Episode 2570
Production code	P694/1570
ITV transmission date	18th November 1985 (Monday)
Story associates	Tom Elliott Paul Abbott
Writer	H.V. Kershaw
Designer	Roy Graham
Director	Bill Gilmour
Executive Producer	Bill Podmore
Producer	John G. Temple
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PlotEdit

Audrey stands in for Deirdre at the shop. The factory girls ask Mike for time for Christmas shopping, Mike refuses. Ivy considers taking up with George again. Frank tries to persuade Bet to spend the night with him at his hotel. Percy agrees to cook a Christmas pudding for Bet to raffle. George refuses to stand by and wait for Ivy. Betty warns Bet that she could be risking her probation by spending the night with Frank. Bet refuses to listen. Ivy asks George for a date but he turns her down.

CastEdit

Regular castEdit

• Ivy Tilsley - Lynne Perrie
• George Wardle - Ron Davies
• Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
• Percy Sugden - Bill Waddington
• Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
• Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
• Gloria Todd - Sue Jenkins
• Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
• Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
• Audrey Potter - Sue Nicholls
• Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow
• Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
• Gail Tilsley - Helen Worth
• Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
• Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
• Ida Clough - Helene Palmer
• Shirley Armitage - Lisa Lewis
• Phyllis Pearce - Jill Summers

Guest castEdit

• Frank Mills - Nigel Gregory
• Sam Tindall - Tom Mennard
• Pauline Walsh - Patricia Ford

PlacesEdit

• Rovers Return Inn - Public, Snug
• 5 Coronation Street - Living room
• Corner Shop
• Baldwin's Casuals - Sewing room, Office
• The Kabin

NotesEdit

• Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 17,900,000 viewers (3rd place).