Episode 4121 (6th January 1997)

Plot[]

Ken panics when he gets a date for Daniel's hearing and finds it's sooner than he expected. He goes to see Alison Dunkley to ask her to testify against Denise. He tells Deirdre he needs her to support him through it all. Stephen arrives from Canada and calls at the factory. He is disturbed to hear a message from Don on Mike's answerphone, calling him a thieving swine. Mike is shaken by the message and is annoyed when Stephen recognises Don's voice. Mike tries to explain what Don has against him but Stephen doesn't like the idea of people having grudges against Mike. Eric Firman tells Curly that if he hadn't returned he was going to get Reg to look after the store with Anne as his assistant. Liz and Jim visit Steve in prison and tell him they're concerned about his involvement with Malcolm Fox. He guesses Fraser has been talking to Liz and tells her it's obvious Fraser is getting her concerned so she'll continue to visit him. Don is banned from driving for eighteen months and fined £400. He feels he's finished. Ken is disappointed when Alison refuses to go near Denise as the whole story has left her a nervous wreck and on pills. Fiona then tells him that she can't testify either as she feels she owes a lot to Denise. Tricia overhears Jack telling Vera he wants rid of the Armstrongs. She packs and leaves with Jamie. Anne is horrified when Curly tells her she nearly came to be working under Reg. She tells him she's grateful to him for returning. Gail tells Stephen about Don's suicide attempt. Emily is shocked to discover Jack has helped himself to new glasses from her collection box. She creates a fuss, alerting Vera who makes him swap them back and stamps on the old pair so he has no glasses at all. Mike warns Don that he's keeping the letter and tape as evidence and will sue him for slander if there's any more. Don tells him he doesn't care; he's got nothing to lose. Stephen watches from a distance as Don tells Mike he's a con man.

Cast[]

Regular cast[]

Guest cast[]

Eric Firman - Malcolm Terris

Places[]

Coronation Street
Rovers Return Inn - Public, back room and hallway
1 Coronation Street - Back room, kitchen and hallway
Hair by Fiona Middleton
No. 4 Montreal House, Weatherfield Quays - Living room/kitchen
Baldwin's Sportswear - Office
5 Crimea Street - Tricia's flat
Strangeways Jail - Visiting area

Notes[]

First appearance of Janice Battersby, initially credited under her maiden name, "Janice Lee".
First appearance of Stephen Reid since 11th September 1996.
TV Times synopsis: Mike has had enough of Don Brennan's behaviour and decides to pay him a visit.
Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 17,660,000 viewers (2nd place - combined figure including repeat).
The ITV3 repeat of this episode on 21st October 2020 was edited, cutting 3" from the last scene of Part One in Mike Baldwin's office, to remove his description of Don Brennan as a "lunatic", another 3" from the start of a scene in the Baldwins' flat in Part Two, where Mike again refers to Don as a "raving lunatic" and a further 4" from later in the same scene, where Mike refuses to let a "nutter" slander him.

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