Episode 4541
Production code	P694/4541
ITV transmission date	11th January 1999 (Monday)
Script editor	Pamela Woods
Story editor	David Lane
Story associates	Di Burrows Steve Hughes Mariam Vossough Nick West
Writer	Phil Woods
Designer	Julian Perkins
Director	Terry Dyddgen-Jones
Executive Producer	Carolyn Reynolds
Producer	David Hanson
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PlotEdit

Les looks forward to a huge amount of compensation from the hospital and asks Janice to tell the doctors how he's not been performing as well as usual. She refuses. Gary returns to work but is nervous about leaving Judy to cope alone. Janice is furious to hear that Jackie is planning to go to Las Vegas with Les. She convinces herself that Les is planning to leave her once he's got his compensation. Martin goes before the panel of doctors and is annoyed when they say they intend to compensate Les. He feels that he's not trusted and resigns. Les goes before the panel and demands a lot of money for his mental anguish. The doctors are about to offer a sum of money when Janice arrives and tells them Les took the overdose himself. Kevin apologises to Alison for spoiling their evening. She feels she might have over-reacted. Gail is annoyed that Martin has resigned but tries not to show him her feelings.

CastEdit

Regular castEdit

• Gail Platt - Helen Worth
• Sarah Louise Platt - Lynsay King
• Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
• Les Battersby - Bruce Jones
• Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
• Fred Elliott - John Savident
• Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
• Judy Mallett - Gaynor Faye
• Gary Mallett - Ian Mercer
• Billy Mallett - Lewis Ablett
• Becky Mallett - Megan Foster
• Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
• Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
• Jackie Dobbs - Margi Clarke
• Linda Sykes - Jacqueline Pirie
• Hayley Patterson - Julie Hesmondhalgh
• Alison Wakefield - Naomi Radcliffe
• Leanne Tilsley - Jane Danson
• Natalie Barnes - Denise Welch
• Roy Cropper - David Neilson
• Alma Baldwin - Amanda Barrie
• Nita Desai - Rebecca Sarker
• Maud Grimes - Elizabeth Bradley

Guest castEdit

• Mr Yorke - Ashley Barker
• Neville Green - Nicholas Blane

PlacesEdit

• Coronation Street exterior
• Rovers Return Inn - Public bar
• 4 Coronation Street - Living room/kitchen
• 5 Coronation Street - Living room
• 8 Coronation Street - Living room/kitchen
• 9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
• Corner Shop
• Roy's Rolls
• Weatherfield General - Exterior, Boardroom

NotesEdit

• Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 19,670,000 viewers (1st place – combined figure including repeat).

Notable dialogueEdit

Les Battersby (Describing his 'symptoms' to the hospital board): "Then there's the flatulence - it's making a right misery of my social life, I don't know which way to turn."