Plot[]
Mike confides to Mark that he wants to stay active so that Linda won't see him as an invalid and thus leave him. Ken is given a job as a columnist on the Gazette. Curly realises how dangerous Emma's job is after seeing her in action with the burglars. He asks her to consider changing her job but she refuses. Gary plucks up the courage to ask Paula out for dinner. The paper pays for them to go to a posh restaurant. They enjoy each other's company, with her telling him that she really likes him. Mark and Linda acknowledge their love for each other. She breaks down when he tells her that he has to leave because he loves her too much. Tyrone stuns Maria by admitting he's a virgin and saying that he wants to wait until he's married before having sex. Paula and Gary escape the journalist and share a passionate kiss on the beach.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
- Maria Sutherland - Samia Ghadie
- Linda Sykes - Jacqueline Pirie
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
- Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden
- Gary Mallett - Ian Mercer
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Les Battersby - Bruce Jones
- Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
- Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
- Roy Cropper - David Neilson
- Emma Taylor - Angela Lonsdale
- Mark Redman - Paul Fox
- Geena Gregory - Jennifer James
- Blanche Hunt - Maggie Jones
Guest cast[]
- Tommy Duckworth - Joseph Aston
- Paula Shipley - Joanne Rowden
- Waitress - Georgina Mellor
- Journalist - Kevin Tucker
Places[]
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- The Kabin
- 12 Coronation Street - Living room
- Roy's Rolls
- Blackpool - Beach and unknown restaurant
- Hortons' residence, Blackpool - Living room, kitchen, hallway, bedroom and landing
Notes[]
- The end credits of this episode roll against a shot of the sea instead of the usual chimney backdrop.
- Billy Mallett (Lewis Ablett) and Becky Mallett (Megan Foster) are both credited but do not appear.
- TV Times synopsis: Gary finds romance in Blackpool, while Tyrone and Maria get increasingly close.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 16,140,000 viewers (1st place - combined figure including repeat).
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