Episode 2829 (9th May 1988)

Plot[]

Alec tells Jack not to sue Mike as it might make him spend less money in the Rovers. Ivy tells Mike that Vera did not shop him but she can't tell him who did. He refuses to reinstate Vera if Ivy won't tell him who did it. The council asks Percy why he's ignoring the letters they've sent him. They explain he's now past retirement age and has to leave the job as community centre caretaker as someone else has been appointed. He is promised alternative accommodation and told his pension will be supplemented. Ivy asks Ida to tell Mike she shopped him as Vera is suffering. Jack thinks they should sue Mike for slander. Alf is annoyed to see pictures of Audrey posing close to Malcolm Reid, Stephen's father in Canada. He tells her that he's sick of her whole trip and he doesn't like it when men look at her in the street, which she's pleased to hear. Ida tells Mike she shopped him to the police and it gave her a great deal of pleasure.

Cast[]

Regular cast[]

Guest cast[]

Places[]

Coronation Street
Rovers Return Inn - Public and hallway
9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
11 Coronation Street - Back room and kitchen
Community Centre flat - Living room
Baldwin's Casuals - Sewing room and office
Weatherfield Town Hall - Paul Hindley's office

Notes[]

TV Times synopsis: Revelations in the Rovers when Big Noise Baldwin clashes with an old adversary. But what happens to subdue pompous Percy Sugden?
Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 14,700,000 viewers (3rd place).

Notable dialogue[]

Ken Barlow: "I must say, I do wonder sometimes how you do it though, Emily."
Emily Bishop: What?"
Ken Barlow: "Well... manage to work with the odious little man without having to leave at regular intervals to throw up."

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