Plot[]
Vera summons Terry to visit Jack in hospital. Blanche continues to get at Deirdre for being unemployed whilst Ken slums it. Emily is stunned when she accuses her of stealing Deirdre's job and calls her hard-faced. Toyah tells Leanne that she's slept with Spider and loves him. Leanne accuses Spider of taking advantage of her. He swears he'll never hurt her. Tom is puzzled when Maxine asks him to be Ashley's best man. Betty accompanies Maud to Sidney Templeton's funeral on the day she should have married him. Jack is horrified to receive a visit from Terry and accuses him of coming round in the hope he'd die. Vera is upset when he refuses to see him. Blanche urges Ken to propose to Deirdre. Jack's operation is a success. Terry assures Vera he's a changed man but won't stick around where he's not wanted. Ashley refuses to have Tom as his best man as he hardly knows him. Maxine is angry that he won't let her have her way. Terry is interested to hear that Sharon is back in Weatherfield and now owns The Kabin.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Terry Duckworth - Nigel Pivaro
- Blanche Hunt - Maggie Jones
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Spider Nugent - Martin Hancock
- Natalie Barnes - Denise Welch
- Leanne Tilsley - Jane Danson
- Betty Williams - Betty Driver
- Toyah Battersby - Georgia Taylor
- Tom Ferguson - Tom Wisdom
- Maxine Heavey - Tracy Shaw
- Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
- Maud Grimes - Elizabeth Bradley
- Fred Elliott - John Savident
- Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Deirdre Rachid - Anne Kirkbride
- Sharon Gaskell - Tracie Bennett
- Danny Hargreaves - Richard Standing
Guest cast[]
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public and back room
- 1 Coronation Street - Back room and kitchen
- Audrey's
- 3 Coronation Street - Back room, kitchen and hallway
- 4 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- Weatherfield General - Cardiac care unit
- Terry Duckworth's flat, Birmingham - Bedroom
Notes[]
- First appearance of Terry Duckworth since 25th April 1997.
- TV Times synopsis: Jack almost suffers a setback when a face from the past reappears. Spider and Toyah begin to see each other in a new light.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 14,010,000 viewers (5th place - combined figure including repeat).
- The ITV3 repeat of this episode on 15th November 2021 was edited to remove Blanche Hunt's line, noted below, about Deirdre Rachid's surname making her imagine she's on a camel in the desert.
Notable dialogue[]
Blanche Hunt (to Ken Barlow about Deirdre): "D'ya know, I think it's that name of hers that doesn't help. That 'Rachid'... I think it makes her imagine she's riding across the desert on a camel instead of leading a normal life. You change her back to 'Barlow' - it's the only way you'll get her behaving herself again!"
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