Episode 2522 (3rd June 1985)

PlotEdit

Mike withdraws £4,000 from the bank to do a cash deal with client Don Ashton. Vera demands a holiday from Jack and she plans to take Ivy with her. Don has a load of bankrupt denim for Mike. Mike gives him the £4,000 cash to avoid paying tax. Ivy fears trapped into going away with the Duckworths. Don gets drunk in the Rovers. Bet sells him a bottle of scotch and he goes, leaving his briefcase with the cash behind.

CastEdit

Regular castEdit

• Brian Tilsley - Christopher Quinten
• Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
• Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
• Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
• Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
• Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
• Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
• George Wardle - Ron Davies
• Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
• Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
• Gail Tilsley - Helen Worth
• Ivy Tilsley - Lynne Perrie
• Nicky Tilsley - Warren Jackson

Guest castEdit

• Wilf Starkey - Jim Bywater
• Michelle Robinson - Stephanie Tague
• Don Ashton - David Landberg

PlacesEdit

• Coronation Street exterior
• Rovers Return Inn - Public/Snug
• 5 Coronation Street - Living room
• Baldwin's Casuals - Office and loading bay
• Tilsley's Garage
• Unknown Park

NotesEdit

• TV Times synopsis: Crafty Mike Baldwin tries a mixture of cash and drink to pull off a business deal. Ivy Tilsley gets an invitation, but has reservations about it.
• Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 14,300,000 viewers (3rd place).