Plot[]
Liz is horrified to receive Jim's divorce petition. Derek is puzzled to find that his conifer has shrunk. Liz rows with Jim for accusing her of unreasonable behaviour. He is angry with himself for going so far. Sally worries for Jonathan as he's disturbed by Hazel's return. Don is jealous to see Denise and Jim talking together. Andy asks Liz to meet the Nelsons with Jim but she tells him that it won't be easy as they're divorcing. He is stunned. Denise is worried when Jim thanks her for her advice, telling her that he'd never have started the divorce if it wasn't for her. Denise asks him to leave her out of it.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
- Derek Wilton - Peter Baldwin
- Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
- Sarah Louise Platt - Lynsay King
- Nicky Platt - Warren Jackson
- Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
- Mavis Wilton - Thelma Barlow
- Alma Baldwin - Amanda Barrie
- Gail Platt - Helen Worth
- Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
- Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
- Jim McDonald - Charles Lawson
- Tanya Pooley - Eva Pope
- Denise Osbourne - Denise Black
- Don Brennan - Geoff Hinsliff
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Andy McDonald - Nicholas Cochrane
- Des Barnes - Philip Middlemiss
- Rosie Webster - Emma Collinge
- David Platt - Thomas Ormson
Guest cast[]
- Joe Broughton - John Wheatley
- Jonathan Broughton - Tom Lewis
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 4 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- The Kabin
- 11 Coronation Street - Back room and kitchen
- 13 Coronation Street - Back room, kitchen and hallway
- MVB Motors
- Jim's Cafe
- The Queens - Living quarters
Notes[]
- TV Times synopsis: Sally finds herself defending Joe. Don watches jealously as Jim and Denise seem to be growing closer.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 17,470,000 viewers (1st place - combined figure including repeat).
- The Granada Plus repeat of this episode on 23rd August 2004 was edited for timing reasons, omitting 29" from the start of a Rovers' scene, where Tanya Pooley asks Des Barnes if he has heard from his brother. The ITV3 repeat on 11th October 2019 was transmitted without this cut.
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