Episode 2810
Production code	P694/1810
ITV transmission date	2nd March 1988 (Wednesday)
Story associates	Tom Elliott Paul Abbott
Writer	Leslie Duxbury
Designer	Ann Swarbrick
Director	Sarah Harding
Producer	Bill Podmore
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PlotEdit

Alec doesn't want a child. Bet doesn't understand how she became pregnant at her time of life. They're both frightened of the prospect of parenthood. Linda Farrell tells Gloria she's left Graham for good but is not going to chase after Mike. She confesses she's told Graham about her love for Mike. She asks Gloria to warn Mike. Betty is delighted to hear Bet is pregnant. She gives her extra hotpot. She gets satisfaction from calling Alec 'Daddy'. Graham and his brother confront Mike. Graham tells him that Linda has left him - he calls Mike a bastard and they beat him up.

CastEdit

Regular castEdit

• Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
• Gloria Todd - Sue Jenkins
• Alec Gilroy - Roy Barraclough
• Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
• Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
• Percy Sugden - Bill Waddington
• Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow
• Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
• Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
• Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
• Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
• Ken Barlow - William Roache
• Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
• Tracy Barlow - Holly Chamarette
• Bet Gilroy - Julie Goodyear

Guest castEdit

• Linda Farrell - Rosie Kerslake
• Graham Farrell - Simon Rowse
• Janet Bamford - Hope Johnstone
• Bob Statham - Michael Goldie
• Nick Cavanagh - George Irving

PlacesEdit

• Coronation Street exterior
• Rovers Return Inn - Public, Private Back room, Hallway/stairs
• 1 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen, Hallway/stairs
• Office of the Weatherfield Recorder

NotesEdit

• Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 16,000,000 viewers (4th place).

Commercial releasesEdit

This episode was included on the 1988 disc of the Network DVD collection Coronation Street: The 1980s, released on 31st October 2005.