Plot[]
Alma is stunned when Gail confides to her about her affair with Ian Latimer in 1986. Vera dons her airs and graces as Joyce starts work. Kelly is uncomfortable when a couple of friends drop by and think it's weird her working for Ken. Ken walks in on them all and isn't pleased. Josie asks for Vera's forgiveness but she accuses her of making a mockery out of religion. Kelly fears Ken will sack her but he just asks her to be more discreet in future. Anne tells Raquel she fears Andy will go off her just because she won't sleep with him. Raquel points out that if that's the case he's not worth having. Jim and Liz go to an army reunion in Macclesfield and are stunned to find Johnny Johnson has a wife, Lucy. Alma cooks Mike a romantic meal and asks him if he loves her but he would rather talk about business. Jim overhears Johnny telling Liz he married Lucy as she looked like her. Johnny tells Jim that all the blokes fancied Liz. On the way home, Liz has enough of Jim's questions and admits she had a brief fling with Johnny. He accuses her of being a whore and sleeping with everyone. He thumps her and leaves her lying in a road.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
- Maureen Holdsworth - Sherrie Hewson
- Josie Clarke - Ellie Haddington
- Don Brennan - Geoff Hinsliff
- Joyce Smedley - Anita Carey
- Raquel Watts - Sarah Lancashire
- Mavis Wilton - Thelma Barlow
- Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
- Percy Sugden - Bill Waddington
- Alma Baldwin - Amanda Barrie
- Gail Platt - Helen Worth
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Kelly Thomson - Sarah Moffett
- Deirdre Rachid - Anne Kirkbride
- Jim McDonald - Charles Lawson
- Andy McDonald - Nicholas Cochrane
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Daniel Osbourne - Lewis Harney
- Roy Cropper - David Neilson
- Anne Malone - Eve Steele
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
Guest cast[]
- Sandra Buckley - Jemma Brown
- Janine Carr - Sarah Wills
- Johnny Johnson - Robert Gwilym
- Lucy Johnson - Hilary John (Uncredited)
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public and back room
- 1 Coronation Street - Back room, kitchen and hallway
- The Kabin
- 11 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen and hallway
- Jim's Cafe
- No. 4 Montreal House, Weatherfield Quays - Living room/kitchen
- Reunion venue, Macclesfield
- Roads and service station
Notes[]
- During a scene in The Kabin, Rita Sullivan and Mavis Wilton refer to Nora Batty, a famous character from the long-running sitcom Last of the Summer Wine. Batty was played by Kathy Staff, who had appeared in Coronation Street as Vera Hopkins from 1973 to 1975, alongside Rita and Mavis.
- TV Times synopsis: Jim and Liz's evening comes to an abrupt end. Alma plans a candlelit supper for Mike.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 19,800,000 viewers (1st 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.
- The ITV3 repeat of this episode on 13th July 2020 was edited, with two cuts of 8" and 5" respectively to the final scene, to remove some of Jim McDonald's physical violence towards Liz and his use of the word "whore".
- This episode was added to streaming service BritBox in late 2020 under the Coronation Street: Greatest Episodes banner and included an introduction by Simon Gregson.
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