Plot
Alf warns Bet that her relationship with Des Foster will end in tears - hers. Ivy talks to Bert whilst he's in a coma. He comes round to see her at his bedside. Phyllis asks Chalkie to pay her electricity bill. He gives her £30. When she discovers that he's going to Australia she calls him a monster for not taking her with him. She begs him to take her but he refuses. Alf is forced to cover up for Des when Edith Foster telephones as Des is with Bet.
Cast
Regular cast
- Ivy Tilsley - Lynne Perrie
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Ida Clough - Helene Palmer
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Elsie Tanner - Patricia Phoenix
- Brian Tilsley - Christopher Quinten
- Bert Tilsley - Peter Dudley
- Gail Tilsley - Helen Worth
- Chalkie Whitely - Teddy Turner
- Eddie Yeats - Geoffrey Hughes
- Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
- Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
- Annie Walker - Doris Speed
- Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
- Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow
- Phyllis Pearce - Jill Summers
- Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
Guest cast
Places
- Coronation Street exterior
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen and hallway
- Corner Shop - Back room
- Baldwin's Casuals - Sewing room
- Weatherfield General - Ward and corridor
Notes
- TV Times synopsis: Des Foster's wife phones him while he's at Bet Lynch's flat - and Alf Roberts warns Bet that she's playing with fire.
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 12,300,000 viewers (2nd place).
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