Episode 2378 (16th January 1984)

PlotEdit

Mike is puzzled by Don Watkins' figures about the club, it seems that business is bad. Fred starts to sell raffle tickets at £1 each. The hospital in Southport contacts Ivy and tells her that Bert is dying. She rushes to be with him. Gail tries to contact Brian but he's on a job. Brian returns from attending to an accident - he rushes to the hospital on hearing the news. Watkins' girlfriend, Judi Spencer, tells Mike that he's got a cabin cruiser at Abersoch. Ivy is with Bert when he dies. Brian arrives to comfort her and takes her home.

CastEdit

Regular castEdit

• Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
• Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
• Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
• Ivy Tilsley - Lynne Perrie
• Ida Clough - Helene Palmer
• Shirley Armitage - Lisa Lewis
• Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
• Fred Gee - Fred Feast
• Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
• Gail Tilsley - Helen Worth
• Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
• Brian Tilsley - Christopher Quinten
• Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
• Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
• Nicky Tilsley - Warren Jackson
• Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander

Guest castEdit

• Don Watkins - Kevin Lloyd
• Judi Spencer - Gabrielle Cowburn
• Nursing Sister - Linda Broughton

PlacesEdit

• Coronation Street exterior
• Rovers Return Inn - Public
• 5 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
• Corner Shop
• Baldwin's Casuals - Sewing room and office
• Graffiti Club
• Unnamed hospital, Southport - Relatives' room and corridor

NotesEdit

• The end credits to this episode were played with no theme music.
• TV Times synopsis: Ivy Tilsley gets bad news about husband Bert, and dashes to see him. Takings are down at the Graffiti Club - but Mike Baldwin hears manager Don Watkins has plenty to spend.
• Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 17,416,000 viewers (2nd place).