Plot[]
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 Ian leaving The Kabin and is horrified to learn he's marrying Sharon 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 astonished when Rita calls her a hard-faced bitch.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Betty Williams - Betty Driver
- Natalie Barnes - Denise Welch
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Jackie Dobbs - Margi Clarke
- 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
- Jim McDonald - Charles Lawson
- Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
Guest cast[]
Places[]
- Rovers Return Inn - Public, back room, hallway and yard
- Audrey's
- 4 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- 9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
- The Kabin
- 13 Coronation Street - Back room and kitchen
- Rubbish tip
- Unknown road
- Unknown restaurant
Notes[]
- The scenes showing Charlie West, Les Battersby and Jack Duckworth driving to and from delivering the pigeon loft to its new home were recorded on Trafford Wharf Road, Trafford. This road would become home to Coronation Street's MediaCity studios from 2014.
- Billy Mallett (Lewis Ablett) and Becky Mallett (Megan Foster) are both credited but do not appear.
- TV Times synopsis: On the eve of the wedding, Betty makes a shocking discovery about Ian, and Jack bids a tearful farewell to his pigeons.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 17,750,000 viewers (5th place - combined figure including repeat).
- The ITV3 repeat of this episode on 9th September 2021 was edited to remove most of the final line, Rita Sullivan lambasting Natalie Barnes for her relationship with Ian Bentley. Only the first three words, "By hell, lady" survived.
Notable dialogue[]
Les Battersby: "You know you've got a great place 'ere Charlie, I've always wanted a smallholding."
Charlie West: "Your Janice reckons 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!"
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