Episode 4240
Production code	P694/4240
ITV transmission date	3rd August 1997 (Sunday)
Story editor	Ann McManus
Story associates	Jim O'Hanlon Gareth Roberts
Writer	Peter Whalley
Designer	Christopher Walker
Director	Lou Wakefield
Producer	Brian Park
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PlotEdit

Fred and Ashley cook Sunday roast for Maureen and Maxine. Chris decides to visit his mother on holiday, annoying Angie by not consulting her about it. Curly tells Samantha that she'll regret going out with Des. She is annoyed by his petty attitude. Fred impresses upon Ashley man's need to have a wife. Ashley is surprised to learn Fred was married at his age. Martin and Gail return from Paris. Kevin tries to talk calmly to Sally about money. She tells him that she's finding it hard to make ends meet and has spent all their savings. He tells her to make a list of how much she needs. Maureen enjoys her lunch with Fred and is disarmed when he asks her to marry him. She tells him that she's still not ready to marry anyone yet. Ashley goes down on one knee to propose to Maxine. She is embarrassed and tells him she has no intention of marrying anyone yet as she wants to have a good time. Sally struggles to work out what went wrong with her life as she doesn't understand what she did to deserve everything that's happened. Ashley tells Fred about proposing to Maxine and her turning him down. Fred tells him he's a fool for rushing into it and should learn to control his feelings. Fiona tells Jim she'd never marry him and he's wrong to think she's marrying Alan because of their night together. He is adamant she's marrying the wrong man because she can't trust herself around him.

CastEdit

Regular castEdit

• Alan McKenna - Glenn Hugill
• Fiona Middleton - Angela Griffin
• Fred Elliott - John Savident
• Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
• Angie Freeman - Deborah McAndrew
• Chris Collins - Matthew Marsden
• Des Barnes - Philip Middlemiss
• Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
• Samantha Failsworth - Tina Hobley
• Natalie Horrocks - Denise Welch
• Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
• David Platt - Thomas Ormson
• Sarah Louise Platt - Lynsay King
• Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
• Gail Platt - Helen Worth
• Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
• Bill Webster - Peter Armitage
• Jim McDonald - Charles Lawson
• Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
• Sophie Webster - Emma Woodward
• Rosie Webster - Emma Collinge
• Judy Mallett - Gaynor Faye
• Maureen Holdsworth - Sherrie Hewson
• Maxine Heavey - Tracy Shaw
• Mavis Wilton - Thelma Barlow

Guest castEdit

None

PlacesEdit

• Coronation Street exterior
• Rovers Return Inn - Public
• 2a Coronation Street - Living room/kitchen
• 6 Coronation Street - Living room/kitchen
• 13 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen, Hallway/stairs
• Hair by Fiona Middleton
• Fred Elliott's house - Kitchen, Living room
• Natalie Horrocks' house - Garden

NotesEdit

• Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 11,850,000 viewers (6th place - combined figure including repeat).