Episode 2563
Production code	P694/1563
ITV transmission date	23rd October 1985 (Wednesday)
Stories by	Tom Elliott Barry Hill
Writer	Peter Tonkinson
Designer	Roy Graham
Director	Gareth Morgan
Executive Producer	Bill Podmore
Producer	John G. Temple
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PlotEdit

Ken reads the riot act to Tracy and she apologises for running away. Ivy agrees to see George as a friend and arranges to go out with him. Stella Rigby tells Vera that the brewery prefers married couples to run their pubs. Vera pushes Jack into thinking he'll make a good landlord. Jack gives Tracy a pigeon. Susan decides to stay around for a while longer. Brian is furious that Ivy is going out with George. When he calls her a slut, she slaps his face.

CastEdit

Regular castEdit

• Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
• Ken Barlow - William Roache
• Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
• Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
• Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
• Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
• Brian Tilsley - Christopher Quinten
• Gloria Todd - Sue Jenkins
• Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
• Terry Duckworth - Nigel Pivaro
• Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
• Tracy Langton - Holly Chamarette
• Susan Barlow - Wendy Jane Walker
• Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
• Audrey Potter - Sue Nicholls
• Gail Tilsley - Helen Worth
• Ivy Tilsley - Lynne Perrie
• George Wardle - Ron Davies

Guest castEdit

• Stella Rigby - Vivienne Ross

PlacesEdit

• Coronation Street exterior - Ginnel
• Rovers Return Inn - Public, Snug
• 1 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
• 5 Coronation Street - Living room, Kitchen
• 9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen, Yard
• Corner Shop

NotesEdit

• This was the final episode of the programme to show the credit "Stories by" for storyliners, a format which had been followed since Episode 88 (16th October 1961). From the next episode onwards, the credit stated, "Story Associates".
• Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 15,400,000 viewers (4th place).