Episode 2263 (8th December 1982)

Episode 2263
Production code	P694/1263
ITV transmission date	8th December 1982 (Wednesday)
Stories by	Peter Tonkinson Esther Rose
Writer	H.V. Kershaw
Designer	Eric Deakins
Director	Bill Gilmour
Producer	Bill Podmore Mervyn Watson
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PlotEdit

Marion looks up all of Eddie's old friends in Liverpool but no one has seen him. Fred chats Elsie up in the hope she'll accompany him to the Community Centre dance. Len accuses Brian of leading Sharon on and dropping her. He tells Brian that he wants to thump him for driving Sharon away. Marion persuades a lorry driver to put out a call on his CB for "Slim Jim". A breaker comes on saying he spotted Eddie the previous day. Marion traces Eddie to his digs only to find he's moved as he has no money. Rita is close to tears as Sharon leaves for Sheffield. Len tries to control his emotions but fails. Marion is approached by a man who mistakes her for a prostitute. She tries to escape him. Eddie turns up, sees her plight and scares the man off.

CastEdit

Regular castEdit

• Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
• Elsie Tanner - Patricia Phoenix
• Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow
• Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
• Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
• Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
• Stan Ogden - Bernard Youens
• Brian Tilsley - Christopher Quinten
• Gail Tilsley - Helen Worth
• Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
• Ken Barlow - William Roache
• Fred Gee - Fred Feast
• Bert Tilsley - Peter Dudley
• Sharon Gaskell - Tracie Bennett
• Marion Willis - Veronica Doran
• Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
• Eddie Yeats - Geoffrey Hughes

Guest castEdit

• Gill Collins - Rachel Ambler
• First Landlady - Lynda McMurray
• Scouse Sammy - John McArdle
• First Breaker - Ronald Leek (Voice only)
• Second Breaker - Ernie Mack (Voice only)
• Second Landlady - Gladys Ambrose
• Micky - Tommy Ryan

PlacesEdit

• Rovers Return Inn - Public
• 7 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
• 11 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
• 13 Coronation Street - Back room and kitchen
• The Kabin
• Unknown streets in Liverpool
• Albert Dock
• Miranda Road, Bootle

NotesEdit

• Last appearance of Sharon Gaskell until 12th December 1983.
• TV Times synopsis: Marion Willis tramps the streets of Liverpool in search of Eddie Yeats. It's a day of mixed feelings for Len and Rita Fairclough and for Sharon Gaskell.
• Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 16,050,000 viewers (1st place).