Plot
Gary hates having Joyce living at No.9. Judy demands to know why Joyce has had to leave her house. Joyce tells her that her landlord was sexually harassing her. Fiona is annoyed when Tony tells her that he wants to finish with Maxine but she won't take the hint. Charlie Palmer calls at No.6 and is shocked to find bloodied Sean there. He thinks that Claire's mixing in bad circles. Roy turns to Deirdre for help, explaining that Alec is after him and won't leave him alone. He doesn't want to be treated as a freak. Vera worries that she'll never be able to get rid of Alec as he settles in behind the Rovers' bar. Maxine looks forward to her Christmas with Tony. Claire is furious when Charlie implies that Des used the RAF pension to buy his boat. He calls Des a chancer, upsetting Becky. Claire guesses that he shopped her to the RAF and throws him out. Samantha views the flat over the betting shop and decides to take it before Anne tells her that Curly is leaving and may want to rent his house out. Liz is shaken when she hears that Sean has been beaten up. Maxine is shocked when Tony tells her that he's been seeing other girls. She forgives him but he tells her that he doesn't want her forgiveness; he wants her out of his life. Becky is disappointed in Charlie. Claire is disgusted with him.
Cast
Regular cast
- Gary Mallett - Ian Mercer
- Judy Mallett - Gaynor Faye
- Joyce Smedley - Anita Carey
- Betty Williams - Betty Driver
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Samantha Failsworth - Tina Hobley
- Andy McDonald - Nicholas Cochrane
- Alec Gilroy - Roy Barraclough
- Roy Cropper - David Neilson
- Maxine Heavey - Tracy Shaw
- Fiona Middleton - Angela Griffin
- Deirdre Rachid - Anne Kirkbride
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Becky Palmer - Emily Aston
- Sean Skinner - Terence Hillyer
- Claire Palmer - Maggie Norris
- Des Barnes - Philip Middlemiss
- Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
- Tony Horrocks - Lee Warburton
- Bill Webster - Peter Armitage
- Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
- Jim McDonald - Charles Lawson
- Percy Sugden - Bill Waddington
- Maud Grimes - Elizabeth Bradley
- Anne Malone - Eve Steele
- Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
Guest cast
Places
- Coronation Street exterior
- Rovers Return Inn - Public, back room and hallway
- 1 Coronation Street - Back room, kitchen and hallway
- 6 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- 9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
- 13 Coronation Street - Back room, kitchen and hallway
Notes
- TV Times synopsis: The identity of the person who shopped Claire to the RAF is discovered. Liz wonders if Frazer Henderson had Sean beaten up.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 14,110,000 viewers (10th place - combined figure including repeat).
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