Episode 3164
Production code	P694/2164
ITV transmission date	24th December 1990 (Monday)
Story editor	Tom Elliott
Story associates	Trevor Suthers Elizabeth Malpas Graham Carlisle
Writer	John Stevenson
Designer	Chris Truelove
Director	Oliver Horsbrugh
Executive Producer	David Liddiment
Producer	Mervyn Watson
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PlotEdit

Alma moves back to her flat. Marie and Jamie Ramsden arrive at No.5. Alma refuses to tell anyone about the split and resigns herself to a lonely Christmas. On the way to the WART dinner, the Roberts' car breaks down. Ivy is shocked when Marie goes out on the town for the night. Mrs Watts phones Brenda Taylor and tells her Curly and Kimberley are not spending Christmas with her. Kimberley breaks down. Kevin tows the Roberts to the dinner. Kimberley confesses to her parents. Curly is thrown out when the Taylors accuse him of seducing their "little girl". Sally goes into labour on her own. Don takes her and Liz to the hospital in his cab. Jack buys a dog, Boomer, from Bert Latham for Vera's Christmas present. Liz delivers the baby in the back of the cab on Rosamund Street.

CastEdit

Regular castEdit

• Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
• Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
• Alma Sedgewick - Amanda Barrie
• Phyllis Pearce - Jill Summers
• Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
• Kimberley Taylor - Suzanne Hall
• Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
• Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
• Don Brennan - Geoff Hinsliff
• Ivy Brennan - Lynne Perrie
• Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
• Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
• Mavis Wilton - Thelma Barlow
• Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
• Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
• Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
• Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
• Desmond Barnes - Philip Middlemiss
• Stephanie Barnes - Amelia Bullmore
• Alec Gilroy - Roy Barraclough
• Bet Gilroy - Julie Goodyear
• Jim McDonald - Charles Lawson
• Gail Tilsley - Helen Worth

Guest castEdit

• Marie Ramsden - Joy Blakeman
• Jamie Ramsden - Alexander Graham
• Mrs Taylor - Marlene Sidaway
• Mr Taylor - John Jardine
• Bert Latham - Dave Dutton

PlacesEdit

• Coronation Street exterior
• Rovers Return Inn - Public
• 5 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
• 9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
• 13 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
• Corner Shop
• The Kabin
• Rosamund Street exterior
• Jim's Cafe
• Bettabuys, Weatherfield branch - Staff canteen
• Taylor residence, unknown address
• Two city roads, unknown locations

NotesEdit

• Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 17,340,000 viewers (9th place – combined figure including repeat).

Commercial releasesEdit

This episode was included on the 1990 disc of the Network DVD collection Coronation Street: The 1990s, released on 5th September 2011.