Episode 4571
Production code	P694/4571
ITV transmission date	5th March 1999 (Friday)
Script editor	Pamela Woods
Story editor	David Lane
Story associates	Di Burrows Steve Hughes Mariam Vossough Nick West
Writer	John Stevenson
Designer	Julian Perkins
Director	Jim O'Hanlon
Executive Producer	Carolyn Reynolds
Producer	David Hanson
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PlotEdit

Betty advises Natalie not to rush into another relationship so soon after Des. Toyah falls for Tom. Sharon assures Ian that she has no doubts about getting married. He is disappointed. Jack sadly says goodbye to his pigeons as Charlie West takes them to breed from. Betty sees Sharon kissing Ian and is horrified to learn they're getting married at the weekend. Jack refuses to accept a lift in Charlie's truck when Les tells him it's stolen. Vera buys christening gowns for the Malletts as she knows they've no money. Judy is touched and tells her that she's like a mother to her. Ian spends his stag night wining and dining Natalie. Betty tells Rita that Ian is seeing Natalie behind Sharon's back. Sharon has her hen party at the Rovers. Natalie is stunned when Rita calls her a hard-faced bitch.

CastEdit

Regular castEdit

• Betty Williams - Betty Driver
• Natalie Barnes - Denise Welch
• Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
• Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
• Sharon Gaskell - Tracie Bennett
• Toyah Battersby - Georgia Taylor
• Maxine Heavey - Tracy Shaw
• Tom Ferguson - Tom Wisdom
• Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
• Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
• Les Battersby - Bruce Jones
• Leanne Tilsley - Jane Danson
• Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
• Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
• Alison Wakefield - Naomi Radcliffe
• Lorraine Brownlow - Holly Newman
• Linda Sykes - Jacqueline Pirie
• Gary Mallett - Ian Mercer
• Judy Mallett - Gaynor Faye
• Billy Mallett - Lewis Ablett
• Becky Mallett - Megan Foster
• Jim McDonald - Charles Lawson
• Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson

Guest castEdit

• Jackie Dobbs - Margi Clarke
• Charlie West - Keith Clifford
• Ian Bentley - Jonathan Guy Lewis

PlacesEdit

• Rovers Return Inn - Public bar, Back room, Hallway/stairs, Yard
• 4 Coronation Street - Living room/kitchen
• 9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
• 13 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
• The Kabin
• Hair by Fiona Middleton
• Rubbish tip
• Unknown road
• Unnamed restaurant

NotesEdit

• Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 17,750,000 viewers (5th place – combined figure including repeat).

Notable dialogueEdit

Les Battersby: "This is great Charlie, you know, I've always wanted a smallholding."
Charlie West: "According to your Janice you've already got one!"

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Rita Sullivan (To Natalie Barnes): "By hell, lady, I've met some hard-faced bitches in my time, but you take the bloody gold medal".