Plot[]
Don writes Denise a letter. She rips it up. Alf struggles with the shop and gout. He tells Ivy of rumours he’s heard of redundancy at Bettabuy. Des offers Jack his help in demanding access to Tommy. Ivy leads a delegation into Curly’s office demanding to know the truth of the redundancy rumours but he convinces them that they are unsubstantiated. Bet is sad when Vicky goes to Southampton to get away from Steve. Don ventures out of the house when Ivy convinces him no one knows he was the caller. Curly is stunned when Reg tells him the redundancy rumours are true. Don knocks on the salon door and tries to apologise to Denise but she threatens him with the police if he doesn’t leave. She breaks down, fearing he was going to harm her. Richard Willmore discovers Jim at The Queens, changing a barrel. Angry, he tells Liz they need to talk.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Don Brennan - Geoff Hinsliff
- Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
- Jim McDonald - Charles Lawson
- Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
- Ivy Brennan - Lynne Perrie
- Denise Osbourne - Denise Black
- Bet Gilroy - Julie Goodyear
- Vicky Arden - Chloe Newsome
- Raquel Wolstenhulme - Sarah Lancashire
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Des Barnes - Philip Middlemiss
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
- Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Fiona Middleton - Angela Griffin
- Alma Baldwin - Amanda Barrie
- Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
- Reg Holdsworth - Ken Morley
- Rosie Webster - Emma Collinge
Guest cast[]
- Bob Cairns - Steve Halliwell
- Richard Willmore - Oliver Beamish
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public and back room
- Denise's
- 5 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- 9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
- Corner Shop
- MVB Motors
- Bettabuy - Manager's office
- The Queens - Public and living quarters
Notes[]
- TV Times synopsis: Redundancy rumours rock Bettabuy, while Liz has some explaining to do when Willmore catches Jim at the Queens.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 17,700,000 viewers (2nd place - combined figure including repeat).
- The Granada Plus repeat of this episode on 11th October 2004 was edited for timing reasons, omitting an entire scene lasting 1'15" in Part Two, in which Vicky Arden calls at The Queens looking for Steve McDonald but instead berates Liz for keeping quiet about his infidelity. The ITV3 repeat on 5th November 2019 reinstated the cut scene.
Notable dialogue[]
Don Brennan: "I am still welcome then, eh?"
Bet Gilroy: "It's not called the Rovers Return for nowt. Everybody's welcome 'ere, Don - as long as they behave."
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