Plot
The Wiltons' soil becomes a talking point. Reg tells Curly that he's pressing for him to be a trainee no longer. Gail coerces Alma into helping her clean the cafe. The garden centre refuses to move the soil. Derek is resigned to moving it himself and asks Mavis to help him. Kimberley fears that Curly doesn't want to move in because he doesn't want to marry her. She gives Curly his ring back and breaks off the engagement. Percy sends the McDonald twins over to move the soil as an act of neighbourliness although they get £10 out of Mavis for the job. Gail and Alma give the case a thorough clean. Curly makes Kimberley take the ring back, telling her that he loves her. Derek is dismayed to find the soil has been piled up in the back garden. Curly is made assistant manager. Reg tells him that he has a promising future if he remains single. Gail has a fall at the cafe and is rushed to hospital where Martin sees her arrive.
Cast
Regular cast
- Mavis Wilton - Thelma Barlow
- Derek Wilton - Peter Baldwin
- Percy Sugden - Bill Waddington
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Des Barnes - Philip Middlemiss
- Stephanie Barnes - Amelia Bullmore
- Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
- Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
- Gail Tilsley - Helen Worth
- Nicky Tilsley - Warren Jackson
- Sarah Louise Tilsley - Lynsay King
- Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
- Kimberley Taylor - Suzanne Hall
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Mr Holdsworth - Ken Morley
- Phyllis Pearce - Jill Summers
- Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
- Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
- Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
- Tina Fowler - Michelle Holmes
- Alma Sedgewick - Amanda Barrie
- Steve McDonald - Simon Gregory (Credited as "Simon Gregory Allen")
- Andy McDonald - Nicholas Cochrane
- Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls (Uncredited)
Guest cast
- Mr. Linkwater - Keith Clifford
- Nick Norbury - Mark Hallett (Credited as "Mark Hallet")
Places
- Coronation Street exterior
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 4 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms and garden
- 6 Coronation Street - Garden
- 9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
- The Kabin
- Jim's Cafe
- 33 Hammond Road - Kitchen
- Bettabuy - Shop floor and staff canteen
- Weatherfield General - Corridors
- Broadoak Park Garden Centre
Notes
- TV Times synopsis: The McDonald twins provide a solution to Mavis and Derek’s soil problem. A mercy dash to hospital shatters a working day for Martin Platt.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 16,170,000 viewers (3rd place - combined figure including repeat).
Notable dialogue
Stephanie Barnes: "Mavis made the earth move for you, did she Derek?"
Mavis Wilton: "Yes she did, but she won't be doing it again. He can make his own earth move next time."
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