Episode 2522 (3rd June 1985)

Episode 2522
Production code	P694/1522
ITV transmission date	3rd June 1985 (Monday)
Stories by	Paul Abbott Peter Tonkinson
Writer	John Stevenson
Designer	Ann Dabinett
Director	Gareth Morgan
Executive Producer	Bill Podmore
Producer	John G. Temple
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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).