Episode 3237
Production code	P694/2237
ITV transmission date	10th June 1991 (Monday)
Story editor	Tom Elliott
Story associates	Trevor Suthers Graham Carlisle Elizabeth Malpas
Writer	Leslie Duxbury
Designer	Chris Truelove
Director	Spencer Campbell
Executive Producer	David Liddiment
Producer	Mervyn Watson
Navigation
Previous episode	7th June 1991
Next episode	12th June 1991

PlotEdit

Gail is startled to hear that Audrey has left Alf. Audrey lounges about in a five-star hotel. The crane men can't move the boat for a few days. Mike and Jackie worry about the recession as they start redundancies. Derek threatens to claim the boat as salvage. Audrey contacts Gail but refuses to tell her where she's staying. Gail tells her that she's stupid for leaving Alf. Audrey wants Alf to decide who comes first: her or the shop. Jim and Don plan a fishing trip. Alf is angry that Audrey phoned Gail and not him. He is horrified that she is in an expensive hotel. Derek gives Des a bill for £850 for material and emotional damage as Mavis becomes hysterical about the boat. Des refuses to pay and tells Derek that he can keep the boat.

CastEdit

Regular castEdit

• Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
• Gail Tilsley - Helen Worth
• Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
• Derek Wilton - Peter Baldwin
• Mavis Wilton - Thelma Barlow
• Des Barnes - Philip Middlemiss
• Steph Barnes - Amelia Bullmore
• Ivy Brennan - Lynne Perrie
• David Tilsley - Thomas Ormson
• Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
• Percy Sugden - Bill Waddington
• Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
• Jackie Ingram - Shirin Taylor
• Alec Gilroy - Roy Barraclough
• Ken Barlow - William Roache
• Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
• Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
• Don Brennan - Geoff Hinsliff
• Jim McDonald - Charles Lawson

Guest castEdit

• Waitress - Heather Phoenix
• Avril - Pam Conway

PlacesEdit

• Rovers Return Inn - Public
• 4 Coronation Street - Living room/kitchen, Garden
• 6 Coronation Street - Garden
• Corner Shop
• The Kabin
• Jim's Cafe
• 5 Grasmere Drive - Living room, Hallway/stairs
• 33 Hammond Road - Living room, Hallway/stairs
• Ingram's Textiles - Offices
• Postgate Hotel - Poolside restaurant, Suite 275

NotesEdit

• Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 14,793,000 viewers (4th place).

Notable dialogueEdit

Alec Gilroy (about Derek Wilton): "He's the only man who can make half a bitter last a fortnight."