Plot[]
Jack refuses to come off the roof until he's freed Fergie. Curly and Andy try to ignore him. Derek tells Mavis he hasn't accepted Angela's job, or turned it down. Vera tells Jack she's proud of his stand but she leaves him on the roof to go to bingo. Nick tries to get Gail to buy him new trainers but she refuses. Jack ties himself to Curly's chimney stack. Curly opens the observatory window but Fergie still refuses to budge. After Jack's spent a night on the roof, Andy replaces the ladder. Vera celebrates when Fergie flies home but Jack can't move from the roof - his limbs have gone dead. Mavis is horrified to hear Derek begging Don for a job, cleaning taxis. She's upset by Derek's decline. Vera calls the fire brigade and they get Jack down. The Gazette arrive and interview Vera who blames Curly for everything. Mavis is forced to suggest Derek takes Angela's job to stop him wasting away. He phones Angela and is taken on as one of her sales team. Mavis is stunned when he reveals Angela's husband has now left her.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
- Derek Wilton - Peter Baldwin
- Don Brennan - Geoff Hinsliff
- Jim McDonald - Charles Lawson
- Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
- Andy McDonald - Nicholas Cochrane
- Mavis Wilton - Thelma Barlow
- Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
- Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Denise Osbourne - Denise Black
- Raquel Wolstenhulme - Sarah Lancashire
- Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
- Gail Platt - Helen Worth
- Nicky Platt - Warren Jackson
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
- Des Barnes - Philip Middlemiss
Guest cast[]
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 4 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- 7 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms and roof
- 8 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- The Kabin
- 15a Coronation Street - Living room
- Jim's Cafe
Notes[]
- TV Times synopsis: Street residents watch as a human drama is played out on their rooftops.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 16,110,000 viewers (2nd place - combined figure including repeat).
- This episode was included in the Network DVD collection Coronation Street: The Best of 1990-1999, released on 5th September 2011.
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