that he's very fond of her and misses her when he doesn't see her. She is pleased.

CastEdit

Regular castEdit

• Elsie Tanner - Patricia Phoenix
• Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
• Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
• Fred Gee - Fred Feast
• Stan Ogden - Bernard Youens
• Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
• Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride (Credited as "Deirdre Langton")
• Albert Tatlock - Jack Howarth
• Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
• Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
• Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
• Ken Barlow - William Roache

Guest castEdit

• Wilf Stockwell - Terence Longdon
• Phyllis Lomax - Sue Race
• Waiter - Phil Banyard

PlacesEdit

• Rovers Return Inn - Public, Snug
• 1 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen, Hallway/stairs
• 11 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen, Hallway/stairs
• 13 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen, Hallway/stairs
• Corner Shop
• Unnamed restaurant

NotesEdit

• Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 16,800,000 viewers (3rd place).