Plot[]
Leo agrees to attend a barbecue at the Holdsworths' house. Jack has fun looking over expensive cars. When salesman Malcolm Teeson gets snotty, Don pretends to be Jack's chauffeur and hints that Jack is a millionaire. They take a Mercedes for a test drive, with Don at the wheel. Don leaves the car when a priest turns up looking for him so Jack has to drive the car back and has a terrible time with it as it's an automatic. Father Donnelly breaks the news to Don that Ivy has died of a stroke. Reg is annoyed when Maureen insists that Maud attends the barbecue. She invites Curly, just to annoy Reg. Curly gets Kevin, Jim, Andy and Des to play five-a-side with him. They are beaten hollow and all feel out of shape. Gail is shocked by Ivy's death and upset when Nick accuses Don of killing her. Don is devastated whilst Josie is stunned.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
- Don Brennan - Geoff Hinsliff
- Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
- Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
- Rosie Webster - Emma Collinge
- Sophie Webster - Ashleigh Middleton
- Reg Holdsworth - Ken Morley
- Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
- Josie Clarke - Ellie Haddington
- Jim McDonald - Charles Lawson
- Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
- Bill Webster - Peter Armitage
- Percy Sugden - Bill Waddington
- Maureen Holdsworth - Sherrie Hewson
- Maud Grimes - Elizabeth Bradley
- Andy McDonald - Nicholas Cochrane
- Des Barnes - Philip Middlemiss
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Denise Osbourne - Denise Black
- Gail Platt - Helen Worth
- Nick Platt - Warren Jackson
Guest cast[]
- Leo Firman - John Elmes
- Malcolm Teeson - Anthony Schaeffer (Credited as "Anthony Shaeffer")
- Father Donnelly - Simeon Andrews
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 5 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- 8 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- 9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
- 13 Coronation Street - Back room, kitchen, front room and hallway
- Corner Shop
- Firman's Freezers - Shop floor
- Car showroom
Notes[]
- TV Times synopsis: The death of a resident sends shockwaves through the Street and stirs up feelings of guilt.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 15,170,000 viewers (1st place - combined figure including repeat).
- The ITV3 repeat of this episode on 18th May 2020 was transmitted without any cuts.
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