Episode 4371
Production code	P694/4371
ITV transmission date	20th March 1998 (Friday)
Story/Script editor	Ann McManus
Story associates	Di Burrows Gareth Roberts Scott Ross Mariam Vossough
Writer	Sally Wainwright
Designer	Christopher Walker
Director	Mike Adams
Producer	Brian Park
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PlotEdit

Ken has an awful night, having gone to the hospital with Babs Fanshawe's body and meeting her brother, Colin. Alec is concerned to keep Golden Years Agency out of the publicity. Des tells Kevin to keep his suspicions to himself and accuses him of just wanting to make trouble for Chris. Colin Fanshawe calls on Ken to talk about the funeral and ask if there's anything of Babs he'd like as a momento. Ken is forced to tell him that he wasn't her boyfriend, just a paid escort. Colin accuses him of preying on old, vulnerable women. Ken tells Alec he will never escort for him again. Deirdre is forced to drop Liz as a character witness when Mike tells her that she's unsuitable because of her gangster connections. Toyah is delighted to catch vegan Log out when she eats a bacon sandwich. Chris tells Samantha that he wants to stop seeing her as it's getting too dangerous. She is furious that he's finishing it and calls him a bastard. Ken is horrified when a reporter, Malcolm Bradford, tries to interview him over Babs' death. He refuses to comment. Spider upsets Emily by deciding to leave with Log. Liz feels worthless that she isn't considered suitable to be a character witness. Des books a weekend away but Samantha accuses him of running her life for her. She tells him it's obvious he doesn't trust her and suspects her of being unfaithful. She tells him to get rid of his paranoia before he ruins their relationship.

CastEdit

Regular castEdit

• Ken Barlow - William Roache
• Deirdre Rachid - Anne Kirkbride
• Des Barnes - Philip Middlemiss
• Samantha Failsworth - Tina Hobley
• Alec Gilroy - Roy Barraclough
• Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
• Chris Collins - Matthew Marsden
• Gail Platt - Helen Worth
• Roy Cropper - David Neilson
• Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
• Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
• Natalie Horrocks - Denise Welch
• Toyah Battersby - Georgia Taylor
• Spider Nugent - Martin Hancock
• Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire

Guest castEdit

• Colin Fanshawe - Colin Farrell
• Log Thwaite - Zoe Henry
• Malcolm Bradford - Ian Kershaw

PlacesEdit

• Coronation Street exterior
• Rovers Return Inn - Public
• 1 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen, Hallway/stairs
• 3 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
• 6 Coronation Street - Living room/kitchen
• 15a Coronation Street - Hallway/stairs
• Roy's Rolls
• Viaduct Street exterior

NotesEdit

• Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 15,030,000 viewers (3rd place - combined figure including repeat).