Episode 2582
Production code	P694/1582
ITV transmission date	30th December 1985 (Monday)
Story associates	Tom Elliott Paul Abbott
Writer	Tony Perrin
Designer	Roy Graham
Director	Bill Gilmour
Executive Producer	Bill Podmore
Producer	John G. Temple
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PlotEdit

Audrey and Alf return from Paris. Mike invites Susan to spend New Year with him at a London hotel, she agrees. Alf is preoccupied with the overflow of stock at the shop. Frank makes another pass at Gloria and hurts her. She defends herself and threatens to tell Bet. Susan lies to Ken and tells him that she's spending New Year in Newcastle with friends. Frank tells Gloria that she'll regret rejecting him.

CastEdit

Regular castEdit

• Gloria Todd - Sue Jenkins
• Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
• Ken Barlow - William Roache
• Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
• Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
• Susan Barlow - Wendy Jane Walker
• Percy Sugden - Bill Waddington
• Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
• Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
• Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
• Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
• Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
• Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow
• Gail Tilsley - Helen Worth
• Tracy Langton - Holly Chamarette

Guest castEdit

• Frank Mills - Nigel Gregory

PlacesEdit

• Coronation Street exterior
• Rovers Return Inn - Public, Snug, Yard
• 1 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
• 15a Coronation Street - Bedroom
• Corner Shop - Shop, Living quarters
• St. Mary's Place exterior
• 46b, St. Mary's Place - Living room/kitchen
• Weatherfield Recorder - Office

NotesEdit

• Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 15,900,000 viewers (7th place).